Firm Dissertations Samples For Students

Acknowledgement

Executive Summary
The relationship between ownership structure and firm performance has gained substantial attention of in the finance literature. The present study investigates the ownership structure of firms as a corporate mechanism and its impact on firm’s performance. An empirical analysis of the firms listed on NYSE and NASDAQ belonging to different sectors has been conducted to investigate the relationship between ownership structure and firms performance. The objective of the research is to identify how the corporate governance and corporate identity influence firm’s performance on the basis of three research questions provided in the following.

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Background: This research is based on the background that human resource management and activities in the health sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is generally not evaluated as a unique component of independent studies. However, there is evidence that human resource management in the healthcare sector is very different from that of other sectors around the world. Therefore, the study sought to study the demographics, education, experience, career development and levels of job satisfaction amongst HR professionals in hospitals in Riyadh.

Methods: The study evaluated various components of the HRM practices and processes of hospitals in Riyadh. All ...

Virgin Group

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Being a successful business with a long term growth potentiality is the most important objective of any business organization. Success of a business can be defined in many ways and there are a number of alternative notions of success that are commonly used by business analysts. The current dissertation explores four different notions of success and their limitations in the real world. The notions of success are explored in the context of one of the most successful conglomerates of the 20th century, Virgin Group. While the funding, profits, and management structure look into the internal aspects regarding the success of a business; ...

What is the impact of effective formulation and implementation of strategies for venturing in international and global operations in Heineken Inc?

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Global business strategy depicts the process under which organizations assesses the future prospects of the firm towards achieving its objectives. Every successful organization engages in strategic planning plus those with global business operations as they seek to position themselves towards taking full advantage of the worldwide trend and opportunities. The notion behind the strategic decisions is normally based on the specific objectives, power, relationships, performance, economic and resources, technological, social and cultural result in change of the strategy. International strategy embraces the determination based on the correct balance between the global standardization and the integration plus the local responsiveness. ...

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This study is designed to study the relationship between corporate governance in trading Companies in Malaysia, which are listed in Bursa, and the performance of those Companies. The performance indication is measured using return on equity and overall returns whereas the state of corporate governance is assessed using board composition, CEO duality, and audit committee independence. The literature review has been conducted to see the supporting and contrasting ideas to the chosen topic.
The methods for research have been chosen by developing a theoretical framework, where independent and dependent variables are defined along with their concepts. Hypothesis testing is ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

Executive Summary

China is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in the establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. This paper explores the role of SMEs in an emerging economies, the role of manpower in SMEs, as well as understanding the key success factors of the SMEs in China.

Introduction

SMEs are the growth engines for any economy in the ...

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Pop culture of the 60s that originated in Britain and spread to US followed a string of philosophical and theoretical movement turning into mass culture. Pop culture has had many proponents in fashion, music and literature as well as numerous characteristic features. Studying the 60’s fashion design trends in ...

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1.1 Background developments

Traditionally, accounting standards have been developed by different countries on the basis of local legal, economical and cultural institutions frameworks (Elliott and Elliott, 2009, p. 158). As a result, the standard setting was very country specific. With the globalization process at work for the last 3-4 decades and increasing mobility of capital internationally accepted accounting standards have become necessary to facilitate cross border transactions and make financial reporting comparable between countries and companies thereby leading to a greater transparency for investors (Nobes, 2004). IASB has been set up as a private international standard setter with a mandate to create high quality accounting standards ...

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The aim of the current research was to examine the impact of the wider view of CSR on operations management of any the organization. The aim was divided into four objectives i.e.
This research was based on secondary analysis. The researcher collected secondary data from internet and peer-reviewed journals to achieve the research objectives. The researcher made the following conclusion from this research. Decision-making is the core responsibility of managers. Operations managers need ensure that business decisions do not affect the society negatively. The business should not make profits at the cost of the environment. The manager should ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of this research is to try and examine factors that influence business performance of SMEs. The aim of this study is to give the seeing on how individuals ought to begin their business by taking an evaluation at all the elements affecting business performance. Thus help to lessen the danger of disappointment and expand possibilities of success. The study inspected eight variables that impact the SMEs business achievement. These components are SMEs trademark, administration and expertise, items and administrations. (SMEs) Is acknowledged internationally as an apparatus for enabling the citizenry and economic development. It has been connected ...

Introduction

Good governance and capital structure play a crucial role in the maximization of corporate profitability, either through an increase in profit margin or a reduction in capital cost or both (Uwuigbe, 2014), and in effect shareholders’ wealth. Companies who are aware of these factors in their objectives of profit maximization eagerly put their good governance principles into corporate codes, which act as valuable reference points in their governance decisions. As such, sound corporate governance engenders investor confidence in terms of capital preservation and acceptable returns of investments (Okiro, Aduda, & Omoro, 2015; Agyei & Owusu, 2014; Heng, Azrbaijani, & San, 2012). With ...

4. Analysis of Results
The outcomes of the survey and interviews point to specific patterns in regard to the participants’ perception of Business Intelligence consultancy, leadership and the theory that was selected for this study. The particpants’ perceptions consist of what BI is and what is required to achieve and maintain success in the BI industry sector. Loshin (2012) contributed that BI is “the exercise of data collection used to analyze business through the different lens of different decision makers”. The Data Warehouse Institute define BI as "processes, technologies and tools that transform data into information" (Loshin, 2012). The ...

ECON 4331W

Introduction
The phrase "the rich get richer while the poor get poorer" has become a worldwide anthem at many political and economic forums. While these facts are actually true very few or practically no one goes forward to act in a manner seen to strike a balance if anything many individuals are individualistic and greedy. Elite economists from IMF recently released a study on the causes and consequences of rising income inequalities. It is believed as a result of income inequality there could arise a myriad of complex problems, most of which touch and significantly impact upon the economic ...

Introduction

The phrase “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer” has become a worldwide anthem at many political and economic forums. While these facts are actually true very few or practically no one goes forward to act in a manner seen to strike a balance if anything many individuals are individualistic and greedy. Elite economists from IMF recently released a study on the causes and consequences of rising income inequalities. It is believed as a result of income inequality there could arise a myriad of complex problems, most of which touch and greatly impact upon the economic growth ...

1.0 Introduction
The following report is based upon a continued professional development assessment (CPD). The purpose is to keep track of my progress as an organizational manager in order to meet the expectations and be accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), where my goals are to earn extended rights to practice in my profession. My position is a construction manager (CM) with an antecedent degree in engineering and business related minor programs, and gathered 28 year’s experience in the construction field. I am employed with Sharjah General Contracting (SGC), a management contracting and engineering company. SGC has personnel with ...

Impact of Different Methods of Privatization on Performance of Enterprises in Transition States

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The paper encompasses two goals and impacts of privatization by transition states. The first goal is to draw lessons from the privatization encounters in Eastern Europe consistent with the association optional privatization methods, the ownership evolution following privatization and reorganization. Different methods of privatization taken into consideration include management-employee buyouts (MEBOs), lease buyouts, restitution and, most notably, voucher privatization, in conjunction with shares being allocated at nominal or zero prices to the populace overall. Also, how different methods of privatization may have affected development in transition countries has been analyzed. Controlling for the first status, equity assets by ...

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The main objective of this dissertation is to explore the impact of technology on places where people eat. In order to encounter, the impact of technology Yoko sizzler has been chosen. The interview-based questionnaires were distributed among 100 customers who were available at Yoko Sizzlers. Therefore, the gathered data is based on 100 responses, which includes both males and females. Technology has an immense impact on restaurants and hospitality industry; it has been encountered through several researches, and this research is another effort to contribute in prior work. It has been encountered that technology advancement plays an ...

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The aim of this dissertation is mainly to analyzethe risk in the New York Stock Exchange using Statistical aspects and the computation of Value at Risk. The technique of Value at Risk or Value at Risk (VaR) is a methodology to standardize the calculation of the various risks that occur in a business e.g. banks, stock exchanges and corporations. The risk is defined as the probability of obtaining a result different than expected, the factors that will depend on the position of the entity, the risk factor under consideration and the time of calculation. Thus, the VaR seeks to establish quantitatively the ...

Fire safety engineering

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The primary purpose of this research is to illustrate the best practices which need to be followed in order to minimize the risks of leakages and mishaps resulting from the leakages. As the demand of LNG is on constant rise, the need of the hour is to prevent the leakages which may result either from the technical glitch or lack of adherence to the standard processes to be followed as recommended by the best practices through industrial standard. It is known that the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is not as harmful as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and ...

Undergraduate Dissertation

Consumer Decision Making, in Relation to Brand Image in Today’s Airline Industry
Presented for (Business management)
This dissertation is entirely the original work of student registration number 1210025. Where material is obtained from published or unpublished works, this has been fully acknowledged by citation

Abstract

Marketing research studies reveal that companies have gone beyond offering functional attributes of a product when considering their competitive advantages in the market. Rather, companies are developing corporate brands that are associated with their products and services in the marketplace. The rationale is that companies can create special image that consumers can associate ...