A sociedade está cada vez mais competitiva e baseada no conhecimento. Neste sentido, ganha significativa importância o estudo dos ativos intangíveis relacionados ao conhecimento, como pesquisa, inovação, relacionamentos, denominados Capital Intelectual (CI). Nos anos 90 surgem as primeiras experiências no ambiente industrial de identificar e mensurar estes ativos intangíveis, identificados como diferencial competitivo. Na virada do século, as instituições de ensino superior (IES) e centros de pesquisa também passam a perceber a importância da avaliação do CI, uma vez que estes ativos intangíveis são ao mesmo tempo seus principais insumos e também seus resultados. A partir de então, a literatura aponta diversas iniciativas para identificar, mensurar e gerir o CI das IES, entre outras motivações como forma de agregar valor às suas atividades de produção e disseminação do conhecimento. É neste contexto que se insere este trabalho que busca propor uma estrutura de indicadores para apoiar a gestão dos ativos intangíveis de CI das Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior (IFES) A partir da revisão da literatura foi possível identificar características comuns às iniciativas existentes, em particular às relacionadas ao ambiente acadêmico. Com base nestas características optou-se pela divisão do CI em 3 componentes: humano, organizacional e relacional. Cada um destes componentes foi dividido em diferentes elementos intangíveis, e estes em indicadores. Durante a etapa de construção da proposta de estrutura foi necessário fazer alguns ajustes de forma a alinhar as experiências internacionais com a realidade das IFES brasileiras. Como forma de testar a eficiência da proposta foi realizado um estudo aplicado na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. O resultado deste estudo aplicado possibilitou a avaliação da estrutura e dos indicadores, ajustados ao contexto particular da instituição. Além disso, foi possível sugerir algumas formas de análise dos indicadores apurados, bem como identificar o peso de cada um deles no contexto da instituição. / Society is increasingly competitive and knowledge-based. In this sense, is gaining importance the study of intangible assets related to knowledge, such as research, innovation, and relationships, called Intellectual Capital (CI). In the 90s, it occur the first experiences in the industrial environment to identify and measure these intangible assets, identified as a competitive differential. At the turn of the century, higher education institutions (HEI) and research centers also come to realize the importance of IC assessment, since these intangible assets are at the same time their main inputs and also their results. Since then, the literature points several initiatives to identify, measure and manage the HEI IC, among other motivations as a way of adding value to its activities of production and dissemination of knowledge. It is in this context that this work is inserted to seeks to propose a structure of indicators for the intangible assets of CI of Brazilian Federal Institutions of Higher Education (IFES). From the literature review it was possible to identify characteristics common to existing initiatives, in particular those related to the academic environment. Based on these characteristics, we chose to divide the IC into 3 components: human, organizational and relational Each of these components was divided into different intangible elements, and these into indicators. During the construction phase of the structure proposed it was necessary to make some adjustments in order to align the international experiences with the reality of the brazilian IFES. As a way to test the efficiency of the proposal, a study was carried out at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The results of this study allowed the validation of the structure and the indicators, adjusted to the particular context of the institution. In addition, it was possible to suggest some ways of analyzing the identified indicators, as well as to identify the weight of each of them in the context of the institution.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:26:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nathalie Vicente Nakamura Palombini.pdf: 1328550 bytes, checksum: a85053b6ec3e243462820ad8c4e3fc59 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Working capital management is a relevant subject for financial managers who invest a significant amount of time and effort seeking an ideal balance level of its components, in order to create value for the company (Lamberson, 1995; Appuhami, 2008; Martin e Morgan in Kim e Srinivasan, 1991). Companies are able to reduce financing costs and/or increase the available funds for investments by optimizing current assets and liabilities. To reach the optimum level decision, there are a number of complex tradeoffs that have to be considered, such as risk and return, liquidity and profitability, turning daily business questions into challenging decisions for firm s managers. Inadequate decisions over working capital components may lead to insolvency; while overinvestment decisions implies in zero or negative net present value. Although is crucial for the financial strategy of the organization, working capital management is a subject under explored by the academic literature. Current research results did not converge to a common sense about the influence of working capital management efficiency over the profitability. In the same way, there are few available studies about the determinants of working capital management. The proposal of this present study is to explore management working capital regarding two approaches: its impact on firm s profitability and its determinants. The results of the first research problem showed that the working capital management, measured by cash conversion cycle, affects negatively the gross and operational profitability, suggesting that companies can increase profitability by reducing the level of working capital. The analysis of the second research problem results showed the debt level, size and growth rate as determinants of working capital management. The negative relation with debt level is consistent with the Pecking Order Theory, suggesting that leveraged companies aim to work with low level of current assets, to avoid issuing new debt securities and equity securities. The variable free cash flow also showed a negative and significant relation with working capital management, indicating that companies with higher profitability before depreciation and after taxes, interests and dividends present lower volume of working capital. / A gestão do capital de giro é um assunto de grande relevância para os gestores financeiros que devotam grande parte de seu tempo e esforço para buscar um nível ótimo entre seus componentes, de modo a contribuir para a maximização do valor da empresa (Lamberson, 1995; Appuhami, 2008; Martin e Morgan in Kim e Srinivasan, 1991). As empresas são capazes de reduzir seus custos financeiros e/ou aumentar seus fundos disponíveis para investimentos por meio da otimização de seus ativos e passivos circulantes. A decisão do nível ótimo de capital de giro envolve um equilíbrio complexo entre risco e retorno, entre liquidez e rentabilidade, constituindo um desafio diário para os gestores das empresas. Decisões inadequadas de capital de giro podem levar a empresa à insolvência, enquanto que um investimento excessivo nos ativos circulantes implica em fundos que não geram valor ao acionista. Apesar disso, o tema ainda é pouco explorado pela literatura acadêmica. Os resultados dos estudos existentes não convergem em um consenso sobre a influência da eficiência da gestão do capital de giro na melhoria da lucratividade. Da mesma forma, pouco se sabe sobre os fatores que influenciam a gestão corporativa do capital de giro. O presente estudo busca explorar a gestão do capital de giro sob duas abordagens: seu impacto sobre a rentabilidade da empresas e seus determinantes. Os resultados do primeiro problema de pesquisa indicaram que a gestão do capital de giro, medida pelo ciclo de conversão de caixa, afeta a rentabilidade bruta e operacional da empresa de forma negativa, sugerindo que as empresas podem aumentar sua rentabilidade, trabalhando com níveis mais reduzidos de capital de giro. A análise dos resultados do segundo problema de pesquisa indicou o nível de endividamento, o tamanho e o crescimento da empresa como fatores determinantes na gestão do capital de giro. A relação negativa com endividamento corrobora com a Pecking Order Theory, que defende que empresas endividadas buscam trabalhar com níveis reduzidos de ativos circulantes para evitar novas emissões de títulos de dívidas e ações. A variável fluxo de caixa livre também apresentou relação negativa e significante com a gestão de capital de giro, sugerindo que empresas que apresentam maior rentabilidade antes da depreciação e após pagamento de impostos, juros e dividendos apresentam níveis menores de capital de giro.

Knowledge economy management literature is prolific but very little of the retrieved literature relates to the application of these management philosophies within the library and information services industry. The assumptions that underlie this research are in the first instance that, if it is not reported in the literature, it is questionable whether library and information services are implementing the new management practices. Secondly, a perception exists that knowledge economy management philosophies are only truly applicable when managing knowledge workers. Although the traditional 'administrative' or back office library environment is not seen as a knowledge worker domain, for the purpose of this study it was presumed that the advantages of these knowledge economy management philosophies are such that they should also be applicable within the back office environment. The purpose of the study was therefore to test the applicability of knowledge era management practice within an environment not associated with typical knowledge workers. Intellectual capital management was chosen as the core management philosophy to apply but the knowledge management as well as learning organization philosophies were also briefly reviewed. To measure success, a variety of measuring methodologies were investigated. Within the context of the research the most suitable methodology was identified as a hybrid version of Kaplan and Norton's balanced scorecard, based on the philosophy of the intangible asset monitor and including aspects of the value chain scoreboard. An opinion was expressed that the monitoring of intellectual capital growth needs to take place at both the individual and the organizational level if monitoring is to be of real objective value. Implementation of the management practice (intellectual capital management) occurred in two phases and stretched over a period close on 18 months. A situation analysis was done at the start of the research period. Kaplan and Norton's adapted scorecard framework was then utilized to set objectives for each of the two implementation phases. An adapted version of Sveiby's Affärsvärlden model was utilized to identify specific implementation actions and initiatives to be taken. All activities were structured into human, structural, customer and financial capital related issues. This was done to ensure that all capitals were addressed and to be able to measure growth in all of these areas. Measurement results were reported in an intellectual capital report, which was prepared at the end of the study period. The report identified both strengths and weaknesses in the intellectual capital of the service section. From the weaknesses, a number of priority actions were identified while the strengths provided a good lead as to what could be considered the good practice that should be continued. Stakeholders were asked to make use of a list of priority actions and to assist in identifying only those items that should be addressed after the completion of the research. The last chapter of this report was used to: · report and reflect on the results achieved; · identify the lessons learnt in the process of implementing intellectual capital management; · to make recommendations for the service unit; and · to provide recommendations for further study. In brief it is possible to say that intellectual capital management has been an appropriate management philosophy to use within the chosen service environment. It was therefore seen as appropriate to recommend that the principles and practices of intellectual capital management be rolled out to the rest of the service unit. / Dissertation (DPhil (Information Science))--University of Pretoria, 2004. / Information Science / unrestricted

The International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) introduced an amendment to the International Accounting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (IAS 39) and to International Financial Reporting Standard 7 – Financial Instruments: Disclosures (IFRS 7) on 13 October 2008. These amendments allowed entities to reclassify non-derivative financial assets from the fair value option to historical cost. The purpose of this study is to explore how Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) applied the amendment to IAS 39 since 2008/2009. The study is guided by four main objectives in which the first two objectives explores how the G-SIBs applied the reclassifications during the allowed period, 2008/2009 and the period beyond 2009 when the application of the standard should have been stopped. The study further investigates if any G-SIBs used restatements to circumvent the requirements of the IAS 39 that does not allow reclassifications into and out of the ‘designated as at fair value' category. Finally, the study explores the impacts of the reclassifications on the G-SIBs' ROE and total regulatory capital with the aim to determine if G-SIBs reaped any long-term benefits from the reclassifications and whether any traces of earning and capital management exist in the way G-SIBs applied the amendment to IAS 39. To achieve these objectives a comparative case study approach, which is qualitative in nature/scope was used with 10 G-SIBS forming part of the units of the analysis of the study. The study finds that: (i) 70 percent of G-SIBs reclassified assets during 2008/2009; (ii) a significant improvement on the reported net income was observed with a slight improvement on the return on equity and regulatory capital during 2008/2009, while the long-term impacts on ROE and total capital are insignificant; and (iii) G-SIBs did not restate comparative figures to evade the prohibition on reclassifications into and out of the ‘designated as at fair value' category. As far as can be reasonably established, this kind of study has not been published before for G-SIBs. As such, the study contributes by including the analysis of G-SIBs and the long-term implications of applying the amendment to IAS 39 to the current literature, as well as adding another possible type of a restatement to the financial restatements' literature. All these aspects are currently lacking in the existing literature.

Mindre företag är nödvändiga för ett land, och att förstå varför och hur de växer, samt hur de kan skapa ekonomiskt värde, är därför av stor vikt. Vi syftar till att kunna bidra med insikter inom två ämnen, tillväxt samt värdeskapande, genom att studera några av de snabbast växande bolagen i Sverige. Tillväxt mäts som omsättningstillväxt, och värdeskapande mäts enligt Economic Value Added (EVA), i studien. Genom att genomföra både multivariat samt bivariat regressionsanalys undersöker vi både relationen mellan hög tillväxt och värdeskapande, samt relationen mellan olika finansiella faktorer - hantering av rörelsekapital, lönsamhet, kapitalstruktur - och EVA. Analysen visar att hög tillväxt i sig inte kommer att skapa ekonomiskt värde, och drar slutsatsen att vägen till värdeskapande snarare är genom en välbalanserad strategi mellan tillväxt och finansiell stabilitet. Vi presenterar praktiska implikationer för företagsledare, investerare, samt statliga tillsynsmyndigheter kring ett ämne som historiskt sett har mottagit begränsad uppmärksamhet. / Small businesses are vital for a country, and understanding why and how they grow, as well as what creates economic value in this sector of the economy, is therefore important. We set out to provide insights into the two subjects, growth and value creation, by looking at some of the fastest-growing companies in Sweden. Growth, in this study, is measured as sales growth, and value creation is measured as Economic Value Added. Using multivariate and bivariate regression models we examine both the relationship between high growth and value creation, and the relationship between different financial variables - such as working capital management, profitability, and capital structure - and EVA. Our analysis shows that high growth in and of itself will not create economic value, and conclude that the road to value creation is rather through a well-balanced approach between growth and financial stability. We present practical implications for business leaders, investors, and state regulators alike on a topic that has received little or no attention before.

Ausgehend vom Bedarf an unternehmensinternen, relativ marktunabhängigen Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Innenfinanzierungskraft von Unternehmen, kann die angestrebte Liquiditätssicherung und Ertragsstabilisierung aus einer effizienten Steuerung der Working-Capital-beeinflussenden Prozesse hervorgehen. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert dabei die definitorische Abgrenzung des Working Capital und des Working Capital Management. Außerdem werden die finanziellen Wirkungen des WCM aufgezeigt. Eine detaillierte Betrachtung der das Working-Capital-beeinflussenden Prozesse verdeutlicht die Komplexität des Prozessgefüges und die Notwendigkeit eines ganzheitlichen Ansatzes zur Working-Capital-Steuerung.

Abstract Master Thesis in Business Finance, School of Economics, Linnaeus University Authors: Adis Cikotic and Eric Hörnell Supervisor: Magnus Willesson Examiner: Andreas Jansson   Title: "Liquidity is not a matter of life and death, it is more important than that"   Background: One of the biggest concerns for Swedish small and medium businesses is their lack of capital, which might lead to lower profitability. A significant reason behind this is said to be the buyer's long payment terms contrary to the supplier's payment terms for their own expenses, which increases the risk of an imbalance between the inflows and outflows of money. This situation occurs due to, for example, power relations and institutional factors, which might affect a firm's Cash Conversion Cycle and furthermore the firm's profitability.    Purpose: The primary purpose of the thesis is to examine whether the length of a firm's Cash Conversion Cycle has an impact on the profitability of Swedish SMEs. Moreover, the purpose is to determine if the presence of Buyers Power affects a firm's profitability.    Method: The thesis has a deductive research approach where the theories applied, Cash Conversion Cycle and Buyers Power, lead to the formulated hypotheses. The quantitative research methodology is based on a data set of approximately 38 000 Swedish SME's between the years 2015-2018.    Conclusions: It could be seen that there is a concave relationship between firm's Cash Conversion Cycle and a firm's profitability for Swedish SMEs. The interpretation is therefore that both too short and too long Cash Conversion Cycle is not optimal, and the optimal length of the Cash Conversion Cycle is 36 days for Swedish SMEs. Moreover, the result showed that a presence of Buyers Power has a positive relationship with profitability, meaning that a larger ratio between a firm's accounts receivables and accounts payables increases the firm's profitability.

This project is about the optimization of the capital management of a French global bank. Capital management corresponds here to allocating the available capital to the different business units. In this project, I focus on the optimization of the allocation of the risk weighted assets (RWA) between some of the business units of the bank, as a representation of the allocated capital. Emphasis is put on the market and retail part of the bank and the first step was to be able to model the evolution of a business unit given an economic environment. The second one was about optimizing the distribution of RWA among the selected parts of the bank. / Projektets ämne handlar om att optimering allokering av kapital inom en fransk global bank. Kapital management syftar här på hur kapital ska fördelas mellan olika avdelningar inom banken. I detta projekt fokuserar jag på optimering av allokeringen av riskvägda resurser (RWA) mellan några av bankens enheter, som en representation av det allokerade kapitalet. Uppsatsen inriktar sig främst emot retail-delen av banken. Första steget var att modellera utvecklingen av en bankavdelning givet en ekonomisk omgivning? Andra steget var att försöka optimera fördelningen av RWA mellan de utvalda bankavdelningarna.

The relevance of the research topic is that the main task of any enterprise is to make a profit, which is why the financiers and the management of the organization sooner or later face the question of maintaining the company's working capital at a balanced level. The purpose of this work is to study the theoretical aspects of working capital management, analysis of the structure of working capital of the company UralTeploEnergoMontazh, identifying problems and developing measures to maintain the optimal amount of working capital in the organization. This paper explores the nature, structure and methods of working capital management., Analyzes the working capital management policy at the company UralTeploEnergoMontazh, identifies problems of working capital management in order to strengthen the financial position of the company UralTeploEnergoMontazh. / Актуальность темы исследования заключается в том, что основная задача любого предприятия это получение прибыли, именно поэтому перед финансистами и руководством организации рано или поздно встает вопрос о поддержании оборотного капитала компании на сбалансированном уровне. Целью данной работы является исследование теоретических аспектов управления оборотным капиталом, анализ структуры оборотного капитала предприятия ООО «УралТеплоЭнергоМонтаж», выявление проблем и разработка мероприятий по поддержанию оптимального размера оборотного капитала в организации. В данной работе исследованы сущность, структуру и методы управления оборотным капиталом., проанализирована политика управления оборотным капиталом на предприятии ООО «УралТеплоЭнергоМонтаж», выявлены проблемы управления оборотным капиталом с целью укрепления финансового положения предпринятия ООО «УралТеплоЭнергоМонтаж».

Выпускная квалификационная работа (магистерская диссертация) посвящена исследованию политики управления оборотным капиталом на предприятии в целях укрепления его финансового положения. Предметом исследования выступают экономические отношения, складывающиеся на предприятии в процессе управления оборотным капиталом. Основной целью магистерской диссертации является исследование теоретических аспектов управления оборотным капиталом, анализ структуры оборотного капитала предприятия ООО «Концепт45» и на этой основе выявление проблем и разработка мероприятий, направленных непосредственно на их решение. В заключении обозначены рекомендации по совершенствованию политики управления оборотным капиталом для объекта исследования. / The final qualifying work (master's thesis) is devoted to the study of the working capital management policy at the enterprise in order to strengthen its financial position. The subject of the research is the economic relations that develop at the enterprise in the process of working capital management. The main goal of the master's thesis is to study the theoretical aspects of working capital management, analyze the structure of the working capital of the company "Concept45" and, on this basis, identify problems and develop measures aimed directly at solving them. In the conclusion, recommendations are outlined for improving the working capital management policy for the research object.