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distribution channels and its market is limited which only focus on middle and high income people who are pursuing modern, vogue and innovation, most of them are in developed countries. And their suppliers pollution issues are exposed in 2011 which is harmful to Apple's brand image. Apple products are hardly compatible with other companies' electronic products. Secondly, in the analysis of external environment, the paper tells that it is a big opportunity to enter Chinese market, as China just has the boom
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consequences [Klomp, 2010]. Banking crises are initiated by deregulatory measures, which lead to overly rapid credit expansion, and increases of asset prices. At some point, the bubble burst, with a dramatic fall in prices, disruption of the asset markets, widespread bankruptcies, increase in non-performing loans, credit losses, and acute liquidity problems within the banking system. Finally, governments have to bail out the weak banking system
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A Resolution of the Distress Risk and Leverage Puzzles in the Cross Section of Stock Returns Abstract We revisit findings that returns are negatively related to financial distress intensity and leverage. These are puzzles under frictionless capital markets assumptions, but consistent with optimizing firms that differ in their exposure to financial distress costs. Firms with high costs choose low leverage to avoid distress, but retain exposure to the systematic risk of bearing such costs in low states.
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fujitsu.com Tom Dissing (61-2) 9293-0423 tom.dissing@au.fujitsu.com This report is the result of a joint effort between Fujitsu Australia and JPMorgan, focusing on developments in the Australian mortgage industry. We use the Fujitsu Mortgage Market and Yield Improvement Modelling. See page 30 for analyst certification and important disclosures, including investment banking relationships. JPMorgan does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors
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International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 3 No. 15; August 2012 Corporate Governance Attributes and Financial Reporting Quality: Empirical Evidence from Iran Pari Chalaki Department of Accounting Urmia University Iran Hamzeh Didar Department of Accounting Urmia University Iran Mohadeseh Riahinezhad M.A. student in Accounting Urmia University Iran Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of corporate governance attributes on financial reporting
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achieve an optimal capital structure, and repurchase undervalued shares. To accomplish these goals, Midland must calculate an appropriate cost of capital that will allow reasonable valuations of their strategies. In funding overseas growth, Midland must use its cost of capital to analyze, evaluate, and convert foreign cash flows. In evaluating value-adding projects, the cost of capital must be used to discount project cash flows. To optimize its capital structure, the company must continuously
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1. Introduction Playing an important role in the economy and occupying a huge proportion in the whole market, family firms have been paid special attentions by scholars with a long time. However, it is scarce to find the related studies about the family impact on corporate performance especially during hard times despite its prevalence around the world. Now, many scholars have realized the importance about family firms due to their reciprocal impact (Sharma, 2004). Previous researches mainly
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1. Introduction Congestion in banking industry in addition to competition in market is getting intense day by day. The management is required to optimally deploy its resources for enhancing profitability and growth of business. The need of minimizing to vulnerability of depending on single market is also crucial and required business expansion in different regions. It is therefore necessary for the management of the bank to strategically utilize its limited resources so that the growth of the bank
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logo design characteristics, and specifically figurativeness, influence consumer preferences in the context of a brand merger, in the banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – This study develops a typology of the alternative corporate identity structures that may be assumed in the context of a brand merger by drawing on a literature review and secondary data, as well as an exploratory study analyzing consumers’ preferences regarding alternative branding strategies. Findings – The results suggest
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