... mirrors the myriads of interactions taking place in a company and the value created in each of them. The problem is not the amount of relationships since firms have the help of sophisticated information ... function of other metrics. The results of some studies about the lead/lag relationship between financial and non -financial metrics show that there is a strong association between non -financial ... there is not an accepted academic model of measurement. The increasing interest in developing measurements which justify investments in CRM includes financial and non -financial measures, since...
... partnerships onthe practice of budgeting.4. To examine theimpactof cross-service programmes on budgeting practice.5. To compare the two authorities and examine the emergence of innovations in ... pressures. One authority inthe north of England had a declining traditional manufacturing base, high levels of unemployment and a relatively large proportion of population originating from the Indian ... Overview The focus of this project was on post-1997 policy innovations for the local government sector and their impacton traditional budgeting practices. By studying the budgetary practices of...
... explaining the variation of default across the companies inthe sample. It would seem thatdefaulting firms did not use the proceeds from the sale of their bonds to finance an expansion of their investment ... SIGNALS OF DEFAULT The definition of default can have a wide spectrum of interpretations. In this paper, the definition of default isbased onthe same criteria adopted by S&P in rating the outstanding ... presents the details ofthe sample bond rating at time of origination and the third quarter of 1989. From exhibit II,approximately 10% ofthe companies inthe sample were originally rated in the...
... recommendations for the target populations. Finally, the researcher present the limitations ofthe study, future research directions.5.1 Conclusions The object of this study is to examine theimpactof ... profitability. In light of the above points, the general objective ofthe study will be to examine theimpactof working capital management onthe profitability of construction firms in Vietnam.Similarly, ... efficiently. The theoretical contribution of this study is to enrich the existing literature by investigate theimpactof working capital management on construction firms’ profitability in Vietnam...
... with increased risks of early mortality, insofar as they reflect abrupt termination ornon-initiation of breastfeeding due to separation of mother and child, and earlier intake of contaminated ... one of 22departamentos in Guatemala; seven of 27 provinces in Indonesia (representing seven per cent of the national population); the three southern regions in Sudan; and nine of 34 districts in ... decline is observed inthe analysis after controlling for othercharacteristics ofthe mother and child. This study leads to the conclusion that mothers in most developing regions improved their...
... conducting multidisci-15plinary research on environmental factors that may be re-16lated to the development of women’s health conditions (as17defined in section 486). The Director ofthe Institute ... section in consultation with the Director of1 9 the Office of Research on Women’s Health and with the2 0advisory council for the Institute.21‘‘(b) RESEARCH, TRAINING, ANDINFORMATION AND22EDUCATION.—23‘‘(1) ... stem1from environmental factors.2‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF CENTERS; REPORTS. The3 Director ofthe Institute shall, as appropriate, provide for4 the coordination of information among centers under...
... announces the merging of 39 ofthe country’s 45 savings banks into several institutions, along with an infusion of €11 billion in public funds to reorganise and boost the capital levels ofthe merged ... the traditional focus on risks at individual financial institutions with an approach which also considers the interaction between thebankingsector and government fiscal conditions: If ... debt. Moreover, the deterioration in government finances limited the ability of these sovereigns to support the troubled banks. Inthe case of Argentina, the forced conversion of banks’ foreign...
... assess the impacts using our 6 indicators for each ofthe 84 developing countries and 5 regions. Second, we assess the impacts of SLR using existing populations, socio-economic conditions and ... the reading of these results, we follow a similar structure of presentation for all regions. (i) Latin America and the Caribbean region As shown in Table 4, theimpactof SLR in Latin America ... agricultural extent. Indeed, most oftheimpactof SLR onthe agricultural sectorofthe region would take place inthe A.R. of Egypt which would experience a severe impact (Figure 2f). Even...
... evidence onthe cost of being socially responsible in investing. The Journal of Investing, 6(4): 31-36. Guerard Jr, J. B. 1997. Is there a cost to being socially responsible in investing? The ... O’Brien 1988). Therefore, by examining theimpact of CSR on investment recommendations and, by extension, on equity-holders’ expectations of value creation, our work broadens the scope ofthe CSR ... 2006), in defining corporate social performance as one multidimensional construct capturing “a business organization’s configuration of principles of social responsibility, processes of social...
... consumer trust in Internet shopping was unveiled through a theoretical model including trustworthiness ofthe Internet merchant, trustworthiness ofthe Internet as a shopping medium, infrastructure ... commerceConsumer disposition to trust, reputation, privacy, security, the information quality of website, the company’s reputation strongly affects on Internet consumers’ trust. Then,Internet consumers’ ... personality-based, experience-based factors onthe purchase intention with the mediation of trust inthe context of Vietnam B2C environment. Little or no research is available in the area of...
... primary fatigue in MS include hypo-function-ing within the central nervous system [34], reduced glu-cose metabolism inthe cortical regions ofthe brain [35],reduced inhibition ofthe primary ... [52]. Due to the relatively high incidence of depression in MS, both the eti-ology and the influence of exercise on depression are areasthat warrant further investigation. In the present study, ... interests.Authors' contributionsNS was involved in all aspects of this study. She wasinvolved inthe concept and design, data collection andcollation, data analysis, writing and editing ofthe manu-script....
... December 2010. The inclusion criteria for the diagnosis of BM S were in accordance with those inthe International Classification of Headaches, which describes the following criteria for the diagnosis, ... Two independent examiners (two experts oralpathologists) performed the clinical oral examinations toconfirm the absence of oral lesions. The control group consisted of healthy patients seen in ... seen in the Dental Clinic of Universidade Federal de MinasGerais for periodic reviews of their dental condition.They were not receiving any treatment at the time of study, and the patients in the...
... questionnaire thatassesses the individual's view of how their MS hasimpacted upon their daily functioning during the previ-ous 2 weeks. Responses for each ofthe 29 items in the questionnaire ... primary fatigue in MS include hypo-function-ing within the central nervous system [34], reduced glu-cose metabolism inthe cortical regions ofthe brain [35],reduced inhibition ofthe primary ... [52]. Due to the relatively high incidence of depression in MS, both the eti-ology and the influence of exercise on depression are areasthat warrant further investigation. In the present study,...
... of the QoS gain achieved by adoption of AL-FEC, very few con-tributions concern the gain on QoE. In particular, in [3], the authors analyze the reduction ofthe wireless packetloss by the integration ... impossibility for the decoder of reconstructing some frames ofthe video. The content ofthe unrecovered lost packets determines the perceived annoyance ofthe resulting artifacts. In Figure 4, the artifacts ... used for computing the effects of PLRvariation.Based onthe performed analysis, an optimization of the quality a ssessment and ofthe monitoring systemcan be done. The adoption of an objective...
... forcing international business in control. 14 another interesting example ofthe application of Hofstede's model for cultural differences: if you want to advertise cell phones in China, ... international supply chains (WWF China). In terms of environmental issues, IKEA shows its determination of building and maintain a good corporate image in order to build a long-lasting relationship.Another ... individual contribution. Promotions in U.S. companies are based primarily on individual performance. Training is often undertaken with hesitation because ofthe cost and the concern that the trained...