Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors Are Reliably Important? Murray Z. Frank and Vidhan K. Goyal∗ This paper examines the relative importance of many factors in the capital structure decisions of publicly traded American firms from 1950 to 2003. The most reliable factors for explaining market leverage are: median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage)‚ market-to-book assets ratio (−)‚ tangibility (+)‚ profits (−)‚ log of assets (+)‚ and expected inflation (+). In addition‚ we find
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Explain the relationship between organisation’s structure and culture. Describe the impact on the performance of the business for different structure and culture. 1b 1.3 discuss the factors which influence individual behaviour at work Identify relevant theories and discuss factors influencing individual behavior at work. 1c LO2 Understand different approaches to management and leadership: 2.1 compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organisations Explain
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Behaviour Change This assignment will reflect on psychological theories which impact on behaviour. Becker’s (1974) Health Belief Model and DiClemente and Prochaska’s (1983) Behaviour Change Cycle will be discussed in relation to the role of Health Visitors in promoting health and changing behaviours. The standards of proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses states‚ that one of the ten key principles of public health practices is working with communities to improve their health
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Theme: Higher Education in Public Sector in Malaysia. Topic: Factors which discourage Students from Involving in Entrepreneurship Specific Purpose: I would like to inform my audience the reasons why students become discouraged from participating in entrepreneurship. Central Ideas: Students tend to refrain themselves from involving in entrepreneurship due to lack of self-confidence‚ lack of funding‚ and low level of awareness. INTRODUCTION I. Attention getter: Questions to the audience
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of learning is heavily involved in the way newcomers to organizations learn the ropes thus‚ socialization. It is a fundamental process in organizational behaviour. Learning is relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of persons interaction with the environment. "Learning Theory" is a discipline of organizational behaviour that attempts to explain how an organism learns. It consists of many different theories of learning‚ including instincts‚ social facilitation‚ observation
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Psychology Media influences on Anti social behaviour Jordan Jones Outline 2 or more explanations of media influences on anti social behaviour The media consists of magazines‚ newspapers‚ television‚ internet‚ music‚ films etc. the media can have a big influence on the way in which people behave. Some people are influenced by what they hear and see. There are 4 ways in which media can influence our behaviour: 1. Through imitation 2. Cognitive Priming 3. Disinhibition 4. Desensitisation
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employed to mitigate effects of factors that affect individual behaviour and performance.” Date: 17 February 2012 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the Master of Commerce Degree in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance Part 1.1 Introduction Organizations are composed of individuals and each individual is different from the other. And also the behavior and performance of each individual is influenced by several different factors. Every individual has Particular motives‚ ambitions
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Compare the Ways in Which Youth Work Has Changed Over Time By Considering Factors That Have Influenced It. Historically the boundaries that now exist between child‚ youth and adult were not recognised (Smith‚ 2002a). This reflected the time when the government adopted a laissez-faire approach to governance and policies. Hence youth work must be considered as a social construct whose conception has to be understood in the perspective of the wider more comprehensive political‚ economic and social
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INTRODUCTION Organization Defined Organizations are complex systems which rely on people‚ structures and technology to achieve their goals and objectives. They are created to serve the needs of the societies or communities in which they operate and are influenced by both their internal environment (culture) and their external environment. As defined by Robins “an organization is a continuously co-ordinated social unit of two or more people that functions on a relatively continuous basis to
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Prosocial behaviour is described as a voluntary behaviour in order to benefit someone else (Eisenberg & Fabes‚ 1998). This prosocial behaviour such as sharing‚ helping‚ sympathy and empathy form an important part of the social interactions. It has been studied in terms of where these behaviours come from.There are various theories regarding the prosocial behavioural tendencies of individuals. Prosocial behaviour is regarded by Reber (1995)‚ as a “descriptive label for those social behaviours that are
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