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Capital Structure Stewart C. Myers The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 15, No. 2. (Spring, 2001), pp. 81-102. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0895-3309%28200121%2915%3A2%3C81%3ACS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D The Journal of Economic Perspectives is currently published by American Economic Association. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR 's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR 's Terms and Conditions of Use

Approximately 7 million Americans over the age of 20 have had a stroke, remaining one of the major causes of disability in the world (Adams, 2015). Relearning of upper limb movement post acquired brain injuries is essential to improving quality of life and occurs through taking advantage of the neuroplasticity of the brain through rehabilitation. Virtual Reality (VR) simulations can be used as a way to create an environment that motivate patients to work longer, harder, and more frequently in order

Political games of Vietnam The Vietnam War was a pivotal changing point in the American foreign policy. Through the span of three presidents and the Cold War, Vietnam changed the outlook of America in the world wide arena. After the end of the Indochina war and oppression of Vietnam by the French, the country was split into the north and the south along the 17th parallel. Following the declaration of the Geneva Accord there was to be a demilitarized zone along the north and the south of the 17th

is responsible for the development and implementation of effective policies directly relating to diversity to ensure the acceptance of minorities into the workplace and to aid in minorities’ success through equal opportunities and treatment.” (Marcia L. James, 2001, Academy for Studies in International Business Proceedings) Gender Diversity Women account for half of the workforce today, but when looking at their current standings in the areas of salaries and career advancement, there seems to

19843_05_c05_p141-172.qxd 12/7/05 9:43 AM Page 141 C H APTE R 5 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS A Strong Financial System Is Necessary for a Growing and Prosperous Economy Financial managers and investors don’t operate in a vacuum—they make decisions within a large and complex financial environment. This environment includes financial markets and institutions, tax and regulatory policies, and the state of the economy. The environment both determines the available financial

majority stakes in the organization such as mutual funds and pension funds2. The history of shareholder activism can be traced back 80 years ago when a court decision sided with dissident shareholders and reinstated the special dividend that Henry Ford chose to cancel3. Shareholder activism in the United States continues to evolve, expand, and increase in influence since then. In the late 1980s, shareholder activism takes on a more aggressive paradigm through engagement in hostile takeovers and leveraged-buyouts

Harvard Business School 9-490-012 Rev. September 14, 1993 People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline I guess the single predominant reason that I cared about starting a new company was to try and develop a better way for people to work together . . . that 's where the name People Express came from. Most organizations believe that humans are generally bad and you have to control them and watch them and make sure they work. At People Express, people will be trusted to do a job until they prove

Alternative Fuels Demand for gasoline has been the driving force in utilization and depletion of crude petroleum, which is a non-renewable resource. In recent years, tendencies have just begun to, at times, favor alternative fuels to power autos. Many possible alternative fuels exist, certainly not without their drawbacks. These alternatives include, but are not limited to, alcohols, gasohols, and both liquefied and gaseous natural gas, as well as hydrogen. As mentioned above, drawbacks do

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING: PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE^ BRIAN FITZGERALD AND CIARAN MURPHY Executive Systems Research Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland. ABSTRACT Business Process Reengineering (BPR) advocates the fundamental examination and redesign of business processes, recognising tb-at the legacy of scientific management has been the excessive fragmentation of work practices in organisations today. This is reflected in the hierarchical structuring of organisations around functional

Proceedings of the First Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium, 1999, pages 261-274 © 2000 Ohio Biological Survey Freshwater mussels and water quality: A review of the effects of hydrologic and instream habitat alterations G. Thomas Watters1 Ohio Biological Survey and Aquatic Ecology Laboratory; 1315 Kinnear Road, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212 ABSTRACT: Hydraulic impacts represent a suite of habitat alterations that, although having different causes, often have similar