Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Margaritis, Dimitri"
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Accruals: signalling or misleading? Evidence from New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Studies on earnings management usually hypothesise that managers manage accruals opportunistically. Few studies however, argue that managers can also use accruals to improve the value relevance of reported earnings to help ... -
An empirical investigation of the effect of financial liberalisation on growth and financial market performance for Asia-Pacific countries
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Economic liberalisation is still a highly debatable policy issue of today especially in the emerging market context. Past theoretical research and empirical evidence have suggested that liberalisation is likely to lead to ... -
The measurement of the performance of New Zealand tertiary education institutions and the demand for their services
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This thesis explored the measurement of performance of New Zealand tertiary education institutions (TEIs) and the demand for their services. This involved analysing the research performance of New Zealand universities, ... -
The relationship between corporate governance and bank performance in Hong Kong
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Central to corporate governance are the potential conflicts associated with the separation of ownership and control in corporations which in turn influence firm performance. The purpose of corporate governance is to protect ...