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Assessing the Impact of Ease of Doing Business and Corruption on Economic Growth for Africa Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) Member States
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2018
A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
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Impact of managerial ownership on financial policies and the firm’s performance: evidence Pakistani manufacturing firms
Din, Shahab-u-; Javid, Attiya Yasmin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
support that the concentration of managerial ownership affects the firms financial policies, mainly the leverage and dividend … determines a negative and significant association among the mangers ownership concentration and dividend policy of the firms … asymmetric information will decrease and directly decrease the effectiveness of the dividend policy. Beside this the firms with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260358
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Study On Dividend Policy: Antecedent and Its Impact On Share Price
Murhadi, Werner-Ria - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This research aims to test dividend signaling theory in an Indonesian capital market. Signaling theory states that … dividend policy has information content that can influence to share price. Examination of theory of signaling is related to … research phenomena in other countries indicating that by percentage there is degradation of company which is pay dividend and …
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Revisiting Executive Pay in Family-Controlled Firms: Family Premium in Large Business Groups
Cheong, Juyoung; Kim, Woochan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
According to the prior literature, family executives of family-controlled firms receive lower compensation than non-family executives. One of the key driving forces behind this is the existence of family members who are not involved in management, but own significant fraction of shares and...
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The Provision of Out-of-School Care in Bulgaria
Beleva, Iskra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper examines the provision of out-of school care in Bulgaria as an important topic within the debate on gender equality. The problem is recognized as a key issue of demographic development and reconciliation between work, private and family life in Bulgaria. The National Strategy for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114290
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Coming of age, seeking legitimacy: The historical trajectory of African management research
Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical trajectory of African management research and managerial thinking. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws from a review and synthesis of the literature from 1960–2012. Findings – The analysis led to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011253058
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Liberalization and financial sector competition: a critical contribution to the empirics with an African assessment
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
financial sector competition in Africa using updated data to appraise second generation reforms. The ‘freedom to trade’ and …
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Dietary quality and tree cover in Africa
Ickowitz, Amy; Powell, Bronwen; Salim, Mohammad; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
relationship between animal source food consumption and tree cover. Overall our findings suggest that children in Africa who live …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258726
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How has politico-economic liberalization affected financial allocation efficiency? Fresh African evidence
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
financial efficiency in Africa. It uses updated data to appraise second generation reforms in order to gather fresh evidence and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258749
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On the effectiveness of foreign aid in institutional quality
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We extend the Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB) debate on ‘the effect of foreign aid on corruption’ by: not partially negating the former’s methodological underpinning (as in the latter’s approach) with a unifying empirical framework and; broadening the horizon of inquiry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258764