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Several studies are conducted to analyze the various effects of firm profits on the wages given to the individual workers. The profits on wages are shown to exhibit an extremely positive and stable impact on the firm with increasing profits.

Purpose--The paper aims to examine earnings quality during the post-acquisition period. Design/methodology/approach--The paper defines earnings quality as an earnings stream more closely associated with future cash flows from operations. It uses the stock market's reaction at the acquisition announcement to infer merger motives and hypothesize that synergy-motivated acquisitions will produce higher quality earnings than agency-motivated acquisitions. Findings--The paper finds that synergy-motivated acquisitions produce higher quality earnings than agency-motivated acquisitions. Research limitations/implications (if applicable)--The findings are consistent with this prediction and support the view that managers who pursue synergy or agency-motivated acquisitions do hot face the same economic environment and incentive schemes. The results are also consistent with the notion that incentives for earnings management are greater following agency-motivated acquisitions when compared to those of synergy-motivated acquisitions. The authors conjecture that these differences originate from those accounting-based contracts that are likely impacted by reported post-acquisition balance sheet and income statement amounts. Practical implications--The findings of the paper show that the motive for the acquisition has lasting effect, several years post acquisition on the quality of earnings produced by the merged entity; thus furnishing additional importance to identifying the motive for the acquisition. Originality/value--The paper uses the corporate acquisition setting to examine earnings quality during the post-acquisition period. This paper should be relevant for researchers studying either the quality of earnings or corporate acquisitions. Keywords Acquisitions and mergers, Cash flow, Earnings Paper type Research paper

A study was conducted to examine corporate effectiveness in 9 key areas that support organizational excellence. Employees and managers of global businesses participated in an organizational survey. Results show that a strong linear relationship exists between organizational and financial performance in terms of an organization's capabilities, direction, accountability, innovation, and coordination and control.

The ways in which TQM can make a company profitable is discussed and issue of TQM implementation is detailed. The outcomes of successful implementation of TQM are also explained.

Increase in profit expectations should translate in an increase in the share price of the company, but it has been found that investors' perspective differs from that of the company managers. It is felt that an investment equation based on the current profits and earnings forecasts of analysts is a better way of making investments.

Meanwhile, packaged good companies that do not implement sustainable environmental strategies could face a potential reduction in earnings by 2013, according to a study released by the WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE [...]

Newly public newspaper publisher GateHouse Media Inc. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled due to improvements in advertising and circulation. Net income soared to $7.8 million, or 23 [...]

Two analysts expressed concern Monday that an inability to sustain profits could cause U.S. Bancorp's stock to falter. Phillip M. Kain of Marquis Investment Research initiated coverage for the Minneapolis [...]

Charles Schwab Corp. will keep reducing expenses this year by cuts in ad spending and, potentially, in jobs, its chief financial officer, Christopher V. Dodds, said Tuesday in the wake [...]

Economically disadvantaged student can raise their earnings potential in the short and medium term by taking vocational education courses, the new National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) suggests. In fact, [...]

Reports show that a mix of dried up credit and declining profits has caused a major spike in business bankruptcy filings in the past six months. In Philadelphia, there were 119 business filings in the fourth quarter of 2008. In the six months prior to that, there were only between 68 and 91 filings per quarter.

Financial gains are shown to have interfered with startup companies that can shift focus away from business creativity. It is important to consider the impact of services to consumers, and not to investors alone. Some technology business officers share their thoughts on this topic.

Statistics clearly demonstrate that high corporate reputation is directly proportional to higher profits. The importance of focused, constant and dependable communication to uphold the reputation of a corporate, is stressed.