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Practices of working capital policy and performance assessment financial ratios and their relationship with organization performance

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  • Niazi, Ghulam Shabbir Khan
  • Hunjra, Ahmed Imran
  • Rashid, Majid
  • Akbar, Syed Waqar
  • Akhtar, Muhammad Naeem

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The purpose this study is to highlight the application of working capital policy and the performance assessment financial ratios and to determine their relationship with organization performance. The target respondents were the finance executives/financial analysts of the companies. 64 properly filled questionnaires were processed for analysis. This study concludes that the finance executives consider that the proper practices of working capital and financial ratios are very important for the growth and performance of the organization. This research study also finds that there is positive and significant relationship between these practices and organization performance.

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  • Niazi, Ghulam Shabbir Khan & Hunjra, Ahmed Imran & Rashid, Majid & Akbar, Syed Waqar & Akhtar, Muhammad Naeem, 2010. "Practices of working capital policy and performance assessment financial ratios and their relationship with organization performance," MPRA Paper 40659, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Working capital policy; financial ratios; corporate sector; organization performance; significant relationship;
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    JEL classification:

    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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