... aggregate levels of funding to local government, the
distribution ofthe increases has varied with a general favouring ofthe metropolitan authorities in
the north and midlands over the southern shire ... partnerships on the 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 ... awareness ofthe
consequences of resource shortages. Of cials
and members frequently claimed that much
of the modernisation programme was simply a
codication of some good practices, which they,...
... for these
countries the existence of cointegration could not be rejected. We therefore specify the VAR
models in the level ofthe variables. Nevertheless, we neither impose the number of
cointegrating ... than the GDP decline in the other group. The
reactions ofthe other variables to a monetary policy shock are essentially the same.
A third important characteristic ofthe financial system is the ... rate, we group the countries according to whether they are
above or below the median value ofthe respective criterion. Since the data quoted in the
literature differ with respect to the methodology...
... changes the antimicrobial resistance patterns of
certain pathogens. Since parenteral forms of ciprof-
loxacin and levofloxacin were not restricted for the
first three days of therapy by NARP, the ... and
the trend of resistance rates became downwards after
implementation of NARP. The amount of money
saved increased further. After two years of NARP
5,389,155.82 USD saving occurred in the ...
committees many years before the initiation ofthe
NARP. Even in these selected centres already apply-
ing local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of
many ofthe restricted antibiotics...
... important in the context of this
study. Besides the fact that there was no library of English books in this study, there existed
another fact that the subjects ofthe study were of elementary ... information of informants
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characteristic made up the external validity ofthe study which helps to increase the validity
of the later generalization ofthe result to the population. Involving the ... be the experimental group was made at random. In short
the students in the two groups were representative ofthe first year students who made up the
target population ofthe study.
Of the...
...
with the number of fingers. Thus the performance ofthe Rake receiver is largely based
on the number of fingers, the number of multipath components, their amplitude statistics,
and the relative ... 32
where the weights can be chosen to produce the equivalent result of maximal ratio or
equal-gain combining.
The advantage ofthe Rake receiver is that if the output of one ofthe correlators ...
where is the angle of incident, is the standard deviation ofthe surface irregularities
relative to the median height, and is the wavelength ofthe impinging wave. For C <
0.1 there is...
... to
understand the composition and function of employee workgroups — both
formal and informal. They will then develop an understanding of how and why
members of these groups resist the changes within the ... written
permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited.
At Time 2 a different senior doctor commented on the role ofthe executive and
their power in relation to the government control ofthe executive.
“Well they ... Senior
Doctor, Time 2)
These comments still focused on the executive as the out-group, but this
participant was also viewing the bigger picture of where the executive sat in
terms of their power. The comments...
... than the sum of all students in the class. This
then raises the question ofthe validity and authority of knowledge gained over the
Internet. How can the learner be sure ofthe sources of information? ... ofthe area of content by
providing a " hot" index, or visual ofthe links between different sections ofthe CD-
ROM. Learners can then choose where to start in the structure, and the ... develop the ability in their students to find their own structure or
understanding ofthe organization of an area of study.
Multimedia provides an opportunity to offer a variety of different ways of...
... section, there are a number of theories that attempt to explain the flow of
FDI. The Eclectic Paradigm theory is the most useful for analyzing the implication of FDI in economic
development. The ... is the
relationship between foreign direct investment and the export performance of Thailand and the transfer of
technology impact thereof.
The last section discusses the current situation of ... explanation ofthe
underlying reasons for the flow of funds. The nature and impactof FDI defines the concept and summarizes the
consequences, both positive and negative, towards the recipient...
... indicate the
degree of attainment of such objectives in a dynamic way, increases the likelihood of success of
such projects.
In fact, one ofthe research priorities in the CRM field is the development ... which involves the assessment ofthe results derived from the implementation of
different marketing strategies. One of these barriers is the complexity to isolate the effects of a
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dimensions ... Nevertheless, many of these projects are not paying the expected
results. Bearing this in mind, managers should have a perfect knowledge ofthe different issues
of a CRM strategy impacting on their...
... Identify the level ofimpact — high, medium, or low — that each technology
type would have on the given layer of a Windows DNA design.
Write your answers in the grid provided.
After completing the ... your responses with the
class. The instructor will write the class consensus on a flip chart.
Use the space below for brainstorming.
Activity 7.2: Determining theImpactof Technology on a ... Determining theImpactof Technology on a Windows DNA Design
Exercise 1: Determining Technology Implications
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Determine technology implications
1. Participate in small groups as assigned by the...
... presents the
details ofthe sample bond rating at time of origination and the third quarter of 1989. From exhibit II,
approximately 10% ofthe companies in the sample were originally rated in the ... the variation of debt by the book
value ofthe firm. The larger the variation of debt, the more likely that default will ensue.
Closely related to long term debt is the effect of long-term investment. ... riskiness of default as perceived by the marginal investor. The larger the default premium,
the lower the market price ofthe stock. Therefore we would expect a strong negative correlation between the
probability...
...
the impactofthe policy change.
Panel A of Table 4 shows theimpactof a single percentage point rise in capital
requirements imposed in 2002, in terms ofthe percentage difference in the ... B of Table 4 shows our simulation oftheimpactof a counter cyclical capital
requirement. At the time of writing, the details of how exactly such a counter-cyclical
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The immediate impact ...
account the implied value ofthe adjustment speed. In practice, in order to capture the full
effect of each ofthe N explanatory variables, we estimate (3) using two lags of each of
these (t-1...
... entirely
those ofthe author(s) and do not neces-
sarily represent the view ofthe African
Development Bank, its Board of Directors,
or the countries they represent.
The Policy Briefs on the Financial ... Crisis
(PBFC) are produced by the Complex of
the Chief Economist with contribution
from other departments ofthe African
Development Bank. The PBFC are inten-
ded to present analyses of experiences
and ... to fulfil their pro-
mises of trade liberalization. In this
regard, the G20 can promote (i) the resto-
ration of access to financing for African
countries; and (ii) the reduction of the
continent’s...