... productivity growth, (iii) experience more rapid capitalaccumulation, and (iv) have higher saving rates.To evaluate the impact of banks on growthandthesourcesof growth, we seek an indicator of the ... model.IV. Financeandthe channels to economic growth This section presents the results ofthe cross-country and panel regressions of real per capitaGDP growth, productivity per capita growth, and ... freedom, where J is the number of instruments and K the number of regressors. The second test examines the assumption of no serialcorrelation in the error terms. We test whether the differenced...
... DevelopmentEconomics, 1996 (Washington, DC: The World Bank).Chernow, Ron, 1997, The Death ofthe Banker. The Decline andthe Fall ofthe Great FinancialDynasties. The Triumph ofthe Small Investor (New York: ... contagion. But the centrality of the issue has to do with a deeper reason, that is, the understanding ofthe crucial role that finance plays for the functioning of market monetary economies of production. ... incentive-related policy implications of circuittheory of finance. Section I.2 discusses the special role ofthe financial system as the core of the circuit process, and reports on recent empirical...
... năng của Việt Nam trong năm 2007 dự tính gần 0.3 tỷ KWh và theo dự báo, nếu các dự án mới của EVN hoàn thành và đi vào phát điện theo đúng lộ trình thì tới năm 2010 sản lượng điện cả nước mới ... so với các cổ phiếu blue-chip khác xét theo chỉ số PE. Trong khi đó, năm 2007 mức tăng trưởng của lợi nhuận và EPS của PPC và VSH rõ ràng cũng không thể theo kịp những công ty này. Với những ... trong nhóm ngành điện: Khối lượng giao dịch của SJD đạt 96% số lượng cổ phiếu đang lưu hành (tính theo trung bình năm). Khối lượng giao dịch của SJD không có sự thay đổi đáng kể so với trước đây,...
... food stocks, andthe mood ofthe garrison. The tactics of the Daily Mail captured the attention ofthe nation; the newspaperdramatized the situation ofthe town by emphasizing the danger that ... notions of Boer inhumanity towardAfricans, the pro-war argument ofthe ‘‘negrophilists.’’ The other cat-egory into which mentions of Africans fall is praise ofthe loyalty of the Cape Boys andthe ... MafekingNight andthe following day, they were ‘‘everyone’’ and ‘‘London’’ and even ‘‘England.’’ They were created as a group by the newspapers, and this chapter examines the mechanism of their creation and...
... (such as the booby-trapping of temples), the use of poison, the destroying of wells andthe sowing of dissension in the enemy’s ranks.46Thestruggleformoderationinwarhasbeenalongone – and one ... world of inde-pendent political communities bound together by the rule of law ratherthan by the sovereignty of a single emperor. The Chinese can thereforebe said to have been the pioneers ofthe ... the law of war. It tells the story, in narrative form, of the interplay through the centuriesbetween,ontheonehand,legalideasaboutwarand,ontheotherhand,statepracticeinwarfare.Neffcovers the emergence,...
... orprinciples but is rather a set of social skills, a kind of know-how, any aspect of which makes sense only in the rest ofthe shared social background.’ What then of the IS researchers and practitioners ... commit-ment in learning; and (d) the selectivity of socialKnowledge and Process ManagementUnderstanding the Limitations of KMS 153 The company was, and still is, part of a consortium of European commercial ... illu-strated the utility ofthe new system, and effectivelycompleted the first phase of systems development,a problem surfaced that influenced the implemen-tation and use ofthe system—end-user...
... otherexpert assistance is required, the services of a competent professionalperson should be sought.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMcHugh, Donald E.Golf andthe game of ... Fellow golfers and friends—KenSmith, Bob Lauer, andthe rest ofthe ‘‘Tuesday Group’’—weremuch-appreciated cheerleaders from the first tee to the last. Chris-tine Brennan, noted author and sports ... encouragement and observations regarding the workings ofthe publishing industry.Adrienne Hickey of AMACOM belongs in the text of hole#12, Courage. A self-confessed nongolfer, she nonetheless saw...
... At the beginning of the first day ofthe program, I ask, ‘‘Are there any engineers in the room?’’ As you probably expect, most ofthe people raise theirhands. And, I say, ‘‘You must be in the ... accomplished. But the job now is ‘ the leadership of others’’in the context ofthe organization’s vision, values, and strategy.Therefore, my focus throughout this book is on you. We’ll look at the attitudes, ... activities. It is the wisdom gained through these efforts Iwish to share with you. My approach is to bring together the challenges of leadership andthe challenges ofthe game Kevin and I went out...
... all their shots on the scorecard. What do you think of that person? Would you, or doyou, trust them off the course? The game of leadership is no different. Leaders often findthemselves in the ... decisions? Will they if you change in the future? 10589$ $CH3 02-23-04 16:44:29 PS36Golf andthe Game of Leadership The Sense of Integrity The professional golfer’s sense of integrity is enforced ... tug of recognition from the hand he is holding.Shortly after 5 .., the old man passes away. The marineends his bedside vigil and advises the nurse ofthe old man’s death. And then he asks, ‘‘Who...
... for a par. The old man had a nice drive too, but his secondshot went into a sand trap next to the green. He blasted out of the sand, his ball landed on the green, and then rolled into the hole.Birdie, ... single club, a 5-iron. He used it off the tee, on the fairway, and on the greens. He drew a lot of stares. At the end ofthe day, Dickhad shot a 91, Chuck had a 107, and Jim shot 88. Chuck said, ... shot175 yards from the first cut ofthe rough to within two inches of the pin on 18th, and then birdied the hole to win the 2003PGA Championship for his first PGA victory.Curtis, Lunke, and Micheel...
... land in the fairway, the rough, the woods, the water, or even a sand trap, and in every case I need to consider 10589$ CH13 02-23-04 16:45:26 PS156Golf andthe Game of Leadershipbackdrop of ... funerals and wakes, not only of employees but of theirspouses and children.What do you suppose was the response ofthe people in BuickFinal Assembly to Stan Hensley? Simple. They loved him! They ... Flint,Michigan. At the time Buick employed over 25,000 people. The majority of them were located at the Buick complex, which ran the length of Flint’s Leith Street. A series of plants performed all the operations...
... position. Heplayed the shot of a lifetime to get the ball within two feet of the hole and told his wife to knock the putt in. The wifeproceeded to knock the ball off the green and into abunker.Still ... his composure, the husband summonedon all his skill and holed the shot from the bunker. He took the ball out ofthe hole and while walking off the green puthis arm around his wife and calmly said, ... recognition ofthe hospitality shown them by the mem-bers of Inverness, the golfers presented the club a magnificentcathedral clock, which has since remained in the foyer ofthe In-verness Club. The...
... into the final day of play, and often the winner is decided by the outcome ofthe final match. The skills ofthe players as individuals and in their contributionsto their teams are evident. They ... 198Golf andthe Game of Leadershiptions are held every other year and generate a lot of worldwideinterest. The make-up of these teams interests me. The U.S. Ryder Cupteam, andthe others as ... They can match the golfer with the golf club best suited for the shot at hand. The caddie knows the layout ofthe course and importantly knows the 10589$ CH16 02-23-04 16:45:35 PS192Golf and...