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Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"Long-term relationship"”.
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Leveraged Buyouts, Long Term Relationship and Financial Contracting
In the first chapter of my dissertation, I study private equity sponsored leveraged buyouts. In this study, I identify and estimate two components of the created value: benefits of debt and influence of private equity. In the second chapter of my dissertation, I study repeated games with private …
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The Louisiana Recovery School District's long term relationship to student dropout and achievement
… across the state. The purpose of this multilevel longitudinal study was to examine the relationship of the Louisiana Recovery School District to student and school outcomes including risk of dropout and standardized test scores. The dissertation measured these influences over time (2007-2010). The …
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The Short-term and Long-term Relationship between Public Sentiment and Insurgency Violence in 3 Southern Provinces of Thailand
… CrossMapping (CCM). The results show that the relationship between public sentiment and the insurgency violence are not empirically supported by all three analysis. The political demographic influence on the violence are empirically supported in all three analysis, especially in long-term …
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Long-Term Relationship between Footwear Manufacturer and Consumers: Relationship Spiral Model of Encounter for Services and Goods through Internet Shopping
… The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between manufacturers and consumers during the relationship process using a mixed design of preexperimental research and panel analysis with in-depth interview. The major research question is: What will happen in the Relationship Spiral …
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The impact of macroeconomic variables on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) indices
This study aims to examine the long-term relationship between macroeconomic factors and stock market index levels for selected indices through a structural model which consists of a security valuation approach in the form of Dividend Discount Model(DDM) and an Engle and Granger cointegration model. …
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Female Mate Selection for Long-Term Relationships
… opposites attract. However, in order to have a long-term relationship individuals tend to marry someone who is similar to them. I propose that females tend to select partners who are similar to themselves. Previous studies have shown that individuals do tend to select partners who are similar in …
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Análise Econométrica das Exportações de Produtos Siderúrgicos
… steels, coated steels, special-alloy steels, long steels (representing all types of long products produced in Brazil), steel bars, wire-rod, steel shapes and concrete reinforcing bars. The price variables are represented by the product s real price (having already been removed the effects of …
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Determinants of mortgage lending: a time series analysis from South Africa
… 2020. The study found a positive and significant long-term relationship between GDP on the proportion of mortgages advanced to low- and middle-income households in rand value and volume. This relationship held true on the proportion of small and medium-size mortgages advanced in rand value as well …
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Factors affecting farm productivity in rural India: social networks and market access
… arbitrage opportunities. In this paper, using longitudinal data on 1,348 households in India, we ask whether farmers are able to obtain higher farm gate prices when they have improved access to credit. We use the increase in agricultural loans associated with state elections as the exogenous …
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Community organizing practice and negotiation : shared principles and methods
… negotiation practice requires emphasis long-term relationship building and sustainable outcomes and community organizing achieves this through storytelling. Examining claims that current models of negotiation training are insufficient, I posit that community organizing training on …
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Attraction Process Among Identified Sport Fans
… is the more important selection factor for a relationship partner. Theories such as the matching hypothesis and mortality salience dispute this idea. The matching hypothesis proposes selection occurs between individuals similar in attractiveness, not necessarily selecting the most attractive …
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Attitudes and Motivational Factors for Participation in the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program
… a high household income. Most have maintained a long-term relationship, but have no children in the household. The participants had a wide range of motivational factors for participation in the program, and returning participants differed from first-time participants. This study also revealed …
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Long term contracts and farm inflexibility premium in the production of cellulosic ethanol
… the emerging cellulosic ethanol industry. The long-term relationship between a farmer and a processing firm is expected to be contractual. A processing firm has an incentive to sign long-term contracts to ensure a cost-efficient level of raw ingredient supply. However, farmers generally prefer …
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A Collection of Short Stories： Too Real To Be Fake
… new challenges due to the whole new role in a long-term relationship?</p> <p><strong>Looking for the east</strong><strong></strong></p> <p>A test between the couple surprisingly separated their future. However, it was already too late to get back. If there is a way to test your partner, will …
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Empirical Evidence of the Effects of Public Spending on Economic Growth from BRICS
… of this study was to examine the empirical relationship between government spending and economic growth for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) over the period 1994-2014 by observing GDP as the dependent variable and Education, Health, Infrastructure and Defense as the …
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Infrastructuring Urban Regeneration. Reimagining regeneration practice for architects and community organisers
… Through critical reflection on a long-term relationship with local residents, the responsible local authority and external partners on a live regeneration project in east London, the research uses the concepts of working “within and against” to investigate conflicting relationships …
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Understanding the role of public preferential procurement on the development of black owned construction SMME'S IN South Africa
The research explored the long-term relationship between FDI, GDP and host country employment by using sector-wise panel data from 1991 to 2017 in Namibia. The study applied unit root testing and Cointegration test to test for the presence of a cointegration relationship between the variables. …
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Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth and Employment creation: A Causality Analysis from Namibia
The research explored the long-term relationship between FDI, GDP and host country employment by using sector-wise panel data from 1991 to 2017 in Namibia. The study applied unit root testing and Cointegration test to test for the presence of a cointegration relationship between the variables. …
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The Trials, Tribulations, and Celebrations of Younger LGB Couples in Long-term Relationships
This thesis explores the long-term relationship experiences of younger LGB couples. It builds upon existing knowledge and understandings of LGB couple relationships and the lives of younger adults. The study utilised multiple qualitative methods informed by social science research on intimate …
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