International Journal of Research in Commerce and Management, Apr 4, 2012
Merger studies in Indian Banking sector mainly focus on the financial performance or the event st... more Merger studies in Indian Banking sector mainly focus on the financial performance or the event studies focusing on shareholders' return. The present aims at comparing the features of target firms and acquiring banks in Indian banking sector, considering the two unique type of merger experienced by the sector. The fiat driven mergers are initiated following the moratorium issued by the Reserve Bank of India, voluntary mergers are few strategy driven acquisitions. Based on the data availability of both target and acquirers 4 fiat driven mergers and 5 voluntary targets and acquirers were considered for comparison. The data of acquirers in both the mergers was drawn from the financial statements at the time of merger and compared with their respective target group. The key factors considered for comparison are profitability, size and regulatory indicators. The acquirer's values were divided by the target values and are expressed in terms of times of the target. It is found that in Fiat driven acquisitions the targets were too small compared to their acquirers and had less profitability and non compliance to regulatory measures. In case of business driven mergers the mergers and acquisitions happened between comparatively equal size firms and there existed no difference between the features of the acquirers and targets. It is an indication that the business driven acquisitions can consider their targets based on their acquisition motive and suitability of the target to the same.
The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necess... more The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necessary skills to the students and enhance the chances of their employability. The developing economies need to nurture entrepreneurship and manage the students to pursue entrepreneurship as a career choice. The Knowledge Commission Report on entrepreneurship (2008) has rightly identified the effective nexus between education, innovation and entrepreneurship initiative.
International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics and Management, Mar 1, 2019
All the headings must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised. Leave a blank line befor... more All the headings must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised. Leave a blank line before each heading. 10. SUB-HEADINGS: All the sub-headings must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised.
International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics and Management, Oct 8, 2011
Anybody can submit the soft copy of his/her manuscript anytime in M.S. Word format after preparin... more Anybody can submit the soft copy of his/her manuscript anytime in M.S. Word format after preparing the same as per our submission guidelines duly available on our website under the heading guidelines for submission, at the email addresses,
Over the last two decades, the behavioural finance literature has extensively relied on personali... more Over the last two decades, the behavioural finance literature has extensively relied on personality type to explain the non-rational behaviour of investors. This study considers Dark triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy) to explain its influences on investment preference and perceived success in investment. A primary survey was conducted on 227 individuals who invest in securities. Dark triad was measured using 27 items Short Triad Scale (SD3). The data were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. The investment preference was evaluated by asking the respondents about their preferred investment avenues, individuals were asked how they evaluate their investment success. Personality variables were grouped into high, average and low based on the mean responses to the items under each variable. The results of the study indicate that individuals with low and average levels of psychopathy and low-level narcissism preferred investing only in mutual funds, bonds and e...
The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necess... more The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necessary skills to the students and enhance the chances of their employability. The developing economies need to nurture entrepreneurship and manage the students to pursue entrepreneurship as a career choice. The Knowledge Commission Report on entrepreneurship (2008) has rightly identified the effective nexus between education, innovation and entrepreneurship initiative.
Social Entrepreneurship (SE) has gained booming interest among both researchers as well as practi... more Social Entrepreneurship (SE) has gained booming interest among both researchers as well as practitioners. Researchers have defined SE in various forms of businesses. This study briefly reviewed various studies defining Social Entrepreneurship by several authors that helped to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of the terms, ‘social enterprise’ or ‘social venture’, ‘social entrepreneur’ and ‘social entrepreneurship’. Through the initial review the paper attempts to define the social enterprise/entrepreneur/entrepreneurship. All the three concepts emphasise that social enterprise neither entirely belongs to ‘for-profit’ nor ‘not-for-profit’ enterprises. Hence, social enterprises can be positioned along a continuum between enterprises pursuing purely social goals and strictly backed by economic goals. The next section of the study reviews different kinds of ascendants of social entrepreneurial intentions found in the literary studies. The study revolves around the most common fact...
International Journal of Research in Commerce and Management, Apr 4, 2012
Merger studies in Indian Banking sector mainly focus on the financial performance or the event st... more Merger studies in Indian Banking sector mainly focus on the financial performance or the event studies focusing on shareholders' return. The present aims at comparing the features of target firms and acquiring banks in Indian banking sector, considering the two unique type of merger experienced by the sector. The fiat driven mergers are initiated following the moratorium issued by the Reserve Bank of India, voluntary mergers are few strategy driven acquisitions. Based on the data availability of both target and acquirers 4 fiat driven mergers and 5 voluntary targets and acquirers were considered for comparison. The data of acquirers in both the mergers was drawn from the financial statements at the time of merger and compared with their respective target group. The key factors considered for comparison are profitability, size and regulatory indicators. The acquirer's values were divided by the target values and are expressed in terms of times of the target. It is found that in Fiat driven acquisitions the targets were too small compared to their acquirers and had less profitability and non compliance to regulatory measures. In case of business driven mergers the mergers and acquisitions happened between comparatively equal size firms and there existed no difference between the features of the acquirers and targets. It is an indication that the business driven acquisitions can consider their targets based on their acquisition motive and suitability of the target to the same.
The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necess... more The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necessary skills to the students and enhance the chances of their employability. The developing economies need to nurture entrepreneurship and manage the students to pursue entrepreneurship as a career choice. The Knowledge Commission Report on entrepreneurship (2008) has rightly identified the effective nexus between education, innovation and entrepreneurship initiative.
International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics and Management, Mar 1, 2019
All the headings must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised. Leave a blank line befor... more All the headings must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised. Leave a blank line before each heading. 10. SUB-HEADINGS: All the sub-headings must be bold-faced, aligned left and fully capitalised.
International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics and Management, Oct 8, 2011
Anybody can submit the soft copy of his/her manuscript anytime in M.S. Word format after preparin... more Anybody can submit the soft copy of his/her manuscript anytime in M.S. Word format after preparing the same as per our submission guidelines duly available on our website under the heading guidelines for submission, at the email addresses,
Over the last two decades, the behavioural finance literature has extensively relied on personali... more Over the last two decades, the behavioural finance literature has extensively relied on personality type to explain the non-rational behaviour of investors. This study considers Dark triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy) to explain its influences on investment preference and perceived success in investment. A primary survey was conducted on 227 individuals who invest in securities. Dark triad was measured using 27 items Short Triad Scale (SD3). The data were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. The investment preference was evaluated by asking the respondents about their preferred investment avenues, individuals were asked how they evaluate their investment success. Personality variables were grouped into high, average and low based on the mean responses to the items under each variable. The results of the study indicate that individuals with low and average levels of psychopathy and low-level narcissism preferred investing only in mutual funds, bonds and e...
The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necess... more The educational institutions play a key role in creating future entrepreneurs. They impart necessary skills to the students and enhance the chances of their employability. The developing economies need to nurture entrepreneurship and manage the students to pursue entrepreneurship as a career choice. The Knowledge Commission Report on entrepreneurship (2008) has rightly identified the effective nexus between education, innovation and entrepreneurship initiative.
Social Entrepreneurship (SE) has gained booming interest among both researchers as well as practi... more Social Entrepreneurship (SE) has gained booming interest among both researchers as well as practitioners. Researchers have defined SE in various forms of businesses. This study briefly reviewed various studies defining Social Entrepreneurship by several authors that helped to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of the terms, ‘social enterprise’ or ‘social venture’, ‘social entrepreneur’ and ‘social entrepreneurship’. Through the initial review the paper attempts to define the social enterprise/entrepreneur/entrepreneurship. All the three concepts emphasise that social enterprise neither entirely belongs to ‘for-profit’ nor ‘not-for-profit’ enterprises. Hence, social enterprises can be positioned along a continuum between enterprises pursuing purely social goals and strictly backed by economic goals. The next section of the study reviews different kinds of ascendants of social entrepreneurial intentions found in the literary studies. The study revolves around the most common fact...
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