American Finance Association Why Do Companies Go Public? An Empirical Analysis Author(s): Marco Pagano, Fabio Panetta, Luigi Zingales Source: The Journal of Finance, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Feb., 1998), pp. 27-64 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/117434 . Accessed: 24/08/2011 01:33 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Chapter 1 The Dimensions of Psychology Summary: Psychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviors. Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases, and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist, and can be classified as a social, behavioral
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mF OXFORD INSTITUTE O R I ENERGY STUDIES The Effects of Vertical Integration on Oil Company Performance Fernando Barrera-Rey Oxford Institute for Energy Studies WPM 21 October 1995 The contents of this paper are the author's sole responsibility. They do not necessarily represent the views of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies or any of its Members. Copyright 0 1995 Oxford Institute for Energy Studies All rights reserved. No palt of this publication may be reproduced
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Quality in Higher Education ISSN: 1353-8322 (Print) 1470-1081 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cqhe20 Fitness for Purpose in the Assessment of Learning: students as stakeholders Liz Mcdowell & Kay Sambell To cite this article: Liz Mcdowell & Kay Sambell (1999) Fitness for Purpose in the Assessment of Learning: students as stakeholders, Quality in Higher Education, 5:2, 107-123 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1353832990050202 Published online:
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MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OF EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMIES Darryl J, Mitry and Thomas Bradley National University School of Business and Technology http://marketing.byu.edu/htmlpages/ccrs/proceedings99/mitrybradley.htm Key Factors: ~ Global Business, Colliding cultures & Changing Economies ~With the accession of the 21st Century, the developing globalization of business and other expanding pluralistic organizations we need to reconsider the topic of managerial
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Making money out of football Stefan Szymanski[1] Stephen Hall The Business School, Imperial College London April 2003 Abstract: In the US most economists have argued that professional sports teams are profit maximising businesses, but it is a widely held view in Europe that professional football clubs are not run on a profit maximising basis. This belief has important implications for the impact of policy measures such as income redistribution that are widely advocated. This paper
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diXESSE ! The ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY SPHINX DICTIONARIES es·sen·tial. ADJ. Of the utmost importance. • The most comprehensive pocket-size dictionary • Easy-to-understand definitions • Written by a leading authority in the field Wit Kate Mooney Accoun ting T and Phra erms ses 300O h MORE TH AN The ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY es·sen·tial ADJ. Of the utmost importance. The ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY es·sen·tial ADJ. Of the utmost importance
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Woko k rb o: Sm lQuso s n ap e et n ad i Eece xrss i September 2012 Level I Workbook: Sample Questions and Exercises Preface.......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Sample Exam Questions ............................................................................................................................. 2 Exercises ....................................................
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Resource Markets WP-RM-18 Recent Developments in Transaction Cost Economics Sophia Ruester January 2010 Chair for Energy Economics and Public Sector Management Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1535903 Recent Developments in Transaction Cost Economics Sophia Ruester1 Abstract This working paper provides a summary on transaction cost economics (TCE) and recent developments thereof. After an introductory discussion of TCE’s role within the field of New Institutional
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Chapter 5 QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN AND SCALE DEVELOPMENT Naresh K. Malhotra, Georgia Institute of Technology Introduction This chapter describes the importance of a questionnaire and presents the process for developing questionnaires and observational forms. Guidelines for questionnaire construction are provided at each stage of the process. In addition, commonly used scaling techniques and use of questionnaires in experimentation are discussed and the design of observational forms is presented
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