VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2, JULY 2016 LONG MEMORY AND ASYMMETRIC EFFECT IN EAST ASIAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS RIADH EL ABED, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia SAMIR MAKTOUF, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia FACTORS INFLUENCING ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT DEMAND: POLICY INSTRUMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN TUNISIA HAJERA BOUGUERRA, University of Monastir, Tunisia BESMA SOUISSI, University of Jendouba, Tunisia SALWA BENAMMOU, University of Monastir, Tunisia PERCEPTIONS OF DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND ALIENATION IN MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES MUSTAFA FEDAİ ÇAVUŞ, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Turkey AYŞE GÖKÇEN KAPUSUZ, Adiyaman University, Turkey MEHMET BİÇER, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Turkey ON ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEW ACCOUNTING LAW GERGANA NIKOLOVA, Burgas Free University, Bulgaria DOES COMPLEMENTING EXTERNAL DEBT WITH POLICY VARIABLES ENLARGE THE BORROWING SPACE? INSIGHT FROM NIGERIA MACRO DATA CALLISTAR KIDOCHUKWU OBI, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria INNOCENT ABANUM IFELUNINI, University of Nigeria, Nigeria RICHARD KOJO EDEME, University of Nigeria, Nigeria PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF QUOTED OIL FIRMS ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE ODIRI VINCENT, Delta State University, Nigeria CAN INCOME INEQUALITY REDUCTION BE USED AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR POVERTY REDUCTION? DYNAMIC EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA EVELYN OSARETIN OGBEIDE, Samuel Adegboyege University, Nigeria RICHARDSON KOJO EDEME, University of Nigeria, Nigeria INNOCENT A. IFELUNINI, University of Nigeria,Nigeria TIME SERIES BEHAVIOUR AND THE PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF ACCOUNTING NUMBERS: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA OKORO GODSDAY EDESIRI, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION JOINT VENTURE PROJECTS IN MALAYSIA ABDELNASER OMRAN, College of Business University Utara Malaysia TAN WAI LENG, Quantity Surveyor at Builtech Project Management Sdn Bhd, Pinang Island, Malaysia CORPORATE BORROWING AND TAX SHIELD AMONG LISTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA INAYA LUCKY SALUBI, Delta State Polytechnic, Nigeria EKWUEME CHIZOBA MARCELLA, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria