Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Working Paper Series Dr. Shahira Abdel Shahid September 2001 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? 1 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? Abstract: The paper defines corporate governance and explains the reasons for its becoming an important issue pursued by many countries in the last decade. Following, the various codes of corporate governance, used as a guidance
Words: 26570 - Pages: 107
Business Structures Myriah Shanks ACC/537 July 4, 2011 George Bray Business Structures Starting a new business can be an exciting yet challenging time. One of the important decisions new business owners have to make is, which business structure to use. The three business structures new owners typically chose from are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. This paper will not cover a fourth type of business structure the limited liability company (LLC). Choosing the structure that
Words: 550 - Pages: 3
Case Study – Intel Why has Intel been so successful in recent years? What are the pros and cons of Intel’s current competitive position? Historically, Intel has been successful because of their innovation. They were responsible for 16 of the 22 major breakthroughs in microelectronics between the years 1971 and 1981; and because of these early successes Intel has been able to remain a major competitor in the technology industry. By 1991, Intel was the world’s second-largest manufacturer of
Words: 974 - Pages: 4
Cost of Capital, Corporation Finance and the Theory of Investment’ 3 Modigliani & Miller 2 6 Modigliani and Miller 3 7 Modigliani & Miller – 1958 4 12 Fama & French (1998) ‘Taxes, Financing Decisions, and Firm Value’ 18 FAMA FRENCH 2 20 Fama & French 3 21 Fama & French – 1998 4 22 Graham (2000) ‘How Big Are the Tax Benefits of Debt?’ 25 GRAHAM (2000) 2 28 Graham 3 29 How big are the tax benefits of debt? John Graham – 2002 4 29 Lecture 2 32 Myers (1984) ‘The Capital Structure Puzzle’
Words: 61282 - Pages: 246
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING HOA SEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE INDIVIDUAL FINAL REPORT HUAWEI CO. LTD AND SOME COMPARISONS TO APPLE INC. INSTRUCTORS: PHAM THI BICH NGOC Ho Chi Minh city, June 2016 MINISTRY
Words: 3834 - Pages: 16
Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu And William H. Meckling University of Rochester Abstract This paper integrates elements from the theory of agency, the theory of property rights and the theory of finance to develop a theory of the ownership structure of the firm. We define the concept of agency costs, show its relationship to the ‘separation and control’ issue, investigate the nature of the agency
Words: 28422 - Pages: 114
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CASE STUDY 1/15/2014 This course required us to conduct a case study on any organization of choice analyzing the organizational behavior principles being applied in practice. The aspects we analyzed were the corporate culture, leadership style and knowledge management. We begin by a brief introduction of the company and then analyze each of the aspects one by one and end it with a conclusion. The organization we decided to analyze is the Habib Metro Bank. The department
Words: 2094 - Pages: 9
www.ccsenet.org/ibr International Business Research Vol. 3, No. 3; July 2010 Ownership Structure and Cash Flows As Determinants of Corporate Dividend Policy in Pakistan Talat Afza (Corresponding Author) Faculty of Business Administration, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Jinnah Building Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan E-mail: talatafza@ciitlahore.edu.pk Hammad Hassan Mirza COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Words: 9161 - Pages: 37
Introduction “A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.” [ (Rockfellar) ] Partnerships are defined as the relationship existing between two or more persons who join to carry on a trade or business. Each person contributes money, property, labor or skill, and expects to share in the profits and losses of the business. [ (IRS) ]. There are two different type of partnerships limited, and general. Domestic Corporation is defined as a U.S. corporation doing business
Words: 983 - Pages: 4
Two European Hotel Groups: Equity Analysis Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Business Description ......................................................................................................................... 4 Industry Analysis ..........................................................
Words: 5725 - Pages: 23
