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Working Capital Management: Concepts And Strategies
Working capital refers to the money that a company uses to finance its daily operations. Proper management of working capital is critical to financial health and operational success. Working capital management (WCM) aims to maximize operational efficiency by maintaining a delicate balance among growth, profitability, and liquidity. WCM is a continuous responsibility focusing on a firm's day-to-day operations involving short-term assets and liabilities. By efficiently managing a firm's cash, accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable, managers can help maintain smooth operations and improve a company's earnings and profitability. By contrast, poor WCM could lead to a lower credit ...
Within - Country Diversity and Economic Performance
The ongoing debate regarding the significance of religion and language on economic performance (GDP) is inconclusive and non-exhaustive. We present a non-parametric partial least square - structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis of within-country diversity and GDP. With a sample of 46 countries for the period 2004-2019, we provide evidence on (1) within-country diversity and GDP, (2) the direct and indirect effect of financial technology on GDP, and (3) the existence of a non-linear relationship between financial development (FINDX) and GDP. Our evidence shows that religious (linguistic) diversity increases (decreases) GDP. We also show that ATM per 100,000 adults (ATM_ADUL) intensifies the positive (negative) effect of religious (linguistic) diversity on GDP. Moreover, our evidence suggests that ATM_ADUL has a non-linear effect on FINDX. Additional evidence shows that FINDX also has a non-linear effect on GDP. Taken together, our findings show that ATM_ADUL moderates the effect of within-country diversity and has both direct and indirect effects (through FINDX) on GDP.
Oil Price and Working Capital Management
Oil price and its shocks matter for economic vitality and firms' operations and strategies for the long-term and short-term. The plethora of evidence in the literature has failed to fill the gap in investigating oil's impact on short-term needs for businesses. We attempt to fill in this void. Using US firms' data, we find that a one-standard-deviation increase in oil price is associated with improving WCM by reducing the days it takes to recoup working capital by 15.3%. Similarly, in years where firms received ITC, a 1% change in oil price is associated with improving WCM by reducing the days to recoup WC by 26.1% compared to 33.6% for years ITC was not received. We contribute to literature and practice as the results are robust in controlling for spurious correlation, endogeneity concerns, varying regression models, and alternative measures.
Temporality, Eternity, and Wisdom
Temporality, Eternity, and Wisdom invites readers into the text of Augustine's most widely read book to consider if rhetoric conflicts with Christianity and if Christians should condemn and abandon its use. In the Confessions, Augustine seems to answer such questions with an emphatic yes. Through a comprehensive review of the classic text, Calvin L. Troup argues that Augustine does indeed reject the dominant rhetorical tradition of the late Roman Empire, known today as the Second Sophistic. Troup notes, however, that Augustine's rejection of that rhetoric dates from long before his conversion. Troup argues that when Augustine converts, the semiotic integration of time and eternity in the incarnate Christ motivates him to espouse a substantial, practical alternative to the Second Sophistic that is nonetheless a form of rhetoric--a Christian rhetoric.
St. Augustine on Marriage and Sexuality
Augustine of Hippo (b. A.D. 354) is considered the single most influential theologian in the history of the Church in the West. Among his many contributions, Augustine developed a sexual ethic that became decisive for all later teachings in the Christian West on issues of marriage, reproduction, and sexuality. Some of the most significant and representative passages on marriage and sexuality from his works are presented here. They recount Augustine's own struggle with sexuality, and stress the important role it played in his conversion to Christianity as well as its influence on his theological principles later in life. The passages in this collection are divided into four chapters which doc...
Putting on Christ
Putting on Christ aims to situate Augustine’s early soteriology and sacramental theology within the context of his personal history and intellectual development. Beginning with an extended analysis of the theology of salvation and sacramental efficacy contained within Augustine’s Confessions (ca. 400), the study then traces the maturation of his views on these matters, beginning with his earliest extant works, the Cassicacum dialogues (ca. 386). The journey entails treating Augustine’s earliest discussions of Christ’s person and his saving work, as well as the believer’s subjective experience of conversion and salvation. As Augustine’s corpus shifts from philosophical dialogues t...
Augustine the Theologian
In Augustine the Theologian Eugene Teselle surveys the whole of Augustine's theological achievement, viewing it not according to the rubrics of later systematic theology, as it is so often viewed, to the detriment of both Augustine and "theology", but as an inquiry progressing according to the problems with which Augustine was concerned and the historical challenges he faced. Teselle sketches the broad outlines of Augustine's thought in six major periods, periods characterized by the basic orientations in the often perplexing variety of Augustine's writings. This comprehensive method brilliantly delineates Augustine the theologian at work. It provides the framework of his problems, showing w...
The Restless Heart
Every sincere seeker of truth will want to know more about St. Augustine and his writings. The Restless Heart is an accurate symbol for men and women of every age and culture. In his book, The Restless Heart, Rev. Moore endeavors to state and explain many of the profound ideas of St. Augustine. You will learn for example, Augustine's philosophical and theological concepts relating to The Restless Heart, and many of Augustine's ideas. You will broaden your understanding of the spiritual life, of love, of prayer, and grow in your appreciation of one of the most brilliant minds of every age. St. Augustine, in his confessions draws one into a deeper understanding of God's merciful love and demonstrates that one must be humble and trusting before the Lord God, and seek to do His will with a joyful heart because the heart rests in God.
The T&T Clark Companion to Augustine and Modern Theology
The T&T Clark Companion to Augustine and Modern Theology is both a theological companion to the study of Augustine, and a resource for thinking about Augustine's importance in modern theology. Each of the essays brings Augustinian depth to a broad range of contemporary theological concerns. The volume unveils cutting-edge Augustinian scholarship for a new generation and at the same time enables readers to see the timely significance of Augustine for today. Each of the essays not only introduces readers to key themes in the Augustinian corpus but also provides readers with fresh interpretations that are fully conversant with the theological problems facing the church in our world today. Designed as both a guide for students and a reference point for scholars, it will seek both to outline the frameworks of key Augustinian debates while at all times pushing forward fresh interpretative strategies concerning his thought.
