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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Non-financial factors"”.
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Non-financial Factors Related to the Retirement Process of Selected Faculty Groups
… members are influenced by a complex set of factors when making decisions about when to retire. These factors generally include both financial and non-financial characteristics. This study was designed to examine the non-financial factors related to the retirement process for selected faculty …
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An investigation of non-financial factors for the appraisal of energy infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa
… project appraisal techniques largely focus on financial factors because investors require adequate financial returns for their investments. However, non-financial factors, led by policy and institutional frameworks, are also critical to the viability of a project. Employing a multiple case …
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The financial and non-financial factors that influence JSE-listed South African retailers' decision to lease or own their corporate real estate, specifically warehouses and distribution centres
… warehouse acquisition methods as well as the financial and non-financial factors which influence their decision and how important these factors are. This study is limited to South African retailers listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. We did not find any noticeable trend exists which …
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Financial characteristics of takeover targets in the gaming industry
… 1999. Decisions in takeovers may be affected by financial or non-financial factors. Since non-financial factors are hard to measure and quantify for analysis, this study investigates the financial characteristics of takeover target firms in the gaming industry; Logistic regression analysis was …
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Faktor keuangan dan non keuangan yang mempengaruhi peringkat obligasi dan sukuk: Analisis komparatif pada peringkat obligasi dan sukuk yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2012-2014
… untuk menganalisa pengaruh faktor keuangan dan non keuangan terhadap peringkat obligasi dan sukuk, serta melakukan komparasi antara keduanya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan alat uji regresi linier berganda setelah melakukan uji asumsi klasik, dan uji independent sample …
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Investigating the prudential determinants of infrastructural investment appraisal techniques in airports company South Africa
… The South African government has limited financial resources, to service public infrastructural needs; therefore, the national government implemented the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium [SIDSSA] initiative on 23 June 2020 to accelerate the delivery of country …
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Does it Matter Where You Borrow?: The Impact of Student Loan Borrowing and State Higher Education Funding Structures on Community College Student Persistence
… Study (04:09) and IPEDS to conduct a nonlinear hierarchical regression analysis that examined the relationship between federal student loan borrowing in the first year of enrollment and persistence rates among students enrolled in associate’s degree programs in the first, third and …
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The effects of the government's microfinance grant scheme on rural micro entrepreneurship development in Namibia: A case study of the Ohangwena region
… Gross National Product if they are provided with financial assistance. This study was aimed at assessing the effects of the government’s microfinance grant scheme on rural micro entrepreneurship development, identify the characteristics of micro enterprises funded and determine other non-finance …
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Improvement of fuzzy neural network using mine blast algorithm for classification of Malaysian Small Medium Enterprises based on strength
… enterprises (SMEs) based on strength using non-financial factors. The performance of the proposed classification model is validated on SME dataset obtained from SME Corporation Malaysia, and also on real-world benchmark classification problems like Breast Cancer, Iris, and Glass. The …
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Factors influencing the ownership and management structure decision making in hotel investments
… investment sector in New Zealand due to two main factors. One is the significant amount of capital required for the development of such properties while the second factor is the direct relationship between the developer and the specialized tourism industry. The ownership and management structures …
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A Choice Experiment Study of Household Investor Preferences for Renewable Energy Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Ghana
… exists for the attributes. A second study on financial literacy was also undertaken to gauge household investor understanding of basic financial literacy concepts considering that crowdfunding for renewable energy requires investors to make their own financial investment decisions often …
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Incorporating human behaviour in an agent based model of technology adoption in the transition to a smart grid
… in some areas adoption is also dependent on many non-financial parameters. Simulations show that the observability of adoption and the perceived inconvenience or urgency of adoption can have dramatic effects on rates of adoption, in some cases outweighing the rational economic effects of financial …
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Foreign direct investment and its relationship with financial factors: linking macro with micro perspectives
… between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and financial factors at different levels of development (Developed, Developing and Least Developed). The research undertakes a comprehensive analysis of various facets of FDI, meticulously interwoven by a unifying element of financial factors, with the …
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Analysing the relationship between seed security and food security: the case of Chimanimani district, Zimbabwe
… This study thus aimed to explore the factors that have an impact on the relationship between seed security and food security. This was done to enhance understanding about the conceptual linkages between the dimensions of seed security, which include availability, access, and …
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Integrating data envelopment analysis and balanced scorecard for improving organizations’ performance assessment
… multidimensional nature, including both financial and non-financial factors. Consequently, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) has been developed to address such a need. Applying the BSC is changing the way top managers administer their organizations and would require them to devote adequate …
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Capital Investment Appraisal: The Case of Lebanon
… are capital investment projects appraised in Lebanon?; (2) Is risk incorporated into this process by Lebanese firms?; (3) Do Lebanese companies experience capital rationing and, if so, is it imposed internally or externally?; (4) How important is the impact of political risk on the capital …
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The capital investment appraisal process: the case of Libya
… main findings indicate that non-financial criteria (e.g. political priorities, State development plan and personal experience) play a more important role than financial factors. While Libyan companies use multiple techniques to appraise capital investments, usage of discounted …