https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31211 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:54 GMT 2026-08-06T13:00:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31477 Title: The effect of climate change on Australian stock equity returns Authors: Vlady, Sveltana Abstract: This study investigates the climate change impact on Australian stock equity returns. This study empirically examines the effect of climate change on the Australian oil and gas industry and compares to the indexes S&P ASX 200 and All Ordinaries, which are considered as the total indicators for the Australian equity market. This study concludes that investors are rational. However, the climate change information is value relevant for the refining company, which is affected by Australian climate conditions. AR–GARCH model has been applied to investigate the market’s response to climate change. All weather–related variables have been statistically adjusted to the climate change variables. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31477 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31476 Title: Traditional and currently developed management accounting practices – a Greek study Authors: Angelakis, George; Theriou, Nikolaos G.; Floropoulos, Iordanis; Mandilas, Athanasios Abstract: This study investigates the extent to which Greek firms have implemented various traditional and currently developed management accounting practices, the benefits received from those practices and the intentions to focus on specific practices in the future. The findings indicate, that, overall the rates of adoption of traditional management accounting practices were marginaly higher than the currently developed techniques. However, there were techniques such as budgeting and formal strategic planning, which were more widely practiced than those found in previous surveys. Also evidence suggests that firms are willing to place greater emphasis in the future on currently developed techniques instead the traditional ones, particularly performance evaluation techniques and strategic management accounting. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31476 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31475 Title: Economic behaviors of street vendors in Makassar traditional markets Authors: Tahir, Thamrin Abstract: This paper aims to explore the considerations behind the economic behavior of street vendors in traditional markets at Makassar, by employing qualitative research design. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview to 23 participants, who were recruited through purposive sampling technique. The results suggested that the street vendors were still categorized into the traditional economic subsystem behavior, in which the distribution of goods is still done directly, simple, and traditional, both in supply and demand. Profit maximisation and utilisation were done under the priority scale through several personal and cultural considerations over economic-rational considerations, whereas networking development was exclusively conducted on their own close environment (family, fellow merchants, costumers, and the local suppliers). Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31475 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31474 Title: Impact of emotional exhaustions on turnover intentions : a mediating role of organizational commitment in higher education institutes of Saudi Arabia Authors: Abdallah Ahmed, Nazar Omer Abstract: Environment, organizational culture, development/promotion policies, facilities, compensation and political issues are some of the causes of reduction in the organizational commitment and increase in the level of emotional exhaustion and development of turnover intention among faculty of universities. The occupational psychology of faculty is influenced by diverse elements and specifically, there are various factors that play crucial role in overall organizational commitment emotional exhaustion and turnover intention. The faculty plays a vital role in ensuring the students and society for the quality education. For this study, the faculty members of various departments of selected universities in Riaz, KSA were the target population. The population for this study comprised faculty members of higher education institutions employing approximately 100 or more than 100 faculty members. The results show that all the study variables are significantly related with each others. The mediation results show that organizational commitment partially mediate between the emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions among the faculty of higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31474 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z