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Bank Performance As The Economy Rebounds, Jonathan A. Scott, George H. Hempel
Bank Performance As The Economy Rebounds, Jonathan A. Scott, George H. Hempel
Historical Working Papers
A new bank environment caused by changing government regulation and newly introduced financial instruments causes bank return rates to be substantially lower than in previous economic recoveries. Bank strategy may involve assuming increased risk.
Slop: A Strategic Multiple Store Location Model For A Dynamic Environment, Dale D. Achabal, Vijay Mahajan, David A. Schilling
Slop: A Strategic Multiple Store Location Model For A Dynamic Environment, Dale D. Achabal, Vijay Mahajan, David A. Schilling
Historical Working Papers
A model is provided that allows optimum choice of store location in the present and in the future. Choice of location is based on optimum location that will work with the best present scenario and the best future scenario. Basis for the model is market demand data from consumer surveys and sales performance data.
A New Wrinkle In Corporate Finance: Leveraged Preferred Financing, Andrew H. Chen, John W. Kensinger
A New Wrinkle In Corporate Finance: Leveraged Preferred Financing, Andrew H. Chen, John W. Kensinger
Historical Working Papers
Leveraged preferred financing is briefly examined as an ideal way to accrue tax advantages.
Managing For Uniqueness: Some Distinctions For Strategy, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Managing For Uniqueness: Some Distinctions For Strategy, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
Five factors that define uniqueness for a firm are reduced to three: comparative advantage, key success criteria, and strategic group factors shared by the industry. This positions the management team to analyze those factors that they can control or influence to position the firm within the framework supplied by the shared industry factors.
Small Business Bank Lending: Both Sides Are Winners, Neil C. Churchill, Virginia L. Lewis
Small Business Bank Lending: Both Sides Are Winners, Neil C. Churchill, Virginia L. Lewis
Historical Working Papers
An examination is made of the conventional wisdom that small buiness loans are riskier and consequently bear a higher interest rate than large business. Results indicte that the conventional wisdom is accurate but also that small business loans are more profitable for the bank.
Assessing The Impact Of Market Interventions On Firm's Performance, Richard A. Bettis, Andrew Chen, Vijay Mahajan
Assessing The Impact Of Market Interventions On Firm's Performance, Richard A. Bettis, Andrew Chen, Vijay Mahajan
Historical Working Papers
Using the measureable impact of the American Dental Association endoresement of Crest, the impact on security prices of Procter and Gamble is assessed. Results indicate that the market intervention has impact both on market share and security prices.
Use Of Financial Planning Languages For The Optimization Of Generated Networks For Equipment Replacement, Jay E. Aronson, Julius S. Aronofsky
Use Of Financial Planning Languages For The Optimization Of Generated Networks For Equipment Replacement, Jay E. Aronson, Julius S. Aronofsky
Historical Working Papers
This is an exploration of using a financial planning language to model problems in contrast to using a computer programming language. A demonstration is done for analyzing equipment replacement cycles.
Standards Overload And Differential Reporting, N. C. Churchill, M. F. Van Breda
Standards Overload And Differential Reporting, N. C. Churchill, M. F. Van Breda
Historical Working Papers
This paper suggests that a framework based upon distance between producers and consumers or information plus relative importance of information to local and distance groups, may be used to devise multiple but unique reporting schemes that minimize the overall burder of reporting.
Analyzing The Language Of Finance: The Case Of Assessing Risk, Gail E. Farrelly, Michael F. Van Breda
Analyzing The Language Of Finance: The Case Of Assessing Risk, Gail E. Farrelly, Michael F. Van Breda
Historical Working Papers
Analysis of the finanacial reports of the 50 largest banks and comparison with data in Value Line Investment Survey was undertaken to determine the relationship between numerical data and textual data. Conclusions report that there is a relationship and one that may be useful in at least short range prediction of actual financial returns.
Understanding Synergy: A Conceptual And Empirical Research Proposal, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Understanding Synergy: A Conceptual And Empirical Research Proposal, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
Benefits of mergers and acquisitions can be understood as the result of synergy if the concept of synergy can be defined both theoretically and practically. Synergy has value in financial, marketing, and managerial terms and seems to best be understood from discerning how subsystems within one organization benefit from integration or association with similar components from another organization.
Reaching The Changing Woman Consumer: An Experiment In Advertising, Thomas E. Barry, Mary C. Gilly, Lindley E. Doran
Reaching The Changing Woman Consumer: An Experiment In Advertising, Thomas E. Barry, Mary C. Gilly, Lindley E. Doran
Historical Working Papers
Questioning whether women can be distinguished into different market segments based on their desire to work, the authors sample women who have different demographic characteristics. Results show that the desire to work sclae can effectively segment the market. Blurring between categories may be studied to further delineate factors that can contribute to segmentation.
Firm Performance Measurement Using Trend, Cyclical, And Stochastic Components, Richard A. Bettis, Vijay Mahajan
Firm Performance Measurement Using Trend, Cyclical, And Stochastic Components, Richard A. Bettis, Vijay Mahajan
Historical Working Papers
A "trend, cyclical, stochastic" approach or TCS is proposed as a means of factoring uncertainty into the measuring a firm's performance in comparison with others in the industry. The TCS process is able to analyze trends in environmental variables as an aid to analyzing the the relationships between environment and the organization.
Managerial Perceptions And The Normative Model Of Strategy Formulation, R. Duane Ireland, Michael A. Hitt, Richard A. Bettis
Managerial Perceptions And The Normative Model Of Strategy Formulation, R. Duane Ireland, Michael A. Hitt, Richard A. Bettis
Historical Working Papers
A group of 56 managers of varying hierarchical rank were given 30 simulated cases to analyze. Perceptual and objective factors were included in the cases to allow analysis of the factors that were used to assess the cases. Results provide evidence that assessment of the firm and its environment varies as a function of organizational level.
Business Strategy And The Management Of The Plateaued Performer, John W. Slocum, Jr., William L. Cron, Richard W. Hansen, Sallie Rawlings
Business Strategy And The Management Of The Plateaued Performer, John W. Slocum, Jr., William L. Cron, Richard W. Hansen, Sallie Rawlings
Historical Working Papers
Tentative conclusions based on analysis of two similar companies suggest that a low growth company has a greater propensity to have plateaued performers. Categorization of staff into four categories needs to be refined and further study done to ascertain reasons for mobility and performance parameters.