Akron Business and Economic Review articles from December 1989

Akron Business and Economic Review archives from December 1989

Why companies do not seek exchange listing.
December 22, 1989... Why Companies Do Not Seek Exchange Listing(*) Traditionally, listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) has been viewed as a milestone in the corporate life cycle. According to Cooney[4], however, an...

Intertemporal testing of beta stationarity.
December 22, 1989... Intertemporal Testing of Beta Stationarity After Sharpe [34] developed the market model for analyzing portfolios, financial experts have concentrated on beta coefficients of the mean-variance capital asset pricing model (MV-CAPM) and, with...

A study of the relative performance of investment companies in Canada.
December 22, 1989... A Study Of The Relative Performance Of Investment Companies In Canada Canadian investors basically have the choice of either managing their own portfolios or delegating this function to some party retained for this purpose. Included among the...

Comparative financial portfolios of bank and nonbank customers: evidence from the survey of consumer finances.
December 22, 1989... Comparative Financial Portfolios of Bank and Nonbank Customers: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances An already competitive financial environment is likely to become even more competitive in the future as commercial banks, thrifts,...

Sexual harassment at work: what is the problem?
December 22, 1989... Sexual Harassment At Work: What Is The Problem? As judicial decisions gradually expanded the Title VII Civil Rights Act prohibiting sex discrimination to include sexual harassment, the number of articles discussing this workplace problem also...

A trading model demonstrating the usefulness of accounting-reported cash flow information.
December 22, 1989... A Trading Model Demonstrating the Usefulness of Accounting-Reported Cash Flow Information The accounting and financial communities have recently asserted that cash flow analysis is fundamental in assessing an economic entity. The Financial...

An empirical comparison of bond return forecast methods.
December 22, 1989... An Empirical Comparison of Bond Return Forecast Methods The forecasting of corporate bond returns has had varying degrees of interest in the academic literature. The greater variability in interest rates over the past ten to fifteen years has...

A note on the effect of personal taxes and dividends on capital asset prices.
December 22, 1989... A Note On The Effect Of Personal Taxes And Dividends on Capital Asset Prices(*) In spite of the 1986 change in the tax laws that equate the personal tax rate on both dividend and capital gains income, the effect of differential taxation of...

Different types of "reactors" in high-technology industries: an empirical study.
December 22, 1989... Different Types Of "Reactors" In High-Technology Industries: An Empirical Study The primary purpose of this study is to investigate unsuccessful firms called "reactors." These firms were named by Miles and Snow[14], who have developed a...