V O L U M E 1 6 | N U M B E R 4 | FALL 2004 Journal of APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE A MO RG A N S TA N L E Y P U B L I C AT I O N In This Issue: Disclosure Beyond Financial Reporting—An Integrated Approach to Corporate Disclosure Amy Hutton, Dartmouth College Making Financial Goals and Reporting Policies Serve Corporate Strategy: The Case of Progressive Insurance An Interview with Tom King, Progressive Insurance Identifying and Attracting the “Right” Investors: Evidence on the
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of Košice since April 1993. He has also been a visiting lecturer in Germany, Ukraine and Singapore. Since leaving the full-time staff of Teesside University, he has continued to work as an occasional lecturer and as an external examiner at two other UK universities. He holds qualifications from London, Salford and Leeds Universities and Trinity College of Music, London. In April 2008, he was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Technical University of Košice. He is married to Heather
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direction of all kinds of organisations, from multinationals to entrepreneurial start-ups, from charities to government agencies, and many more. Strategy raises the big questions about these organisations – how they grow, how they innovate and how they change. As a manager of today or of tomorrow, you will be involved in influencing, implementing or communicating these strategies. Our aim in writing Fundamentals of Strategy is to give you a clear understanding of the fundamental issues and techniques of
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bibliography? How should I format my essay? How can I avoid plagiarism? THINGS TO REMMEBER AFTER YOU’VE FINISHED WRITING YOUR ESSAY Essays are arguably the most widely used form of assessment for psychology students. They allow an examiner to assess a student’s factual knowledge, as well as their ability to create logical arguments and critically evaluate the material they have been taught. So, essay writing is more than just writing about what you know, it is also about being able to show
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Property yields as tools for valuation and analysis Rosane Hungria-Garcia in collaboration with Hans Lind Björn Karlsson This report has been sponsored by the Real Estate Academy at the Division of Building and Real Estate Economics. Stockholm 2004 ______________________________________________________ Report No. 52 Building & Real Estate Economics Department of Infrastructure KTH Summary This project was started in order to get an overview of conceptual problems, measurement problems
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your research project your research project a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher NICHOLAS WALLIMAN with Bousmaha Baiche SAGE Publications London • Thousand Oaks • New Delhi To my wife, Ursula © Nicholas Walliman 2001 Chapter 2 © Dr Bousmaha Baiche 2001 First published 2001 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may
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undergoing democratic and social reform, has one of world’s lowest levels of mobile broadband p enetration. ICT can play a huge role in boosting socio-economic development. In 2014, Ericsson began serving customers in Myanmar, and also joined the UK Department for International Development to support girls’ education in the country. about this report This report, together with additional information available online, summarizes our 2014 sustainability and corporate responsibility (CR) performance
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2015 Half Yearly Financial Report Santander UK plc PART OF THE SANTANDER GROUP HY 2015 business and financial highlights We are pleased to report strong results for the first half of 2015, with continued improvement in profitability and strong commercial momentum. Net interest income Profit before tax Banking net interest margin (‘NIM’) £1,783m £929m Up 7% on the first half of 2014, driven by margin improvements and increased retail and corporate lending. Up
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PART A: THE BUSINESS ORGANISATION, ITS STAKEHOLDERS AND THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Study Guide A1 The purpose and types of business organisation (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Define ‘business organisations’ and explain why they are formed. Describe common features of business organisations. Outline how business organisations differ. List the industrial and commercial sectors in which business organisations operate. Identify the different types of business organisation: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Commercial
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between late-2008 and mid-2009.[8][9][10] In the U.S. the government responded by a stimulus package and avoided a double-dip recession. In the E.U. the U.K. responded with austerity measures and it has since slid into a double-dip recession.[11] Many causes
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