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Reza Gharoie Ahangaru The relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance,, African Journal of Business Management

Vol. 5(1), pp. 88-95, 4 January,( 2011 ) The study investigate the association between the efficiency of value added base (physical capital, human capital and structural capital) and the three dimensions of corporate financial performance. The author analysed three dimensions of corporate financial performance are Return on Assets, Growth in Sales and Employee Productivity. The study concluded that the relationships between the performance of a companys intellectual capital and profitability , Employee productivity, and Growth in sales are informative.

John Goddard, Donal McKillop, John O.S. Wilson The diversification and financial performance of US credit unions. Journal of Banking & Finance pp 32 (2008) 18361849 This study investigate the impact of revenue diversification on financial performance The author studied risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns measures, a positive direct exposure effect is outweighed by a negative indirect exposure effect for all but the largest credit unions. This author concluded that similar diversification strategies are not appropriate for Large and small us credit unions.

Amalendu Bhunia Financial Performance of Indian Pharmaceutical IndustryASIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT RESEARCH pp229 795.(2010) The researcher studied the financial performance of two public sector drug & pharmaceutical enterprises listed on BSE. In order to analyze financial performance in terms of liquidity, solvency profitability and financial efficiency, various accounting ratios have been used. The study concluded that the liquidity position was strong in case of KAPL and RDPL, Debtors turnover ratio of RDPL needs to be improved as the solvency of the firm depends upon the sales income generated from the use of various assets.

WILLIE E STRATEGIC PLANNINGFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIPS IN BANKS Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 18:8,pp 635652 (1997) The author developed an integrative model of relationships to study the financial performance among managerial environment ,organisational factors , strategic planning from 112 banks The author suggested that the intensity with which banks engage in the strategic planning process has a direct, positive effect on banks financial performance, and mediates the effects of managerial and organizational factors on banks performance.

The study concluded their is a reciprocal relationship between strategic planning intensity and performance. That is, strategic planning intensity causes better performance

S. Vanitha Financial Performance of Indian Manufacturing Companies During Pre and Post Merger International Research Journal of Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 12 (2007) The author compared the financial performance of the pre and post merger of firms to gain some insights into the factors that might have possibly induced the merger. The study was based on secondary data. In order to evaluate the financial performance, ratio analysis, mean ,standard deviation and t test have been used as tools of analysis. The study concluded that in India merging companies were taken over by companies with reputed and good management.

Ali Raza A Comparison of Financial Performance in Investment Banking Sector in Pakistan International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 9 [Special Issue - May 2011]. The study compared the financial performance for the period 20062009 by using financial ratios and measures of investment banks working in Pakistan. The author used the financial ratios which was divided into three main categories and measures including two indicators. Seven investment banks out of nine are selected for analysis for comparison purpose. This study concluded that the performance of investment banks on the basis of efficiency ratio is different than on the basis of liquidity ratio, capital or leverage ratio and financial measures.

Medhat Tarawneh A Comparison of Financial Performance in the Banking Sector from Omani Commercial Banks International Research Journal of Finance and Economics,pp102-111,2006 The study was classified the commercial banks in Oman in cohesive categories on the basis of their financial characteristics revealed by the financial ratios. simple regression was used to estimate the impact of asset management , operational efficiency, and bank size on the financial performance of these banks The study concluded that the bank with higher predictors of total assets, credits, deposits, or shareholder equity does not always mean that it has better profitability performance.

Ahmed Arif Almazari Financial Performance Evaluation of Some Selected Jordanian Commercial Banks International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, pp 51-63 (2011) The author studied the financial performance of seven selected Jordanian commercial banks is studied on the basis of financial variables and ratios and using the bank size, asset management, and operational efficiency on dependent variable financial performance The author revealed that banks with higher total deposits, credits, assets, and shareholders equity does not always mean that has better profitability performance.

It was also found that there exists a positive correlation between financial performance and asset size, asset utilization and operational efficiency, .

PuwanenthirenPratheepkanth CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE International Refereed Research Journal ,Vol. II, pp 171 , 2 April 2011 The Study analyzed the capital structure and its impact on Financial Performance of business companies in sri lanka. The study concluded the relationship between the capital structure and financial performance is negative association It is reflect the insignificant level of the Business companies in Sri Lanka . Business companies mostly depend on the debt capital. Therefore, they have to pay interest expenses much Olubukunola Ranti The Effects of Board Size on Financial Performance of Banks in Nigeria International Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 4, No. 2; February 2012 The study investigate the linkage between corporate governance and financial performance of banks. The study made used of a range of data drawn from the Nigerian Stock Exchange fact book (2008), which contains information on board size and the performance proxies. The study concluded that there is a significant negative relationship between board size and bank financial performance .

PETER W. ROBERTS CORPORATE REPUTATION AND SUSTAINED SUPERIOR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Strategic Management Journal , pp 10771093 (2002) The author studied the relationship between corporate reputation and the dynamics of financial performance using two complementary dynamic models. First, just as good reputations to sustain superior profitability, so too may their other intangible assets. Second, the measure of reputation used on the perceptions of senior company managers and directors The study concluded that superior-performing firms have a greater chance of sustaining superior performance over time if they also possess relatively good reputations..

WEI HUA Strategic Organizational Development, Growing Pains and Corporate Financial Performance European Management Journal ,Vol. 20, , pp. 527536, (2002) this study some very specific benchmarks for growing pains in relation to successful organizational financial performance

An analysis of the relationship between specific growing pains scores and financial performance was also conducted to determine benchmark levels of safe versus unsafe growing pains It has identified the most common organizational growing pains.

Francesco Asti The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Financial Performance International Review of Business Research Papers Vol. 7. July Pp. 25-45 (2011 ) The study analyzed the financial performance of pre- and post-acquisition of 95 mergers and acquisitions that took place in Canada between 1999 and 2005. The author used the average earnings per share as a tool for calculating financial performance. In addition to measuring the change in earnings per share through pre- and post-acquisition, the author conducted segmentation by industry, size of investment. The author concluded that the post-acquisition financial performance is substantially the same as the one obtained pre-acquisition.

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