Investments in technology create a large amount of capital investments by major companies. Assessing such investment projects is identified as critical to the efficient assignment of resources. Viewing investment projects as real options, this paper expands a method for assessing technology investment decisions in the linkage existence of uncertainty and competition. It combines the game-theore...

This paper explores the risks faced by South African life insurance companies arising from the provision of investment guarantees in products sold. The current thinking and practice of the larger South African life insurance companies regarding investment guarantees is set out following their responses to a survey. The paper examines the forms of investment guarantee available and the business ...

Monetary policy seeks to promote economic expansions or contractions by managing interest rates or money supply. The impact of these mechanisms on businesses depends on their ability to make predictions about the development of the market and the performance and profitability of their projects. Also, interest rates impact their ability to raise funds for operations, forcing them to make changes...

Application Service Providing (ASP) represents an attractive solution for many power companies that want to conduct their business more efficiently. Fast implementation, the outsourcing of the responsibilities for application development, operation and maintenance, low investment costs and the client’s ability to concentrate on core competencies are the driving forces that promise a competitive...