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Seminar on International Manufacturing Network
October 14, 2016
By: Dr Sami Farooq In the context of global manufacturing, international manufacturing network (IMN) is an emerging research area. However, the research in the field of IMN is still in the embryonic stage. Therefore, this presentation will first introduce the concept of IMN and will then discuss the existing research directions in IMN. Thereafter, an example IMN research will be presented. The
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Seminar on Intersectionality And Leadership: South Asian Muslim Women And Leadership At Work In The UK
September 30, 2016
By: Professor Dr Jawad Syed Drawing on a qualitative study of South Asian Muslim female leaders, managers and supervisors in the UK, this study examines the multi-layered issues and challenges they face in pursuit of employment and leadership positions. It offers an intersectional perspective taking into account the interconnected and overlapping factors, such as gender, ethnicity religion and family status,
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Seminar on Dispelling The Myth Of A Value Premium: Contrary Evidence Of Malaysian Crony Capitalism
September 9, 2016
By: Dr Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid This paper contradicts the existence of a universal value anomaly by studying Malaysia, a country with a unique institutional setting. We investigate this counter-example to attribute the anomaly to: 1) the leverage effect of value firms; 2) the investment pattern of growth firms; 3) the economic environment. We find that the value premium cannot be ascribed solely to risk
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Seminar on Superstition And Investor Behavior In Hong Kong
September 2, 2016
By: Dr Omair Haroon Superstition is exceptionally important in Chinese culture. Superstitions beliefs related to numbers are particularly significant and ubiquitous in Chinese social, economic and spiritual domains. For example, number 4 is considered as unlucky while the number 8 is considered as auspicious and many commercial and social decisions are based around this
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