This paper examines the relationship between graduate workplace competency standards and teaching effectiveness (competency) evidences used in colleges and universities. The cognitive, emotional and soft skills of students and academics, and teaching performance evaluation systems at two...

Quality control reviews, programme accreditations and the rating of universities and researchers are new trends in tertiary education. This paper deals with the strategic planning challenges in South African universities that attempt to improve their rating in credible international ranking...

This paper investigates whether investors in an emerging economy setting value book value of equity, earnings and discretionary accruals differently for firms that have managed earnings relative to those who have not. Discretionary accruals are estimated using the conventional modified John's...

The study seeks to investigate the determinants of firm level earnings management (EM) within the context of 44 countries around the world. A sample of 29 430 non-financial companies over the period 1996-2012 were analysed using a series of models that link firm-, industry-, and country-specific...

Whether the conflict that was started on November 3, 2020, in Northern Ethiopia will be short-lived or a protracted one that turns itself into a stalemate, guerrilla warfare and draws the Greater Horn of Africa region into larger conflict is unclear. The spark of November 3, 2020, was a result...

A number of studies have examined why Diasporas invest in their homelands. The reasons include emotions, sense of duty, social networks, strength of Diaspora organizations and high returns. As of late Diaspora bonds have been found to be useful vehicles for channeling finance from developed...

This review documents the conceptual and methodological issues that relate to the domain of financial reporting research that attempts to examine whether there are measurable gains, (if any) stemming from the adoption of international financial reporting standards, (IFRS). It selects and reviews...

This paper deals with the corporate governance thematic area of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Its contribution to the literature is twofold: (1) It provides additional evidence that a microeconomic perspective of studying governance leads to a better understanding of key reform...

This paper contains a critical review of the uncertainty research, and reports on the relationship between corporate disclosure and the adverse selection component of the (bid-ask) buy-sell spread of stock prices. Order processing and holding costs will be decoupled from information component...