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AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF U.S. ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS ON THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE: AN INTERRUPTED TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS.
Title
AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF U.S. ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS ON THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE: AN INTERRUPTED TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS.
Creator
Condron, Aaron, Sweo, Robert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The United States Defense Industrial Base (USDIB) is an essential industry to both the economic prosperity of the US and its strategic control over many advanced military systems and technologies. The USDIB, which encompasses the industries of aerospace and defense, is a volatile industry - prone to many internal and external factors that cause demand to ebb and flow widely year over year. Among the factors that influence the volume of systems the USDIB delivers to its international customers...
Show moreThe United States Defense Industrial Base (USDIB) is an essential industry to both the economic prosperity of the US and its strategic control over many advanced military systems and technologies. The USDIB, which encompasses the industries of aerospace and defense, is a volatile industry - prone to many internal and external factors that cause demand to ebb and flow widely year over year. Among the factors that influence the volume of systems the USDIB delivers to its international customers are the arms export controls of the US. These controls impose a divergence from the historical US foreign policy of furthering an open exchange of ideas and liberalized trade. These controls, imposed by the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and State rigidly control all international presence of the Industry. The overlapping controls create an inability to conform to rapidly changing realpolitiks, leaving these controls in an archaic state. This, in turn, imposes a great deal of anxiety and expense upon managers within and outside of the USDIB. Using autoregressive integrated moving average time-series analyses, this paper confirms that the implementation of or amendment to broad arms export controls correlates to significant and near immediate declines in USDIB export volumes. In the context of the US's share of world arms exports, these controls impose up to a 20% decline in export volume.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFH0004064, ucf:44785
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004064
CUTURAL VALUES IMPACT ON RISK PERCEPTIONS:A COMPARISON OF CULTURAL INDEXES AND RISK PREMIUM
Title
CUTURAL VALUES IMPACT ON RISK PERCEPTIONS:A COMPARISON OF CULTURAL INDEXES AND RISK PREMIUM.
Creator
Constantino, Anna, Sweo, Robert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This paper examines how cultural values influence risk premium across the world. Cultural values are measured by four cultural indexes, power distance, uncertainty avoidance index, masculinity index, and individualism index, established by Geert Hofstede. Our methodology determines the risk premium by using the Dividend Discount Model, and then computes the regression analysis of each index's impact on average risk premiums. After analyzing 31 countries, results show the only statistically...
Show moreThis paper examines how cultural values influence risk premium across the world. Cultural values are measured by four cultural indexes, power distance, uncertainty avoidance index, masculinity index, and individualism index, established by Geert Hofstede. Our methodology determines the risk premium by using the Dividend Discount Model, and then computes the regression analysis of each index's impact on average risk premiums. After analyzing 31 countries, results show the only statistically significant correlation found was between the individualism index and risk premium. The higher the individualistic nature of the culture was the higher the risk premium. This is attributed to the overconfidence and self-attribution biases found in investors with high individualism index.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFH0004198, ucf:44830
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004198
THE BATTLE BETWEEN MULTINAIONAL TAX AVOIDANCE ANDCORPORATE COMPETITIVENESS
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THE BATTLE BETWEEN MULTINAIONAL TAX AVOIDANCE ANDCORPORATE COMPETITIVENESS.
Creator
Koop, Nico, Sweo, Robert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
In the past decade, there has been a significant decrease in US corporate tax revenues. Multinational companies have been employing several different techniques of tax avoidance to get around paying corporate taxes. Tax avoidance is used by any large multinational corporation for a variety of reasons. The US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world and is seeing many companies relocate their operations abroad to lower their tax expenses. The different methods of tax avoidance...
Show moreIn the past decade, there has been a significant decrease in US corporate tax revenues. Multinational companies have been employing several different techniques of tax avoidance to get around paying corporate taxes. Tax avoidance is used by any large multinational corporation for a variety of reasons. The US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world and is seeing many companies relocate their operations abroad to lower their tax expenses. The different methods of tax avoidance are discussed in this thesis, as well as the different reasons behind their use. To understand how companies implement tax avoidance techniques, it is necessary to understand US corporate taxes. I have researched the few key items of US corporate taxes, which are vital to understanding the implementation of tax avoidance techniques. Through different examples you will see how tax avoidance occurs and how it benefits multinational companies.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFH0003793, ucf:44727
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0003793
MANAGING IN BRAZIL: A GUIDE FOR AMERICAN MANAGERS
Title
MANAGING IN BRAZIL: A GUIDE FOR AMERICAN MANAGERS.
Creator
Senosiain, Melanie, Sweo, Robert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
As the Brazilian economy is growing, more and more companies are looking to open businesses in Brazil. This may require some managers to hire Brazilian employees. By using the Hofstede and GLOBE studies, as well as other cultural traits, I have gathered a significant amount of knowledge on the Brazilian culture. I compared these traits to the American culture to find what American managers should focus on changing to best manage Brazilian employees. This guide determined techniques that...
Show moreAs the Brazilian economy is growing, more and more companies are looking to open businesses in Brazil. This may require some managers to hire Brazilian employees. By using the Hofstede and GLOBE studies, as well as other cultural traits, I have gathered a significant amount of knowledge on the Brazilian culture. I compared these traits to the American culture to find what American managers should focus on changing to best manage Brazilian employees. This guide determined techniques that American managers should follow when traveling to Brazil. In addition I have added other traits that American managers should look into before choosing to work with Brazilian companies. After reading this Thesis, managers should be able to manage Brazilian employees more effectively.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFH0004178, ucf:44832
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004178