American Finance Association The Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings Author(s): Jay R. Ritter Source: The Journal of Finance, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Mar., 1991), pp. 3-27 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2328687 . Accessed: 15/03/2011 14:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's
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Google Case Study Questions 1. How is Google’s mission statement related to its business strategy? Google’s mission is to make the world’s information universally accessible, demand products that support assistive technologies and provide a useful and enjoyable experience for everyone, including those with physical and cognitive limitations (Google, n.d.). Google uses the Internet to make its’ products universally accessible. The value proposition for the Google user involves receiving free
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Association. He belongs to Phi Beta Kappa and the American Economic Association, and he is a public trustee of the Marketing Science Institute. He has published widely, and one of his books. The Economic Effects of Advertising, published in 1942, was based on a study conducted under an ARF research grant. The phrase was suggested to me hy a paragraph in a research bulletin on the management of marketing costs, written by my associate. Professor James Culliton (1948). In this study of manufacturers' marketing
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artificial SRI funds. The replicating portfolio returns are then used as a benchmark to compare against the SRI funds’ and regular funds’ returns. Results from the study indicate that an exclusion of companies according to norm-based screening can improve a fund’s performance. However, when looking specifically at the fund management of SRI funds, the results point towards inferior performance compared to regular funds. Key Words: Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds, ethical investments,
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11/12/2009 MANAGEMENT 573 GOLDMAN SACHS CASE STUDY Brady Gear, Adam Heying, Maxwell Kagan, Kelly Schilling, & Joseph Quinn Wingerd Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4 History ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 The Nineteenth Century
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participative and nurturant-task leader behavior. Gender differences were not significantly evident. Keywords: Malaysian managers, Leadership, Gender 1. Introduction Reading most Management textbooks would readily reveal that leadership is one of the four management function that needs to be assumed by any manager. Although numerous studies of effective leadership style for managers have been undertaken in the past, interviews conducted with practitioners and indications identified through literature review
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Tutorial Questions ------------------------------------------------- Tutorial 1 – Assumed Knowledge Revision ------------------------------------------------- Questions are to be attempted prior to attending the tutorial 1. Classify each of the following items into one of the five categories: Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue, or Expense. Item | Category | Motor vehicle | | Interest expense | | Rent received | | Bank overdraft | | Retained profits | | Trade Payables
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Answers Professional Level – Options Module, Paper P4 Advanced Financial Management 1 December 2010 Answers Up to 4 professional marks are available for the presentation of the answer, which should be in a report style. The decision should be taken in the best interests of the shareholders and other stakeholders of the company. Obviously all the input numbers should be considered on basis of their reasonableness and accuracy. Hence the positions of the interested parties will be considered
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Op-Ed Who pays the bill and who makes the profit in treating chronic disease? .............................. Lack of financial incentives means prevention is often ignored John Roberts Bellingham, WA 98226 Correspondence to: Dr Roberts jcroberts@hinet.org “A courtyard common to all will be swept by none” goes a Chinese proverb. Sadly, this ancient saying remains true in the modern American medical system. At the start of the third millennium of Western culture and progress, the
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Outline The Case Method - Rules for Classroom Discussion Instruction for the Formation of Study & Project Groups B. Professor/Student Introductions C. Readings from Course Packet: 1. Fin 394.4 Syllabus - Course Outline and Grading Policy 2. “Course Introduction” 3. Note to the Student: How to Study and Discuss Cases 4. “The Case Method” - Jeff Sandefer
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