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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Industry Performance"”.
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The Moderating Role of the Industry Structure on the Causal Relationships between Remote Risks, Task Risks, and Industry Performance: Empirical Study of the U.S. Casual Theme Restaurant Industry
… to the structure of the casual theme restaurant industry, and to examine the performance consequences of their relationships. This study proposed a framework of analysis that will enable industry participants to develop an improved understanding of the relationships among environmental risk …
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Deep hedging in incomplete markets
… theoretical solutions provide a simulation-based performance benchmark for this comparison. Furthermore, this dissertation implements a financial market generator which allows for a realistic performance analysis based on both real and pseudo-real data; whereby, deep hedging is shown to offer …
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A comparative study of the effectiveness of the UK and French construction industries in the achievement of satisfaction with performance as perceived by the construction client
… achievement of satisfaction with construction performance as perceived by the client. The thesis is divided into three main stages, the first being a qualitative study which defines effectiveness in the context of similarities and differences between comparative cultural, legal and economic …
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Essays on the effect of exogenous factors on price momentum profit
… is to capture the exogenous factors such as industry structure, financial report tone and terrorism which have strong impact on price momentum profit. We believe that the intrinsic value which originates from the time varying characteristic is not the only source of “winner minus loser” …
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Three Essays On Corporate Finance
… find that CEOs are evaluated using relative-to-industry performance in both the external and internal labor market.</p>
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Optimization of composite floors : theory and practice
… to existing buildings to evaluate current industry performance in regards to material efficiency in steel structures. This comparison is made to demonstrate how optimization can be used to reduce material usage in buildings, thereby driving down the embodied carbon of structures and …
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Seeds of growth : the challenges of venture capital in the Australian landscape
The Australian venture capital (VC) industry is young and relatively immature compared to the United States. Even though the first Australian VC firm appeared in 1970, the industry remained a niche with low levels of activity until the technology boom of the late 1990s saw many new entrants and …
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An analysis of diversification by location in the South African property market
… Investment Property Databank (2013) statistical industry performance data. The conclusion will be drawn from the results. The primary motivation for this research stems from investors' need for a greater understanding of diversification within the property cycle to improve investment decisions. …
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Essays on corporate governance and investor disagreement
… and investor disagreement, respectively, in the performance and stock market valuations of firms. In the first chapter, I demonstrate that the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance varies with industry performance cycles. Firms with strong shareholder rights capture …
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Identification of Economic Value Drivers Impacting Operational Cash Flows in the Casual Theme Restaurant Industry
… the effects of economic value drivers on firm or industry performance have been discussed conceptually and empirically by researchers in corporate failure, and in the areas of finance, accounting, strategic management, and the hospitality industry in the past. The belief is that the more …
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In what sense a fisheries problem? : negotiating sustainable growth in New Zealand fisheries
… resource economy and, specifically, examines the performance of New Zealand’s seafood sector since the introduction of the quota management system in 1986. It explores whether the quota management system and individual transferable quota have led to an increase in industry performance and …
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"Informalisation of employment and career trajectories in the gig economy: evidence from ehailing drivers Cape Town"
… ehailing adoption, work fairness, and industry performance within the gig-economy are well-studied globally. However, the South African context remains underexplored. Research on career trajectories and informality in this sector has been limited by insufficient data and the absence of …
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The relationship between diversity, leadership and innovation in the South African construction industry
… and workforce in the South African construction industry is hindering innovation in the industry. The result is a weakened ability to respond to a fast paced technologically driven market and economic changes which impacts directly on organisational growth and performance. This further limits the …
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Penerapan metode balance scorecard sebagai tolak ukur kinerja pada usaha keripik skala kecil dan menengah: Studi pada perusahaan keripik tempe Abadi Malang dan industri keripik buah Putra Fajar Batu
… perspektif dalam balanced scorecard yang disebut performance grade. Adapun empat perspektif yang diukur dalam balanced scorecard dalam penelitian ini adalah perspektif keuangan yang terdiri dari meningkatnya pendapatan, berkurangnya biaya, meningkatkan laba, perspektif pelanggan terdiri dari …
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Electric power network economics : designing principles for a for-profit independent transmission company and underlying architectures for reliability
… wide reliability, following the electric power industry restructuring process. Specifically, the thesis proposes a possible regulatory incentive-based framework critical for creating a for-profit independent transmission company (ITC), and defines the role of ITC under the newly introduced …
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The impact of competition and internal corporate governance mechanism on bank performance: the case of North American and European countries
… on European and North American bank performance and managerial slack. This study empirically investigated the interrelated issues of antitrust policy, competition, and corporate governance and showed their significant roles in maximising shareholder wealth. Our analysis also examined …
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Performance Appraisal in China : an analysis of stakeholder perceptions in the Chinese State-owned Banking Industry
Performance appraisal is an important element of Human Resource Management and one which can directly contribute to the achieving of organizational goals. The process of performance appraisal can also result in employee development, enhanced communication and a strengthening of a feeling of …