A Study on Leverage and Firm Investment: Chinese Evidence Master of Science Thesis Huijie Bao Program Economics of Innovation and Growth Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) June 2010 Supervisor: Börje Johansson ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on the relationship between financial leverage and investment in Chinese listed firms. There are two novel aspects embraced here. One is choosing a marginal version of Tobin’s q instead of average q with Chinese data. Another one is taking the financial
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The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0956-4233.htm IJSIM 15,1 What drives consumers to shop online? A literature review ˜ ´ Tonita Perea y Monsuwe, Benedict G.C. Dellaert and Ko de Ruyter Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Keywords Information media, Internet, Purchasing, Shopping Abstract While a large number
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Project Brief highlights on the business case (rationale behind it), the project model and deliverables, the Program management team to set up the organisation and run the project and the cost implications. The need for economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa is vital as over 40% of the population, or 300 million people, live on less than $1 a day. Africa is home to two-thirds of the world’s 48 poorest countries.[1] Mavericks in Ghana is a response to a need in the Ghanaian
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Chapter 1: CONSUMERS RULE CHAPTER OBJECTIVES When students finish this chapter they should understand that: • Consumers use products to help them define their identities in different settings. • Consumer behavior is a process. • Marketers need to understand the wants and needs of different consumer segments. • The Web is changing consumer behavior. • Consumer behavior is related to other issues in our lives. • Consumer activities can be harmful to individuals and to society
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1 TEACHING - LEARNING METHODS IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION - AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO Prof. Edson Luiz Riccio, Ph.D. - e-mail: elriccio@usp.br BSc. Marici Cristine Gramacho Sakata - e-mail: mcsakata@usp.br Affiliation: University of São Paulo - Brazil Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accountancy Department of Accountancy and Actuary Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto 908 - FEA3 05508-900 – Sao Paulo – Brasil FAX: 55-11- 813 01 20 PHONE: 55-11- 3818 58 20 ABSTRACT The Teaching of
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SUPPLY CHAIN UK RETAILER JOHN LEWIS Case study based on CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly Quarter 2, 2104 And Drapersonline.com October 2013 To maintain its lead in omnichannel retailing, UK retailer John Lewis has adopted a very modern strategy: converting to "hybrid" DCs that fill orders for both retail stores and online sales. London-based retailer The John Lewis Partnership fared exceptionally well during last year's Christmas selling season. For the five weeks leading up to Christmas its total
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Chris Boich EBUS308: Intro to E-Business Professor Phillips May 3, 2016 Chris Boich EBUS308: Intro to E-Business Professor Phillips May 3, 2016 Convenient Coffee Convenient Coffee Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Mission Statement 2 Descriptive New Business Concept Summary 2 Justification of Relevance of New Business Concept 3 Role of the Internet in the New Business Concept 3 Description of the Business Model 4 Description and Justification of the Stakeholders
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1 | Journal of Management and Science Vol.2, No.1 ISSN:2249-1260/EISSN:2250-1819 ACCEPTANCE OF E-BANKING AMONG CUSTOMERS (An Empirical Investigation in India) K.T. Geetha1 & V.Malarvizhi2 Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Avinashilingam Institute for home Science and Higher Education for Women Coimbatore -641043, TamilNadu, India 1 2 Abstract Financial liberalization and technology revolution have allowed the developments of new and more efficient delivery
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1 Comparing internally consistent HR at the Airport Express Train (AET), Oslo, Norway and Southwest Airlines (SA), Dallas, U.S.A. Bård Kuvaas and Anders Dysvik, BI Norwegian School of Management This case study provides a comparison between internally consistent HR in two very different organizations with respect to size (small versus large), age (new versus old), ownership (an independent company reporting to the Norwegian Trading and Business Commerce versus listed), competitive strategy (cost
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THE NATION’S NEWSPAPER BS2003-01a Collegiate Case Study Enron law firm called accounting practices 'creative' By Greg Farrell www.usatodaycollege.com Accounting fraud Part I: The problems “Creative accounting” is not a new technique, but it can certainly be a costly one. Businesses feel the pressure to appear profitable in order to attract investors and resources, but deceptive or fraudulent accounting practices often lead to drastic consequences. Are these so-called creative practices
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