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Slash in corporate investment creating long-term problems

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A deep and lingering credit crisis is throttling investment in moneymaking projects that could help jump-start a U.S. economy mired in its worst downturn in decades, a new survey of corporate executives shows.





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How Chinese firms benefit from the diversity of foreign direct investment

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business shows that the diversity of foreign invested firms' national origin helps businesses in China benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI).


Uncertain climate regulations -- why corporations still invest

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Firms and corporations frequently need to take investment decisions without knowing if future regulation will support or threaten their investment. This is especially true in energy intensive industries that face high uncertainty ...


Is personal data safe at firms?

Technology / Internet

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making rules can be just as difficult as complying with them. Dutch researcher Marieke Thijssen investigated how well the Personal Data Protection Act (Dutch acronym Wbp) is harmonised with other rules that firms must comply ...


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SKorean firms to jointly develop new chips

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung Electronics will lead a group of South Korean firms in jointly developing advanced semiconductors used for smartphones and digital televisions, officials said Monday.


Cause marketing: Altruism or greed?

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies that join with social causes to sell products not only enhance their image but also improve their bottom line, say University of Michigan researchers.


Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.


Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies

Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies

Other Sciences / Economics

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to ...


Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations

Other Sciences / Economics

created 20 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The effectiveness of the existing bankruptcy code has long been a source of vigorous debate. More and more lately, high-profile firms like General Motors, Enron, and K-Mart are seeking protection from creditors through Chapter ...


Market failure expert says letting Lehman go was good thing

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Approaching the anniversary of Lehman Brothers' demise, NJIT Finance Professor Michael Ehrlich, an expert on market failure, says that the Feds made the right move when they allowed the investment firm to go bankrupt.


PR pros are good ethical thinkers, study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

For years journalists and others have questioned the ethics of public relations practitioners and firms. People in PR, however, appear to be getting a bad rap. That's what a new study funded by the Arthur W. Page Center ...



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