Cryptic Currencies: Bitcoin at its Peak

The cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that were initially designated to replace the old ones. However, they act as investment assets and many treat them like stocks. The market for cryptocurrencies counts more than 1600 types and the Bitcoin is the first and foremost of all of them. In one year the price of Bitcoin grew staggering 2000 percent. Other currencies have not seen this type of rising. This study investigates the period of over 4 years of data for 5 cryptocurrencies, the three years before and the last year of hyper-growth of the Bitcoin. We used GARCH model to see if two periods of data may offer some incites for patterns. The findings of this paper show that the Bitcoin in the period of high volatility is more diverged from its counterparts. According to results in the period of high volatility, the factors that influence the price formation of cryptocurrencies may not be the same for all of them. Using the price of the Bitcoin of one day earlier and the price of altcoins today we find spillover effect. Spillover effect is less prominent in the second period of high volatility. It may indicate of relatively independent nature of altcoins during the periods of high volatility

The influence factors toward personal improvement and employment outcomes

This study has the background of companies that place their workers only as input factors (assets) but do not place them as equal partners who need each other, related in be up against increasingly complex challenges and to develop the organization. Values and norms poorly governed and rarely well developed; therefore, organizations merely assign workers as the assets rather than as power resource. The research objective is to examine the factors that influence personal improvement and employment outcomes at PAA Company. The population utilized is all PAA company with a total of 273 employees with 152 respondents taken as samples. Data collection through the distribution of questionnaires which then processed and analyzed using multiple linear regression data analysis techniques with SPSS 20.00 for Windows. The result of the variables tested represents as follows: the meaning of work, responsibility, and awareness of work activities' outcome simultaneously has a significant effect on personal improvement and employment outcomes. The variable of the meaning of work & responsibility by partially does not have a significant influence. On the direct contrary, awareness of work activities' outcome partially has a significant influence on personal improvement and employment outcomes

The influence factors toward personal improvement and employment outcomes

This study has the background of companies that place their workers only as input factors (assets) but do not place them as equal partners who need each other, related in be up against increasingly complex challenges and to develop the organization. Values and norms poorly governed and rarely well developed; therefore, organizations merely assign workers as the assets rather than as power resource. The research objective is to examine the factors that influence personal improvement and employment outcomes at PAA Company. The population utilized is all PAA company with a total of 273 employees with 152 respondents taken as samples. Data collection through the distribution of questionnaires which then processed and analyzed using multiple linear regression data analysis techniques with SPSS 20.00 for Windows. The result of the variables tested represents as follows: the meaning of work, responsibility, and awareness of work activities' outcome simultaneously has a significant effect on personal improvement and employment outcomes. The variable of the meaning of work & responsibility by partially does not have a significant influence. On the direct contrary, awareness of work activities' outcome partially has a significant influence on personal improvement and employment outcomes

Consumer behavior in e-tourism services: a case of Taiwan

The purpose – The prompt and efficient changes in technology during the past few decades have affected tourism industry. With new emerging technologies (internet) the method of doing business has changed; which makes it a very important factor to understand the consumer behavior and perception in order to recognize, captivate, and retain the customers in the internet based travelling industry. This paper examines the determinants which influence the consumer behavior of the potential customers to use e-tourism services and to show their interrelationship in the perspective of Taiwan. Design/Methodology – Empirical research is been used to determine the findings of this research. A questionnaire was designed based on the past studies related to the variables of the study. The questionnaire consisted of four sections each consisting of four to five statements. The demographic section was also included. A total of 402 completed questionnaires were taken into consideration. Findings – The result of this study shows that determinants considered in this study; generation of stimulus, information search and service quality have a major impact over the loyalty of the consumer which determines the consumer behavior towards the e-tourism services for travel planning purposes. Originality of the research – This is the first kind of research done over consumer behavior of youth specifically in e-tourism industry in Taiwan’s perspective and secondly as the data is collected directly from Taiwan’s youth and is empirically evaluated so we believe its results will help the organizations for making the e-tourism industry more consumer oriented in case of Taiwan

The influence factors toward personal improvement and employment outcomes

This study has the background of companies that place their workers only as input factors (assets) but do not place them as equal partners who need each other, related in be up against increasingly complex challenges and to develop the organization. Values and norms poorly governed and rarely well developed; therefore, organizations merely assign workers as the assets rather than as power resource. The research objective is to examine the factors that influence personal improvement and employment outcomes at PAA Company. The population utilized is all PAA company with a total of 273 employees with 152 respondents taken as samples. Data collection through the distribution of questionnaires which then processed and analyzed using multiple linear regression data analysis techniques with SPSS 20.00 for Windows. The result of the variables tested represents as follows: the meaning of work, responsibility, and awareness of work activities' outcome simultaneously has a significant effect on personal improvement and employment outcomes. The variable of the meaning of work & responsibility by partially does not have a significant influence. On the direct contrary, awareness of work activities' outcome partially has a significant influence on personal improvement and employment outcomes

Portfolio Optimization in Post Financial Crisis of 2008-2009 in the Mongolian Stock Exchange

In this study, we present the Mongolian stock market’s performance post phenomenal financial crisis of 2008-2009, opportunities to invest and the risks problems. For analysis of the study, we used financial portfolio optimization models with restricted structure, mathematical statistic methods and financial methods. First, we considered about portfolio optimization in the Mongolian Stock Exchange using Markowitz’s modern portfolio theory and Telser’s safety first model. We used MSE weekly trading data chosen 50 most traded stocks out of 237 stocks listed at the MSE between 2009 and 2013. We generated 50 weeks mean-variance portfolio and safety first portfolio for 2014 and discussed. We considered weekly investment in the MSE using mean-variance portfolio and safety first portfolio. The mean-variance portfolio has the best performance of weekly portfolio return with average weekly return and cumulative return. We found stable portfolio against investing risk and did back-test the result. For prospect investors in the MSE, we suggest invest and earn high return in the MSE

Estimating Spillover Effect and Leverage Effect Using EGARCH-ARMA Approach in Mongolian Stock Exchange

This study checked the spillover effect and leverage effect from 2 January 2012 to 27 December 2017 in the Mongolian Stock Index MSE20 time frame. We found spillover effect on individual stock prices from the market index, but our analysis did not support individual stock has a spillover effect on stock index. In terms of volatility, only market and stock volatility have a bilateral spillover effect. Stock index in particular has a much stronger influence on stock price. Our research did not support previous studies for the leverage effect of the EGARCH-ARMA method, suggesting negative asymmetric influence of volatility such that two financial instruments overlap in their value.This study checked the spillover effect and leverage effect from 2 January 2012 to 27 December 2017 in the Mongolian Stock Index MSE20 time frame. We found spillover effect on individual stock prices from the market index, but our analysis did not support individual stock has a spillover effect on stock index. In terms of volatility, only market and stock volatility have a bilateral spillover effect. Stock index in particular has a much stronger influence on stock price. Our research did not support previous studies for the leverage effect of the EGARCH-ARMA method, suggesting negative asymmetric influence of volatility such that two financial instruments overlap in their value