of capital structure theory with particular reference to the architecture and functioning mechanisms of the corporate … dem Hintergrund der Theorie der Unternehmensfinanzierung und im Kontext theoretischer Überlegungen zum Aufbau und zur …

-insensitive real estate equities with a risk-adjusted perspective over the period July 1995 to June 2012. Findings – While high …-sensitivity real estate equities yield significantly higher raw returns than those with low-sensitivity, we find no evidence of risk … generate a risk-adjusted profit. Research limitations/implications – Although this study sheds some light on investor sentiment …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence of risk balancing behavior by European farmers …. More specifically, the authors investigate strategic adjustments in the level of financial risk (FR) in response to changes … in the level of business risk (BR). Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a correlation relationship …

findings of this study support that firms consider both targeting and timing in their financing decisions. No standalone theory …

Purpose – The use of risk management strategies and practices in UK local authorities has increased significantly in … which there is evidence of quantifiable, positive risk management outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The research used … study, interviews were conducted with their risk managers. In addition authority‐specific information was gleaned from …

). This technique extends the risk prioritization beyond the conventional risk priority number (RPN) method. A new scale has … been defined. The ranks 1 through 1,000 are used to represent the increasing risk of the 1,000 possible severity …‐occurrence‐detection combinations, called risk priority ranks (RPRs). The failures having a higher rank are given higher priority. This approach …

This paper investigates the extent to which risk reduction can be achieved within the UK property market in high and … shown that the achievable level of risk reduction is negatively related to the level of market risk of the individual assets …. Thus portfolios based on individually high market risk assets require larger numbers of properties to achieve the same …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the degree to which Islamic banks in Pakistan use risk management … practices (RMPs) and techniques in dealing with different types of risk. Design/methodology/approach – A standardized … questionnaire is used which covers six aspects: understanding risk and risk management (URM), risk assessment and analysis (RAA …

are ill‐equipped to deal with increasing regulatory risk. While they are aware of these growing risks, almost a third of … five are “very confident” in their risk management processes. UK companies also fail to effectively monitor and influence …