EVA (Economic Value Added) better measures the wealth created by a firm during a period, than does traditional accounting earnings, by explicitly assigning a cost of equity capital and removing the distortions of accounting conventions. The fundamental premise of capitalism is that companies are...

The stability of International banking system has emerged as a key concern for regulators in rapidly changing global banking scenario. In order to strengthen the soundness and stability of banks, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) came out with a comprehensive, flexible and risk...

Women constitute half of the world’s population. The participation of women in the economy is important in order to enhance and contribute towards raising the economic potential of a country. Long-standing inequalities have prevented women from participating in and benefiting from stock...

This exploratory study attempts to discover the impact of firm-specific characteristics on the shareholder value of the listed companies in India. Apart from this, it seeks to explore whether the significant firm attributes are common to both the dimensions of shareholder value, that is,...

Analyzing the annual reports of India’s largest 500 companies over a period of five years (from 2004 to 2008), the present study at first tries to examine the extent of Economic Value Added (EVA) reporting practices prevalent in Indian corporate sector. It reveals that just 37 companies...

The present study examines the role of personality dimensions in occurrence of Organizational Citizenship Behavior at workplace. Three hundred middle level managers from various multi-national companies situated in northern India (Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, and New Delhi) were included in...

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A series of Li/CaO catalysts has been prepared by impregnating 0.5–5.0 wt% Li in CaO by wet chemical method. Prepared Li/CaO catalysts have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area...

Lithium impregnated calcium oxide has been prepared by wet impregnation method in nano particle form as supported by powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Basic strength of the same was measured by Hammett indicators. Calcium oxide impregnated with 1.75 wt% of lithium...

Proliferation of Information Systems and Computer Technology (ISCTs) has led to the change on how payments are made worldwide. This paper will attempt to examine the adoption and usage of plastic money. Further, it will also analyse the factors influencing the adoption and choice of a particular...