Dividend Signalling
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This 5 page paper considers the way that dividend signalling is used and how it differs in UK companies compared to German or Japanese companies. The writer argues that this is due to the differing models of corporate governance in each country, with the UK using the Anglo-American model of capitalism, with short term goals and individualism taking priority, compared to the longer term, stakeholder approach of the Germans. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEdivsig.rtf

Do "Extraordinary Items" Affect Investors' Choices?
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A 6 page paper discussing investors' willingness to accept the statement, "excluding extraordinary items." Exclusion of extraordinary items is a valid approach to considering them, according to researchers and nearly every analyst working today. Stockholders in VeriSign and Rite Aid seem to be saying that they hold a much different view than do any of these researchers and analysts, however. Annual results that appear to glow can be changed dramatically when considering extraordinary items, which can turn positive business results into negative ones. It may well be that investors will begin using examination of extraordinary items as an indicator for their investment decisions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSacctgExtra.rtf

Do Pure Play Internet Banks Create Value?
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This 58 page paper looks at the way in which pure play internet banks, such as First Direct and Egg, may be able to create value. The paper presents a full dissertation style paper, with an introduction and objectives followed by an in-depth literature review. The literature review examines the role of the banks, examines the way that they compete and the importance and place of internet banking in the banking industry. The potential ways that pure play internet banks may add value studied from a theoretical perspective. After a section on methodology primary research using questionnaires is then simulated; assessing the perspective of internet banking using a sample made up of customers of the HBSC subsidiary; First Direct. The results are presented and then discussed. The bibliography cites 43 sources.
Filename: TEPureint.rtf

Does Activity-Based Costing method give companies a competitive edge?
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This 20 page paper is a research proposal to assess whether or not the use of activity based accounting can give a company a completive edge. The paper outlines why the research is worthwhile, presents a literature review and then proposes quantitative and qualitative research. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEedgeABC.rtf

Does Activity-Based Costing Method Give Companies a Competitive Edge? - Case Study Research
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Large numbers of companies use activity based costing, but this is not always visible from their accounting procedures. This 50 page paper looks at 12 case studies to assess the reason why and the ways in which companies use, and benefit from, activity based costing. The case studies are chosen across a ranger of industries and are made up of both large and small companies. The majority of cases show that the activity based costing approach is able to give businesses a competitive edge, either directly supporting a competitive advantage or helping the development of competitiveness and the realisation of other strategies such as growth and profit maximization. However, it is only a tool, and its’ use does not automatically result in success, for this reason a case sturdy where the use was not fully successful is also included, the main issue is the way in which the data is used, with the most value added and the greatest competitive edge being obtained when the approach is used in conjunction with other tools and approaches, such as with the balanced scorecard and considering the human aspects for both employees and customers. The case studies include Bluemont Nurseries, Xerox, Coca-Cola, Mobil Oil, A&W and Hyde Park Electronics. The bibliography cites 41 sources.
Filename: TEABCFedge.rtf

Does Audit Reduce Bias in Financial Reporting?
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A 6 page paper seeking to answer the question of the title. Bias in financial reporting was documented more than 100 years ago, and it has been an ongoing problem since that time. Auditing is thought to reduce that bias, but does it have its full intended effect? Research indicates that deep bias begins with management and perhaps away from financial activities. It also indicates that auditing causes alteration of financial reports well before they are made public, meaning that it does indeed reduce bias in financial reporting. Sarbanes-Oxley is causing changes in basic accounting operations in many companies, which in the future will have a wealth of data that should lend itself well to research in auditing's effect on bias. Includes an abstract. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSauditBias.rtf

Does the Omission of Some Intangible Assets on the Balance Sheet Lead to an Inaccurate Portrayal of the Position of a Company?
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This 5 page paper discusses the view that the exclusion of some intangible assets from the balance sheet is inconsistent and gives an incomplete picture, which cannot be justified by the requirement for accounts to be objective and prudent. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEiassets.rtf

Dolby Laboratories' IPO
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A 3 page paper discussing this sound-revolutionizing company's initial public offering, focusing on the finance aspects of the IPO. The events that have occurred at Dolby Laboratories cannot be described as those of a new venture, but this 40-year-old company has recently concluded its IPO. Private until only recently, Dolby went public in March 2005. The purpose here is to review the process by which Dolby became a publicly-traded company. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSfinDolbyIPO.rtf

Domesticity and Discontent:
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This 5 page paper examines the 1950's era and the role of women. This paper reveals that many of these women inhabited domestic roles simply out of lack of other viable opportunity, and that much has changed for women since those post-war days. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: GSDiscon.rtf

Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette
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12 pages in length. Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette is one company that turns the phrase 'big business' into a totally inadequate understatement: they boast total capital of over $3.46 billion and total assets of over $55.56 billion. DLJ is involved in every facet of commercial finance endeavor ranging from investment banking to stock brokering to asset management to institutional equities to emerging markets to any other imaginable aspect of commercial financial operation. The many separate businesses that comprise DLJ fall into three groups: Financial Services, Capital Markets and Banking. The one discussed in depth is their online investment trading services. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Lufkin.wps