The existing literature on stock performance has focused the viability of asset pricing theories, macroeconomic and microeconomic variations, institutional disparities. Yet, whether any additional factors influence SP (Stock Performance) remains unanswered. To address this question, study aims to provide fresh insights into industry concerning firm performance. adds research by focusing these i...

In this chapter we examine the role of the CFO in setting risk management strategy with respect to macroeconomic risk, in particular, and we consider the information requirements for setting a strategy that is consistent with corporate objectives. We argue that macroeconomic risk management requires a broad approach encompassing financial, operational and strategic considerations. Furthermore, ...

Labour Market Institutions and Macroeconomic Shocks* Macroeconomic shocks and labour-market institutions jointly determine employment growth and economic performance. The effect of shocks depends on the nature of these institutions, and the effect of institutional change depends on the macroeconomic environment. It follows that a given set of institutions may be appropriate in one epoch and not...

Th e powerful attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) is particularly important for further development of tourism. Th e strategically focused attraction of FDI in tourism has a much higher signifi cance because of the multiple eff ects in relation to other segments of the economy. In this context, it is necessary to highlight the investment engagement and the presence of globally branded...

Macroeconomic Performance and Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective This paper critically reviews the research on how collective bargaining systems influence macroeconomic performance in industrialized countries. The review considers effects of bargaining level, coordination, and corporatist institutional arrangements. Key empirical results turn out to be quite fragile, and much o...

the study compared economic efficiency among smallholder farmers who practiced low external input technology [leit] and high external input technology [heit] agriculture in a harsh macroeconomic environment typified by inadequate fertilizer subsidy in imo state, nigeria. cross sectional data generated from 160 smallholder farmers randomly selected from 2 out of the 3 agricultural zones in imo s...