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Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Kennesaw State University

1996

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The Effect Of Estate Taxes On Family Business: Survey Results, Joseph H. Astrachan, Roger Tutterow Sep 1996

The Effect Of Estate Taxes On Family Business: Survey Results, Joseph H. Astrachan, Roger Tutterow

Faculty and Research Publications

A survey of 1,003 businesses examined the effect of estate taxes on family business behavior, including investment, employment, and strategic decisions. The results strongly suggest that estate taxes have marked effects on business behavior. These effects are more pronounced in larger firms where their potential impact is of a greater magnitude.


Business Risk And Performance: An Examination Of Industry Effects, Rajaram Veliyath Jul 1996

Business Risk And Performance: An Examination Of Industry Effects, Rajaram Veliyath

Faculty and Research Publications

Examines business risk and industry sales volatility across the computing equipment, airline and pharmaceutical industries of the United States. Earnings performance and industry industrial munificence; Opportunity from high volatility for improved risk-performance payoffs in the computer industry; Idiosyncratic firm-specific effects.