Journal of Investment and Management

Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015

  • New Procedure for Assigning Drivers to Work Schedules at a Container Terminal

    Khaled Mili, Ilhem Elghoul

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: 1 June 2015
    Accepted: 15 June 2015
    Published: 2 July 2015
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    Abstract: One of the success factors of a terminal is related to the time in port for the retrieval and transport of containers. Straddle carriers (SCs) are the pivotal axis around which the terminal transportation system evolves and the success or failure of that process is an indicator of the reliability of the container terminal. Over the last years, the ... Show More
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in India Inc.: Are They Spending Right

    Jagannath Mohanty

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 9-13
    Received: 4 May 2013
    Accepted: 11 July 2015
    Published: 22 July 2015
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    Abstract: In a landmark legislation new companies bill was passed in 2013. The scholars and practitioners welcomed the bill with unprecedented enthusiasm and fanfare. Some even claimed it to be the most progressive bill ever passed in the history of independent India. Amongst many provisions, one that has caught maximum attention is a 2% mandatory spending o... Show More
  • Influence of Gender in the Saving Culture of Sacco Members in Nyandarua County, Kenya

    Martin Muriithi, Dennis Muriithi

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 14-24
    Received: 7 July 2015
    Accepted: 16 July 2015
    Published: 25 July 2015
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    Abstract: Saving is a key component in any development endeavor as it is believed to be the surest way of increasing income and boosting productivity in an attempt to break through the vicious cycle of poverty. A number of studies have demonstrated that the investment and retirement saving behaviors of women and men differ. However, inconsistencies in findin... Show More
  • Falling Oil Price, Exchange Rate Volatility and Marco-economic Variables in Nigeria

    Olure Bank Adeyinka Michael, Gbadebo Salako, Ajiteru Temilade

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 25-33
    Received: 13 July 2015
    Accepted: 17 July 2015
    Published: 28 July 2015
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    Abstract: With the oil price at low level in Nigeria, exchange rate volatility has been manifested at different exchange rate regimes in Nigeria, the study look at the relationship between exchange rate volatility and Macroeconomics variables in Nigeria between 1985-2014. Secondary data were collected from Central Bank Statistical Bulletin, employing Johanse... Show More
  • Knowledge-Based Strategic Management of Engineering and Basic Sciences for Achieving the New Technologies

    Arezu Jahanshir

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 34-37
    Received: 15 July 2015
    Accepted: 21 July 2015
    Published: 28 July 2015
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    Abstract: The knowledge-based management and strategy is involved in all human intellectual aspects and performance. The achievement of power, knowledge and innovation in new technologies directly depend on the appropriate strategic management and is along with the future study on the knowledge and sciences. Nowadays, it is impossible to have single access t... Show More
  • Statistical Analysis of the Role of Internal Audit in Promoting Good Governance in Public Institutions in Kenya

    Kennedy Sakaya Barasa

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 38-46
    Received: 16 July 2015
    Accepted: 22 July 2015
    Published: 29 July 2015
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    Abstract: Internal Auditing has increasingly been recognized as an integral part of modern control structures and governance practices in both the private sector and public service. It has also been adding value in organizations across all sectors for many years in order to fight against the global financial crisis and recent cases of corporate frauds that h... Show More
  • An Experimental Research of Small Hydropower Plant Investments Selection in Turkey by Carrot2, DEXi, DEXiTree

    Burak Omer Saracoglu

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2015
    Pages: 47-60
    Received: 18 July 2015
    Accepted: 22 July 2015
    Published: 29 July 2015
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    Abstract: Nowadays, human daily lives depend very much to electricity. Hence, electricity generation plays a key role not only in countries' economies, but also in people's welfare and comfort in any region. This situation isn't also different for Turkey. Turkish electricity generation policy gives the opportunity for foreign and domestic private investments... Show More