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Duckworth, Lauren - 2007

Daimler Chrysler is an international auto manufacturing company. DaimlerChrysler was formed in 1998 when Daimler Benz merged with the Chrysler Corporation.This merger launched the company into an international powerhouse. Currently, DaimlerChrysler has products in over 200 countries on six...

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Essays on international asset allocation

Warotamasikkhadit, Udomnit - 1997

This dissertation examines a number of theoretical and practical issues that arise in international asset allocation. This dissertation consists of three essays. "An Equilibrium Based Asset Allocation Model," presents an asset allocation model that allows for estimation of the elements of the...

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Asset exchanges as a restructuring strategy: Motives and valuation effects

Nanda, Sudhir - 1992

This study examines restructuring in which, (i) two firms exchange operating units (asset-for-asset exchanges), and (ii) a firm divests assets in exchange for an equity stake in the firm acquiring the assets (asset-for-stock exchanges). These transactions are called asset exchanges, as distinct...

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Three essays on the risk of hedge funds

Park, Hyuna - 2007

Long Term Capital Management (LTCM), investors recognize that hedge funds may provide high expected returns but they might …

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On mutual fund terminations, survivorship bias, and the smart money effect

Bu, Qiang - 2006

My dissertation consists of three chapters covering mutual fund terminations, survivorship bias, and smart money effect, respectively. The first chapter examines domestic equity fund terminations through the determinants of the hazard function. It finds that the lagged 3-month return, the...

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Organizational Capital Budgeting Model (Ocbm)

Kang, Hyoung Goo - 2009

Organizational Capital Budgeting Model (OCBM) is a general theory of capital budgeting that incorporates traditional capital budgeting theories and the consideration about firm's information/ organization structure. The traditional financial capital budgeting model is a special case of OCBM....

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The Role of Information Technology in Alliances and Mergers.

Tafti, Ali R. - 2009

This dissertation examines how investments in information technology (IT) influence the value that firms derive from merging or collaborating with other firms. The dissertation is organized as follows. The first chapter, entitled Towards a Theoretical Framework of Information Technology in...

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The Effect of Trade Credit on Operational Policies and on the Relationship Between Banks, Suppliers, and Manufacturers.

Brunet, Pierre-Yves - 2010

Companies in a broad range of industries and economies rely heavily on external sources to finance their operations … focus on cash-constrained manufacturers that rely on external sources to finance their operations. More specifically, I …-constrained manufacturers should only use trade-credit to finance their operations when borrowing from suppliers is cheap or when they are …

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Three essays on international finance

Xiang, Meifang - 2008

There is a paucity of research on discouraged small businesses, their reinvestment decisions, and the role of firm size and relationships on credit availability for small businesses internationally. The three essays included in this dissertation investigate these issues with a unique firm-level...

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Corporate financial information disclosure process vs. event

Ono, Connie Lee - 1990

are important to the valuation of a firm. It would seem to be in the best interest of management to control the …

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