Insights into Economics and Management Vol. 3

Authors

Dr. Chun-Chien Kuo, (Editor)

Professor, Department of International Business, National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan.

Atsuyuki Naka

University of New Orleans, USA.

Ece Oral

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Turkey.

V. Candila

MEMOTEF Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

S. Farace

Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche and CELPE, University of Salerno, Italy.

Thomas Willey

Grand Valley State University, SCB 3153, 50 Front Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USA.

Douglas Robideaux

Grand Valley State University, USA.

Sung-Kyu Lee

Department of International Trade, Andong National University, 1375 Gyeongdong-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 36729, South Korea.

Won-Jung Jang

Department of Intellectual Property for Startups, Catholic Kwandong University, 24, Beomil-ro 579, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do 25601, Korea.

Sung-Taek Lee

Department of IT Policy Management, Soongsil University, Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06978, Korea.

Jong-Bae Kim

Department of IT Policy Management, Soongsil University, Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06978, Korea.

Gwang-Yong Gim

Department of Business Administration, Soongsil University, Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06978, Korea.

Dare Ojo, Omonijo

Department of Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria and Department of Sociology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria.

Michael C. Anyaegbunam

Department of Psychology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Ikenna Godwin, Joe-Akunne

Department of Psychology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Chidozie Beneth, Obiorah

Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Nneka Ifedichinma, Nwangwu

Department of Psychology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Emmanuel Silvestre

Research Department, ISFODOSU, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Fernando Toro

Cincel, Medellín, Colombia.

Alejandro Sanin

Cincel, Medellín, Colombia.

Sharif M. Abu Karsh

Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine.

Norjansalika Janom

Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Mohd Shanudin Zakaria

National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.

Noor Habibah Arshad

Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Siti Salwa Salleh

Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Syaripah Ruzaini Syed Aris

Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Mohamad K. Hasan

Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5486, Safat 13055, Kuwait.

Akinwunmi, Adeboye Akanni

Department of Banking and Finance, Achievers University, Owo, Nigeria.

Ajala, Rosemary Bukola

Department of Banking and Finance, The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

Synopsis

This book covers key areas of Economics and Management. The contributions by the authors include Stock return, volatility, trading volume, stable TGARCH, Return Volatility, Threshold GARCH Models, Gaussian distribution, The likelihood ratio test, Agricultural commodity, volatility spillover, volatility impulse response function, Food and Agriculture Organization, Golf participation rates, Tiger Woods effect, celebrity endorser, Electoral lemon problem, campaign expenditures, candidate quality, quality signaling, Bayesian equilibrium, asymmetric information, Attribute value quality index, data profiling, data quality, data value quality index, feature scaling, attribute value quality index (AVQI), structured data value quality index (SDVQI), Industrial Revolution, Assessing, NDE, strategy, poverty, reduction, problem of unemployment and poverty, Nigerian factors, people’s progress and national development, Human capital management practices, organizational climate, organizational commitment, perceived organizational performance, human capital in Latin America, Commitment and Performance, Financial theory, Egyptian investors, stock analysis, anchoring theory, loss aversion, standards of the behavioral finance, investors’ perception regarding market trend, B2B e-commerce, e-readiness, small medium enterprises, maturity assessment application, maturity level, business-to-business (B2B), International multimodal multicommodity network, simultaneous transportation network equilibrium model, integrated transport network, integrated transport system, international freight transport, exporters, importers, External reserves, economic growth, foreign direct investment, exchange rate etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of Economics and Management.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Assessment and Analysis of Trading Volume and Return Volatility Relationship on Dow Jones Index Using Stable Paretian GARCH and Threshold GARCH Models

Atsuyuki Naka, Ece Oral
Chapter 2
Do Agriculture Commodities Spill over onto Latin Stock Markets?

V. Candila, S. Farace
Chapter 3
Investigating the Celebrity (“Tiger Effect”) and Other Impacts for Golf Participation in USA

Thomas Willey, Douglas Robideaux
Chapter 4
Investigating the Effect of Campaign Advertising Expenditures on Candidate Quality Signaling in an Election

Sung-Kyu Lee
Chapter 5
A Descriptive Study on Data Profiling: Focusing on Attribute Value Quality Index

Won-Jung Jang, Sung-Taek Lee, Jong-Bae Kim, Gwang-Yong Gim
Chapter 6
Assessing the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Strategy in Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

Dare Ojo, Omonijo, Michael C. Anyaegbunam, Ikenna Godwin, Joe-Akunne, Chidozie Beneth, Obiorah, Nneka Ifedichinma, Nwangwu
Chapter 7
Assessment of Human Capital Management, Organizational Climate, Commitment and Performance in Latin America

Emmanuel Silvestre, Fernando Toro, Alejandro Sanin
Chapter 8
Monitoring Investor Behavioral Finance: Examining Its Applicability on Egyptian Investors

Sharif M. Abu Karsh
Chapter 9
The Development of Multiperspective of Business to Business E-commerce Maturity Application

Norjansalika Janom, Mohd Shanudin Zakaria, Noor Habibah Arshad, Siti Salwa Salleh, Syaripah Ruzaini Syed Aris
Chapter 10
Application of a Multimodal, Multicommodity International Freight Simultaneous Transportation Equilibrium Model to Sultanate of Oman

Mohamad K. Hasan
Chapter 11
Study on External Reserves Management and Economic Growth in Nigeria (1985-2013)

Akinwunmi, Adeboye Akanni, Ajala, Rosemary Bukola