scholarly journals DIVERSITY MEASURES AND QUALITY OF BANKS’ BOARDS: THE ITALIAN CASE

2018 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850009
Author(s):  
ROSSELLA LOCATELLI ◽  
CRISTIANA SCHENA ◽  
ALESSANDRA TANDA ◽  
ANDREA USELLI
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Qualitative Level ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
Mutual Banks ◽  
The Relationship

Most of the studies in corporate governance in banks and other types of firms investigate board diversity and quality separately, without considering the possible relationship between these two. To fill this gap, this study investigates through a new methodological approach the level of quality and diversity of the boards of a sample of Italian banks using a proprietary hand-collected database; in addition, it examines the relationship between diversity and quality of boards to verify whether more diversity consistently relates to higher quality, in accordance with the regulatory approach. Evidence shows that especially small and mutual banks need to improve quality and diversity, as they probably suffer from their limited attractiveness to top profile directors. Moreover, on analyzing interrelations we find evidence of a positive association between board diversity and quality. In particular, financial skills and experience of directors improve the qualitative level of banking boards.

scholarly journals Financial Performance in Islamic Banking and Shari’ah Supervision under Interventionist Regulatory Approach: A System-GMM Dynamic Panel Analysis

10.26414/a095 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-86
Author(s):  
Naji Mansour Nomran ◽  
Razali Haron
Keyword(s):  
Supervisory Board ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
System Gmm ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
Dynamic Panel Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between Shari’ah supervision and Islamic banks’ (IBs) performance is still ambiguous particularly for banks across countries that have different regulatory environments. Pakistan adopts an interventionist regulatory approach which is exclusive to Shari’ah governance (SG) system in Pakistan. This approach differs from the other adopted approaches in countries that have either high or low degree of regulatory interference. Thus, this study examines how Shari’ah supervision mechanism, as represented by the Shari’ah supervisory board, and its characteristics, can influence the performance of IBs in Pakistan. The sample comprises 67 Islamic bank-year observations for the period from 2007 to 2015. The performance-governance relationship is estimated using a range of econometric techniques including the dynamic system-GMM estimator. The results reveal modest support for a positive association between Shari’ah supervision and performance. The study concludes that SG practices in the Pakistani IBs still suffer from some drawbacks which require more improvements by the respective regulators. Most of these drawbacks are related to the SG regulatory frameworks which are related to the SSBs’ roles and characteristics.

scholarly journals Examining the linkage between class attendance at university and academic performance in an International Branch Campus setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-390
Author(s):  
Ajit Karnik ◽  
Pallavi Kishore ◽  
Mohammad Meraj
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Quantile Regression ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Branch Campus ◽  
Class Attendance ◽  
International Branch Campus ◽  
Attendance Policy ◽  
Parent Institution ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between class attendance and academic performance has been an important area of research, with a positive association being posited between the two. The setting for our study is an International Branch Campus (IBC) of a British university that needs to demonstrate the quality of its service delivery both to the parent institution and to the fee-paying students. We employ a dataset of over 900 students in an undergraduate degree programme and subject it to statistical techniques, namely quantile regression and two-stage quantile regression. Our results show that attendance has a beneficial influence on academic performance and this benefit persists at higher percentile of grades. We propose that IBCs could consider an attendance policy that encourages students to attend classes.

Establishment of Fiscal and Taxation Policies for Environmental Protection System

2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 2211-2214
Author(s):  
Jin An
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Taxation Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Great Damage

Environmental pollution and ecological degradation in China have continued to be serious problems and have inflicted great damage on the economy and quality of life. As the largest developing country, China’s fiscal and taxation policies on environmental protection and sustainable development will be of primary importance not only for China, but also the world. By taking a critical look at the development of Chinese environmental fiscal and taxation policy, we try to determine how best to coordinate the relationship between the environment and the economy in order to improve quality of life and the sustainability of China’s resources and environment.

scholarly journals Formation of mutual relations between enterprises and business partners in the process of preparation and production of new products

2021 ◽  
pp. 196-211
Author(s):  
Olena Iastremska ◽  
Hanna Strokovyc ◽  
Olesia Iastremska ◽  
Christos Kalantaridis ◽  
Mariann Veresne Somosi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
New Products ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Effective Models ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Building Enterprises

This article summarizes the scientific approaches to improving the quality of relations between the enterprise and business partners in preparation for the release and production of new products in today's economic realities. The study's main purpose is to substantiate and develop a methodological approach for determining effective relationship models between enterprises and business partners to prepare and produce new products. The article presents a developed four-stage methodological approach. The first stage of the study presents an analysis of existing approaches to forming relationships between the enterprise and business-business partners to prepare and produce new products. In the second stage, factual data on machine-building industry enterprises' functioning were collected to determine the effectiveness of cooperation and success, which are the key components that improve the quality of relations between the enterprise and business partners in preparing new products. At the third stage, partners' priority was determined to characterize the quality of the relationship between machine-building enterprises and business-business partners. The fourth stage determined the relationship between the qualitative levels of business partners' priority and appropriate relationship models to prepare and produce new products. The study used expert methods, multidimensional factor analysis, additive convolution method, structural-logical method, graphical method. A survey of enterprise representatives was conducted to assess the effectiveness of cooperation on 12 surveyed machine-building enterprises. Partial indicators were identified and substantiated by multidimensional factor analysis, generalized for making decisions about business partner enterprises' existing opportunities to prepare and produce new products. Based on the calculation of the integrated indicator, partners' priority was determined. That characterized the quality of relations between machine-building enterprises and business-business partners in preparing and producing new products. According to the Harrington scale specified for the economic conditions of Ukraine, the qualitative levels of partner companies' priority were determined. The proposed effective models of relationships for preparing and producing new products are put in line with them. The study results could improve the quality and validity of the formation and maintenance of relationships between enterprises and business partners in preparing and producing new products.

scholarly journals House Qualities Characteristics Relationship on House Prices: Klang District

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Muhamad Hilmi Mohamad Masri ◽  
Abdul Hadi Nawawi ◽  
Edie Ezwan Mohd Safian ◽  
Ahmad Fawwaz Ahmad Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
House Prices ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
The Relationship

The research was conducted to measure the characteristics quality of houses in Malaysia. The aim of this research was to produce significant results of the relationship between house qualities and house prices. The methodology used in this research was primarily by AHP and conducting Regression Analysis between the characteristics and house prices. Data collection gathered through a sampling of landed terrace houses in the Klang district was incorporated for this. The results from the research portray significant findings that can help improve quality of life for targeted households.

Theory and methodology of research the economic and social indicators relationship in the enterprise management systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Родионова ◽  
Natalya Rodionova
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
The Relationship

The present publication is the theoretical and methodological orientation. It is dedicated to finding ways to change patterns of economic development, the reorientation of its quantitative strategies on high-quality, socially oriented. Justified way of solving based on the concept of the interrelation of indicators of efficiency and equity in the systems of governance that (the relationship) has an impact on quality of life. Examines the evolution of views on the content of these categories, clarifies their nature and the methods of evaluation. For the practical implementation of this concept the proposed model structure ethical "economic man" in the form of optimization problem the needs. Recommended General methodological approach to the formation of ethical systems in the context of partnership enterprises of the distribution of income and taxation. The book is addressed to undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers of economic universities and faculties. It may be of interest to anyone who explores the ethical problems of the economy. The proposed solution can be useful for businessmen and managers of socially responsible enterprises.

scholarly journals Osteoarthritis and the Mediterranean Diet: A Systematic Review

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Morales-Ivorra ◽  
Montserrat Romera-Baures ◽  
Blanca Roman-Viñas ◽  
Lluis Serra-Majem
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cartilage Degradation ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Relationship

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 240 million people globally. Few studies have examined the links between osteoarthritis and the Mediterranean diet (MD). The aim of this paper was to systematically review and analyze the epidemiological evidence in humans on the MD and its association with OA. A systematic search of EMBASE identified three studies that explored the association between MD and OA. Two of them were cross-sectional and the third one was a 16-week randomized clinical trial. Prisma declaration was followed to carry out this review. These studies described a positive association between a higher adherence to a MD and the quality of life of participants suffering OA. The prevalence of OA was lower in participants with a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet. Biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation related to OA were also analyzed and significant differences were detected only for IL1-α, which decreased in the MD group. Exploring the relationship between MD and OA is complex, moreover, the limited evidence and methodological differences in such studies makes it difficult to compare results. In conclusion, the three studies included in this systematic review demonstrated some relation between osteoarthritis and a Mediterranean diet. However, prospective and longer interventions are required to evaluate the long-term efficacy of the Mediterranean diet to improve symptomatology and preventing osteoarthritis.

scholarly journals Models of Community-Friendly Recreational Public Space in Warsaw Suburbs. Methodological Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6764
Author(s):  
Dorota Mantey ◽  
Agnieszka Kępkowicz
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Utility Value ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, after the rapid and chaotic suburbanization in the 1990s, public spaces were gradually appearing in the new suburbs of postsocialist Poland. It is worth verifying to what extent these spaces are used on a daily basis. This paper aims to present a method of measuring the utility value of recreational public spaces and to determine the relationship between the utility value of space and its publicness. It suggests models of publicness of the most community-friendly recreational public spaces in Warsaw suburbs. As the research shows, intended diversity has the greatest influence on the prosocial character of space. Proximity, on the other hand, does not influence utility value so much. Location at some distance from the main nodes of activity and the highest concentration of houses, but with safe pedestrian access, is of more importance and should be promoted as a condition of successful suburban recreational space. The main conclusion from the research is that the most community-friendly recreational spaces do not have to be fully public. The measurement tools used in analyzing socio-spatial relations contributes to the development of the academic methods of studying the quality of public space.

scholarly journals The mediating role of human capital on the relationship between audit firm size and independent auditor’s opinion: evidence from Iranian audit firms

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Seyedhossein Naslmosavi ◽  
Agha Jahanzeb
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Audit Reports ◽  
The Relationship

This empirical research is aimed to explore the effect of Human Capital (HC) as a mediator in the association of the size of an audit firm and independent auditor’s opinion (IAO). The respondents of this research were senior practicing auditors of audit firms with verse experience. The research has applied ANCOVA and path analysis method in SEM by utilizing LISREL to examine research questions. The results of this study revealed that HC was significantly associated to independent auditor’s opinion and it can significantly create a relationship between audit firm size and IAO and their qualities. Indeed, the link of audit firm size on IAO without HC was found to be insignificant. Furthermore, it contributed to understand that the HC of large audit firm is greater than other audit firms and the audit reports of these kinds of firms possess good quality because of positive association amid firm size and quality of auditors.

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