www.ccsenet.org/ijef International Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 4‚ No. 5; May 2012 The Usefulness of an Accounting Information System for Effective Organizational Performance Siamak Nejadhosseini Soudani (Corresponding author) School of Accounting and Management‚ Islamic Azad University U.A.E. Branch PO Box: 502321‚ Block 4A‚ Knowledge Village‚ Dubai‚ UAE Tel: 97-14-295-3314 Received: March 19‚ 2012 doi:10.5539/ijef.v4n5p136 E-mail: Siamak.nejadhosseini@gmail.com Accepted:
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INTRODUCTION Companies need to choose from among various sources of finance depending on the amount of capital required and the term for which it is needed. Finance sources can be divided into three categories‚ namely traditional sources‚ ownership capital and non-ownership capital. Traditional sources are the internally generated capital (retained earnings); ownership capital is the capital owned by shareholders of the company (ordinary shares) while non-ownership capital includes funds from lenders
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Sources of finance Some sources of finance are short term and must be paid back within a year. Other sources of finance are long term and can be paid back over many years. Internal sources of finance are funds found inside the business. For example‚ profits can be kept back to finance expansion. Alternatively the business can sell assets that are no longer really needed to free up cash. External sources of finance are found outside the business. For example from creditors or banks. Internal
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in most heavily invested. Speculate as to why this might be the case. Are there any countries in which you would have expected the fund to be more heavily invested than it is? Are there any countries in which you would have expected the fund to be invested and it is not? 6. Consider the sector diversification of funds assets. Identify the sectors in which the fund is most heavily invested. Speculate as to why this might be the case. Facts The Vanguard International Growth Fund is one of the
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Legal structure of the business Different businesses depending on their legal structure are able to obtain different sources of finance easier than others. For example a larger company may be able to obtain a loan easier than a smaller business. I will now go on and look at the different legal ownerships are and talk about their financing. Sole traders A sole trader is usually owned and controlled by one person. Small businesses such as sole traders are usually financed by the owner’s own personal
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Introduction The source of finance that is the issue of from where to get funds to start‚ develop or expand a business is very important for the future of the business. Success of business and its operations depends largely on choosing the proper sources of finance and the purposes for which the fund is sought. For this reason study of different available sources‚ their advantages‚ limitations in respect of cost‚ period of time‚ rate of return‚ usability of funds and outcome of the funding repayment
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CASE STUDY SOLUTION OF PROFESSOR’ LALU SCRIPTS INDIAN RAILWAY’S TURNAROUND FOR PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT CASE-1 ‘PROFESSOR’ LALU SCRIPTS INDIAN RAILWAY’S TURNAROUND Summary In December 2006‚ as many as 137 undergraduate students from the universities of Harvard and Wharton gathered to listen Indian Railways minister‚ Lalu Prasad Yadav at Rail Bhavan. These foreign universities had expressed to know how Lalu converted the loss making Indian Railway into Rs. 20 billion profit making
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2 Risk-Free Assets Case 2 Consider a do-it-yourself pension fund based on regular savings invested in a bank account attracting interest at 5% per annum. When you retire after 40 years‚ you want to receive a pension equal to 50% of your final salary and payable for 20 years. Your earnings are assumed to grow at 2% annually‚ and you want the pension payments to grow at the same rate. 2.1 Time Value of Money It is a fact of life that $100 to be received after one year is worth less than the
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Behavioural Finance Martin Sewell University of Cambridge February 2007 (revised April 2010) Abstract An introduction to behavioural finance‚ including a review of the major works and a summary of important heuristics. 1 Introduction Behavioural finance is the study of the influence of psychology on the behaviour of financial practitioners and the subsequent effect on markets. Behavioural finance is of interest because it helps explain why and how markets might be inefficient. For more information
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S. Wright Finance Mr. Cambronero “International Trade and the Effects of the current Financial Crisis” What is International Trade? According to Reem Heakal‚ “International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. This type of trade gives rise to a world economy‚ in which prices‚ or supply and demand‚ affect and are affected by global events”. For example‚ Political change in Asia could result in an increase in the cost of labor‚ thereby increasing the manufacturing
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