... revolutions because ofthe important economic and social effects derived from it This revolution involves the reformulation ofthe key resources for the companies If in the Industrial Revolution the ... are onthe verge ofthe most significant transformation in business Although CRM concept has been the central core of many articles, conferences and seminars, so far most of them corresponds ... evaluation settings Their major drawback of evaluation is that they focus onthe estimation of cash flows and accounting criteria (Kim, Suh and Hwang, 2003) Nevertheless, traditional performance...
... area ofperformanceOnthe other hand, when all non-CEO executives are considered in the aggregate, the common feature of their performance will be theimpacton firm profitability Therefore, the ... information, the level of information will be tied to incentives based on observable performance measures The better thequalityoftheperformance measure, the greater the weight placed ontheperformance ... itself in the CEO compensation awarded by the firm The Information Role of Auditing and Cost of Capital As previously mentioned, one ofthe adverse effects ofthe separation of ownership and control...
... itemed questionnaire that assesses the individual's view of how their MS has impacted upon their daily functioning during the previous weeks Responses for each ofthe 29 items in the questionnaire ... in the Exercisers There was no significant difference between Exercisers and Non-exercisers onthe cognitive component ofthe MFIS Theimpactof disease severity on fatigue, depression and quality ... a patients' perception oftheimpact their disability has on their physical functioning This improved QoL in the physical function, and physical component summary scores ofthe SF36, may be particularly...
... dimensions ofthe SF-36 and OHIP-49 between BMS patients and controls without increasing in probability of type error, we considered Bonferroni correction So for comparison ofthe dimensions, the ... proportion of dentures wearers Among the strengths of this study was the presence of a calculated sample in a reference center for the treatment of disease Conclusions BMS has a negative impactonthe ... measure the oral qualityof life for individuals with BMS to devise specific strategies to improve thequalityof life of these patients [5] Assessing thequalityof life of patients during the treatment...
... itemed questionnaire that assesses the individual's view of how their MS has impacted upon their daily functioning during the previous weeks Responses for each ofthe 29 items in the questionnaire ... in the Exercisers There was no significant difference between Exercisers and Non-exercisers onthe cognitive component ofthe MFIS Theimpactof disease severity on fatigue, depression and quality ... a patients' perception oftheimpact their disability has on their physical functioning This improved QoL in the physical function, and physical component summary scores ofthe SF36, may be particularly...
... account the type of service associated with the information flow Onthe other hand, the QoS mechanisms enable the network operator to manage the effects of congestion on application performances ... have addressed the analysis ofthe QoS gain achieved by adoption of AL-FEC, very few contributions concern the gain on QoE In particular, in [3], the authors analyze the reduction ofthe wireless ... networks In the first part of our study, we analyze the noise sources that can affect thequalityofthe video, and we illustrate some effects of transmission errors onthe visual qualityofthe received...
... memorization The sentence is the basic unit of teaching Accuracy is emphasized Mother tongue is the medium of instruction The Grammar Translation Method focus on teaching the form rather than the use of ... education will contribute little to the solution ofthe practical problems of school or to the improvement ofthequalityof education” So transferring new knowledge and insisting onthe progress of ... List of Abbreviations vi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale for the study 1.2 Aims ofthe study 1.3 Significance ofthe study 1.4 Scope ofthe study 1.5 Methodology 1.6 Organization of the...
... profitability, sales growth and cost ofthe companies that have won quality related awards with the otherwise similar ones in the control groups They found that award winners have advantage on ... increase their market, and only handful of them reported success (Jay and Peter, 1992) Onthe other hand, Toyota is now the number one car manufacturer (Economist, 2005, 2004) The success of Toyota ... compared Here one company in the control group was outlier Its change in sales was way above the mean ofthe rest ofthe group The data from this firm were taken out from the comparison When the differences...
... amount of FDI flow between the ASEAN nations? The findings of this paper reveal that within the ASEAN region, the MNCs decision to invest in a nation is influenced by thequalityofthe regulations ... and the possibility of institutional political and legal factors in this context Theimpactof regulation, for example, on FDI is demonstrated by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ... deterioration in thequalityof regulations in the post-Asian crisis period The Asian crisis also affected the level of outward FDI within the five ASEAN nations Table shows that the amount of FDI...
... assess theimpactof public/private partnerships onthe practice of budgeting To examine theimpactof cross-service programmes on budgeting practice To compare the two authorities and examine the ... Indian sub-continent The other authority was located in the south of England near to London and faced different challenges based around issues of congestion and labour shortages in the public ... experience of ‘Eastmet’ 3.4 The experience of Southshire Conclusions Authors contact details References Overview The focus of this project was on post-1997 policy innovations for the local government...
... bonds, Altman (1989) used a mortality rate concept to measure default rates conditional onthe age ofthe bond Altman found that the cumulative bond mortality increases with the age ofthe bond ... where χ2 is the value ofthe model chi-square, k is the number of regressors in the model, and Λ(0) is the value ofthe log likelihood with no variables The second term in the numerator ofthe R statistic ... determine the level of significance ofthe variable coefficients included in the model The ImpactOf Firm's Characteristics On Junk-Bond Default 51 TESTING THE MODEL GOODNESS OF FIT To test the model...
... generalization ofthe findings beyond the Vietnam construction sector and not only on share construction firms Thus, the scope ofthe further research may be extended to the working components and profitability ... 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 ... the context of Vietnam along with the importance of working capital management calls for research on their impacton firms’ profitability In light ofthe above points, the general objective of...
... Transition Review Theimpactof rural-urban migration on child survival 139 six months less than children of rural non-migrants, but only one month longer than urban non-migrant children Since all of ... breastfeeding are one aspect ofthe modernization of migrant behaviour in urban areas that confers a wide range of health benefits on children of migrants Onthe other hand, relatively low durations of breastfeeding ... time of life, if they have continued access to the economic resources of a non-migrant father, or if they indirectly benefit from remittances received from the migrant mother or parents Onthe other...
... this section in consultation with the Director of 20 the Office of Research on Women’s Health and with the 21 advisory council for the Institute 22 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND INFORMATION AND ... environmental factors ‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF CENTERS; REPORTS. The Director ofthe Institute shall, as appropriate, provide for the coordination of information among centers under sub6 section (a) ... is conducting multidisci16 plinary research on environmental factors that may be re17 lated to the development of women’s health conditions (as 18 defined in section 486) The Director of the...
... risk onthe cost of bank funding The empirical literature does not provide indications onthe size oftheimpactof sovereign risk onthe cost of bank funding This box examines whether the characteristics ... characteristics ofthe sovereign play a role in addition to the traditional determinants ofthe cost of issuing bonds for banks (ie the characteristics ofthe bank and the bond, and market conditions; see ... funding and the flow -on effects onthe real economy This report outlines theimpactof sovereign risk concerns onthe cost and availability of bank funding over recent years It then describes the channels...
... significantly impacted by SLR (Figure 2d) This is partly explained by theimpactof SLR onthe A.R of Egypt’s agricultural extent Indeed, most oftheimpactof SLR onthe agricultural sector ofthe region ... of threat Under the provisions ofthe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), some work has begun on National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) These are intended ... Approximately half ofthe population of these countries would be impacted with a 5m SLR In terms of economic activity (Figure 1d), theimpactof a 1m SLR on Suriname, Guyana, and The Bahamas’ GDP...
... particular, none of them has documented empirically and quantified theimpactof CSR behaviors on such channels Our paper is the first one to so by estimating theimpactof CSR strategies on sell-side ... and, by extension, on equity-holders’ expectations of value creation, our work broadens the scope ofthe CSR and stakeholder theories, by linking them to a long empirical tradition in the accounting, ... Dynamic Capabilities and Transaction Costs Donaldson, T & Preston, L E 1995 The stakeholder theory ofthe corporation: Concepts, evidence, and implications The Academy of Management Review, 20(1):...
... security, the information qualityof website, the company’s reputation strongly affects on Internet consumers’ trust Then, Internet consumers’ trust and perceived risk strongly impacton purchasing ... experience-based factors onthe purchase intention with the mediation of trust in the context of Vietnam B2C environment Little or no research is available in the area of trust, specifically in the e-commerce ... authorization I am concerned about the privacy of my personal information during a transaction This vendor will sell my personal information to others without my permission Perceived Security Protection...