19 articles for “Capital Account”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDisclosure Factors of Executive Managers Remuneration: A Probit ModelThemistokles Lazarides, Elektra PitoskaProblem statement: The study contributes to the literature that argues that the convergence trend of corporate governance systems is either nominal or hasn’t the impact that the advocates of this theory hypothesize. Approach: The objective of the study was to test this hypothesis the key issue of remuneration had been chosen to illustrate that the differences of corporate governance systems … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 28 Nov 2010 · 7,623 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainability of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Multistorey Residential BuildingsA. Rahman, J. Dbais, M. ImteazProblem statement: The urban water supply systems in Australian large cities, which generally depend on large surface water reservoirs, are highly stressed due to rapid urban growth and severe drought conditions during the current decade. To ensure the long term sustainability of urban water supply, various alternative water sources including rainwater tanks, grey water, wastewater and desalination plants are being … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 14,898 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComputable General Equilibrium Techniques for Carbon Tax ModelingAl-Amin, Chamhuri Siwar, Abdul HamidProblem statement: Lacking of proper environmental models environmental pollution is now a solemn problem in many developing countries particularly in Malaysia. Some empirical studies of worldwide reveal that imposition of a carbon tax significantly decreases carbon emissions and does not dramatically reduce economic growth. To our knowledge there has not been any research done to simulate the economic impact of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2009 · 6,950 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNumerical Modeling of Economical Market Forces for an Intelligent Delivery of Dynamical Optimal Impact Solution (DOI)Mahmoud Iskandarani, Ghaleb El-RefaeAn intelligent model for the purpose of evaluating and affecting delivery of services as a function of initial capital investment is developed and discussed. The algorithm associated with such a model, maps the principles of sustainability of business success as dependent not only on the content of the business but also on the impact that it has on the beneficiaries … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2007 · 7,308 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExergoeconomic Analysis of a Refrigeration CycleDurriye Bilge, Galip TemirThe exergoeconomic theory is applied to a two stage vapour compression refrigeration cycle. An exergy-aided cost analysis, taking into account pressure drops and heat gain/loss for all of the components in the refrigeration system as well as the pipe connections, has been made. Exergoeconomic factors, showing whether the monetary expenditures mostly originate from capital investment and Operating and Maintenance (O&M) … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2004 · 7,146 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCash Flow Management at the Insurance Company Aimed at Provision of Financial StabilityElena Knyazeva, Larisa Yuzvovich, Elena Smorodina et al.The insurance market of the Russian Federation is currently demonstrating the trend of slower growth rate of insurance premiums and problems, rising in certain sectors. The loss ratio of insurance operations is increasing along with reducing profitability of internal funds and assets, operational costs are growing. All these factors affect the financial stability of insurance companies and reduce the profitability … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 6 · 24 Jun 2016 · 9,070 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPredicting Insurance Investment: A Factor Analytic ApproachSamuel Obi-Nnamdi Agwuegbo, Adetunji Philip Adewole, A. N. MaduegbunaProblem statement: In the last decade growing attention has been paid to the pattern of investments by the insurance industry and the question of how to evaluate such investments. In an economy where the capital market is huge and active, mathematical considerations come into play in the selection of investments to ensure yield maximisation. Approach: This study examined the use … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 7,498 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasuring Investors' Reaction to the Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in Greece, Using a Market-Based ModelAthanasios Vazakidis, Stergios AthianosProblem statement: The aim of this study is to highlight the main differences between International Accounting Standards and Greek accounting, The sample constituted by 90 randomly selected Greek companies which are listed in Athens Stock Exchange were scrutinized concerning the differences in financial figures which have been appeared due to the adoption of IFRS. Approach: The use of capital asset … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,538 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordFrom Subhiksha (Prosper) To Iksha (Perspire): The Topsy-Turvy Story of Indian Retail Business ModelH.M. Jha Bidyarthi, Ashish K. Srivastava, P.V. Bokad, Mayur A. DandeProblem statement: To examine the factors that led to inception, high growth and sudden closure of Indian business ventures in upcoming sectors in a short span of less than 10 years. Approach: An IITian and an IIM-A grad (India’s top notch academic institution) set up one of the largest Indian retail chain named Subhiksha Trading services Pvt. Ltd. in 1997 … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,576 accessesView PDF Cite