BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND COST OF DEBT by : FARUQ AKURAT 100810251004 ECONOMIC FACULTY JEMBER UNIVERSITY 2011 / 2012 Board Effectiveness and Cost of Debt ABSTRACT Does the board of directors influence cost of debt financing? This study of a sample of Spanish listed companies during the period 2004–2007 provides some evidence about the question. The results suggest that two board attributes – director ownership and board activity – appear to influence in
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Board of Directors Driving through a snow storm on a cold October night‚ my mother held in her arms a child she expected to see a week later. In the blink of an eye‚ sixteen years of my life passed by. Although I am only sixteen‚ I have met thousands of people during my lifetime. Over the years I have made friends and lost some‚ met teachers and seen them retire‚ and flown half way across the world to visit family members I rarely see. All of these people have influenced me positively‚ negatively
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------------------------------------------------- Kraft Foods’ Board of Directors Name/Title | Current Board Membership | John T. Cahill‚ 56Executive Chairman | Legg Mason‚ Inc.‚ Colgate-palmolive Co.‚ Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc. | William Anthony Vernon‚ 57Chief Executive Officer & Director | Novocure Ltd.‚ Philadelphia Youth Organization‚ Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc.‚ Medivation‚ Inc. | Myra Maloney Hart‚ 72Independent Director | Kraft Foods Group‚ Inc.‚ Nina Mclemore Llc‚ Babson College
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Tim Kuhn Ethel Keeley English 110 June 14‚ 2013 Relaxing On the Beach Everyone goes through stress at some point in his or her lifetime. Coming from Basic Military Training was no different. Consistently getting yelled at‚ even for doing the right thing‚ being in top notch physical shape by running five miles a day or paying attention to detail by removing one tiny microscopic string from one’s uniform stress will eventually add up. While we all go through stress‚ we all need to deal with stress
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things – trees‚ flowers‚ butterflies‚ animals‚ sunsets‚ etc. Personally‚ out of all these extraordinary natural elements of the world‚ the beach‚ especially during sunset‚ is my favorite place in nature. Giving me mixed feelings when there‚ the beach at sunset is my most favorite place in nature because of its beautiful colors‚ peaceful and relaxing mood‚ and as it reminds me of what I am thankful for in life. Firstly‚ the colors from the beautiful sunset and any beach are amazing and appalling. They
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everything. In the nonprofit sector the board will be handling majority of the decisions and strategic planning for the organization. In addition‚ there are several types of boards that are used in the nonprofit sector. For instance‚ one type of board is the advisory board. However‚ the advisory board does not have too much authority in the organization. But‚ the advisory does serve for a few purposes in the organization. The advisory board allows former board members or prospective bard members to
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ABSTRACT An active‚ well-informed‚ well-trained Board of Directors (BOD) is absolutely essential to the success of the organization. The BOD for this organization is not unlike any other not-for-profit boards with less than 10 years in age. The boards of these organizations sometimes consist of inexperienced and unknowledgeable management professionals. New board members are excited to make good decisions and evoke proper change within the organization. They soon find out change is not quick and
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The NHL Board of Governors is the ruling and governing body of the NHL‚ and each team in the league is a member. The NHL Board of Governors aims to establish the policies of the National Hockey League‚ uphold its constitution and monitor any changes to the game in North America. The Board of Governors is an advisory board to the Board of Regents‚ the College’s policy-making body. The Board is comprised of popularly elected Governors who implement national projects and initiatives at the chapter level
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western horizon. I could see an oil tanker making its way across the sea just on the horizon. Soon the sun disappeared below the horizon and the sky turned dark but my two friends and I sat on the beach gazing at the place where the sun went down. Sunsets are mesmerizing as we discovered. Only when the mosquitoes started coming in great number were we brought back to reality. We picked ourselves up and walked towards a small pile of wood that we had made earlier. In the dark we could just make out
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out of its misery.” “That’s not funny! It liked me because I smell good.” “Apparently died because you smell good.” “So I do smell good‚ then?” “Just be quiet and watch the sunset.” “I’m tired of sunsets. I want to see a sun rise; they seem more rare‚ and happy.” “That’s ridiculous. Sun rises happen as much as sunsets.” “Yeah‚ but less people stay up to watch them. I think I might stay up all night to see tomorrow’s. Do you want to?” “Not really. I have to leave in ten minutes.” “Have you
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