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Showing 1 to 20 of 195 for “"Financial incentives"”.
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The impact of financial incentives on firm behavior
This dissertation analyzes the impact of various financial incentives on firm behavior. The first two chapters examine product-market and input-market effects of a firm's capital structure and the incentives they create. The third chapter analyzes how incentives from the tort system affect …
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Motivating Proenvironmental Behavior: Examining the efficacy of financial incentives
… (PEB) involves the promise of monetary rewards. Financial incentives are intuitively appealing because they can increase an individual's expected benefits for engaging in the PEB; however, there is concern that incentives can transform motivations for the PEB. The purpose of this study was to …
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Motivating urban cycling through a blockchain-based financial incentives system
… such as bicycling, if effective policies and incentives were implemented. This thesis presents a blockchain-based financial incentives system where cyclists can leverage their activity and location data to receive financial compensation from organizations that would like to sponsor cycling …
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Financial incentives for health-behaviour change: assessing behavioural and cognitive consequences
Offering individuals financial incentives for changing their health-related behaviour is one possible strategy for improving health and reducing morbidity and premature mortality. However, several important aspects of the behavioural and cognitive consequences of this type of intervention remain …
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Financial incentives for low-carbon transition: from citizens to professional investors
… with a view to informing the design of financial incentives introduced by Governments. In Chapter 2 the literature assessing the impact of technology-specific financial incentives on the levels of investment in low carbon technologies from local citizen investors is evaluated. It is …
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The Relationship Between Financial Incentives and Perceptions of Student Choice at Private Michigan Universities
… and diminishing college affordability pose financial barriers or hardship particularly for the underprivileged student population (Ellwood & Kane, 2000; Kim et al., 2009). In this scenario, students may be looking for colleges with financial incentives in order to minimize student debt. In …
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An assessment of financial incentives for encouraging South Africa's domestic solar water heater market
… this study is to assess which types of national financial incentive programmes should be implemented in order to encourage the use of SWH systems in households, within the context of SA's energy policy and the current electricity crisis. However, only hybrid SWH technologies were considered, due …
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An Analysis of the Financial Incentives Impact on the Utility Demand-Side Management Programs
Many utilities implement the financial incentive plans in promoting their Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs. The plans are intended to reduce the customer investment cost for a high efficiency equipment option, so that to make the investment more attractive. Despite its potential to increase …
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Municipal wastewater treatment plants' nitrogen removal response to financial incentives in Maryland and Virginia
… targets. Point source control programs created financial incentives for reducing nutrient discharge beyond regulatory requirements. This thesis will examine the extent to which Maryland and Virginia wastewater treatment plants undertake operational improvements to increase nutrient removal in …
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The Influence of Non-Financial Incentives on Teacher Performance in Rural Primary Schools in Tanzania: A Case of Kisarawe District
… this study was to examine the influence of non-financial incentives on teacher performance in rural primary schools in Kisarawe District. The study involved a sample of 72 respondents selected using purposive and random sampling techniques. Data collection instruments were interviews, …
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Assessment of financial incentives on employees performance: a case of Tanzania Posts Corporation and National Insurance Corporation Of Tanzania Limited - Mtwara Region
Financial incentives are vital factor towards corporations’ achievements in terms of performance, efficiency, productivity and effectiveness. This does not assure corporations existence but also guarantees continual provision of services to the customers so as to meet their vision and mission. This …
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Conditional, Structural and Unobserved Heterogeneity: three essays on preference heterogeneity in the design of financial incentives to increase weight loss program reach
… individual-specific characteristics to tailor financial incentives to enhance weight loss program participation among target demographics. Financial incentives in weight loss programs have received attention mostly with respect to effectiveness rather than participation and representativeness. …
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The evaluation of system-wide financial incentives in pipeline decisions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry : the paradox of R&D spend Vs. new drug approvals
… questioned. In this work I review the recent financial performance of ten major global pharmaceutical companies, and the challenges faced by the industry in moving from a deterministic, blockbuster era to a more stochastic era defined by multiple unknowns.
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The Role of Financial Incentives on Employees’ Motivation in Financial Institutions in Tanzania”: A Case of Bank of Tanzania” is the original and individual work of Edmund Kyaruzi Barongo.
… for this study was to assess the role of financial incentives in employee’s motivation in financial institutions using the case of the Bank of Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed at identifying the most important indicators of motivation, determining the most significant non-salary …
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Effectiveness of policy instruments in promoting electric vehicle purchases: the case of lithuania /
… driving this growth, including various types of incentives (purchase-based, use-based, financial, and non-financial) employed across European countries. Specific examples include subsidies, tax exemptions, free parking, and access to bus lanes. A comparative analysis between Lithuania and Norway …
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National Board Certification: The Perceived Value and Renewal Rates of California National Board Certified Teachers
… collected. The analysis of the results indicated financial incentives were the number one reason for renewing. Conversely, the cost and/or lack of financial incentives ranked highest on the list for not renewing. While financial incentives were identified most frequently as an original motivator, …
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The Impact of Corporate Litigation on Analysts' Earnings Forecasts and on Managements' Settlements Timing Decision
… decisions that are systematically related to financial incentives.
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SHEDDING LIGHT ON SALES RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT EFFECT DOES THE SUNSHINE ACT HAVE ON SALESPERSON ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND CUSTOMER RESPONSE?
<p>The financial relationship between physicians and pharmaceutical salespeople has long been scrutinized for the potential ethical issues that may arise from the influence that financial incentives have on physician prescribing behavior. Until recently, details of these financial incentives were …
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Can we reduce parking at MIT : design and development of a functional commuter dashboard
… is the first in a series of new commuter benefit incentives that MIT will introduce during the 2015-2017 academic years to its employees in order to reduce parking demand and to increase campus sustainability. Previous research has suggested that both financial and non-monetary incentives can be …
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