The Impact of Social Media on Business Performance: A Literature Review

 1. Introduction Social Media are websites and applications which allows users to create and share contents or to participate in social networking. “Social media are websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts” (Dictionary.Com, 2017). According to … Read more

Corporate Governance and its Impact on Bank Performance

 (Hugh Grove, 2011) builds up their research on a paper by (Larcker, 2007) which looks over various aspects of the corporate governance for 236 American public commercial banks. The data was a compilation from Equilar, Execucomp, Compustat, and CRSP which was taken for a period of 2005-2008. They used the data from 2005 for … Read more

Importance of Music for Young English Language Learners' Development

 “Importance/integration of music to support development of young English Language Learners”; Abstract This study aims to determine the importance and integration of music to support the development of young English Language Learners (ELLs) in the early childhood. Songs are emotional and our relationship with music is usually profound, powerful and very rewarding. It unlocks … Read more

Why College Athletes Should Be Compensated

 Who does not love college sports? Especially college basketball and football. College athletes have a much tougher a life than an average college student though. Imagine trying to balance practice and class schedules like college athletes do. Everyone is making money except the college athlete who is playing the sport. Regarding college basketball, according … Read more

Understanding D.A.C.A and the Complexities of Immigration in the United States

 “Immigration – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (D.A.C.A) “; Immigration. Americans think of it as Mexicans, African Americans, and even Latinos crossing the Mexican-American border into the states and stealing American jobs for themselves because they can’t support themselves or their families.1 This program stands for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The D.A.C.A … Read more

Childhood Obesity Prevalence in Rural vs. Urban Communities

 Childhood Obesity Prevalence in Rural vs. Urban Communities Marian Alva Rose Rogers Lifespan Development Shepherd University 10 October 2018 Childhood Obesity Prevalence in Relation to Socioeconomic Status. Childhood obesity is one of the largest and most dangerous epidemics of the 21st century. While many things can be blamed for the increasing weight of America’s … Read more

The Benefits of Using E-Commerce Platforms for Small-Scale Import and Export Businesses

 Q1. E-commerce has revolutionized how business is conducted on a global scale. It has made the process of importing and exporting a reality for small-scale companies unlike in the past when doing business on a global scale was a provision for global multinational enterprises (MNEs) (Radebaugh, Sullivan & Daniels, 2015). Alibaba.com and other e-commerce … Read more

Creating a Learning Organization for Competitive Advantage

 A learning organization is an organization that has developed a capacity to continuously adapt and change because of its members take an active role in identifying and resolving work-related issues (Robbins, 2015, p. 107). In a learning organization, it's critical for members to share information and collaborate on work activities throughout the entire organization- … Read more

Trust as an Important Aspect in Accounting and Financial Reporting

 1.1. Latar Belakang Penelitian Menurut Jones dan Dugdale (2001), trust sangatlah penting bagi sistem akuntansi, sebagai fungsi dan kekuatan dari akuntansi atas kemampuannya untuk memberikan jaminan pada saat adanya risiko. Trust juga berfungsi sebagai fasilitator untuk hubungan antar dan intra-organisasi serta hubungan antara korporasi dan pemangku kepentingan (Tomkins, 2001), sebagai pelumas dari hubungan sosial … Read more

The Core Characteristics of CSR: Theories and Frameworks

 III. Theories and Frameworks The Core Characteristics of CSR Voluntary CSR has been defined as a representation of various corporate initiatives which are non-mandatory and which go out of pre defined boundaries dictated by the law. The perspective of both the government as well as the other stakeholders in many developing nations place a … Read more

Case Study: Child of Divorce

 Case Study: Child of Divorce Jane Smith Background Information Jane Smith is a 20-year-old African American female. She was born in Kennesaw, Georgia and has three siblings. Jane’s parents divorced when she was 8 years old. Jane was interviewed by Malia Davis on May 23rd at her place of residence. Marital Relationship before separation … Read more