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Walter, Ingo - 2002

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Japan's Economy: The Idiosyncratic Recovery Continues

Patrick, Hugh - 2007

challenges that involve divestitures, mergers, and acquisitions. Activist shareholders are playing an increasingly important yet …

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Privatisation in Australia and the western economies in the 1990's: Distributional and political effects of accounting and financial reporting

Gowland, D; Aiken, M - 2009

This article captures the effects of 1990's privatization two decades later and challenges whether the expected outcomes of Government debt reduction, a change in share ownership, reduced union and government intervention, and improved efficiency have been achieved. It also addresses whether the...

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15.997 Advanced Corporate Risk Management, Spring 2007

Parsons, John E.; Obizhaeva, Anna - 2007

Opportunity for group study by graduate students on current topics related to management not otherwise included in curriculum. From the course home page: Course Description This is a course on how corporations make use of the insights and tools of risk management. Most courses on derivatives,...

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Financial ratio analysis of Indonesian construction firms

Pamulu, Muhammad Sapri; Kajewski, Stephen L.; Betts, Martin - 2008

This paper presents findings of a pilot study, which evaluates financial ratios in the Indonesian construction firms. The study is an extension of a larger study that is an attempt to explore strategic practices for Indonesian construction firms that generates a competitive advantage. The...

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Financial management effectiveness of Indonesia's construction state-owned enterprises

Pamulu, Muhammad Sapri; Kajewski, Stephen L.; Betts, Martin - 2009

This paper addresses a comparative analysis of financial management effectiveness, which evaluates financial performance in the Indonesia’s construction state-owned enterprises (SOEs). State companies were established to make a significant contribution to the growth of national economy and...

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Emancipating the powerless through knowledge of accounting and related disciplines

Chung, Janne; Windsor, Carolyn - 2010

The goal of the emancipatory accounting project is to explore ways by which accounting can make social values a fundamental part of the accounting process. Critical accounting scholars are challenged to discover ways that facilitate a broader engagement with the oppressed and poor as a means of...

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Evaluation of financial management practices in the Department of Correctional Services

Mathiba, Luckyboy Samuel - 2011

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is the evaluation of financial management practices in the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). For the purpose of the study, "financial management practices‟ are defined and demarcated as the practices performed by the accounting officer,...

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The Emergent Vinifera Wine Industry in North Carolina: A Descriptive Overview

Ofori-Boadu, Victor; Yeboah, Osei-Agyeman; Bhadury, Joy; … - 2010

The North Carolina (NC) wine industry has grown rapidly over the past decade and is expected to grow even more as the worldwide wine consumption and export of wines rises. In the United States, the wine market has grown by 13.7 percent since 2002 in volume and by more than 15 percent in dollars...

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Analisis Efisiensi Dan Efektivitas Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah Di Kabupaten Aceh Singkil Pada Era Otonomi Daerah

Hasmi, Ali - 2010

The purpose of this study is to analyze the level of efficiency and effectiveness of Regional Financial Management in Government of Regency of Aceh Singkil during the regional autonomy since the regulations 22 number in 1999.The data used in this study was time series secondary data from 2000...

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