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Corporate governance criteria as applied in private equity investments
South African Journal of Business Management, 2005 Ineffective governance has often formed a backdrop to corporate failure with the resultant negative impact on stakeholders. In the field of private equity, investors have consistently received financial returns that outperform those of listed equities ...
R. Millson, M. Ward
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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What Drives Private Equity Investments in Romania?
Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice, 2015 This paper aims at presenting the determinants of private equity investments in Romania over the period 2000 - 2013. Additionally, this paper presents the main highlights in terms of evolution, source of funding and activities in which the private equity
Precup Mihai
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
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The determinants and role of venture capital and private equity development in sustainable development [PDF]
Strategic Management, 2015 The newest trend of venture capital and private equity development shows that there is a significant growth of VC and PE investment as percent of GDP in developed countries, and more recently also in emerging economies. As in Serbia, the percentage of VC
Milenković Nada +2 more
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The Deregulation of the Private Equity Markets and the Decline in Ipos
The Review of financial studies, 2019 The deregulation of securities laws—in particular the National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA) of 1996—has increased the supply of private capital to late-stage private startups, which are now able to grow to a size that few private firms ...
M. Ewens, Joan Farre-Mensa
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi +2 more
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Trends in Private Equity Acquisition of Dermatology Practices in the United States.
JAMA dermatology, 2019 Importance Private equity (PE) firms invest in dermatology management groups (DMGs), which are physician practice management firms that operate multiple clinics and often acquire smaller, physician-owned practices.
Sally Y. Tan +3 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Internal Branding and the Competitive Performance of Private Universities in Ghana [PDF]
Journal of Competitiveness, 2016 The objective of this paper is in three fold. First, to examine the inter-relationship between internal branding and performance of private universities.
Amegbe Hayford
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