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Corporate governance and Corporate Failure

open access: yes2nd Annual International Conferences on Accounting and Finance (AF 2012), 2012
AbstractThe purpose of this research is to examine the influence of corporate governance characteristics on the corporate failure of listed companies in Sri Lanka. This study utilized publicly available data from annual reports of a sample of 70 failed firms and a sample of matched 70 non failed firms listed on Colombo stock market for a period ...
Lakshan, A.M.I., Wijekoon, W.M.H.N.
openaire   +1 more source

Adaptive Determination of Optimum Switching Frequency in SiC-PWM-Based Motor Drives: A Speed-Dependent Core Loss Correction Approach

open access: yesIEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
This study focuses on identifying the optimal switching frequency for silicon-carbide (SiC)-based motor drives across a wide range of operating conditions using a loss minimization strategy. The results are then compared with those of traditional silicon-
Sepideh Amirpour   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

It's just another war! [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This article describes the increasing use of private military corporations (PMCs) and the implications for International Humanitarian Law (IHL). After considering the development of the laws of war alongside the rise of corporations the author questions ...
Collins, Pauline
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Creditworthiness [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Risk and Financial Management, 2011
We examine the relation between corporate governance and bankruptcy risk as an underlying force affecting a bond’s yield. The level of corporate governance is captured by the G-index, along with the explicit groups of governance provisions. We estimate bankruptcy risk by Z-score, by cash-flow-score, by O-score, through Merton structural model default ...
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Travail, immigration et relations sociales à travers les parcours d’individus et familles d’une ville de l’Ancien Régime (Turin, xviiie siècle)

open access: yesL'Atelier du CRH, 2009
This paper aims to use trial and justice archives, not to return to a social history of crime, but to question the system of norms and values at the core of professional paths (specifically crafts) of individuals and families that lived or stayed ...
Beatrice Zucca Micheletto
doaj   +1 more source

Biogenic synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using leaf extracts of Cissus quadrangularis and Piper betle and its antibacterial effects

open access: yesMicro & Nano Letters, 2021
Owing to its environment‐friendly, biocompatible, non‐toxic nature of nanoparticles attained from green plant extract, it has remarkable significance in the field of nanotechnology towards effective biomedical application. This work reports the synthesis
Sofiya Dayana Kasi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Benefits of a Benefit Corporation Statute for Alaska Native Corporations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the forty-five years since the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) created the Alaska Native regional corporation and village corporations, shareholders and outside observers have criticized the statute’s use of the traditional corporate form ...
Robinson, William
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Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Corporation's Purpose

open access: yesInternational Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 2023
Purpose: To rethink the idea that corporate governance is about the alignment of interests of all stakeholders. To indicate this idea’s main problems, in making the manager’s job significantly more difficult, and in creating numerous avenues for managers seeking merely to advance their own interests.
openaire   +2 more sources

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tax Shell Game: How Much Did Offshore Tax Havens Cost You in 2010? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Provides an overview of corporations' and individuals' use of offshore tax havens and its impact on government revenue and services. Makes policy recommendations including tightening rules for U.S.
Benjamin Davis   +3 more
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