We propose a derived-demand approach to explain the positive correlation and synchronicity between growth rates of commodity prices economic activity at global level. Our focus is on important traded commodities, which supply function very price inelastic in short run, such as oil major metal commodities. contributions are follows. first show oil-price cycles using tools common-feature literatu...

Earnings are an important contributor to value, but a deal’s harm to the balance sheet can more than offset the value of increased earnings. Of course you want to see earnings per share increase, but not if your share price ultimately drops. If your company has access to cheap currency (a low cost of borrowing or a high stock price), it is easy to do an accretive deal. However, your cheap curre...

Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. *Corresponding Author’s E-mail: [email protected]/ [email protected] Tel: +94-777-238-282(Mobile)/ +9421222-7519 (office) The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evidence concerning value relevance of accounting information such as Earning per Share (EPS), Net Asset...

This experimental study explores the relationship between text-based computer-mediated communication and innovative thinking in problem-solving groups. The research objective is to investigate how various levels of synchronicity, parallelism, and identification influence the divergent and convergent focus of the group members. An experiment involving group-based problemsolving by use of text-ba...

The worldwide increase in share price volatility in recent years has stimulated an abundance of research in an effort to understand individual share price volatility in international markets. The objectives of this study are: (i) to isolate factors suggested by investment theories and practices and to observe their ability to jointly explain share price volatility on the developing Kuala Lumpur...