Vol. 6 No. 2 (2017): IJBAS Volume 6, Issue 2 (2017)

Volume 6, No. 2 (2017) of the International Journal of Business & Applied Sciences (IJBAS) presents scholarly research addressing contemporary issues in student satisfaction, banking profitability, microfinance and entrepreneurship, international economics, and financial systems.

Editorial
Author: Yam B. Limbu

“Student Satisfaction and Its Antecedents: How Does Student Satisfaction Index Model Matter in the Context of Joint Master’s Degree Programs in Vietnam”
Authors: Pi-Yun Chen, Long Pham, Brad Cousins, and Cuong Bui

“Determinants of Profit and Profitability of Rwanda Commercial Banks: A Profit Function Approach”
Authors: Ganesan Palanisamy, Anita S. Mane, Shaik Nagoor Meera, and Madduluri Sarveswara Rao

“Micro-Finance and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries”
Author: Marilu Marcillo

“The Steroid of Forex Leverage—How the PIIGS Propel the German Export Juggernaut”
Authors: Ian Wise, Donald Crooks, Edward Strafaci, and Cathyann Tully

Book Review: “The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives”
Author: Lisa Servon
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2017)
Reviewed by: Mark J. Kay, Montclair State University

This issue brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on higher education, banking profitability, women’s entrepreneurship, international trade, and financial inclusion.