European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.8, 2012 www.iiste.org The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development: The Nigerian Perspective Dr. Mrs Ann Ogbo AGU CHIDIEBERE NWACHUKWU Dept. Of management, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. PMB 011 *E mail of the correspondence author: annogbo@yahoo.com brightchidi@yahoo.com Abstract The aim of the paper is to develop and analyse the contributions of entrepreneurship in the economic
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THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LVII, NO. 5 • OCTOBER 2002 Information Production and Capital Allocation: Decentralized versus Hierarchical Firms JEREMY C. STEIN* ABSTRACT This paper asks how well different organizational structures perform in terms of generating information about investment projects and allocating capital to these projects. A decentralized approach—with small, single-manager firms—is most likely to be attractive when information about projects is “soft” and cannot be credibly
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Do financial management decisions influence firm value? Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Background overview 3 2.1 Financial management decisions 3 2.1.1 Capital budgeting 4 2.1.2 Capital structure 4 2.1.3 Working capital management 5 2.1.4 Relationship 5 2.2 Efficiency of the capital markets 5 3. Empirical study 6 3.1 Select a FTSE 100 company—HSBC Holdings PLC 6 3.2 Financial decisions taken over in the past three years 7 3.3 Appraise the financial management
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About Venture Capital (VC) | Starting and growing a business always require capital. There are a number of alternative methods to fund growth. These include the owner or proprietor’s own capital, arranging debt finance, or seeking an equity partner, as is the case with private equity and venture capital. Private equity is a broad term that refers to any type of non-public ownership equity securities that are not listed on a public exchange. Private equity encompasses both early stage (venture
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European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.7, No.28, 2015 www.iiste.org Impact of Firm Size on Earnings Management; A Study of Textile Sector of Pakistan Usman Ali MS Business Administration National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad, Faisalabad Campus Muhammad Afzal Noor Lecturer Department of Management Sciences National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Faisalabad Campus Muhammad Kashif Khurshid Lecturer Department
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Executive summary In this paper, an attempt is made to delineate the deficiencies of the existing financial system in Bangladesh to cater to financing needs of SMEs or new potential entrepreneurs and a proposal has been given to develop the venture capital industry to meet financing and non-financing needs of SMEs. SMEs play a vital role within Bangladesh’s economy in terms of creation of industrial outputs and generation of employment. Even though they play a significant role they face problems
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The American economic JUNE 1958 Revlew NUMBER THREE VOLUME XLVIII THE COST OF CAPITAL, CORPORATION FINANCE AND THE THEORY OF INVESTMIENT By FRANCO MODIGLIAN1 AND MERTON H. MILLER* What is the "cost of capital" to a firm in a world in which funds are used to acquire assets whose yields are uncertain; and in which capital can be obtained by many different media, ranging from pure debt instruments, representing money-fixed claims, to pure equity issues, giving holders only the
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In this paper the author will describe the main aspects of the regulatory environment which will protect the public from fraud within corporations. The author will pay special attention to the Sox requirement; along with evaluating whether Sox will be effective in avoiding future frauds. Regulatory environment consist of several laws and regulations that has been developed by federal, state, and local governments in order to limit control over business practices. The regulatory environment plays
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_________________________________________________________________________ Course Description My aim is to work with you on both concepts that are useful in dealing with international currency issues when operating across national boundaries and on recent developments in the capital markets and financing. The context of the course will be financial issues of importance to corporations, fund managers, and investors. The instructional focus will be individual development. The course aims to develop professional effectiveness
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