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Dividend policy choice : do earnings or investment opportunities matter?

Ali Ahmed, Huson Joher; Shaikh, Junaid M. - 2008

The aim of this paper is to analyse the influence of a company's level of earnings and growth opportunities in … Bursa Malaysia Index over a period of six years, from 1990 to 1996. The evidence suggests that the payers are more … significant determinant for firm's dividend policy choice in Malaysia. This is consistent with the supposition that profitable …

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Earnings quality and corporate governance following the implementation of Malaysian code of corporate governance

Wan Ismail, Wan Adibah; Dunstan, Keitha; van Zijl, Tony - 2010

-frame, the results capture a strong picture of the association between earnings quality and corporate governance in Malaysia. …This paper investigates the association between corporate governance mechanisms and earnings quality after the …-2007, we tested whether corporate governance variables are significant determinants of earnings quality. We regressed eleven …

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A critical analysis of the independence of the internal audit function : evidence from Australia

Christopher, Joe; Sarens, Gerrit; Leung, Philomena - 2009

Purpose – This study aims to critically analyse the independence of the internal audit function through its relationship with management and the audit committee. Design/methodology/approach – Results are based on a critical comparison of responses from questionnaires sent out to Australian...

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Prediction Markets versus Alternative Methods. Empirical Tests of Accuracy and Acceptability

Graefe, Andreas - 2009

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The Relatve Influence of Advice from Human Experts and Statistical Methods on Forecast Adjustments

Önkal, Dilek; Goodwin, Paul; Thomson, Mary E.; … - 2009

methods. This research examines, in the context of stock price forecasting, how the apparent source of the advice affects the … expert and the other that they were generated by a statistical forecasting method. The participants were then asked to adjust …

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Do forecasts expressed as prediction intervals improve production planning decisions?

Goodwin, Paul; Önkal, Dilek; Thomson, Mary E. - 2010

A number of studies have shown that providing point forecasts to decision makers can lead to improved production planning decisions. However, point forecasts do not convey information about the level of uncertainty that is associated with forecasts. In theory, the provision of prediction...

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Performance evaluation of judgemental directional exchange rate predictions

Pollock, Andrew C.; Macaulay, Alex; Thomson, Mary E.; … - 2005

A procedure is proposed for examining different aspects of performance for judgemental directional probability predictions of exchange rate movements. In particular, a range of new predictive performance measures is identified to highlight specific expressions of strengths and weaknesses in...

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