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CURRENT ASSETS STRUCTURE AND EXPLORATION OF BUSINESS IN LATVIA

2012

In order to ensure the financial sustainability of companies under current economic conditions successful management of current assets is crucial. In practice it is quite often observed that the decisions of current assets management in companies are made in the short-term aspects not making analysis. The aim of the article is to explore and analyse the structure of current assets and their indicators in business in Latvia. In order to reach the aim the author solves the following tasks in the research: to explore and analyse the structure of current assets, its changes and trends in the companies of Latvia; to perform calculations and analysis of the indicators characterizing the effective…

FinanceActuarial scienceReturn on assetsCurrent ratiobusiness.industryWorking capitalEconomicsAssets under managementFixed assetBalance sheetWeighted average return on assetsbusinessCurrent assetEuropean Integration Studies
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Leveraging tangible and intangible assets by using a possible firm competitiveness index

2012

More and more, in order to achieve global competitiveness, firms need to develop and apply unique and dynamic competitiveness models. With this paper, we propose an index that measures firm competitiveness by taking into consideration some tangible and intangible assets. This index demonstrates the fact that a firm is highly competitive as long as its managers are able to mix the tangible and intangible assets in the most effective and efficient manner; therefore, a firm can get the same score of competitiveness by using different combinations of assets and by giving different importance coefficients to the tangible and intangible assets.

FinanceEconomics and EconometricsIndex (economics)Return on assetsbusiness.industryOrder (business)Assets under managementWeighted average return on assetsBusiness and International ManagementbusinessBook valueIndustrial organizationGlobal Business and Economics Review
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Green and good? The investment performance of US environmental mutual funds

2011

Increased concern for the environment has increased the number of investment opportunities in mutual funds specialized in promoting responsible environmental attitudes. This article examines the performance and risk sensitivities of US green mutual funds vis-a-vis their conventional peers. We also analyze and compare this performance relative to other socially responsible investing (SRI) mutual funds. In order to implement this analysis, we apply a CAPM-based methodology and find that in the 1987–2009 period, environ- mental funds had lower performance than conventional funds with similar characteristics. However, if we focus on a more recent period (2001–2009), green funds achieved adjuste…

Fund of fundsFinanceEconomics and Econometricsbusiness.industryInstitutional investorClosed-end fundAccountingPassive managementGlobal assets under managementCommodity poolEmpreses Responsabilitat socialGeneral Business Management and AccountingÈtica empresarialArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Open-end fundEconomicsBusiness and International ManagementAlternative betabusinessLaw
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