Essays about: "capital budgeting practices"

Found 3 essays containing the words capital budgeting practices.

1. 1. Sophisticated Capital Budgeting Techniques – A study of the interaction between the degree of sophistication in capital budgeting techniques and investment horizon of Swedish firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Olof Lundgren; Claes Berntsson; [2012-06-29]
   Keywords : Sophisticated capital budgeting techniques; Investment horizon; Short-termism; Hurdle rates; Degree of sophistication;

   Abstract : This paper contributes to the research regarding capital budgeting techniques and its interaction to the investment horizon of Swedish firms. Prior empirical studies have been unable to establish any clear relationship between the degree of sophistication in capital budgeting practices and investment horizon of a firm. READ MORE

3. 2. Dissecting the theory-practice gap - A study of the capital budgeting processes of large Swedish Industrial Machinery firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Kempe; Henrik Meyer; [2011-06-27]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : A firm’s success depends on its ability to allocate capital to productive use. This is carried out through a process referred to as capital budgeting. READ MORE

4. 3. Capital budgeting techniques and firms´ performance. Case study: Jordanian listed services firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Abdallah Alzoubi; Yasir Alazawi; [2010]
   Keywords : Jordan; Capital budgeting; Performance;

   Abstract : Capital investment decision is one of the most important decisions, because it is thought to be affecting the short and long run situations of firms, and according to theory, it is thought to be affecting shareholders’ wealth. The researchers have recognized the two previously mentioned phases and conducted this study. READ MORE