Exploring the value of Scotland's environment [PDF]
Protection of the environment can be regarded as representing a substantial cost to business. However, it is typically considered from the point of view of effect on company profitability, rather than its relative importance to human kind.
Firn, J. +4 more
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Do mergers enhance financial performance? Empirical evidence from the Czech Republic
This study investigates whether the post-merger performance of companies in the Czech Republic exceeds their pre-merger performance. Employing the Czech-specific IN05 model and internationally recognized composite financial performance indicators (Altman
Podškubka Tomáš +2 more
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Scope Economies and Competition Beyond the Balance Sheet: a ‘broad banking’ Experience [PDF]
There is a recent trend in banking research aiming to assess how financial innovation and technology are affecting bank cost, revenue and profits. Most of the studies have not found significant cost, profit or revenue complementarities either between ...
Francisco Rodríguez Fernández +1 more
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Sentiment analysis of news: unveiling AI’s role in sustainability and no poverty (SDG1)
Media play an essential role in shaping public attitudes, behaviors, and long-term societal developments. Although AI is often addressed in the context of technical advancement, its role in media discourse on Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG1 - No ...
Robin Kunju Mol Raj +2 more
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Exploring the Dynamics of Profitability–Liquidity Relations in Crisis, Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis
The aim of this study is to verify the stability of the profitability–liquidity relationship over time, as well as to determine this relationship in terms of its level and structure. In this context, three main research questions were formulated.
Piotr Ratajczak +2 more
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Internet valuations: The case of Terra-Lycos [PDF]
In this paper, we review twelve valuations of Terra performed by Spanish and non-Spanish bank analysts and brokers. Of the twelve valuations, only one used cash flow discounting.
Fernández, Pablo
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Impact of COVID-19 on Stock Prices in the Global Video Game Market
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted various sectors, including the global video game market. This study investigates how the pandemic influenced the stock prices of leading video game companies, such as Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Square Enix ...
Martin Smrt +2 more
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Big Business Owners and Politics: Investigating the Economic Incentives of Holding Top Office [PDF]
This paper investigates the mechanisms that firms use to get state favors. We focus on a less well studied but common mechanism: business owners seeking election to top office.
Bunkanwanicha, Pramuan +1 more
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Diversification in Firm Valuation: A Multivariate Copula Approach [PDF]
We introduce a new discounted cash flow model which adopts the diversification effect of multi-business firms. We face two challenges: One is examining how different diversification extents can affect the firm value due to risk reduction, and the other ...
Nicolas Heinrichs +2 more
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Fintech empirical studies: a state-of-the-art systematic literature review
This article conducts a systematic literature review of empirical research on fintech firms, with a particular focus on studies that utilize firm-level financial data and econometric analysis.
Sergio Rios-Vazquez +1 more
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