... follow two main kinds of empirical methods On the one hand there are a number of studies comparing pre- and post-merger performance On the other hand, another strand ofthe empirical literature ... RSIZE and ∆ROE is anticipated: the larger the target compared to the bidders (in other words, the higher the RSIZE ratio) the better is expected to be a firm’s performanceThe level ofthe bidder’s ... operations, the more different the bidder’s type of business compared to the target, the worse the post-merger performanceThe cost-cutting focus ofthe bulk of domestic operations coupled with the usual...
... (∆ f )C is the coherence bandwidth ofthe channel In addition, in (11), the nl (t) term represents the white Gaussian noise in the lth time slot, andthe antenna array introduces the phase offset ... has led the development of baseband and RF processors for broadband products, and is world renowned in both academia and industry for his innovation, leadership, and 1383 the advancement of wireless ... from the same user i, j j i (where ρn = cos(βn − βn ) is the correlation between the ith chip andthe jth chip in carrier n); the third term is the interference due to the same chip from other...
... based on the interaction The Case ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam and Doi Moi 149 between the ruler andthe ruled; hence it must be framed in the socio-political and economic context of a specific ... support.'" Another source of legitimacy for the CPV was derived from the personal charisma of Ho Chi Minh Considered as the foimding father ofthe nation Ho Chi Minh won the widespread respect ofthe Vietnamese ... practice at the time, the recognition ofthe Saigon regime by a country could be interpreted as a refusal to consider the DRV andthe rule ofthe CPV as legitimate The "Lost Decade" andthe CPV's...
... in the implementation ofthe International Standards ofAuditing (ISAs) on the audit of small- and medium-sized entities, but is not intended to be a substitute for the ISAs themselves Furthermore, ... The mission ofthe International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is to serve the public interest, strengthen the accountancy profession worldwide and contribute to the development of strong ... ofthe ISAs It is assumed that practitioners already have a knowledge ofthe 2007 edition of IFAC’s Handbook of International Auditing, Assurance, and Ethics Pronouncements • Use of sound professional...
... in the implementation ofthe International Standards ofAuditing (ISAs) on the audit of small- and medium-sized entities, but is not intended to be a substitute for the ISAs themselves Furthermore, ... revised and whether there is a need to remind the entity ofthe existing terms ofthe audit engagement (Ref: Para A28) 210.14 The auditor shall not agree to a change in the terms ofthe audit ... • The planning andperformanceofthe audit, including the composition ofthe audit team and details of what (if any) draft financial statements or other working papers are to be prepared by the...
... not until the 'idea of me' emerges that the child is able to reflect on the knowledge of self and others they have acquired (Lewis, 1999) The idea of 'me' aspect of self has received the most ... appreciate others' evaluations andviewsof them more fully (Selman, 1980; Harter, 1999) By the ages of to 11 years old children become more aware ofthe attitudes others hold towards them Moreover, then ... He defined the I-self as the actor or knower andthe Me-self as the object of one's knowledge or the sum of what is known The 'Me' corresponds to the self that is identified, recalled and talked...
... measuring the dimensions of control, and monitoring them, to show whether or not there is variability in the output the result ofthe activity being measured; and whether the level of variability ... its being complete The control ofthe calculation ofthe reserve, and approval of it, depends on the accuracy ofthe calculation and on its compliance with policy and procedure; the control on timeliness ... degree of uncertainty in the output ofthe control activity For example, in the case ofthe deductions upon payment of invoices, if the level of deductions is certain to be 7% of revenue, then there...
... buzz, they get a bit of a buzz off it They have a little party and they drop it at the same time yeah yeah, they’ll save them up and then they’ll drop them all on a Friday, and then over the weekend ... carried out The NVIVO software package was utilised during the analysis process to assist with the coding and management ofthe data For the purpose of this study the following definition of prescription ... as the ‘bad guys’ who have little to offer society and are seen as being ‘abnormal’ in some way The down and outers andthe pathetic stories and now they are pretty clever with being sort of...
... understanding of generalizable changes ofperformance over time, this paper examines the nature ofthe relationship between performanceand time over the span of employees’ careers Page Time andPerformance ... contradiction to the reviewed literature andthe study’s hypotheses However, as the range of values may have an effect on the magnitude ofthe observed relationship, the standard deviation ofthe temporal ... approach The first set of analyses investigate the study’s hypotheses by quantitatively reviewing literature on job experience and performance, organizational tenure and performance, and age and performance...
... personnel must also handle large amounts of paperwork and complete other administrative tasks The result of all of these demands on personnel time is that senior members ofthe force are often in short ... personnel and to answer a range of questions on the utilization ofthe individual, the conduct of job training, andthe individual’s overall performanceThe supervisor was first asked to describe the ... levels andthe experience of personnel; NEWCREW to define the percentage of personnel with less than one year in the Navy; and TIME_CO to be the number of months that the ship’s commanding officer...
... measures the frequency of adoption ofthe focal practice within each ofthe two groups, andthe last column presents a significance test ofthe differences between them As before, the data are for the ... B), and Suppliers (Panel C) Similar to the results of previous sections, each of these three panels measures the frequency of adoption ofthe focal practice within each ofthe two groups, andthe ... horizon, and nonfinancial measurement and disclosure respectively, between the group of sustainable andthe group of traditional firms Section presents theperformance differences across the two...
... duties in the company All of them are utility maximizes; therefore, there is no ground to believe that they will act on the interest ofthe company On the other hand, it is not easy to mediate these ... Hypothesis Hypothesis H1: The purpose of work of managers and accountants is mainly due to money and they are motivated on performance by monetary incentive H0: The purpose of work of managers and ... the importance of influencing workers to accomplish task performances Many years later, this was the premise ofthe appearance ofthe term “motivation” and then it has rapidly become one of the...
... CALCULATIONS OF INDICATORS ANDOF A COMPOSITE INDEX FOR THE NETHERLANDS Climate Change Depletion ofthe Ozone Layer Acidification ofthe Environment Eutrophication ofthe Environment Dispersion of Toxic ... indicator tracks the magnitude and rate of change ofthe atmospheric reservoir ofthe most abundant ozone-depleting substances Because ofthe long lifetimes of these chemicals andthe quantities ... environmental issue on the basis ofthe gap between the current value ofthe indicator andthe long-term policy target for sustainability: the greater the gap, the larger the weight assigned Figure...
... dimensions ofthe individual’s work environment: 1) the match between an individual andthe characteristics of both the job andthe organization, 2) the existing structure and supervision ofthe job, ... job, 3) the existence of clear, meaningful goals for jobs andthe organization, and 4) the nature and enforcement ofthe implicit contract between employer and employee The essence ofthe model ... important results and to indicate whether they support the hypothesis of HPWS performance superiority First, consider the studies reviewed by Pfeffer (1998, chapter 2), the most important of which is...
... thorough understanding of their performance in relation to that of their peers and to improve their managers’ strategic focus Some of these managers have used their improved understanding to formulate ... utilities, investors, and other users, can compare and evaluate theperformanceof water and wastewater utilities throughout the world Better understanding is the first step toward enhanced performance ... against which utilities and policy makers can measure their performanceand thus gain a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses Building on the achievements of other utility benchmarking...
... operating, and trade cycles and then taking the average of these firmspecific variables for the industry The firm-level correlation between the length ofthe operating cycle andthe variability of working ... cpdS,, is composed of two components, cp and AS, Therefore, the magnitude of accruals is larger, the greater the change in the level of sales, AS,, andthe larger the proportion of sales on credit, ... returns (the benchmark measure of firm performance) and judges the one with the highest association to be a more useful measure of firm performance Table presents the results of tests of Hypothesis...
... approach andthe results of our paper are closer to those of Statman (2000) and Bauer et al (2005) Statman (2000) compares theperformanceof a sample of SRI funds with that of a control group of conventional ... underperformed randomly chosen conventional funds in the period 1994-2003 using the same measure ofperformance Neither of these studies documents statistically significant differences in performance Both the ... observations ofthe same year, with the same investment objective, and with similar fund size, age, and size ofthe fund’s management company (all in logs) We use these variables because of their potential...