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Voluntary corporate governance disclosure, firm valuation and dividend payout: evidence from Hong Kong listed firms
Ronnie Lo, Hok-Leung - 2009
The disclosure of Corporate Governance (CG) information by firms has been found in prior studies to have an impact on the market value of firms. This thesis extends the research by studying the impact of voluntary CG disclosure by firms in Hong Kong, a market which provides a strong legal...
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Accounting and change in the financial services sector: the case of activity-based costing in a Portuguese bank
Vieira, Rui Jos? Oliveira - 2002
This thesis aims to trace the development of management accounting systems (MAS) in a Portuguese bank, where an … of accounting practices on change from three perspectives - changing structures, changing discourses and the effect of … increase of visibility and perceived importance of accounting in the banking sector, and how accounting is significant beyond …
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Selective disclosure: the case of the Korean securities market
Lee, Ju Hyun - 2010
Korea adopted Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) in November 2002. Regulation FD, designed with a goal of levelling the playing field among market participants, has created considerable debate among practitioners and academics. This thesis examines the effect of Regulation FD on the Korean...
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Capital structure and dividend policy: evidence from emerging markets
Manos, Ronny - 2001
This thesis aims to add empirical evidence to the corporate finance literature by looking at two main financing issues, namely firms’ payout policies and capital structure decisions, in the context of emerging markets. The thesis consists of seven chapters, including five main standalone...
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The determinants of foreign direct investment in Turkey: an empirical analysis
Esiyok, Bulent - 2010
This study examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) and the effect of FDI on trade in a panel of bilateral outward FDI stocks of 19 OECD countries in Turkey between 1982 and 2007. Employing a knowledge-capital model, this study finds that joint national incomes, per capita...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467276
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Corporate performance measures and stocks' prices returns: the case of Greece, 1992-2001
Maditinos, Dimitrios I - 2006
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The effects of globalisation of financial services on banking industry and stock market: an Algerian case study
Benamraoui, Abdelhafid - 2003
Since the mid-1980s, Algeria has embarked on a programme of comprehensive financial liberalisation to establish a market-oriented financial system, and to develop the role of the Algiers Stock Exchange in the mobilisation of financial resources. The transition from a centrally planned to a...
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Developing a knowledge management approach to support managing credit risk in Jordanian banks
Al-Shawabkeh, Abdallah - 2010
It is becoming increasing clear that; in banks; the sharing of knowledge amongst the senior executives has not been as effective as it should have been. The lack of knowledge amongst senior executives about the level of risks taken in sub-prime lending, the resulting "toxic assets‟ and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467333
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Financial sustainability of rural microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Tanzania
Nyamsogoro, Ganka Daniel - 2010
An enduring problem facing microfinance institutions is how to attain financial sustainability. Several studies have been conducted to determine the factors affecting financial sustainability of microfinance institutions using large and well developed MFIs in various countries. However, no such...
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Local bond markets, financial development and the new politics of debt in Malaysia
Rethel, Lena - 2009
This doctoral thesis investigates the transition from a bank-based to a capital marketbased financial system that has taken place in Malaysia over the last two decades. In so doing, it more closely traces Malaysian financial policymaking processes, specifically efforts to develop domestic bond...
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