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Mandatory Works Councils in Germany: Their Effects on Productivity and Profits
Müller, Steffen - 2009
Arbeitnehmer haben in Deutschland das Recht zur Wahl von Betriebsräten. Betriebsräte haben gesetzliche Informations-, Konsultations- und Mitbestimmungsrechte. Die Effekte von Betriebsräten auf Produktivität und Gewinne von mittelgroßen Betrieben des verarbeitenden Gewerbes werden mit Daten...
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More than Numbers: R&D-related Disclosure and Firm Performance.
Merkley, Kenneth Joe - 2011
This dissertation examines the relation between reported financial performance and qualitative disclosure in the research and development (R&D) disclosure setting. While the influence of performance on firms? disclosure decisions is a fundamental issue in the accounting literature, prior studies...
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Financial statements in less developed countries : what do preparers demand?
Yaftian, Ali Mohannad; Mirshekary, Soheila - 2009
This study reports on an empirical investigation of the characteristics, attitudes, and beliefs of preparers of external financial reports in a less developed country. The basic research instrument consisted of a questionnaire in two parts: the first addressing attitudes of professional...
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Accounting, regulation and profitability: the case of PFI hospital refinancing
Toms, Steven; Beck, Matthias; Asenova, Darinka - 2011
several factors, including, evidence of massive private sector profit making, the failure of private sector financiers to … with the goal of securing favourable profit and risk outcomes. These dynamics are illustrated with reference to the history …
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The chicken or the egg? Cash flow or earnings : is one a predictor of the other?
Bezuidenhout, Annelise - 2007
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verskeie navorsingsprojekte is oor die jare gedoen ten opsigte van die voorspellingsmoontlikhede van kontantvloei en winste, met teenstrydige resultate. Daar is egter weinig navorsing gedoen oor die verhouding wat tussen winste en kontantvloei bestaan. Hierdie...
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ALTERNATIVES TO SUGAR CANE IN ST. KITTS: COMPETITIVENESS STUDIES OF 4 CROPS IN ST. KITTS/NEVIS
Edwards, Allistair; Jacque, Andrew Eliel - 2007
The sugar industry in the island of St. Kitts came to a close in 2005 and so too did a long period of monoculture and possibly a culture and lifestyle of a people that affectionately refer to their country as Sugar City. Sugar was cultivated on approximately 4,500 hectares and there is now a...
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A SOMOGY MEGYEI VADÁSZTÁRSASÁGOK KÖLTSÉGEI ÉS BEVÉTELEI
Geszti, Szilard; Sebestyen, Julianna - 2007
Az elemzés szerint a Somogy megyei vadásztársaságok nyereségesek voltak. Az összköltség szignifikánsan (p0,05) befolyásolta a bevételek nagyságát. A vizsgált időtartam alatt a legnagyobb bevételi forrás (értékben, arányban) a kül-földi bérvadásztatásból, a...
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Discussão dos retornos à escala nos contextos das funções de produção e de custo
Alves, Eliseu - 2007
and cost functions. Whenever profit is maximized, one is the reciprocal of the other. The cost function has not a defined … profit is zero, after all factor of production gets its share. The paper extends the cost function to several products, and …
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Cost and profit efficiency of South African banks
Siyaka, Nokuthula - 2008
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to analyse the cost and profit efficiency of banksin South Africa. The cost … verysimplistic and does not provide enough insight on real profit efficiency.This research uses a stochastic frontier model to … and profitefficiencies, with the most cost efficient banks also being most profit efficient.With regard to bank size, cost …
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A theory for optimal monitoring of marine reserves
Gerber, L. R.; Beger, M.; McCarthy, M. A.; Possingham, H. P. - 2005
Monitoring of marine reserves has traditionally focused on the task of rejecting the null hypothesis that marine reserves have no impact on the population and community structure of harvested populations. We consider the role of monitoring of marine reserves to gain information needed for...
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