elsevier.com/locate/jaccpubpol Investor relations‚ reputational bonding‚ and corporate governance: The case of Royal Ahold Abe de Jong a‚ Douglas V. DeJong b‚*‚ Gerard Mertens a‚ Peter Roosenboom a b a Department of Financial Management‚ RSM Erasmus University‚ Netherlands Tippie College of Business‚ University of Iowa‚ Iowa City‚ IA 52242‚ United States Abstract Royal Ahold (Koninklijke Ahold NV) was one of the major success stories in the 1990s and is one of the major failures‚
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If I had to pick one out of the many stories that we have read and say that it moved me the most‚ I would have to say that the story would have to be "Battle Royal". The reason that the story did move me so was because of the author’s keen use of symbolism‚ the author portrays a larger meaning than what is initially implied to the reader who does not thoroughly analyze the text. Initially‚ the story seems to be about one black boy’s struggle to get ahead in a predominately white society. He tries
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factual information on 17th century Port Royal. It will inform the reader about how Port Royal gained its wealth and infamous reputation. It contains information on Port Royal’s economy. This project will inform on the livestyle of the residents of Port Royal during the 17th century and how trading was conducted. It will tell how the buccaneers contributed to Port Royals economy. RATIONALE In the 17th century Port Royal was considered the richest and the wickedest
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Most Caribbean nation’s interpretation of Yemoja is “Mami Wata”. She appears as a curly to kinky haired woman‚ with long black hair combed straight back. Yemoja is visualized as a mermaid or humanistic water being. She is often unclothed from the waist up. “Mami Wata” regularly carries luxurious trinkets such as mirrors‚ combs‚ and watches. Though she is a beautiful mermaid complete with tail‚ she is also said to walk the streets of modern African cities. The colours differ from Yemoja; the colours
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Charlemagne was born into a royal family which means he was destined to become royalty later on. He was born around 742 and was the son of Bertrada of Laon and Pepin the Short who became king in 751. Pepin divided the kingdom equally between him and his brother. After his brother died and it was passed on to his nephews‚ Charlemagne murdered them and seized their territories. As an adult‚ Charlemagne displayed a talent for languages and could speak Latin and understand Greek‚ among other languages
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buds swayed gently in the warm ocean breeze. Although I couldn’t see very far past the dense wall of palm trees and bushes behind the cottage‚ I could make out the soft‚ crystal blue waves of the Caribbean in the distance. It was 2011‚ and my family and I were in Dominica‚ a small island in the Caribbean. My mom stood in front of me‚ an ecstatic smile
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Teenage Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Barbados Caribbean Studies Contents Acknowledgments.................. 1 Introduction.............................. 2 Literature Review................... 3-4 Data Collection Sources........ 5 Presentation of Findings...... 6-11 Interpretation of Findings... 12-13 Discussion of Findings
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location‚ and of how they resisted the persistent attacks of the British in order gain their full pledged freedom. Who were the Maroons? The Maroons were escaped slaves. They ran away from their Spanish-owned plantations when the British took the Caribbean island of Jamaica from Spain in 1655. The word maroon comes from the Spanish word ‘Cimarron’‚ which meant mountain top dwellers. They fled to the mountainous areas of Jamaica‚ where it was difficult for their owners to follow and catch them‚ and
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knowing their father. Kennedy administrations have long been wracked with scandal. Despite all of this‚ the Kennedy’s have long been thought of as America’s “royal family”. What is it about the many misdeeds and tragedies of this particular family that has drawn America towards them? Why it is that America has been fascinated by the royal status of the Kennedy‚ and just what is it about this beleaguered dynasty that has mesmerized generations? The patriarch of the Kennedy political dynasty‚
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No. 2005–57 ROYAL AHOLD: A FAILURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND AN ACCOUNTING SCANDAL By Abe de Jong‚ Douglas V. DeJong‚ Gerard Mertens‚ Peter Roosenboom March 2005 ISSN 0924-7815 Royal Ahold: A Failure of Corporate Governance and an Accounting Scandal Abe de Jong* Department of Financial Management Erasmus University Rotterdam a.jong@fbk.eur.nl Douglas V. DeJong Tippie College of Business University of Iowa douglas-dejong@uiowa.edu Gerard Mertens Department of Financial Management Erasmus
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