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ABSTRACT Background: In the context of transitional Vietnam, hypertension has been shown to be one of the ten leading causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitals. However, populationbased data on hypertension are to a large extent lacking. This thesis aims to charac[r]
After reading this chapter, students should be able to:
•Explain why capital structure policy involves a trade-off between risk and return, and list the four primary factors that influence capital structure decisions.
•Distinguish between a firm’s business risk and its financial risk.
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Risks are higher for internationalinvestments than domestic investments.The risk arises from the differentcountries, their laws, regulations,potential for interference with the normaloperations of the investment project, andcurrencies.Foreign governme[r]
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ent role of capital budgeting in the arena of financial decision making. This book is intended for both practicing managers who require a thorough knowledge of the principles of making investment decisions in the real world and for students undertaking financial courses, whether at undergraduate, MB[r]
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Internal auditing is related to both corporate governance and risk management. Corporate governance includes internal auditing and I have not covered other aspects of it in this book. I have covered risk management, but only as it affects internal auditing. The last chapter provides links that wi[r]
Using a speciallydesigned survey of Japanese firms planning investments in Asia, this paper highlights the importance of privatelyheld information in making foreign investment decisions. Information from direct experience on operating conditions in a country is likely to be the most credible, but fo[r]
This paper discusses the role of city leadership in the current multilevel governance settings and provides a conceptual framework for understanding the main elements of city leadership. Forms of political, managerial and civic leadership have been distinguished within city leadership and the main a[r]
This paper proposes a simple multiindustry trade model with search frictions in the labor market. Unimpeded access to global financial markets enables capital owners to invest abroad, thereby fostering unemployment at the extensive industry margin. Whether a country benefits from foreign direct inve[r]
What is the most important influence on young adults?I would generally agree with the statement that friends are the mostimportant influence on young adults. Certainly, I cannot ignore theinfluence that family has on young people because the parentsde[r]
Water is a transparent fluid which forms the worlds streams, lakes, oceans and rain, and is the major constituent of the fluids of living things. As a chemical compound, a water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at standard am[r]