Corporations raise capital by selling debt which are bonds and notes, and equity which is stock claims against themselves - either directly to investors or indirectly to financial intermediaries, such as commercial banks. ... Longer term debt instruments include notes (debt with original maturities of less than seven years) and various types of corporate bonds (debt with original maturities of more than seven years). ... In most cases, if the managers are successful in this endeavor, they will also achieve their own financial and professional objectives (Smart, Megginson & Gitman, 2004). ...

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For present purposes, it is sufficient to note that the results have been mixed. ... It was the observation of just such reactions that stimulated our interest in the issue of "why smart people think dumb." ... For present purposes, it is sufficient to note that, according to this theory, there are three semi-independent systems: a rational system, an experiential system, and an associationistic system. ... We do wish to note, however, that our research was stimulated by a particular theory, and that the findings from the research, such as whether there is a nonintellective form of intelligenc...

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According to Smart, (1989) in a research analysis of the criminal justice system, both radical and social feminists observed that the law was biased against women and in favour of men. ... (Davies, et al., 2003, pp. 3) However, this appears to be the only value it has added to the discipline of victimology, as it has not necessarily added any further knowledge concerning the identity or tendencies of victims or offenders, and it is worth noting that many of the studies were criticised and discredited for flawed methodology and ideology. ...

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