Current Issue : January - March Volume : 2015 Issue Number : 1 Articles : 5 Articles
with disabilities are still being deprived from taking full advantage of these services. In this paper, we\ninvestigate the extent to which accessibility is taken into account in the design of Dubai e-Government\nwebsites. The accessibility of each of the 21 Dubai e-Government websites was evaluated based on the\nWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 and using automated testing tools. Our research reveals\nthat many Dubai e-Government sites did not meet the minimum W3C accessibility conformance level. Our\nresults indicate that the prevalent priority-1 accessibility barriers identified in this study were related to\nthe absence of text equivalents for non-text elements, and the failure of the static equivalents for dynamic\ncontent to get updated when the dynamic content changes. Valuable insights to address the accessibility\nbarriers are also provided. It is recommended that government agencies and public sector organizations barriers are also provided. It is recommended that government agencies and public sector organizations\nshould develop a set of ââ?¬Å?best design for accessibilityââ?¬Â practices in accordance with WCAG guidelines....
IPO underpricing as well as speculation on the first day of trading is a worldwide\nphenomenon. In order to curb IPO speculation risks, Shenzhen Stock Exchange makes an\nattempt to directly restrain price volatility and turnover rate through the Temporary Trading\nHalt Mechanism. This paper employs Rubin Causal Model and Genetic Matching method to\nevaluate and analyze real effects of the Mechanism. Empirical results show that, although it\nlowers the first-day turnover rate, the mechanism does push up first-day returns and first-day\nPrice-to-Earning ratio. In fact, it keeps the closing price stay in a relatively high level, but is\nhelpless for curbing risks....
Purpose: This case suggests the development of financial reporting of Apple Inc. in\ncomparison with the industry over the period of 2004 to 2013. This study is helpful for\ndifferent field of researchers e.g., management, technology, etc. Apple Inc. was found in 1976\nby Steve Jobs. In 2007, Apple introduced smart phones and iOS and was the pioneer in this\nindustry. But after the rising competition in this industry Androids snatched the market share\nfrom the Apple.Methodology: This study illustrates the reasons and the current performance of the company\nin the industry. The performance has been measured through actual financial data and through\nvarious financial techniques.\nFindings: This study has found that the company is losing share in the market because of the\nfeatures in its products whereas the features offered by other competitors are relative\nconsumer friendly and according to their demand.\nSuggestions: To retain the market share Apple should offer more products that are more\naffordable for the consumers....
The study was carried out to provide further evidence on the concept of openness by examining\nits effect on cocoa output and the direction of causality between cocoa output and identified\nvariables of interest in Ondo state. Data collected for the period 1980 ââ?¬â?? 2012 was analyzed\nusing the dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) method. The study also applied the error\ncorrection method and conducted both stationarity and co-integration tests. Results showed\nthat all the variables were non-stationary at level but stationary at first difference i.e 1(1). The\nco-integration test showed the existence of co-integration among the variables implying the\nexistence of sustainable long run relationship among the variables of interest. The ECM also\nshowed that 57% of changes in the short run toward long run will be corrected per year. The\nresult of granger causality test showed the evidence of unidirectional causality between cocoa\noutput in Ondo State and ratio of credit to private sector, which run strictly from cocoa output\nin Ondo State to the ratio of credit to private sector. It follows from the result that increase in\ncocoa output will serve as a positive indicator that will encourage lending to cocoa farmer and\nsubsequently boost productivity. The study concluded that trade openness did not significantly\ninfluence cocoa output in the study area while domestic price was significant, though negative.\nThe study therefore recommends that the government should ensure that cocoa farmers are\nadequately motivated by getting appropriate value for their cocoa output....
The aim of this study is to analyze performance indicators used by airline companies within\nthe framework of a performance and strategic management tool, namely, �balanced scorecard\n(BSC)�, and to assess its applicability in the airline business. Designed as a multiple case\nstudy by collecting data from primary and secondary sources, the participants of this study\nare scheduled airline businesses operating in Turkey. The airline companies have been found\nto use similar performance indicators within the financial, customer-based, internal business\nprocess, and learning/growth perspectives of BSC. Airline companies are recommended to\nuse BSC because it allows them to transform their strategies into measurable performance\nindicators and to assess their performance multi-dimensionally....
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