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American Journal of Industrial and Business Management (AJIBM) is an international journal dedicated to publishing high quality, original papers, and research developments in theories and applications in all areas of industrial and business management. AJIBM covers the following topics:
Osinaike Olusegun Tolulope, Adeniyi Olanrewaju Adekanla
Foreign investment is important for firm performance, especially in emerging markets like Nigeria. However, its effects on publicly quoted companies remain underexplored. This study assesses how foreign investment impacts firm performance based on key market…
Vitalii Kostrub
This study examines the structure and evolution of operating costs among small U.S. logistics firms from 2019 to 2024. We analyze marginal cost per mile and its sensitivity to fluctuations in fuel prices, insurance premiums, and labor shortages. Drawing on da…
Liyan Liu, Ziyu Song, 1 1
Based on panel data from Beijing, this study employs a combination of the difference-in-differences (DID) method and the synthetic control method (SCM) to construct a counterfactual analysis framework, empirically testing the policy benefits of service sector…
Konstantin Zhuchkov
This paper examines the automatic extraction of customer pain points from open reviews using the “Review to Pain Matrix” pipeline. The objective of this study is to develop a systematic approach for extracting customer pains from unstructured reviews, ensurin…
Timothy Azaa Ayamga, Christine Avortri, David Nasere, Sharon Donnir, Kingley Tornyeva
The study investigated the influence of corporate governance (CG), including board independence, size, and diversity, on market power, with a focus on the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within listed firms on the Ghana Stock Exchange…
Said T. Ebied
In this paper, a theoretical model is introduced to solve for the optimal weights of debt (bonds) and equity (stocks) that determine the minimum weighted average cost of capital (WACC), which in turn leads to maximizing the value of the firm. The model uses a…
Saptarshi Chakma
Nowadays, understanding and predicting revenue trends is highly competitive, in the food and beverage industry. It can be difficult to determine which aspects of everyday operations have the most impact on income, especially for coffee shops. Transactional an…
Heidi Mahmoud Galal
The audit committee is the most important subcommittee of the board of directors due to its specific role of protecting the interest of shareholders in relation to financial oversight. It plays a very important role in corporate governance and the internal au…
Kouassi Boniface Kouadio, 1 1
This article investigates the impact of investments in information and communication technologies (ICT) and human capital on productivity of firms in Côte d’Ivoire. Using panel data from the BDF 2013 database covering 2001-2012 and employing various econometr…
Adelaide Spio-Kwofie, Hannah Opoku, Janet Deh
The study’s primary objective was to examine the impact of waitstaff on customer retention in two-star hotels in Takoradi Metropolis. The study’s goals were to identify the role of the hotel waiting staff in service delivery, to determine the factors affectin…
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American Journal of Industrial and Business Management (AJIBM) is an international journal dedicated to publishing high quality, original papers, and research developments in theories and applications in all areas of industrial and business management. AJIBM covers the following topics: All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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