This work examines the amount of money that would be collected with the implementation of Tobin Tax-taxation on all the market operations at sight that involve transactions in different currencies. It also proposes to eliminate famine in Brazil, calculating how much additional income citizens...

The objective of this paper is to identify which categories of general financial and non-financial performance indicators are used by NGOs, in accordance with the value prediction capacity and the ease of obtainment contained in each one of the strategic performance measures. The analysis also...

In accordance with the RBV (Resource Based View) approach, the main cause of the variety of performance of firms in the market resides in the specific nature of their resources and accumulated competences. Nevertheless, the tacit nature and, at the same time, the qualitative nature of the...

This article refers to a survey based on the study conducted by French author Rodolphe Durand, undertaken in 1999, which, adopting the concepts of RBV (Resource-Based View), sought to explain the differences in the profitability, margin and market performance of companies. According to the...

The Present Value Model (PVM) – in which current security prices depend upon the present value of future discounted dividends, where the discount rate is equivalent to the required rate of return – is one of the long-standing principles of Finance Theory. The objective of this work is to...

Drawing on previous research in the Resource-Based View of the Firm, this study aimed at illustrating the interrelationships between the properties of productive resources and the profitability of firms, in the Brazilian autoparts industry. The inspiration for this study was a research conducted...

We propose an alternative measure to compare the sizes of the Chinese and American economy. The relevant exchange rate to compare both economies is the value of money in the Unites States divided by the value of money in China, taking into consideration the relationship between hours of labor

This study aims to evaluate the return on investments and its capacity to add value in Third Sector entities, enlarged by the inclusion of aspects of volunteer work. It consists of a descriptive survey of an intentional sample, which identifies multiples that form an integral part of accounting...

By adopting Lean Manufacturing firms wants to see the value created in its results at the bottom line. The agricultural machinery and implements sector in Brazil had experienced in Lean and saw its results affected by the program. Using an established analytical model, the paper tests three...