Abstract:The paper seeks to extend Biger, Nguyen, and Hoang' (2008) findings regarding the determinants of capital structure. Empirical results show that that leverage is negatively related to the firm's profitability. This paper offers useful insights for the service industry owner/operators and managers based on empirical evidence.

This paper examines the effects of transformational leadership and of stress on students' commitment to continue their college or university studies. Asian and Canadian students enrolled in business management program at colleges and universities in British Columbia, Canada were surveyed to gauge their perceptions as to whether transformational leadership used by faculty members and stress affect their commitment to continue studies. The results suggest that when instructors implement transformational leadership, such behavior positively affects the perceived student commitment to continue their studies. Some differences in this relationship were found between Asian students and Canadian students. The effect of transformational leadership on students' willingness to continue their studies was found to be stronger among Asian students who were also less affected by stress. This paper offers useful empirically based insights for instructors.

This study examines the relationship between i) the firm size and the Chief Financial Offer's (CFO) compensation and ii) the corporate performance and the CFO compensation in the service industry. Empirical results show that the CFO compensation is positively related to the firm size, net profit margin, and asset turnover. This paper offers useful insights for the service industry owners/operators based on empirical evidence.