The Stock Market and Corporate Investment: A Test of Catering Theory Christopher Polk London School of Economics Paola Sapienza Northwestern University‚ CEPR‚ and NBER We test a catering theory describing how stock market mispricing might influence individual firms’ investment decisions. We use discretionary accruals as our proxy for mispricing. We find a positive relation between abnormal investment and discretionary accruals; that abnormal investment is more sensitive to discretionary accruals
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One of the most important facets of the philosophical study of free will is the idea of responsibility. When‚ if ever‚ is an agent responsible for their actions? While there are countless theories and schools of thought that attempt to shed light on this topic‚ several of which will be discussed here‚ there is one in particular that has stood out in our course of study thus far. It is the theory of the “Deep Self” and “Sane Deep Self” proposed by Susan Wolf. Of particular interest is this notion
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY : A REPORT ON HOTELS (a) Introduction Sales‚ consumer purchases fundamentally have always remained informed by quality; price and convenience but there had been a big change towards responsibly produced commodities. For example the demand in all of Europe for fair trade goods had raised from 51% in 2008 to almost 79% in 2012‚ consumer awareness for ethically produced commodities has also substantially risen. (Goff‚ 2012). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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and for this‚ ethical principles have always been pushed aside. In modern time’s unethical behavior is most often driven by heavy pressures on company managers to meet or beat performance targets‚ the demands of highly competitive and saturated markets and a company culture that puts profitability and good business performance ahead of ethical behavior.. The ethical sensitivity of organizations and individuals has come under scrutiny in recent years. This group assignment‚ written in partial fulfillment
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Journal of Financial Economics 60 (2001) 187}243 The theory and practice of corporate "nance: evidence from the "eldଝ John R. Graham ‚ Campbell R. Harvey * Fuqua School of Business‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ NC 27708‚ USA National Bureau of Economic Research‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02912‚ USA Received 2 August 1999; received in revised form 10 December 1999 Abstract We survey 392 CFOs about the cost of capital‚ capital budgeting‚ and capital structure. Large "rms rely heavily on present value
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environmental issues tended only to surface as one of the themes within the Social Accounting and Reporting literature (Gray et all 1996‚ Mathews 1997 for summaries). The change in the last ten years has been little short of phenomenal. Consequently‚ it would be easy - especially for those of us who have been involved in the area for some years - to get swept along on a tide of enthusiasm now that environmental (and‚ latterly‚ social) accounting appears to be occupying an increasingly central place in accounting
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Management Table of contents Cover page…………………………………………….. 1 Table of contents………………………………………. 2 Introduction……………………………………………. 3 CSR……………………………………………………. 4 Political factors………………………………………… 7 Economical factors…………………………………….. 8 Social factors…………………………………………... 9 Technological factors………………………………….. 10 Conclusion…………………………………………….. 10 Reference list………………………………………….. 11 Introduction Deajan holdings PLC Deajan holdings are a properties company established and formed
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE SOCIETY By: saheli chakraborty Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ also known as sustainable responsible business (SRB)‚ or corporate social performance‚ is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally‚ CSR policy would function as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law‚ ethical standards‚ and internati onal norms. Business would embrace
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Corporate social responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ communities and the environment in all aspects of their operations. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees
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Corporation is a legal entity made of natural persons or other legal entities that holds legal identity within the society. Corporate social responsibility is the duty of a corporation to create wealth in ways that avoid harms to‚ protect‚ or enhance societal assets. The idea of Social Responsibility interrelates the obvious interrelationship between business corporations‚ government and American society‚ is based on the fundamental idea that the corporations have duties that go beyond carrying out
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