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... influence of < /b> internal processes on < /b> management accounting 69 innovations 12 LIST OF < /b> ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviations Full name Techcombank Vietnam technological and commercial joint stock bank ABC Activity -based < /b> ... analyzes the < /b> relationshipbetween Techcombank’s corporate culture and its management accounting innovations based < /b> on < /b> models of < /b> Schein, Quinn and Rohrbaugh Finally, from the < /b> success of < /b> Techcombank, the < /b> ... understand the < /b> concepts of < /b> corporate culture and management accounting innovations in Vietnamese companies as well as the < /b> awareness of < /b> companies’ managers or accountants about the < /b> relationship between...
... description of < /b> the < /b> sociodemographic characteristics of < /b> the < /b> participants The < /b> reasons for not < /b> using contraception andthe < /b> factors contributing to contraceptive failure were analyzed for all women < /b> ... with currently available data on < /b> contraceptive prevalence < /b> The < /b> main reason for unmet need at the < /b> time of < /b> conception was that women < /b> were unaware about contraception Although our data were limited by ... It should also be taken into account that many cases of < /b> unintended pregnancy could result in abortion The < /b> fact that abortion is illegal in Argentina and access to safe abortion services is severely...
... as academia Enron, Tyco and WorldCom are just a < /b> few of < /b> the < /b> more infamous cases involving corporate scandal that has brought about an evolution of < /b> research on < /b> executive compensation Bebchuk and ... study In addition, secondary data have been gathered from publicly available sources such as annual reports in order to operationalize the < /b> concept of < /b> CEO compensation and firm performance inthe < /b> ... exclusively on < /b> secondary data compiled by the < /b> Securities and Exchange EDGAR database and publicly available annual reports The < /b> sample for this study consisted of < /b> 15 years of < /b> CEO compensation and...
... heavily influenced by the < /b> alcohol extractable content and fibre length (Fig and Tabs IV and V) The < /b> second eigenvector, which accommodates the < /b> remaining 36% of < /b> the < /b> variation, is a < /b> contrast between ... present in small but significant amounts inthe < /b> sap wood [28] Extractives are the < /b> non-structural or secondary constituents of < /b> plants which include ellagic acid, gallica acid, allagatinnins, gallotannins, ... different treatments had an influence on < /b> the < /b> Kappa number, the < /b> pulpability factor andthe < /b> active alkali content The < /b> Kappa number was higher andthe < /b> pulpability factor lower for the < /b> manually weeded and...
... Transparency is one major indicator of < /b> the < /b> standard of < /b> corporate governance in an economy In 1993 and 1994, to improve transparency and accountability, the < /b> SEHK andthe < /b> HKSA set up a < /b> Corporate Governance ... the < /b> Securities Ordinances promulgated by the < /b> Stock Exchange of < /b> Hong Kong (SEHK) (recently renamed as the < /b> Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing, HKEx), andthe < /b> Statements of < /b> Standard Accounting Practice ... a < /b> governance panacea and suggests that “it is desirable to have a < /b> system of < /b> overlapping checks and balances.” Therefore, the < /b> hypotheses about the < /b> effect of < /b> internal governance mechanisms in the...
... parents 192 Appendix F Content Validity Index (CVI) Lonely because family not < /b> united I have felt lonely and isolated because my family does not < /b> stick together Not < /b> accepted because of < /b> my ethnicity ... ethnicity I have felt that others not < /b> accept me because of < /b> my ethnic group Help parents in Singapore I have had to help my parents by explaining how to things in Singapore Can’t be like Singaporean kids ... Appendix F Content Validity Index (CVI) Problem at school because of < /b> poor English I have had problems at school because of < /b> my poor English Comments Comments Factor Uncomfortable with other cultures...
... is not < /b> always the < /b> case Some may be more inclined to undergo certain type of < /b> cultural changes not < /b> because of < /b> their personal inclination but due to the < /b> social context, such as political, economic ... China, India, and South Asia, and has continually made an effort to designate an ‘art and learning hub’ and emphasize Singapore’s strength in having the < /b> ‘best combination of < /b> Asian and Western education ... perceived by immigrant adolescents has aroused much interest in academic and practical areas because it can negatively impact the < /b> psychological well-being of < /b> these adolescents However, the < /b> current...
... pharmacy, etc This scale was developed by adapting items of < /b> perceived value scales used by Mayuri Duggirala, Chandrasekharan Rajendran, R.N Anantharaman, (2008): The < /b> waiting rooms, clinical and ... laboratories was reasonable The < /b> waiting rooms, clinical and diagnostic test rooms are adequately quiet, comfortable and clean X hospital has availability of < /b> adequate and up-to-date technological capability ... reliable According to Rungtusanatham (1998), the < /b> content validity of < /b> a < /b> construct can be defined as the < /b> degree to which the < /b> measure spans the < /b> domain of < /b> the < /b> construct‟s theoretical definition Bagozzi...
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... reliability analysis Cronbach’s Alpha is a < /b> mathematical method used in statistics to test reliability, coefficient and consistency of < /b> variables Cronbach’s Alpha enables researchers to if the < /b> factor ... specific transactions which depended on < /b> the < /b> achievement of < /b> the < /b> expected products or services, on < /b> the < /b> consistency betweenthe < /b> anticipatory reactions andthe < /b> actual results Based < /b> on < /b> the < /b> researches of < /b> ... authors suggest that service quality and satisfaction of < /b> customer are distinct constructs and there is a < /b> causal link between them (Dmitrovic´, Cvelbar, Kolar, Brencˇicˇ, Ograjensˇek and Zˇ abkar,...
... “Impact” domain covers aspects of < /b> social function and psychological disturbances resulting from respiratory disease A < /b> score is calculated for each domain anda < /b> total score is calculated The < /b> scores ... enable the < /b> application of < /b> specific strategies in both clinical practice and public health that seek to prevent further disability associated with COPD List of < /b> abbreviations COPD: Chronic Obstructive ... integrity of < /b> the < /b> data andthe < /b> accuracy of < /b> the < /b> data analysis All authors read and approved the < /b> final manuscript Balcells et al Health and Quality of < /b> Life Outcomes 2010, 8:108 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/108...
... mechanical event, including CMT, and cervical artery dissection They did report < /b> a < /b> significant association betweenthe < /b> mechanical factors as a < /b> group and cervical artery dissection They also stated ... authors concluded “Cerebrovascular accidents after manipulation appear to be unpredictable and should be considered an inherent, idiosyncratic, and rare complication of < /b> this treatment approach” [31] ... higher rates of < /b> disease), consistency of < /b> association and biological plausibility supported a < /b> cause-effect relationshipbetween CMT and VADS The < /b> criteria of < /b> strength of < /b> association (the < /b> size of < /b> the...
... occupancy of < /b> the < /b> postsynaptic receptors On < /b> the < /b> other hand, the < /b> decrease in T4 is caused by a < /b> combination of < /b> increased postsynaptic receptor occupancy andthe < /b> diminished release of < /b> ACh elicited by the < /b> ... to clarify the < /b> relationshipbetweenthe < /b> clinically observed data pairs andthe < /b> simulated [A]< /b> 4/ [A]< /b> 1 ratios The < /b> maximal decrease in [A]< /b> 4/ [A]< /b> 1 appears to be influenced only minimally by the < /b> dose of < /b> ... conceived the < /b> theoretical analysis and drafted the < /b> manuscript JK performed the < /b> clinical experiments and contributed in drafting the < /b> manuscript AA performed the < /b> calculations for the < /b> theoretical...
... includes the < /b> training and organization of < /b> intensivists With a < /b> virtual absence of < /b> information relating ICU training with ICU outcomes, many questions remain unanswered Is there an optimal duration ... duration of < /b> training? What is the < /b> optimum training curriculum? Are outcomesof < /b> certain types of < /b> patients better under the < /b> care of < /b> intensivists with a < /b> certain base specialty or ICU training or both? ... variations in mortality and practice patterns Crit Care 2010, 13:R209 Center for the < /b> Evaluative Clinical Sciences Staff : The < /b> Dartmouth Atlas of < /b> Health Care 1999 Chicago, IL: American Hospital...
... identification are ―relational and comparative‖ which may alter the < /b> impact of < /b> job demands on < /b> burnout, since employees may evaluate the < /b> demands as a < /b> source of < /b> differentiation A < /b> questionnaire was administered ... different career stages each worker was in Analysis Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to detect main and interaction effects of < /b> some job resources and demands, and Organizational ... Tables and contain the < /b> results of < /b> the < /b> models used to compare the < /b> interaction effects on < /b> workforce engagement and burnout In step 4, I included the < /b> moderators and 37 the < /b> interaction of < /b> each compared...
... one-point increase in G was associated with a < /b> decrease in Tobin’s Q of < /b> 2.2 percentage points and by the < /b> end of < /b> the < /b> decade, a < /b> one-point increase in G was associated with a < /b> decrease in Tobin’s Q of < /b> ... without companies from financial and real estate sector By analysing the < /b> relationshipbetween ISS Corporate Governance Sub-indices and Tobin’s Q, there resulted that at a < /b> one percent increase of < /b> Board ... sample of < /b> 155 companies, by taking into consideration both control variables (LogAssets and Financial_leverage), we observed that a < /b> one percent increse of < /b> CGI, cause, in average, a < /b> four percent...
... Vietnam AC C Corresponding Author: Hind Sbihi School of < /b> Population and Public Health, 2206 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada hind.sbihi@ubc.ca ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract: Socioeconomic factors ... Personal and Ambient PM concentration and absorbance levels by District and by SES Table – Mean Fixed Sites Ambient PM Concentration and Absorbance SC Table 5- Summary estimates of < /b> individual longitudinal ... ppb RI PT 153 HEPA field and lab staff carried out routine quality assurance checks, including the < /b> collection of < /b> blank 155 and duplicate samples, balance stability testing inthe < /b> laboratory, and...
... strengthening of < /b> social capital by stating, “Education’s longstanding concern with association andthe < /b> quality of < /b> life in associations can make a < /b> direct and important trust and tolerance” (p ... more social capital they will have available to them (Kadushin, 2004) Some examples of < /b> social capital may include one’s educational preparation and one’s family’s educational background When parents ... homophily, institutions, social capital, and social capital bridging Bonding social capital: Unlike social capital bridging, which occurs between groups or networks that not < /b> already have ties, bonding...