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Disclosure of Non-financial Material Sustainability Information: Evidence from Australian Listed Companies in the Materials Sector
Get PDFThe broad objective of this paper is to measure the extent of disclosure of non-financial material sustainability information by Australian companies in the materials sector based on the GRI G4 guidelines. GRI G4 guidelines on economic, environmental, and social performance indicators are used based on 2014 and 2015 data to establish what constitutes non-financial material sustainability information by ASX listed Australian companies in the materials sector. The aggregate non-financial material sustainability disclosure is low for all companies in the materials sector. The findings show that a great degree of variation in sustainability disclosures exists among the listed Australian companies in the materials sector based on GRI G4 guidelines. The pattern of disclosure is similar for small-cap and medium-cap companies and they disclose less non-financial material sustainability information than large-cap companies. The sustainability score increased slightly in 2015 compared to 2014 for all companies and subgroup of companies based on market capitalization in aggregate as well as in economic, environmental, and social categories.
JEL Classification Code: Q56
Funding Acknowledgement: This study is funded by the “Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship”
Factors Affecting on Users’ Intentions toward 4G Mobile Services in Bangladesh
Get PDFThis study discusses the amalgamation of Technology Acceptance Model with the underlying 8 factors to investigate the intensity of users’ intentions towards 4G adoptions in Bangladesh. So, it has tried to list all the latest released facilities and the adoption tendency. A sample size of 119 respondents with random sampling as well as in-depth interviewing methods have used and collected primary data from different institutions across Bangladesh with a self-administered field survey questionnaire as well as having secondary sources from different webs, books, journals, annual reports, and unpublished research works. The SPSS and the 5-Point-Likert scale have used to validate the results. Also the tests include correlation, multiple regression technique, ANOVA, and co-efficient of variance have used. The study indicates that 36% respondents are positively prone to 4G (r2=.362, f=5.531, p=.000). Besides, among the 8 factors, the image has the greatest influence on it (β=.249, t=2.558, p=.012) followed by the variety of services (β=.189, t=1.608, p=.111), the perceived enjoyment (β=.148, t=1.803, p=0.109), the perceived ease of use (β=0.108, t=0.916, p=0.368), the personal Innovativeness (β=.098, t=.934, p=.352), and the network effects (β=.002, t=.025, p=.980). Conversely, the price (β=-.027, t=-.406, p=.685) and the perceived usefulness (β=-.069, t=-.629, p=.303) have a rare impact on it. However, with the outcomes, the telecommunication services providers will be able to accelerate the wining strategies at different levels in Bangladesh. As there are few studies published in this regard, future research is necessary to investigate the financial and industrial implications associated with it
Usefulness of the Corporate Annual Reports: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange
Get PDFInvestors often make decisions based on information provided through different sources such as Corporate Annual Reports, Corporate news, and other media. This study is undertaken to examine the usefulness aspect of the corporate annual reports. A primary dataset composed of 38 participants of which 30 people were general investors and 8 people were stockbrokers was collected through a questionnaire survey. The study has found out that general investors perceive corporate annual reports, newspaper news, and media reviews are as the most significant sources of information. On the other hand, the study has established that stockbrokers consider company annual reports, interim reports, newspaper and media news, stock market publication, and technical analysis as the important sources of information. Also, to the general investors, most significant components of the annual reports are audit committee report, balance sheet, income statement, and statement of changes in equity, and 3 or 5-year reviews (including useful ratios). To the stockbrokers, the most essential components of the annual report are auditor\u27s report to shareholders, balance sheet, income statement, and balance sheet notes. General investors read the balance sheet and income statement more thoroughly than any other components of annual reports. Stockbrokers read auditor\u27s report to shareholders, balance sheet, income statement, balance sheet notes, and income statement notes more thoroughly than any other components of annual reports
Advertising Effectiveness and Influence of Consumer Buying Decision of LED Television
Get PDFThe main aim of the present study was to identify the influence of advertising effectiveness on the consumer buying decisions of different brands of ‘LED’ television. The study was descriptive. Five television showrooms in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh (Sony, Singer, Samsung, LG, and Walton) were purposively selected for collecting primary data for this study. The respondents were selected using a convenience sampling method that came to the television showroom for purchasing ‘LED’ television. The primary data for this study were collected through a structured questionnaire. The study result shows that advertisement has a positive effect on consumer buying decisions of ‘LED’ television, Sony brand (p =.000 <0.05) and 43.9% of variation in consumer buying decision has been contributed by advertisement effectiveness. For Singer brand p =.010 <0.05), Samsung brand p =.003 <0.05), LG brand p =.341>0.05) and the null hypothesis is accepted for LG band and Walton brand p =.000 <0.05) and 42.3% of variation in consumer buying decision has been contributed by advertisement effectiveness
Relationship between Organizational Strategy and Leadership Style in Performance Efficiency
Get PDFThe strategy of an organization reflects the probable ways to achieve the objectives of the organization. Successful organization is the result of effective implementation of organizational strategy and leadership. The study has examined the relationship between organizational strategy and leadership to achieve performance effectiveness and objectives of the organization. In this paper, extensive studies are conducted on different peer reviewed journals which is based on leadership and organizational strategy with performance. The findings of different authors are taken into consideration to show the cause effect relationship between organizational strategy and performance. This study establishes different proposition and validated those proposition with the analysis of different findings of different authors.
 
Private Investment Demand Function in Bangladesh: An ARDL Approach
Get PDFInvestment, as an addition to the existing physical stock of capital, contributes to the growth of Bangladesh economy in a decisive way. Therefore, factors that determine the private investment need to be studied in order to frame policies to manage them so as to achieve the desired capital stock for the economy to accomplish the much higher GDP growth objective in coming years. The study, thus, is an attempt to estimate the private investment demand function of Bangladesh. It employees the ARDL bounds testing approach to investigate the relationship between private investment spending and its regressors, namely, real income, rental cost of capital, foreign direct investment and exchange rate relying on data for the period 1980-2017. The study identifies a long-run equilibrium relationship between private investment spending and its determinants. The determinants are found to have conventional signs- while a rise in real income boosts private investment spending, a rise in the rental cost of capital hurts it. While most of the earlier studies compared the relative role of public and private investment in economic growth of Bangladesh, studies on the factors that determine the countries investment spending is very few. Moreover, majority of the studies in the latter group focuses on determinants of gross investment in Bangladesh, while the study focuses on the domestic private investment taking most recent years’ data in the sample period.
JEL Classification Codes: E20, E2
Ways to Uplift the Image of Tourism Sector of Bangladesh: Some Strategic Guidelines
Get PDFThis study aims to inject some strategic guidelines to build a better image of Bangladesh as a tourist destination. I have conducted the investigation from both a theoretical and an empirical viewpoint. A two-stage systematic random sampling design is used to select about 100 respondents from foreign and local tourist. I have analyzed data by using the qualitative method. The tourism sector in Bangladesh is far behind from reaching its goal due to the inability to draw the attention of a good number of local and foreign tourists. This low rate of tourist attraction towards Bangladesh is mainly for image crisis and inadequate promotional measures of the tourism sector. In addition to that the security concern, the recent recurrent attack of the Islamic militant, infrastructure problem, wrongful reporting by international media and the perceived negative image by the potential tourists adversely affect the development of tourism in Bangladesh
Gender Discrimination against Female Managers and Professionals in Sri Lankan Private Sector
Get PDFGender discrimination and sexual harassment contradict with the rights of women protected by law and practices at private sector organizations in Sri Lanka that may limit the career advancement of female employees. Several empirical researches on gender discrimination confirmed the impact of gender discriminations and sexual harassments on work motivation and productivity. However, this debilitating effect on the motivation and productivity of the female managers and professionals in Sri Lanka has not seen any empirical conclusion. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between workplace gender discrimination and sexual harassment with employees works motivation and productivity. The study conducted by selecting 66 female employees (44 female managers/ professionals, 22 HR managers) as a sample from 22 medium and large scale organizations covering the Sri Lankan private sector. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses conduct on collected data through a self-administered questionnaire. The results confirmed the incidents of gender discrimination and sexual harassment are present in recruitment and promotions activities in the selected organizations. However, the results did not support the relationships between gender discrimination and the loss of motivation and productivity at work.  
Adoption of Agricultural Marketing Technologies by Farmers of Northern Bangladesh: A Binary Logistic Analysis to Determine the Factors Influencing Farmers\u27 Decision
Get PDFLow adoption of agricultural marketing technologies in the field of agricultural commodities marketing is one of the main reasons for profit loss of the farmers in Bangladesh. This paper examines the factors that influence farmers\u27 decision of modern agricultural marketing technologies adoption in Northern Bangladesh. By using questionnaire survey the researcher collect data from 216 farmers in Dinajpur and Naogaon district in Northern Bangladesh and the binary logistic regression model was estimated to find out the factors influence farmers decision. Seven independent variables i.e. age of the farmer, formal education of the farmer, farm size, level of expected benefits, off-farm income generating activities, access to institutional credit and training about use of marketing technologies are statistically significant factors that influence the decision of farmers to adopt modern agricultural marketing technologies in Northern Bangladesh. So it is concluded that the farmers\u27 decision to adopt modern agricultural marketing technologies depends on their socio-economic status and organizational effectiveness. We recommend that such policies should be made so that the positive impact factors on technologies adoption are properly utilized and negative issues are reduced
Automation and Machine Learning in Transforming the Financial Industry
Get PDFThe major purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of machine learning on the digital age, particularly in the field of finance. This study involves the application of machine learning, its challenges, opportunities and effect on job openings and operations. This paper is based on the findings of a qualitative study of the text on the subject of machine learning in finance. The theoretical portion of this paper explores the universal framework, such as the past, existing and the next level of the machine learning, with emphasis on its advantages and drawbacks. The study also examines the global recognition of machine learning in the review of artificially intelligent development and start-ups in European countries. The research methodology used in this study was the evaluation of the qualitative methods in the paper. The study also reviewed twenty electronic records and articles on machine learning in finance. During the research on how computer technology transforms the banking sector, the implementation and impact of artificial intelligence in financing was discussed. Research shows that several financial institutions have significantly benefited from the introduction of a variety of machine learning and artificial intelligence. This paper demonstrates that there is a lack of experience in the field of machine learning, even as many unskilled or semi-qualified tasks carried out by individuals are carried out by machines. This study has shown that, through banking and financial valuation, whether it is manufacturing, data analysis or continuing to invest, there will be many more developments that can get the job done