... at: pratap_pati@isb.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Futures markets Stock exchanges Gearing India Capital markets Volatility clustering, fat‐tail distribution, mean‐reversion, and leverage effects are the well‐documented stylized facts about financial returns (Mandelbrot, 1963...

...Colin J. Thompson; Mark A. Burgman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline a method for evaluating gearing ratios when the loan rate and the rate of growth of the asset value are subject to severe uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach Gearing ratios often are determined without any...

...@yahoo.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Business development Gearing Developing countries Nigeria The size of a firm plays an important role in determining the kind of relationship the firm enjoys within and outside its operating environment. The larger a firm...

... writings that include poorer risks. Originality/value The editorial identifies and explores a significant scale phenomenon in the insurance sector that is generally overlooked. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Risk management Gearing Underwriting Ask most informed laypeople...

... case, a high proportion (85 percent) of the debt is represented in short‐term debt. Capital structure Profit Gearing Ghana The capital structure decision is crucial for any business organization. The decision is important because of the need to maximize returns to various organizational...

... in explaining the relationship between investment and financing decisions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Financial management Debts Gearing Decision making Spain Because the sample comprises a heterogeneous set of non‐financial corporations belonging to different sectors...