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- Corporate Risks and Property Insurance: Evidence From the People's Republic of China
- Using panel data (1997-99) for 235 publicly listed companies in the People's Republic of China PRC, this study tests empirically the linkage between corporate risks and the decision to purchase property insurance and its financial extent. To achieve these objectives, the paper first estimates a probit insurance participation decision model...
- White papers 2002-08-19
- Auditor Communication in an Evolving Environment: Going Beyond SAS 600 Auditor's Reports on Financial Statements
- In 1993 the Auditing Practices Board issued an expanded audit report, SAS 600 Auditors' Reports on Financial Statements, in an attempt to educate users and reduce their misunderstandings in respect of certain matters pertaining to the audit function. This paper investigates the extent to which the new audit report, SAS...
- White papers 2000-12-14
- The Role of Tautological Equivalence in Cross-Cultural Sales Negotiations
- Much of the impetus for examining the role of tautological equivalence in intercultural negotiations arose out of salespeople's failure rates that have been shown to stand at alarmingly high levels. Additionally, this review pertaining to international negotiations provides evidence of the absence of studies addressing argumentation patterns as an alternative...
- White papers 2000-04-05
- Toward an Understanding of the Role of Cross-Cultural Equivalence in International Personal Selling
- This study argues that the internationalization of business requires, amongst others, a sound knowledge of the impact of cross-cultural equivalence on international sales negotiations. The purpose of this study is: to examine various types of cross-cultural equivalence that are related to the negotiation process; to identify the relationship and likely...
- White papers 2000-04-06
- Taxation and Reinsurance in the United Kingdom Life Insurance Industry
- Using a panel data set and heteroskedasticity robust Generalized Method of Moments GMM estimation to account for the dynamics of partial adjustment of tax and possible endogeneity effects, this study tests empirically the tax-reinsurance relation in the United Kingdom's life insurance industry. The results indicate that reinsurance has a direct...
- White papers 2002-09-13
- Corporate Growth Options and Equity Risk in the People's Republic of China
- This study examines the effect of corporate growth options on equity risk in an important emerging market. It finds that consistent with our expectations, equity betas associated with returns generated by assets-in-place and growth options are positively related to the market betas of firms' risk. It also finds that, as...
- White papers 2002-05-24
- Revenue Divergence and Competitive Balance in a Divisional Sports League
- In the North American NA literature on resource allocation in professional team sports leagues, relative market sizes are the final arbiter of the allocation of playing talent between teams, and therefore of competitive balance. This article focuses primarily on demand-side determinants of competitive balance. Specifically, it seeks to demonstrate and...
- White papers 2004-03-24
- The Historical Relation Between Banking, Insurance and Economic Growth in Sweden: 1830 to 1998
- This paper examines empirically the dynamic historical relation between banking, insurance economic income growth in Sweden using time-series data from 1830 to 1998. One examines long-run historical trends in the data using econometric tests for co integration and Granger causality. In later periods, the development of insurance fosters demand for...
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Just-In-Time Production, Work Organisation And Absence Control
- Studies of sick pay and absenteeism have traditionally treated absence as a worker-related phenomenon. There are good reasons to suppose, though, that firms' incentives to control absenteeism are not uniform. This paper presents what we believe to be the first evidence for relationships between the nature of a firm's production...
- White papers 2004-02-01
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- Agilent Opens R&D Center Introduces Vector Network Analyzers - Product Announcement
- AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. recently rented space in Swansea, Wales, to become an anchor tenant in Technium, the new high-technology business park that's scheduled to open in January. Agilent said its selection of Swansea is based on the strength of the expertise in research and development in process manufacturing within the...
- Research articles 2000-10-09
- Pilkington goes to University.(EUROPEAN NEWS)
- The Wallace Building is part of the University of Wales at Swansea in the UK, and is located in the Gower area of outstanding natural beauty. This historic building houses the university's geography and biology faculties and has recently undergone major facade renovations that incorporate Pilkington's...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Greek Island Life.
- Fieldwork on Anafi Margaret E. Kenna, University of Wales Swansea, UK 'Kenna has delivered a reflective, intelligent and deeply empathetic account of a community that truly feels itself to be on the outer edges of the human world.' ...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- GAZETTE: Birthdays
- Prince Rainier III of Monaco, 79; Sir Derek Birley, former Vice- Chancellor, University of Ulster, 76; Mr Robert Blizzard MP, 52; Dame June Clark, Professor of Community Nursing, University of Wales, Swansea, 61; Sir John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, Unesco, 60; Judge Linda Davies, circuit judge, 57; Sir Jeremy...
- Research articles 2002-05-31
- Birthdays
- Miss Lynda Bellingham, actress, 57; Mr Robert Blizzard MP, 55; Maj-Gen Keith Burch, former Director Personnel, Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence, 74; Dame June Clark, former Professor of Community Nursing, University of Wales, Swansea, 64; Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, 63; Judge Linda Davies,...
- Research articles 2005-05-31
- Royal Engagements
- The Prince of Wales, Chancellor, University of Wales, visits the Organic Farming Centre for Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion; visits the Farmers' Market, Aberystwyth; opens the new Central Police Station, Swansea; and visits Llangloffan Farmhouse Cheese Centre, Castle Morris, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
- Research articles 2001-07-20
- Texas researchers look to unleash spray-on solar cell potential
- If Brian Korgel's latest research project is able to lower photovoltaic manufacturing costs, it could revolutionize the solar cell market. But for now, it's still a research project with game-changing, paintable potential, he told the Cleantech Group today. The University of Texas at Austin chemical engineer and his team have...
- News items 2009-08-31
- Wales scores big with R&D center
- WALES' POOL of technical expertise recently was affirmed when Agilent Technologies announced that it was locating a state-of-the-art R&D center in Swansea. A global technology leader in the fields of communications and life science, Agilent will become an anchor tenant in Technium, an "Innovation Village" scheduled to open in January....
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- British researchers develop new drug - with maggots
- LONDON AFP — British researchers have developed a new antibiotic using maggots which can be used to treat bugs including some strains of the drug-resistant bacteria MRSA, they announced Tuesday. The team from Swansea University in south Wales has created Seraticin, a drug made from the secretions of green...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
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