Effects of working capital management on the profitability of Portuguese manufacturing firms Sónia Silva* sonia@eeg.uminho.pt Florinda Silva** fsilva@eeg.uminho.pt July 2012 Abstract This study provides empirical evidence about the effects of working capital management on the profitability of Portuguese manufacturing firms. A database covering the period 1996-2006‚ collected from Portuguese Statistical Office‚ is analyzed under panel data methodology. In line with previous research
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HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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The Babylonian creation story and Israel’s creation story are quite different‚ but they do share some common elements. One of these ways is in how the stories handle the issue of chaos and order. The Babylonian story discusses in great detail the chaos portion in their account. The account is written in epic form and describes how Tiamat and Apsu‚ who are both bodies of water and their children‚ Lahmu and Lahamu are engaged in a very bloody battle (along with other gods) that ends in death of both
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Creator and Creation For many years‚ philosophers and mystics have been questioning creators and their creations. All sorts of different cultures have myths‚ images‚ stories‚ and metaphors. In modern time‚ we look for scientists to answer our questions that we have. Science claims to know the story about the ultimate nature of matter‚ the origin of life‚ and the nature of consciousness. Most people say that God is everyone in this world’s creator. Does that mean that he should be responsible for
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CAPITAL BUDGETING AT RELIANCE CAPITAL Specialization: Finance Under the Guidance of: Submitted By: Mr. Debashish Chaudary Prarthana Bajaj Mrs. Archana Singh Nupur Singhal Utsav Goel Taruna Bhadana Arjun
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1. What are the missions of CERs and the capital budgeting process at Stryker? Mission: Standardize and formalize the capital budgeting process. The CERs and capital budgeting process were implemented so that a more formal process of requesting capital expenditure and approving them would be applied. All this was put in place to support cash flow targets and maintain Stryker’s 20% growth benchmark. To what extent have they been shaped by elements of corporate finance theory? They are heavily
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creation stories- comparing the Eskimo creation story‚ the Genesis creation story‚ and the evolution creation theory. There are some very different theories but some very similar concepts between the Eskimo creation story‚ the Genesis creation story‚ and the theory of evolution. The Genesis and Eskimo stories are pretty old whereas the theory of evolution is a lot newer. The Eskimo creation story has been ruled out by most as a myth or a folk tale. The Genesis story and the theory of evolution
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Jordan October 5‚ 2013 Old World New World The question of creation can be a very long conversation‚ mainly because there are many other topics of evidence that can be used to back up your theories. Although it depends greatly on who is in the conversation with you and what their worldview is. Also it would rely on how the Bible will be interpreted‚ either by a scientific belief of the created order‚ or how we as Christians interpret the Bible. There are some questions that form outside
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proposed theory states that work should be designed to have five core job characteristics namely skill variety‚ task identity‚ task significance‚ autonomy and lastly feedback. Martin and his proposition to instill empowerment into the working environment of Sunflower Paradise Resort was a failure as he did not fulfill above mentioned five job characteristics. Under skill variety‚ it is the extent in which the job requires a person to use multiple-level skills (Bauer & Erdogan‚ 2009). The more the
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The Creation of Adam is a painting of Michelangelo’s fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling 1511 years. It is take to illustrates from the Binlical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into Adam‚ the first man come to the new world. In the painting‚ the man who is the Adam is painted at the right side of the painting‚ he is naked‚ body shows more muscular‚ looks feel relax‚ laening against rock‚ and giving his to old man. Next‚ the old man in the painting who is the
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