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Browsing Major Research Projects by Thesis (Degree/Level) "Masters"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper investigates the effects of pre-IPO banking relationships on a firm’s IPO. Using the data set, which compares the firm’s pre-IPO banking relationships to the underwriters managing the firm’s new issue, I test ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015-04-13)Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Organizations that serve the North American market are plentiful; however, determining which contract manufacturers provide the appropriate services for a specific drug type is difficult ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Credit risk is the greatest and essential risk of a commercial bank, but also it is one of the core elements that the commercial bank should control in its operations. The research on the credit risk management of commercial ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper’s objective is to determine whether merger announcements of world automobile companies would influence the stock price of acquired companies and whether the market reaction to merger announcement is good or bad. ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper introduced theoretically financial distress and early warning mechanisms, including the plight of the meaning of the formation process, diagnosis and analysis and the financial distress prediction models. It ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)The purpose of this paper is to test the effect of redemption fees on mutual fund performance. The focus type of mutual funds in this paper is US small value funds. In order to achieve this purpose, 3 models will be applied ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)This paper examines the factors for IPO underpricing phenomenon in Japan between year 2002 and 2007. The paper uses the IPO sample from the high-tech industry and the sample consists of 119 IPO issues over the period 2002 ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)This paper examines the experience of acquiring-firm shareholders wealth during recent technology merger wave in U.S. from 2010 to 2014. The methodology in this paper uses 635 acquisitions from the high-tech industry over ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)The importance and sensitivity of personal health information has led to an increased focus on privacy protection measures as personal health records are digitized. Systems and legislation are rapidly adapting to meet both ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)The purpose of this study is to test whether arbitrage opportunities exist in Chinese stock-index (CSI 300) futures market and whether arbitrage opportunities is related to futures duration. Stock-index futures were ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)Based on the cost of carry model for futures pricing, this paper discussed the arbitrage-free interval in China spot-futures arbitrage trading market. The cases we analyze are the arbitrage between CSI 300 futures contract ...
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(2012)The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not closed-end funds initial public offerings (IPOs) are underpriced or overpriced in the U.S. Market. Through the analysis, we conclude that 202 out of 229 selected ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)The Atlantic School of Business (ASB), initiated in 1970 have become a unique and long lasting organization. One that persevered despite having no formal organization itself for 35 years. This lack of formal organization ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Leaders create culture with every statement, action, assigned priority, interaction and acknowledgement they make. Leadership shapes and predicts the culture of an organization. This model uses transformational leadership ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015-04-24)The purpose of this project was to produce a case study and accompanying teaching note that would allow students to discuss various aspects of selection and hiring in a small family business. This case study follows a young ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Emerging markets are experiencing fast economic development, the especially in Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are so called BRIC nations. BRIC banking industry is facing a difficult decision, whether they should ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)Bullying is no longer a problem of the young. Bullying has gone beyond face-to-face interactions between individuals and has found its way into the workplace. Victims now find it nearly impossible to hide from bullying's ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Calgary, Alberta and Halifax, Nova Scotia are two dramatically different cities in terms of their economic capabilities. Calgary’s economy is high-growth, driven by the oil and gas industry, while Halifax is a low-growth, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary’s University, 2012)This paper tests how the Canadian stock market reacts to Canadian firms’ cross-listing on European stock exchanges. Sixty-four Canadian firms that are cross-listed are collected through the period of 2001-2012. Most of the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)The paper utilizes an event study to test whether there is an abnormal return from corporate restructuring announcements in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. We obtain data of abnormal returns and cumulative abnormal return ...
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