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In this paper we empirically examine the determinants of changes in the organization of production using detailed information on a data set from a new plant-level survey of 1003 plants covering the full range of manufacturing industries in Spain. In particular, and among many other things,...
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We highlight business model innovation as a way for general managers and entrepreneurs to create and appropriate value, especially in times of economic change. Business model innovation, which involves designing a modified or new activity system, relies on recombining the existing resources of a...
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A decision-maker has to elicit information from informed multiple experts about a policy's value. The principal may prevent communication among the agents. However, it may be in the principal's interest to allow communication among them. I assume that communication allows synergies to emerge...
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We present an explanation of the high frequency of team production and high level of peer monitoring found in Japanese firms, in terms of a simple and empirically grounded variation in individual utility functions. We argue that Japanese agents are generally characterized by a higher degree,...
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I review 150 textbooks on corporate finance and valuation published between 1979 and 2009 by authors such as Brealey, Myers, Copeland, Damodaran, Merton, Ross, Bruner, Bodie, Penman, Arzac¿ and find that their recommendations regarding the equity premium range from 3% to 10%, and that 51 books...
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During 2008, only 2 of the companies included in the Dow Jones (Wall Mart and McDonalds) created value, while in 2007 16 of these companies did it. The market value of the 300 companies was $2.9 trillion in 2008 and $4.4 trillion in 2007. The top shareholder value creators in 2004 were Exxon,...
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Este documento contiene más de treinta errores y disparates sobre valoración de empresas: la mayoría están más relacionados con la ausencia de sensatez que con la técnica. En julio de 2008, un Magistrado estableció que el valor razonable de las acciones de una admirada y rentable empresa...
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Este documento contiene un ranking de las gestoras realizado comparando la evolución de sus fondos desde 1994 hasta 2009. Una gestora ha sido mejor que otra cuando sus fondos han obtenido menor diferencia con los mejores de su categoría (en media y corrigiendo la diferencia con la dispersión...
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En 2009, la rentabilidad del IBEX 35 fue del 38,3% y hubo 89 empresas (entre 125) con rentabilidad positiva. Considerando conjuntamente los años 2009 y 2008, sólo diez empresas tuvieron rentabilidad positiva. Las 125 empresas crearon valor para sus accionistas por importe de 100 millardos de...
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En el primer semestre de 2009, la rentabilidad de la bolsa española fue 6,9% y 81 empresas (entre 136) tuvieron rentabilidad positiva. Considerando conjuntamente los años 2008 y 2009, sólo 4 empresas (Funespaña, CAF, Viscofán y Tecnocom) tuvieron rentabilidad positiva. La destrucción de...
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