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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
wiley   +1 more source

AMENDING REGULATION (EC) NO.1346/2000 ON INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS - SOLVING DEFICIENCIES OR ATTEMPT TO RESCUE COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY? [PDF]

Challenges of the Knowledge Society, 2013
EC Insolvency Regulation claims, after more than 10 years, several changes imposed by some of the issues raised by the practice of its application but also by the need to promote economic recovery for enterprises in difficulty in the current economic ...
GABRIELA FIERBINŢEANU
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A series of (un)fortunate events: Commercial bank interest rates and deposit reallocation during the Great Depression in the Netherlands

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract During the global economic crisis of 1929–33, deposits in the Dutch commercial banking sector sharply declined as funds shifted to the government‐guaranteed Post Office Savings Bank and other savings institutions. Unlike earlier studies for neighbouring countries, we demonstrate that this shift was driven less by a flight to safety and more by
Ruben Peeters, Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of information and communication technologies in managing the insolvency process [PDF]

Ekonomija: teorija i praksa, 2019
The aim of the paper is to present the results of the research carried out on the territory of AP Vojvodina with the goal of determining the extent to which information communication technologies are used in the management of the insolvency process.
Vladisavljević Radovan, Soleša Dragan, Stojković Predrag   +2 more
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
wiley   +1 more source

Auditor's Uncertainty About Going Concern – Predictor of Insolvency Risk [PDF]

Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series, 2018
The primary indications of some uncertainties about the going concern of an entity can be obtained by investors and the general public in the financial statements and in the audit report.
Hategan Camelia Daniela, Predictor of Insolvency Risk   +1 more
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Government support, regional well‐being, and the pivots of UK SMEs during a crisis

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Pivoting—a substantive transformation of the established business model (e.g., reformulation of goods, services, processes, or organizational methods in a new or significantly improved manner)—has emerged as a crisis response strategy of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs).
Chau M. Chu, Bach Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Do Female Directors Protect Employee Pension Benefits? Evidence on the Nexus Between Pensions and Dividends

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether female directors influence firms' allocation of internal funds between dividend payments and defined benefit (DB) pension funding. Using FTSE All‐Share firms from 2007 to 2021, we find that companies with a higher proportion of female directors exhibit stronger pension funding positions and, overall, maintain ...
Zezeng Li, Erhan Kilincarslan
wiley   +1 more source

Crossborder jurisdiction and assistance in insolvency: The position in Malaysia and Singapore [PDF]

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2008
Malaysia and Singapore are members of the common law family and have 'inherited' their company and insolvency law from models in use in the United Kingdom with influences from Australia. It is the purpose of this article to outline the law in relation to
PJ Omar
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The Liquidity Sprint: Short‐Term Cash Needs and Access to Credit

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We identify the causal drivers of the COVID‐19 ‘dash‐for‐cash’ in Europe using a hand‐collected panel of Euro‐area firms (2018‐Q4–2020‐Q3). Exploiting regional infection intensity as an instrument, we find that a one‐unit EBITDA decline raised credit‐line utilization by 15.5 percentage points in 2020‐Q2. Unlike the US ‘fallen‐angel’ narrative,
Mario Cerrato, Shengfeng Mei, Hormoz Ramian   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source