Institutional Determinants of Firm Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

Abstract

J. K. Rowling has written seven novels in the Harry Potter series. This fiction series has also inspired the educationists and academicians and it has been introduced in different western colleges as part of their syllabi. Warner Brothers made the films based on all the novels of Harry Potter series. Harry Potter World, the studio where these movies were made, is a tourist spot in London and thousands of fans from all over the world visit it every week. The present study explores teaching of Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone in the light of Barthes Narrative Codes with emphasis on hermeneutic codes and their roles in the building blocks of narrative structure of the novel. The result of the study shows the extensive use of enigma and delays in the series to make it captivating and interesting for the readers.

The same network auditor, family business groups and earnings manipulation: an evidence from emerging market

“…The results of the study are robust with respect to generalized least squares and the endogeneity problem. This research article contributed to the literature in the following ways: to begin with, this research study goes beyond the typical business group research on the cost and benefits of business group affiliation and firm performance (Ahmad, 2018;Carney et al, 2011;Chung and Chan, 2012;Khanna and Palepu, 2000;Popli et al, 2017;Yu et al, 2009;Zattoni et al, 2009). We illustrate the role of same network auditors in constraining EM in FBGaffiliated firms, which is a less explored area of research.…”