This paper examines the relation between dividend policy, managerial ownership and debt-financing for a large sample of firms listed on NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ. In addition to standard parametric estimation methods,weusea semi-parametric approach,whichhelps capturemoreeffectivelynon-linearities in thedata. In linewith the alignment effect ofmanagerial ownership, our results support a negative rel...

This paper addresses the influence of managerial decision-making processes on the evolution of industries. Managers face very complex investment decisions due to uncertainties about customer acceptance, market size, technology, actions of competitors, and a dynamic complex feedback system. Managerial decision-making processes are almost the most influential variable to manipulate the evolution ...

The economic well-being of most U.S. farm households depends on income from both onfarm and off-farm activities. Consequently, for many farm households, economic decisions (including technology adoption and other production decisions) are likely to be shaped by the allocation of managerial time among such activities. While time allocation decisions are usually not measured directly, we observe ...

In this paper we redefine information security by extending its definition in three salient avenues: locale (beyond the boundary of an enterprise to include partner organizations), role (beyond the information custodians’ view to include information consumers’ and managers’ views), and resource (beyond technical dimensions to include managerial dimensions). Based on our definition, we develop a...

Computing has been long considered a male domain in the US. With this perception, females may experience negative outcomes in the occupation or activities. Does this perception exist in other countries? This paper reports a study that investigated the gender perception of computing in three different countries: US, China, and India. The study involved 638 undergrad students. The study compared ...

Business Intelligence (BI) is becoming more accessible and less expensive with fewer risks through various deployment options available in the Cloud. Cloud computing facilitates the acquisition of custom solutions for not-for-profit (NFP) organisations at affordable and scalable costs on a flexible pay-as-you-go basis. In this paper, we explore the key technical and organisational aspects of BI...

the purpose of this study is to identify the barriers of application of precision farming in the view of agricultural researchers in khouzestan province. the research method was survey. agricultural researchers in khouzestan province considered as statistical population (n=136). all researchers considered as sample size by census method.  after designing and validating the questionnaire, the qu...

The objective of this research was to identify the competences profile of the healthcare Unit Manager's and verify if it facility the implementation of the new clinical and managerial models proposed. To understand the changes in the health care management, the authors have analyzed the social transformation in their historical and dynamic context; the research-action methodology was chosen bec...