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affect financial performance. According to this theory, two event studies are conducted to analyze the impact of publishing …
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This article addresses the question whether companies from emerging economies create shareholder value through foreign acquisitions. The popular business press usually views these foreign acquisitions very positively. The stock markets have often reacted negatively to the acquisitions. The...
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of the Black Economic Empowerment(BEE) transaction on shareholder value. In this study a specific reference data of 2002has been chosen for analysis.The analysis measures and compares various financial ratios before 2002 and after 2002for those...
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The primary goal of a publicly traded company is to maximise the wealth of its shareholders. This implies that the management of the firm, as agents of the owners, has to manage the firm in such a manner as to create value from every decision taken. Value-based management (VBM) is a management...
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PurposeThis paper analyses the use of marketing metrics and marketing information and metrics contained in 2006/7 annual reports of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Theassumption is that the annual reports are the vehicle whereby listed companies communicate totheir...
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. The second section of my paper provides an academic review of the literature, focusing on econometric theory that tests …
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There have been repeated calls from top management and marketing academics forgreater accountability in marketing so that the financial returns of marketinginvestments can be more robustly evaluated. These are coalescing around theissue of whether or not marketing delivers shareholder value. One...
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As economies are increasingly driven by services, the introduction of newservices to satisfy customers and improve firm value is becoming a critical issue formanagers. In my dissertation, I take a step in improving the understanding of serviceinnovations.In the first essay, I look at the...
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Gegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Betrachtung der Reputation eines Unternehmens aus ?konomischer Sicht. Die Zusammenfassung von Beurteilungen der Unternehmensaktivit?ten durch wirtschaftlich relevante Interessengruppen bildet eine Unternehmensreputation. Die Reputation wird hier mit einem...
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Carlin and Finch, this issue, compare goodwill impairment discount rates used by a sample of large Australian firms … opportunistically select goodwill discount rates subsequent to the 2005 introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards …, discount rate selection plays a key role in goodwill valuation decisions. It is also timely to consider the goodwill valuation …
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