The aim of this study was to investigate the growth of a timber haulage company and the entrepreneur behind the growth. The purpose of the study was to find out what kind of impact strategic management has on the grow...The aim of this study was to investigate the growth of a timber haulage company and the entrepreneur behind the growth. The purpose of the study was to find out what kind of impact strategic management has on the growth of profitability. Entrepreneurs＇ financial and strategic objectives were studied, as well as growth strategies and their implications. Studied companies were all located in Finland. The research material was collected by personal interviews in 2008 from 23 entrepreneurs. Their financial statements from 2001 to 2007 were also taken into account. The study found that the role of management seems to be crucial in profitable growth and much more meaningful than, for example, the financial situation. Strategic objectives and chosen growth strategy seem especially to be key elements for successful growth. Particularly in low profit sectors, management should not focus growth purely on current conditions, but also on seeking other ways to exploit the company＇s resources.展开更多
To review the literature could always help us to find the limitation of past studies. This paper offers a literature review concerned with audit opinion from foreign studies to Chinese studies. Audit opinion directly ...To review the literature could always help us to find the limitation of past studies. This paper offers a literature review concerned with audit opinion from foreign studies to Chinese studies. Audit opinion directly reflects whether the financial statement is true and fair or not, which is the reason why audit is necessary and important. These archives could be divided into two parts, whose elements could influence the quality of audit opinion and how audit opinion impacts on companies and market. The stakeholders value audit opinion and they have different demands of audit opinion to meet their demand. For example, tax department needs the information of revenue and profit to collect tax, creditors need to know the exact number of assets to guarantee their loans, and investors prefer to learn the profitability of companies from financial statements. The article provides a holistic view of audit opinion to give other researchers an implication on which part of audit opinion needs to be studied further.展开更多
文摘The aim of this study was to investigate the growth of a timber haulage company and the entrepreneur behind the growth. The purpose of the study was to find out what kind of impact strategic management has on the growth of profitability. Entrepreneurs＇ financial and strategic objectives were studied, as well as growth strategies and their implications. Studied companies were all located in Finland. The research material was collected by personal interviews in 2008 from 23 entrepreneurs. Their financial statements from 2001 to 2007 were also taken into account. The study found that the role of management seems to be crucial in profitable growth and much more meaningful than, for example, the financial situation. Strategic objectives and chosen growth strategy seem especially to be key elements for successful growth. Particularly in low profit sectors, management should not focus growth purely on current conditions, but also on seeking other ways to exploit the company＇s resources.
文摘To review the literature could always help us to find the limitation of past studies. This paper offers a literature review concerned with audit opinion from foreign studies to Chinese studies. Audit opinion directly reflects whether the financial statement is true and fair or not, which is the reason why audit is necessary and important. These archives could be divided into two parts, whose elements could influence the quality of audit opinion and how audit opinion impacts on companies and market. The stakeholders value audit opinion and they have different demands of audit opinion to meet their demand. For example, tax department needs the information of revenue and profit to collect tax, creditors need to know the exact number of assets to guarantee their loans, and investors prefer to learn the profitability of companies from financial statements. The article provides a holistic view of audit opinion to give other researchers an implication on which part of audit opinion needs to be studied further.
