Profit and growth are considered as important goals in managing firms. This study tests the impact of initial profits on the growth and profit on a sample of firms listed at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) for the period 2006 to 2011. In addition to initial profits the study also checked the impact...

This paper posits that the relevance and indeed the assumptions of the dividends cost minimization model are restricted to those countries where shareholders rights are well protected. Alternatively, we propose an “investor power” hypothesis, which is closely akin to the La Porta et al....

This paper empirically tests the existence and direction of causality between stock market index (KSE) and exchange rates in the post-floating exchange rate regime and vibrant stock market performance of Pakistan. The data period ranges from January 1998 to December 2009. Results of...