African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(15)‚ pp. 6527-6540‚ 4 August‚ 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.1012 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Capital structure and financing decision - Evidence from the four Asian Tigers and Japan Kuang-Hua Hsu1* and Ching-Yu Hsu2 1 Department of Finance‚ Chaoyang University of Technology‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China 168 Jifong E. Road.‚ Wufong District‚ Taichung
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Population growth and the increased demands for manufactured goods for local and export markets has led to intensified industrialization efforts by various Philippine governments. Industrialization resulted in generation of industrial wastes‚ including hazardous wastes‚ that require management to prevent or minimize risks to the environment and public health. The Philippine economy has grown over the years leading to even higher production of hazardous wastes that unfortunately have not been managed
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Successs After Failure We live in a competitive society that has big winners and big losers. Educators‚ motivation experts‚ life coaches‚ sport psychologists and other mentors mainly teach us how to approach success‚ how to be winners. Whereas‚ nobody can be the best teacher as a failure. Losing is not good but it has to happen‚ and is going to happen. Therefore‚ we need to know how to cope with the failure because failure is inevitable. There is a great quote about this case from J.K Rowling‚ who
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Title Length Color Rating Capital Punishment - Capital Punishment Many distinctive doctrines in criminal law originated in efforts to restrict the number of capital crimes and executions. For instance‚ in the late 18th century‚ when all murder in the United States was punishable by death‚ Pennsylvania pioneered in dividing murder into two categories. The state enacted laws that authorized punishment of first-degree murder by death‚ while second-degree murder was punishable by imprisonment
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MBA 523 A Rush to Failure Case The Canadian Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has commissioned two contracting companies‚ Hollenbeck Aircraft and Eskina Software Systems‚ to build a set of giant robotic arms known as Retractable Extended-Arms Compatible Holder‚ or REACH‚ for the International Space Station. The REACH project has a deadline of six years. It has been noted that under normal circumstances the project would take around 10 years but there are time constraints due to political pressure
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INTRODUCTION TO MICRO ECONOMICS ”MARKETS FAILURE” Preface The existence of the market have a very important function. For consumers‚ the market will make it easier to obtain goods and services daily needs. As for the manufacturers‚ the market becomes a place to facilitate the distribution process of goods production. In general‚ the market has three main functions‚ namely as a means of distribution‚ price formation‚ and as a promotion. However‚ with the passage
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Implications of Memory Distortion As an eyewitness to a crime‚ there is a lot of pressure to remember the events that have taken place accurately. According to the article "How to Improve Your Memory" on helpguide.org‚ Exercise and sleep help people remember things. The person needs to exercise and get enough sleep before they go and identify the accused criminal. To remember specific details the witness needs to write the information out and try and visualize what they seen. Sometimes drawing
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INTRODUCTION Many students of HRM in Taguig City University work part-time Employment during school could improve grades if working promotes aspects that correspond with academic success‚ such as industriousness or time management skills‚ or instead reduce grades by reducing time and energy available for school work. Otherwise‚ working might be associated with academic performance‚ yet not directly influence it‚ if unobserved student differences influence both labor supply and grades. Unmotivated
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findings on the determinants of capital structure in plantations sector. Suggestion also include in this chapter for future research. 5.1 Conclusions This study examined the determinants of capital structure under plantations sector in Malaysia. It focused on plantation companies listed in main market of Bursa Malaysia during five years period from 2006 – 2010. The data is collected from companies’ annual reports. 200 observations has been done for 40 companies. The capital structure is determine by
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Working with Medicaid The Medicaid program is for low-income people. The Medicaid program is financed by the federal government and the states. The Medicaid program is the nation’s largest non-employer-sponsored health insurance program. In order for a person so be eligible for Medicaid benefits‚ the must meet the minimum federal requirements and any additional requirements of the state in which they live. Medicaid rules vary from state to state and are frequently changing. Due to the variations
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