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ProQuest dissertations and theses
No full textEssay one. For banks, good governances can reduce both the abilities and incentives of insiders to expropriate bank resources and promote bank efficiency, and are supposed to have real economic effect on their customers and firms in that country. This study examines how banking sector's ownership structure is related to the firm-level investment efficiency on a sample of 88,764 firm-year observations across 36 developed and developing countries between 1995 and 2006. I find that, ceteris paribus, a country's banking sector with more cash flow rights by controlling owners improves firms' investment efficiency; whereas, a country's banking sector with larger divergence between cash flow rights and control rights by controlling owners reduces firms' investment efficiency. In addition, I find that the relation between a country's banking sector ownership structure and firms' investment efficiency is stronger for low growth firms, suggesting banks' stronger debt monitoring role on firms with free cash flow problem. Besides, banks have more influence on investment efficiency of firms, which rely on more external financing. Finally, the relation between banking sector's ownership structure and firms' investment efficiency is more pronounced in countries with stronger private monitoring for banks and better information environment of banks. On the whole, the results suggest that banking sector's ownership structure is an important instrument to govern banks' operation with regard to efficient lending and sound governances on firms' investment decision.Essay two. In this study, we examine whether and how incentives in bank lending, in emerging market like China, influence firms' investment behaviors, the key determinant of firms' productivity. First, being connected with bureaucrats provides firms with a comparative non-economic advantage of access to debt in China. Our empirical results show that loans granting to political connected firms is less sensitive to those firms' profitability, which is consistent with "rent-seeking" hypothesis. Second, political connection is a violated factor in debt markets and politically connected lending is accompanied by less monitoring posted by banks. Consequently, we find that firms with political tie invest less efficiently than firms without political tie when they can access to abnormal debt through political tie. Moreover, the negative relation between politically connected lending and firms' investment efficiency is stronger for SOE firms and low growth firms. Finally, we find that region development with regard to financial development and government quality improvement reduces politically connected lending's negative impact on firms' investment efficiency. In sum, soft lending, like politically connected lending, destroy economic growth because of misallocation of scary resources among firms and also because of less incentive to monitor firms' project selection.essay 1. Bank ownership structure, bank regulation, and firm investment: international evidence -- essay 2. Bank lending incentives and firm investment decisions in China.Zheng, Ying.Adviser: Joseph P.H. Fan.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: A, page: 2173.Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-90).Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest dissertations and theses, [201-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.Abstracts in English and Chinese.School code: 1307
The historical Jesus' death as 'Forgiveness of Sins': a comparative study of Paul and Matthew Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament., 467./ JongHyun Kwon.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.1 online resource (xi, 250 pages.)
Modern challenges and approaches to humanitarian engineering Advances in human services and public health book series./ Yiannis Koumpouros, Angelos Georgoulas, Georgia Kremmyda.
No full text"Premier Reference Source" -- taken from front cover.Includes bibliographical references and index."This book is those who want to improve their understanding of the strategic role of humanitarian engineering at different levels of the modern world and the various challenges facing our society, covering a wide variety of topics that fall under the domain of technology-based solutions that tackle humanitarian problems, such as pandemics, ageing of population, climate change, social inclusion, extreme poverty and hunger, maternal health and child mortality, and education for all"--Chapter 1. Development-oriented approaches to humanitarian responses -- Chapter 2. Adaptation efforts and policy guidelines for Bangladesh at global warming of 1.5C, 2C, and 4C: adaptation efforts and policy guidelines for Bangladesh at specific warming levels -- Chapter 3. Sustainable management of humanitarian water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions -- Chapter 4. The presence and impacts of microplastics in drinking water: their occurrence, detection, removal, and implications -- Chapter 5. Coastal hazards management: hard engineering solutions along the Taiwanese and Vietnamese coastline -- unintentional consequences and future humanitarian engineering implications -- Chapter 6. Community-based waste management model in optimizing waste reduction: waste bank practices in Indonesia -- Chapter 7. Lesson learned from public participation in the urban infrastructure projects for engineering: case studies in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Chapter 8. Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox's bazar: a great humanitarian challenge -- Chapter 9. Refugee camps: reconsiderations for a new age -- Chapter 10. Application of artificial intelligence towards successful ageing: a holistic approach -- Chapter 11. Contact tracing apps in the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the underlying personal data processing -- Chapter 12. Catching learners early in humanitarian and sustainable principles through chemistry education -- Chapter 13. Humanitarian needs and challenges related to the disabled population: a socio-epidemiological study.1 online resource
Rietveld refinement: practical pattern analysis using TOPAS/ Robert E. Dinnebier, Andreas Leineweber, John S.O. Evans.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index.1 online resource (xvi, 331 pages
Identification of Exogenous and Endogenous Factors Affecting Competitiveness: An Application to the Spanish Furniture Industry
Get PDFIn this paper we study what type of exogenous (related to the external structure) and endogenous (related to the firm) aspects affect industry´competitiveness. The framework is used to asses competitiveness of organizations in the Spanish furniture industry. In doing so, we deep in the theoretical concepts related: in one hand, the industrial sinergical concentration and, in the other hand, literature concerned to resources and capabilities. In this way, we apply a conceptual framework developed by the authors in order to identify the critical aspects that can influence competitiveness and, then, describe the results. The applicability of the model is analyzed in the Spanish furniture industry, specifically in the Valencian Community, where is mainly concentred. From the results obtained we are able to conclude that the method is effective in identifying both exogenous and endogenous aspects.
Stakeholders matter a new paradigm for strategy in society
No full text"The dominant shareholder-value model has led to mismanagement, market failure and a boost to regulation, as spectacularly demonstrated by the events surrounding the recent financial crisis. Stakeholders Matter challenges the basic assumptions of this model, in particular traditional economic views on the theory of the firm and dominant theories of strategic management, and develops a new understanding of value creation away from pure self-interest toward mutuality. This new 'stakeholder paradigm' is based on a network view, whereby mutuality enhances benefits and reduces risks for the firm and its stakeholders. The understanding of mutual value creation is operationalized according to the license to operate, to innovate and to compete. The book develops a vision for a strategy in society in which, rather than the invisible hand of the market, it the visible hands of the firm and the stakeholders that lead to an overall increase in the welfare of society"-
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Activists, alliances, and anti-U.S. base protests
No full text"No other country maintains a global military presence comparable to the United States. Yet outside the United States, considerable debate exists about what this presence is about and how well it serves national and global interests. Anti-U.S. base protests, played out in parliaments and the streets of host nations, continue to arise in different parts of the world. In a novel approach fusing international relations theory with social movement perspectives, this book examines the impact of anti-base movements and the important role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. The author explains not only when and how anti-base movements matter, but also how host governments balance between domestic and international pressure on base-related issues. Drawing on interviews with activists, politicians, policy makers, and U.S. base officials in the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa), Ecuador, Italy, and South Korea, the author finds that the security and foreign policy ideas held by host government elites act as a political opportunity or barrier for anti-base movements, influencing their ability to challenge overseas U.S. basing policies"-
Games and mathematics subtle connections
No full text"The appeal of games and puzzles is timeless and universal. In this unique book, David Wells explores the fascinating connections between games and mathematics, proving that mathematics is not just about tedious calculation but imagination, insight and intuition. The first part of the book introduces games, puzzles and mathematical recreations, including the Tower of Hanoi, knight tours on a chessboard, Nine Men's Morris and more. The second part explains how thinking about playing games can mirror the thinking of a mathematician, using scientific investigation, tactics and strategy, and sharp observation. Finally the author considers game-like features found in a wide range of human behaviours, illuminating the role of mathematics and helping to explain why it exists at all. This thought-provoking book is perfect for anyone with a thirst for mathematics and its hidden beauty; a good high school grounding in mathematics is all the background that's required, and the puzzles and games will suit pupils from 14 years"-
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