Socially Responsible Institutional Investment in Private Equity Author(s): Douglas Cumming and Sofia Johan Source: Journal of Business Ethics‚ Vol. 75‚ No. 4 (Nov.‚ 2007)‚ pp. 395-416 Published by: Springer Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25124003 . Accessed: 19/03/2013 12:52 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps
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J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. (2011) 39:777–794 DOI 10.1007/s11747-010-0230-5 ORIGINAL EMPIRICAL RESEARCH Music for free? How free ad-funded downloads affect consumer choice Dominik Papies & Felix Eggers & Nils Wlömert Received: 26 January 2010 / Accepted: 29 September 2010 / Published online: 20 October 2010 # Academy of Marketing Science 2010 Abstract The market for digital content (e.g.‚ music or movies) has been affected by large numbers of Internet users downloading content for free
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banks associated with high and low ratings issued by Capital Intelligence (CI). The authors also investigate how bank capital structure and financial indicators can be differentiated between banks with high and low ratings‚ using the multinomial logit technique. A sample of 65 rated commercial banks from eleven countries is used. The article focuses on commercial banks in order to avoid comparison problems between various types of banks. The data is taken from the Bankscope database and covers
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Audit Quality and Cost of Debt Capital for Private Firms: Evidence from Finland Jukka Karjalainen Department of Business University of Eastern Finland April 10‚ 2010 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the value relevance of the perceived audit quality in terms of who audits‚ as well as the audit outcomes in terms of the auditor’s opinion and accruals quality‚ in the pricing of debt capital for privately-held firms by examining a large sample of privately-held Finnish firms. The
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 24: 587–614 (2003) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/smj.330 INCREASING FIRM VALUE THROUGH DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME KAREN SCHNATTERLY* Carlson School of Management‚ University of Minnesota‚ Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ U.S.A. White-collar crime can cost a company from 1 percent to 6 percent of annual sales‚ yet little is known about the organizational conditions that can reduce this cost
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Signaling and risk allocation in merger agreements Antonio J. Macias* Thomas Moeller** Abstract Acquirers and targets allocate interim risk in merger agreements through Material Adverse Change (MAC) clauses and exclusions. While virtually all acquisitions have MAC clauses‚ there is broad cross-sectional variation in the number and type of MAC exclusions. Using comprehensive hand-collected data‚ we find that acquisitions with fewer firm-specific MAC exclusions‚ i.e.‚ stronger abandonment options
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Paper accepted for publication in Business Strategy & the Environment (forthcoming). Version: Sept. 1‚ 2005 The Influence of Eco-Labelling on Consumer Behaviour – Results of a Discrete Choice Analysis Katharina Sammer and Rolf Wüstenhagen* Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWOe-HSG)‚ University of St. Gallen‚ Switzerland Abstract Eco-labelling is an important tool to overcome market failure due to information asymmetries for environmental products. While previous research has discussed
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Council‚ 1977-1988‚ Motorcycle statistical annual‚ Irvine‚ CA. [16] National Automotive Dealers Association‚ 1977-1987‚ Motorcycle and mopeds appraisal guide‚ McLean‚ VA. [17] Nevo‚ A.‚ 2000‚ “A Practitioner’ Guide to Estimation of Random Coe¢ cients Logit Model of Demand‚” s Journal of Economics and Management Strategy‚ 9(4): 513-548 [18] Ohashi‚ H‚ 2002‚ “Anticipatory E¤ects of Voluntary Export Restraints: A Study of Home Video Cassette [19] Ohashi‚ H‚ 2003‚ “The Role of Network E¤ects in the US VCR
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ABSTRACT The study examines the factors that influence a household’s likelihood of facing credit constraints in formal credit markets in Malawi using cross section data from the 2008 Finscope Survey. Following a direct approach and employing logit model suggested by Jappelli (1990)‚ the study has been able to investigate the factors that influence credit constraints in Malawi. The study finds that about 59 percent of the households were credit constrained‚ and that decrease in current income
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Contabilidad de Gestión Balduino de bicicletas Robin L. M. Cheung Estudiante # 0024338 Profesor D. Armishaw Lunes‚ 11 de febrero 2002 A621 Contabilidad de Gestión La Universidad de McMaster http://RobinCheung.Ca Baldwin empresa de bicicletas Robin L. M. Cheung 140 Robinson St.‚ Suite 305 Hamilton ON 4R6 L8P (905) 522-0621 cheunr@mcmaster.ca Suzanne Leister Baldwin empresa de bicicletas 225 Byers carretera Miamisburg‚ OH 45342 10 de febrero 2002 Estimada Sra
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