privatization is a process in which the ownership of governmental economic enterprises is transferred to private sector. according to other countries’ experiences and discussed economic theories over the past decades, privatization has improved the performance of companies and economic enterprises. in this study, financial ratios of companies were used as their performance indicators. this pape...

the purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of managers in private companies towards sport sponsorship as an advertising tool. the method of this study was descriptive and survey and it was practical. the statistical population of research included all chief managers (executive officers, financial officers or sales officers) of private large productive companies in esfahan that w...

There is some controversy on the key sources of success in the private equity model and on how this business model affects the portfolio companies. We investigate operating performance and financial constraints of European companies around the buyout event in the period between 2000 and 2008. In addition, we analyze whether these companies go bankrupt more often than comparable non-buyout compa...

There is some controversy on the key sources of success in the private equity model and on how this business model affects the portfolio companies. We investigate financial distress risks of European companies around the buyout event in the period between 2000 and 2008. In addition, we analyze whether buyout companies go bankrupt more often than comparable non-buyout companies. Our paper sugges...

Interest is growing in the application of Knowledge Based Expert Systems ( KBES ) to assist in solving problems in the construction discipline. A number of major research and / or development projects are under way in various US institutions, however, as of the summer of1985, the number was small considering the potential of this new technology .'. A few of the larger design and construction co...

For over a year, the market for initial public offerings (IPO) for promising private companies has been slow. In 2007, there were just 234 IPOs, down from a decade high of 486 in 1999. As a result, private companies and their investors (including venture capital and private equity backed companies) have been left without a crucial exit strategy. More importantly, these private companies that mi...

This article analyzes how mandatory accounting disclosure is grounded on different rationales for private and public companies. It also explores technological changes, such as computerised databases and the Internet, which have recently made disclosure of company accounts by small companies potentially less costly and more valuable, thanks to electronic filing and universal online access to cre...