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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"ownership structures"”.
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Financing and ownership structures in international project finance
… process, the determination of the best type of ownership structure, and the development of a complete and integrated set of financial and contractual arrangements. This thesis examines the ownership and financing structures in International Project Finance. Selection of the form of business …
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Reforming the Chinese Model of Trust Property Ownership : an Analysis of the Ownership Structures and Functions of Trusts
… system. However, critics claim that the “dual ownership”, which is the hallmark of the common law trust, conflicts with the civilian conception of indivisible and absolute ownership. Due to the lack of theoretical foundation, Chinese trust law remains ambiguous on the ownership of trust …
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Cross -Border Acquisitions: The Impact of Ownership Structure on Performance
… acquisitions. I expect firms with different ownership structures to have different capabilities as acquirers in respect to the post-acquisition performance of target firms. Using a sample 111 French firms that were acquired by U.S., U.K., German, and Italian firms between 1995 and 2000, I …
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Corporate control and its effect on company performance
This study investigates the effects that various ownership structures have on company performance. It is assumed that the ownership structure of the firm dictates the manner in which the firm monitors its managers. It is further assumed that the objective of the firm is to maximise shareholder …
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Municipal enterprise : the growth and development of Manchester Airport, c1910-1978
… airport and the implications of municipal ownership. The main theme is the nature of municipal ownerships structures and their interaction with other institutional structures and agencies in the immediate locale and at national level, which have influenced development processes and …
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The Impact of Firm Ownership on Innovation: Evidence From China
… from 2013 to 2019 to focus on the impact of five ownership structures on firm innovation. In this context, innovation refers to firm performance innovation, specialisation innovation and diversification innovation. The results show that concentrated ownership is positively related to firm …
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Essays on the Economics of Entrepreneurship
… examines the role played by economic agents and ownership structures in creating incentives for high-technology entrepreneurship. The goal of high-technology entrepreneurship is to go public through initial public offers (IPO). Going public eases access to finance and rewards entrepreneurs for …
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Firms, contracts, and trade structure
… organizational forms. That is, they choose ownership structures and locations for the production of intermediate inputs.
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Scottish country of origin: its role and value in the identities of Scottish premium/luxury brands.
… structure models which reflect the dominant ownership structures in the Scottish food and beverage, textiles/cashmere and whisky sectors; the dimensions of Scottish premium/luxury brands across a range of product categories; the motivations and drivers for adopting a COO identity; the …
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Factors affecting CSR disclosure in Nepalese banks: a global reporting initiative perspective
… bank size, bank age, bank profitability and ownership structure) and the CSR disclosure levels (i.e., economic, social, environmental and the overall CSR disclosures). A sample of 82 banks was selected from the Nepal Stock Exchange for the year 2014. CSR related information was collected from …
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Ownership structure and the risk-taking channel of monetary policy
… there has hitherto been limited attention on how ownership structure affects the relationship between monetary policy and bank risk. Drawing on three interconnected studies written as journal articles, this thesis provides novel insights into the role of banks in monetary policy transmission. …
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Luxury Tourism in South Africa: navigating opportunities and barriers to address sustainability challenges
… and policymakers, such as addressing neocolonial ownership structures, developing standardised impact assessment models, aligning sustainability with guest expectations, and leveraging public-private partnerships to scale green technologies. Future research should adopt a mixed-methods approach to …
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Factors influencing the ownership and management structure decision making in hotel investments
… and the specialized tourism industry. The ownership and management structures of such property investment activities are crucial as they determine the risk and financial performance associated with such investments in the long term. The purpose of the research is to assess the hotel …
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Two Essays on Governance in IPO Firms
… governance variables like board composition and ownership structure affect IPO underpricing, while largely overlooking the implications of these governance structures for long-term liquidity. This is a significant oversight, given the many benefits to IPO issuers from having a liquid stock (e.g., …
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND EXTERNAL AUDIT ON CONSTRAINING EARNINGS MANAGEMENT PRACTICE IN THE UK
… Directors’ (NEDs) Commitment; and 4) Ownership Structures. The external audit factors include auditor independence and audit quality. Two models are constructed and a set of hypotheses are stated. These models are tested using a sample consisting of the top 350 companies listed on the …
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Essays in International Finance
… the motivations behind corporate control structures and new equity issues for a large sample of international firms and evaluates how their stock prices respond to analysts' recommendations. The first chapter investigates the relationship between ownership structures and the mode of …
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The Quality of Corporate Annual Reports: Evidence from Libya
… private sector activities and expanding the ownership structures of business. These have generated much local interest in corporate reporting and the need to assess corporate reporting disclosure. This study attempts to assess the quality of corporate annual reports published by Libyan …
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Risk management in microfinance : identities, perceptions, behaviours and interests of microfinance stakeholders in Plateau State, Nigeria
… in the MFIs studied is hampered by their ownership structures and operating methodologies. The originality and contribution to knowledge of this thesis lie in developing a framework for subjective risk management in microfinance embedded in the identities, perceptions, behaviours and …
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Reforming the Chinese corporate governance system: a comparative law and economic analysis.
… law was the well-documented separation of ownership from control and the increase in management control brought about by the wide dispersion of share ownership in large public companies.The growth and complexity of the modern corporation with diversified ownership created the need for …
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