Corporate Financial Distress Chao-Rung Ho Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance Taipei‚ Taiwan‚ R.O.C. Email: 96357505@nccu.edu.tw Yuanchen Chang Department of Finance National Chengchi University Taipei‚ Taiwan‚ R.O.C. Email: yccchang@nccu.edu.tw 1 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2128161 CEO Overconfidence and Corporate Financial Distress Abstract This paper examines the relation between CEO overconfidence and corporate financial distress. We investigate
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decided that the family should be awarded for the emotional distress the were put under. USE OF PRECEDENT A previous case Barmettler v. Reno Air‚ Inc‚ was big help for this court to decide whether the family of Boorman could sue for emotional distress. In that case an emotional distress claim resulting from the alleged negligent handling of a deceased person’s remains. The court ruled in that case that it is possible to be under emotional distress and not be the person responsible for the funeral arrangements
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debate on its existence has been for almost as long in both philosophical and psychological circles. Altruism has been defined by Batson et al.‚ (1981); the motivation that arises within in an individual to help another in distress‚ from the desire to reduce the other’s distress. Some have argued that true altruism does not exist. Those believe that every act of kindness us humans commit has an underlying ulterior motive; we help others to help ourselves. This is known as egoism‚ and current theories
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was accompanied with anorexia and nausea. It has become increasingly more severe over the past 3 hours so that the patient now cannot walk. He had one episode of vomiting‚ and has a low-grade fever of 100. On examination the patient was in acute distress due to pain. Palpation of the abdomen showed generalized tenderness with marked pain in the RLQ and rebound pain. STAT CBC showed leukocytosis of 21‚000. Abdominal ultrasound was ordered. The patient is a 21 year old male who presented with a history
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where they worry about everything. Being sad is a normal human emotion‚ but prolonged periods of depressed mood might indicate a larger problem. This paper argues that an anxiety or mood syndrome becomes abnormal when it’s symptoms causes severe distress to the point where it begins to disrupt daily life functions or threatens the wellbeing
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can get better and some recover completely. Recognizing the signs and knowing when to seek help is important. Below are three signs that it’s time to involve a mental health professional. Experiencing Distress Everyone has ups and downs in their mood. Feelings of distress
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leading to the right pathway of Nibbana. Dukkha contains three parts‚ the first being ordinary dukkha. Ordinary dukkha is everyday suffering. “Birth is suffering‚ ageing is suffering‚ death is suffering‚ sorrow‚ lamentation‚ pain‚ sadness and distress are suffering. Being attached to the unloved is suffering‚ being separated from the loved is suffering” (p. 344). Although all these examples are everyday suffering‚ the focus will be on the second half of this quotation. Attaching yourself to the
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patients’ experience of psychological distress which caused by the orthopaedic trauma can be more difficult to manage than their physical health issues (Starr et al. 2004). Psychological distress refers to the unique emotional state of discomfort experienced by an individual in response to a specific stressor or demand‚ which can harm to that individual and result lower return to work rate (Ridner 2004). Patients with a lower level of psychological distress tend to present a less complicated clinical
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Introduction and Background Diageo was formed in 1997 through the merger of two consumer product companies Grand Metropolitan plc and Guinness plc under the strategy of reducing costs through marketing synergies‚ cutting overhead expenses and increasing production and purchasing efficiencies. The new merger wanted to concentrate solely on the beverage alcohol business‚ so it sold its packaged foods (Pillsbury) and fast food (Burger King) businesses. While the mandate for Managing for Value came
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CHAPTER TWO 2.0. LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1 Literature Review This chapter reviews previous writings of recognised authorities and past research findings relating to research findings‚ the research problems of the study where reviewed by the researcher. Scholars‚ academia and works of other researchers were also reviewed in order to gain knowledge useful for the study and to avoid duplication of already done work on the study. The researcher reviewed a literature on the Effect
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