DIVERSIFICATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION Anil M. Pandya and Narendar V. Rao Abstract Diversification is a strategic option that many managers use to improve their firms’ performance. This interdisciplinary research attempts to verify whether firm level diversification has any impact on performance. The study finds that on average‚ diversified firms show better performance compared to undiversified firms on both risk and return dimensions. It also tests the robustness of these
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ASSESSMENT BRIEF CRIMINAL LAW Teacher: Class: Date of Issue: 23rd October 2012 Submission Details: 4th December 2012 Source: Irish Independent Newspaper‚ Irish Times Newspaper and the Irish Independent and Irish Times Websites. CRIMINAL COURT CASE DATE AND TIME OF CASE • The criminal case I studied was the case referred to as the ‘Road Rage Killing’. • The case was previously held in the Dublin District Court on 12th October 2010 but
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The Dutch were one of the most powerful colonies in the world at the time. One of their greatest conquers is in Southeast Asia. The Dutch arrived in Indonesia in 1596. Dutch colonialism was carried out initially by the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) from 1605 to 1799. The VOC created forts and settlements in places as widely dispersed as Mocca (Arabian Peninsula)‚ Surat (Gujarat)‚ Colombo and Galle (Sri Lanka‚ formerly Ceylon)‚ Calcutta (Bengal)‚ Beijing‚ Macau and Canton (China)‚ Deshima (Japan)
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developments have occurred in Northern Ireland? Do any obstacles remain? For decades in Northern Ireland there has been bombings‚ shootings and horrifying scenes of violence. However since the Downing Street Declaration in 1993‚ there has been various signs of stability and lasting peace in Northern Ireland but lasting peace will not be achieved unless obstacles are overcome. The Downing Street Declaration 1993 was the start of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The Downing Street Declaration was
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Innovation‚ Organizational Capabilities‚ and the Born-Global Firm Author(s): Gary A. Knight and S. Tamar Cavusgil Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 35‚ No. 2 (Mar.‚ 2004)‚ pp. 124-141 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3875247 . Accessed: 24/06/2013 13:59 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is
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at the unrest between the Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland‚ "the troubles" are partly rooted in Catholic/Protestant differences‚ partly in political allegiances‚ and probably partly in hatreds that go back so far that the exact reason is lost in the mists of time. Let ’s take a minute to look at the history of Ireland. Saint Patrick (c.389-461)‚ the patron of Ireland‚ came from England to Ireland to convert the inhabitants to Christianity. At the time‚ the only
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money to developers and nearly everyone who asked for it. Now Ireland in major debt of Billions of Euros because of banks giving loans so easily‚ especially Anglo Irish Bank. Banks believed that property prices will keep rising‚ but they started to fall rapidly living Banks with huge debts. When the economy began to decline with Global Economy Crisis. Property prices began to fall. Now there are about 600 empty housing estates in Ireland. Houses were never sold. A lot of them were unfinished. Unemployment
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Ireland Ireland otherwise known as the emerald isle is an island country west of the United Kingdom with beautiful landscapes and Proud people. for example‚ Colin Farrell said that “Being Irish is very much of who I am I take it with me everywhere I go.” Now lots of people feel this‚ now 15% of people that live in the US have come from Irish decent. You could learn a lot about Ireland using the five themes of geography: Movement‚ Region‚ Human/Environment Interaction‚ Place‚ and Location. Movement
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27 January 2014 Business Etiquette and Culture in Ireland DO keep presentations simple and to-the-point‚ using empirical evidence when possible and leaving out any extras such as personal opinions or digressions. The Irish are unimpressed by anything they perceive to be exaggerated or overstated in the context of business meetings or negotiations; and “are usually distrustful of authority and of people who think they are somehow ‘better’ than others”. Therefore it’s important to remain modest
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Effects of Conflict in Northern Ireland Between Social Segregation‚ Declining Economy and Political Reform‚ which do you think was the most serious effect of the conflict on the people of Northern Ireland? Explain your answer. Social segregation is one of the effects of the conflict on the people of Northern Ireland. The Protestants and the Catholics grew up in an atmosphere of tension and violence. They each received different education‚ each praising their own and condemning the deeds of the
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