Financial Management and Profitability of Small

Southern Cross University

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2001

Financial management and profitability of small and medium enterprises

Kieu Minh Nguyen

Southern Cross University

Suggested Citation

Nguyen, KM 2001, 'Financial management and profitability of small and medium enterprises', DBA thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Copyright KM Nguyen 2001

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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA

Certificate

I certify that the substance of this thesis has not already been submitted for any degree and is not currently being submitted for any other degree or qualification. I also certify that, to the best of my knowledge, any help received in preparing this thesis, and all sources used have been acknowledged in this thesis.

Signature: Kieu Minh Nguyen ______________________ Date: ___________________________________________

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Acknowledgements

I owe a debt of gratitude to many people who helped me complete this thesis. I would like to acknowledge the help of all. First of all I would like to express my deepest acknowledgement to my supervisor, Professor Geoffrey Grant Meredith from the Graduate College of Management (SCU), for his valuable advice and recommendations. I acknowledge Dr. Lyndon Brooks, his assistants from the Graduate Research College (SCU), and Mr. Tho Dinh Nguyen from the School of Marketing (UTS) for their support with statistical techniques and data analysis. I also acknowledge Ms. Rosemary Graham from the...