The "around-the-table" form factor, which is hypothesized to promote social comparison, increased performance and improved collaboration through an increase of equity.
For example, in line with Dhaliwal et al. (2011), firms can augment their level of strategy disclosure to enhance market value, e.g., in advance of an intended increase of equity capital.
Companies are luring new directors with increasing amounts of equity in the form of stock grants and options, offering a death benefit in the form of a sizable donation to a director's charity when that director dies.
The increased acceptance of equity stakes "will put pressure on consultants to pick their spots a little bit more carefully," said James M. Citrin, a former McKinsey consultant who is now the managing director of the Internet practice at Spencer Stuart, a large executive search firm.
People matter -- capitalism started out with this premise, freeing people to make a living and pursue their dreams, but as greed fogged people's views on what really matters, the increasing lack of equity has led to unacceptable human suffering.
Buybacks tend to raise earnings per share and increase the value of equity in a company by reducing the amount of stock outstanding.
Freedom's Twist Freedom Communications, the bankrupt publisher of The Orange County Register, has proposed a plan that would increase the interests of equity holders — including the heirs of its libertarian founder R. C. Hoiles — over those of some creditors.
Jacqualyn Fouse, Swissair's chief financial officer, said the company planned to increase the ratio of equity to debt to 15percentt by the end of the year, from 5percentt now.
That will help lower the cost of debt but increase the cost of equity by keeping valuations lower than they might be otherwise.
Lenders are likely to start out cautiously and insist that buyers increase the amount of equity in their buyouts, which will make larger deals less attractive.
The increasing importance of equities in household wealth means that such a decline is likely to temper the rapid growth in consumer expenditure that has been worrying the Bank.In this section Borderline case We're in fashion The Bank cuts again The majority doesn't matter The Canaletto effect Gordon says saving is good for you Faites vos jeux Injury time End of the line?
