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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Corporate Performance"”.
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Forecasting corporate performance
For the past twenty years, the usefulness of accounting information has been emphasized. In 1966 the American Accounting Association in its State of Basic Accounting Theory asserted that usefulness is the primary purpose of external financial reports. In 1978 the State of Financial Accounting …
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Corporate governance and corporate performance: Implications for transition economies
This study examines corporate governance modes in different international business systems: the Anglo-Saxon, the Communitarian, and the Asian/emerging business systems. The review of the literature covers the link between corporate governance and the agency problem on the basis that the latter is …
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Does Corporate Performance Improve After Acquisitions? A Case of Indian Companies
… and acquisition (M&A) activities of Indian corporates related to Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI). The key issue is the extent to which these M&As create value for the shareholders of the Indian acquiring firms. There are two components to this question relating to the short and …
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Corporate performance measures and stocks' prices returns: the case of Greece, 1992-2001
… ROI, and ROE) and value-based (SVA and EVA®) performance measures, in explaining stock returns’ variation in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). Pooled time-series, cross sectional data on 163 Greek companies listed in the ASE over the period 1991-2001 have been employed to examine this question. …
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The Impact of Board Diversity on Textual Social, Environmental Disclosures, and Corporate Performance
… lead to better accounting profitability, corporate value, and market-based performance. Remarkably, the present study finds that nationality diversity per se positively impacts corporate performance; in contrast, the dominance of male directors hinders firm performance significantly.
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Employees’ Motivation and Its Impact on Corporate Performance in The Banking Industry In Tanzania
… employees’ motivation and its impacts on corporate performance in the banking industry in Tanzania especially at the CRDB in Dar es Salaam. Specifically it examined the extent to which employees’ financial motivation leads to improved corporate performance at the CRDB. It also examined the …
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The impact of data governance on corporate performance : the case of a petroleum company
While it is acknowledged that data is a valuable corporate asset, many companies fail to exploit it in order to better their performance. Organizations today need to be proactive in their operations and have to make informed business decisions in less time than ever before. This puts pressure on …
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The corporate governance structure and corporate performance: empirical studies of China's listed real estate companies
This study examines the effectiveness of the corporate governance mechanisms and their impact on corporate performance, using the data of one industry sector-China's listed real estate companies. The studies include four parts: (l). the ownership structure, (2). the board structure; (3). the …
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Determination of the key operational variables of construction companies that impact on their corporate performance
… key operational variables affecting their corporate financial performance. Operational variables relevant to financial performance were identified through a literature review. A questionnaire was then designed to assess the extent to which these variables are perceived to influence the …
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An evaluation of the relationship between corporate governance and corporate performance of public enterprises in Namibia
A thesis to be submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Accounting & Finance in the Department of Accounting, Auditing & Income tax
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The Relationship Of Market Orientation, Absorptive Capaci-Ty, Organizational Learning, And Positional Advantage To Corporate Performance In Turbulent And Non-Turbulent Environments
… in the model also predicts Organizational Performance, measured by managers' perceptions of Sales Growth, Market Share Growth, and Market Position. Further, I investigate the impact of Turbulence on these relationships. The link between Organizational Learning and Market Orientation …
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The implementation and adoption of a corporate performance management information system in the City of Cape Town Municipality : a case study using actor-network theory
This study examines the adoption of a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) Information System in the context of a local Municipality with South Africa. The role of ICT in supporting and facilitating CPM is also examined within this context. The historic progression of CPM Systems is reviewed from …
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Linking the balanced scorecard to human resource management
… the relationship between employee capability and corporate performance is affected by an intervening variable, customer loyalty, and whether efficient development and effective deployment of strategic HCMPs act as leading indicators of corporate performance. The possible moderating and intervening …
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Redefining relatedness in corporate acquisitions and mergers: an alternate view for managing corporate diversification
… for studying the relationship between corporate performance and diversification. Extensive research into the relationship between diversification and economic performance has been conducted using two different perspectives. One perspective, pursued mainly by industrial organization …
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Controlling and Organizing the Network Structure of Korean Business Groups, 1997-2003
… business groups, chaebols, for the family-based corporate ownership and control under environmental uncertainty. Research focuses on the groups' changing patterns of inter-firm network structures, the maneuvering strategy by utilizing relational configurations of business groups for the family …
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Entry threat as a determinant of accounting earnings management
… entry threat is increased during periods of peak corporate performance.
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Longitudinal study of the relationship between board attributes and firm performance in South Africa
Corporate governance is not a new concept, although researchers have only shown interest in the topic in the past few decades. The recent financial crisis reignited debate on appropriate mechanisms for making management more accountable to shareholders. Management and boards of directors have been …
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Pursuing shareholder value : comparing the information content of EVA and accounting earnings
… value and various financial measures of corporate performance. The objective is to assess whether adopting the goal of maximising EV A, instead of accounting earnings, enables management to more effectively pursue shareholder value. Firstly, the ability of EVA and accounting earnings to …
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Business rules based legacy system evolution towards service-oriented architecture.
… enterprise (SOE): (1) the continuous performance management of the enterprise; (2) the emergence of business process management; and (3) advances in the standards-based service-oriented infrastructures. This thesis focuses on this emerging three-layered architecture that builds on a …
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