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The economic development of a developing country like Bangladesh depends on the development of entrepreneurship that again depends on the entrepreneurial intensions of the university graduates. But the intensions of the graduates are outlawed by a number of factors which are external and internal in nature. Therefore, this study aims at identifying the factors that prevent or discourage the university graduates of Bangladesh to initiate new business. To conduct the study, 210 recent business graduates...

World Journal of Management ISSN: 1836-070X (print) and ISSN: 1838-3726(Online) Publisher: Zant World Press, Australia The aim of the World Journal of Management (WJM)) is to publish scholarly work that contributes to the body of knowledge. It publishes both theoretical and empirical scholarly papers and case studies relating to broad filed of General Management, Human Resource Management, Operations Management and Dynamics, Strategic Management, Leadership & Change, Business Ethics and all...

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Global Review of Accounting and Finance ISSN: 1838-1413 (Print) and ISSN: 1838-5915 (Online) Publisher: Zant World Press, Australia The Global Review of Accounting and Finance (GRAF) is an international peer review journal which focuses on the empirical research relating to wide areas of accounting and finance. It aims at furthering knowledge of accounting and finance through academic research. It provides a forum for the publication of the highest quality manuscripts relating to broad field of...

International Review of Business Research Papers ISSN: 1837-5685 (Print) and ISSN: 1832-9543 (Online) Publisher: Zant World Press, Australia The International Review of Business Research Papers (IRBRP) aims at publishing original empirical and theoretical research papers that have a great impact on all the disciplines of business. It provides a platform for multidisciplinary academia, researchers and students for advancement of knowledge in the field of accounting, banking, finance, economics,...

The effects of aggregate type, size, and content on the behaviour of concrete is evident. It is well recognized that coarse aggregate plays an important role in concrete. Coarse aggregate typically occupies over one-third of the volume of concrete, and research indicates that changes in coarse aggregate can change the strength and fracture properties of concrete. To predict the behaviour of concrete under general loading requires an understanding of the effects of aggregate type, aggregate size,...

This paper aims to investigate the Harberger-Laursen-Metzler effect in the context of fourteen selected countries from South and Southeast Asia using relevant annual data from 2000 to 2016. In addition, an attempt is made to link terms of trade shocks to initiation of the Dutch Disease problem in the local economies. Two subpanels are also considered to detect the possible SAARC and ASEAN region-specific nature of the association between terms of trade and current account balance. The study employed...

Corruption is perceived to be a major factor hindering sustainable development all around the globe. The aim of this paper is to shed light on the corruption-sustainable development nexus from the perspective of select 47 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The paper attempts to estimate the elasticities of socioeconomic and environmental development indicators with regard to corruption and other macroeconomic fundamentals using annual data from 2000 to 2015....

Portfolio Optimization and selection of the efficient frontier from Mean-Variance Markowitz(1952) model is easily accessible in the conditions with no constraints.However, it cannot be used to fulfil the investors’ needs based on having different constrains such as number of the assets in a portfolio. Since the Markowitz model is not the answer to these investors, there should be other methods to provide the optimal risk and return combination. Therefore, Meta-Heuristic methods have become a highly...