Journal of Retailing 87 (3, 2011) 253–268 Franchising Research Frontiers for the Twenty-First Century Rajiv P. Dant a,∗ , Marko Grünhagen b,1 , Josef Windsperger c,2 a Michael F. Price College of Business, The University of Oklahoma, 307 West Brooks, Norman, OK 73019-4001, USA b Eastern Illinois University, School of Business, 4002 Lumpkin Hall, Charleston, IL 61920, USA c Center of Business Studies, University of Vienna, Brünner Strasse 72, A-1210 Vienna, Austria Abstract About four decades
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Final Time Table - Fall 2014 ( v 20141113-1130 ) CIIT_Lahore FA14-BEC-A (Semester 1) (DDP) 2 10:00 - 11:30 HUM-Huma Ijaz 1 8:30 - 10:00 Phy-Dr. Saif Ur Rehman 3 11:30 - 1:00 4 1:30 - 3:00 5 3:00 - 4:30 HUM-Dr. Musferah Mehfooz 6 4:30 - 6:00 7 6:00 - 7:30 Subjects Count English Physics for Chemical Comprehension and Engineers Composition Islamic Studies N-7 HUM-Huma Ijaz N-1 Math-Imran Zulfiqar Chem-Amjad Riaz Cheema Chemical Process Principles
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report contains a critical analysis of the capital structure strategy employed by Leighton Holdings Ltd during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and also an assessment of optimal capital structure Leighton should use to fund future investments. Examination of the changes of the capital structure of the company over pre-GFC and post-GFC period (2004-2010) reveals a range of considerations were deliberated in the financing decision; these include not only the capital
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Agency Theory: A brief Review by N. Waweru The agency theory assumes that there exists a contractual relationship between members of a firm. It recognises the existence of two groups of people; principals or superiors and agents or subordinates. The principals will delegate decision making authority to the agents and expect them to perform certain functions in return for a reward. Both the principals and the agents are assumed to be rational economic persons motivated solely by self-interest but
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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 in securing investment or manage finance to develop their ideas or to
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(prescriptive) accounting theory Inte baserad på empiriska tester (som positive teorier är) utan de är baserade på vad researcher tror ska eller borde inträffa vid särskilda omständigheter. Teorier som föreskriver (prescribe) istället för förklarar (describe) särskilda handlingar kallas för normativa teorier eftersom att dom baseras på normer som researchern som lägger fram teorierna har. T.ex. säger hur vi ska ta till oss och använda redovisningsmetoder. Kapitel 2 Theories of regulation Public
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An Assessment of Corporate Cash Management Practices Author(s): Lawrence J. Gitman, Edward A. Moses and I. Thomas White Source: Financial Management, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Spring, 1979), pp. 32-41 Published by: Wiley on behalf of the Financial Management Association International Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3665408 Accessed: 26-04-2016 11:33 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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expertise in financial products. The company has expanded across different regions thereby trying to attain globalization. It has been offering advices on investments, loans, insurance and several other business products. The company believes that their strong commitment towards work along with commitment by every employee had enabled them to reach great heights. Wells Fargo bank has large number of customers getting served financially on a daily basis. However, they have experienced financial issues recently
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African Journal of Business Management Vol.6 (44), pp. 10994-11002, 7 November 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM12.342 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2012 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Common causes of small businesses failure in the townships of West Rand district municipality in the Gauteng Province of South Africa Solly Matshonisa Seeletse Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), P.O. Box 107
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Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded
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