This dissertation studied the determinants and consequences of corporate reputation. It explored how firm-, industry-, and country-level factors influence the general public’s assessment of a firm’s reputation and how this reputation assessment impacted the firm’s strategic actions and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This paper investigates the economic role of bank mergers in creating shareholder value based on the idea that shareholder wealth will increase if the consolidation leads to the aforementioned gains. This paper is divided into seven sections. The second section of my paper provides an academic...

Den Aufsichtsräten innerhalb des deutschen Corporate Governance Systems ist in den letzten Jahren erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit zugekommen. Es wurden Empfehlungen und gesetzliche Vorschriften formuliert, die die Zusammensetzung des Aufsichtsratsgremiums sowie dessen Tätigkeiten betreffen. Diesem...