Brand associations affect image and one source of brand association is a company's reputation. While the relationship between a positive corporate reputation and operational performance is intuitively appealing, there has been relatively little empirical research. This study, using a summary...

Gold is an attractive investment vehicle for many people. Some risks of in investing in gold are surveyed. The price of gold and its fluctuation are examined which raises the concern to all short and long-term investors in gold. This prompts us to study what drives the price movements of gold....

The classic economic order quantity inventory model assumes that all items received from a seller are perfect in quality. Payment for the items is presumed made at the inventory cycle's start, when the materials are received. This paper considers a system of inventory control where we receive...

History shows that prohibition diminishes the supply of capital and raises its returns. However, for value-added investors such as private equity investments, regulation potentially reduces capital quality. The regulatory measures introduced in Basel II Capital Framework and in the EU Capital...