help management must decide on the form of the dividend distribution‚ generally as cash dividends or via a share buyback. Various factors may be taken into consideration: where shareholders must pay tax on dividends‚ firms may elect to retain earnings or to perform a stock buyback‚ in both cases increasing the value of shares outstanding. Alternatively‚ some companies will pay "dividends" from stock rather than in cash. The purpose of an optimal dividend policy should be to maximize shareholders’
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The Effects That Make Inception Exceptionally Awesome Inception‚ by Christopher Nolan‚ is a film that intertwines subconscious dreaming and conscious reality. Special director Paul Franklin magnifies a tremendous amount of astounding visual and audio effects at constant repetition throughout the whole film. Paul states that‚ “some of the more spectacular imagery of the film-the street folding over in Paris and characters creating architecture out of thin air-are VFX shots that we created from a
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Essay 1: Describe your motivation for pursuing a master’s degree. How does it fit with your long and short-term goals? How have your academic‚ career or life experiences prepared you for this program? What strengths will you bring‚ and what knowledge and insights are you hoping to develop during this learning experience? Are there any concerns about your application that you would like to address? My undergraduate education and internship experiences give me a good introduction to the finance
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controlling and reporting each single activity done by the employees and help the management to take an appropriate strategic decision. Also IT does create value that is reflected in the market value of firms and in their future profitability although it is hard to address empirically because of difficulties in obtaining data about IT investment that can be linked to firm performance (Anderson‚ 2006). After globalization‚ the world became a small country so the IT applications became mandatory to any
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China and Japan‚ 2 countries with large historical backgrounds were highly impacted by numerous events such as imperialism in Europe‚ civil wars and WWII. As a result‚ profound and long-term effects have been introduced to the lives of entire populations‚ which can be still perceived today. Nowadays many people see Asians as xenophobic‚ fearing the outside world or simply just involved on their own affairs which have led to a deep nationalistic feeling. Indeed‚ this was the reaction to many humiliations
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Cocaine Effects on the Brain The levels of natural chemical messenger dopamine circuiting the brain controlling pleasure and movement are increased when your body is under the influence of cocaine. Normally‚ in response to potential rewards‚ like the smell of good food the brain releases dopamine in these circuits. It then recycles back into the cell that released it‚ shutting off the signal between nerve cells. Excessive amounts of dopamine are build up between nerve cells as cocaine prevents
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Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash This includes money and other negotiable instrument that is payable in money and acceptable by the bank for deposit and immediate credit. Examples are bills and coins‚ checks‚ bank drafts and money orders. To be included or considered as cash‚ it must be unrestricted as to use‚ meaning‚ it must be readily available for use or payment of current obligations‚ thus‚ not subject to contractual or legal restrictions. The following items are included in “cash”:
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The 1979 Revolution and resulting government policies have an overall negative effect because economically the government handled the economic oil infrastructure very badly and wasted its money on unnecessary projects. As the price of oil (Iran’s major export) rose‚ the Shah attempted to modernize Iran. This "pushed aside" the merchant class and forced poorer peasants to become migrant workers in towns. The coming of the revolution The Shah spent $100‚000 million on a celebration for the Iranian
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eurojournals.com Dividend Policy: A Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi Corresponding Author‚ Faculty of Business‚ ALHOSN University P.O. Box 38772 - Abu Dhabi‚ UAE E-mail: h.almalkawi@alhosnu.ae Michael Rafferty Senior Research Analyst‚ WRC‚ University of Sydney‚ Australia E-mail: m.rafferty@econ.usyd.edu.au Rekha Pillai Faculty of Business‚ ALHOSN University‚ Abu Dhabi‚ UAE E-mail: r.pillai@alhosnu.ae Abstract The literature on dividend policy has produced
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What could be more exhilarating then traveling between the stars as easily as walking through a door? That’s exactly what the highly anticipated film Stargate depicts. A team travels across the known Universe in an instant‚ leaving them on a strange new world‚ not knowing what to expect or who they might meet. This science fiction film will be released in October of 1994. With big names like James Spader and Kurt Russel playing the main characters‚ as well as being directed by Roland Emmerich. Showcasing
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