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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Value measurement"”.
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Multi-attribute value measurement and economic paradigms in environmental decision making
… The MCDA paradigm is based on the idea that values and preferences should be examined and constructed through interaction between workshop participants and the analyst, given basic measurement theory axioms. Various EE and MCDA methods have been devised for measuring value in different …
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What we talk about when we talk about literacy: A look into the value, measurement, and power hierarchy of literacy
… well they use schooled literacy. Because society values schooled literacy over other forms, literacy works to reinforce hierarchies between socially disparate groups. Examining how this hierarchy operates is an important first step in understanding that how a person reads and writes is as …
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Value stream mapping and earned value management : two perspectives on value in product development
The concepts of value and value stream are crucial to the philosophy of Lean, and a better understanding of how these concepts relate to product development (PD) is essential for the creation of a Lean PD strategy. This thesis focuses on value by looking at PD processes through two different value …
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Analysis of the effect of planning/design phase factors on rework
… Raytheon's goals. One is a manufacturing/Earned-Value Measurement System monitoring tool. The second tool determines the factors during the design and planning phases of a project that affect rework. Developing these two tools will help increase transparency on the manufacturing shop floor and …
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Fair value accounting
The thesis is devoted to fair value accounting. Fair value accounting implies that assets and liabilities get measured and reported in firm´s financial statements at their market value. The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the conceptual foundations of fair value accounting. The thesis is …
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New techniques in project portfolio management don't stifle innovation with excessive phasing and gates
… as resource needs, risks, issues, compliance and value measurement requires an enterprise-class solution. Accompanying this solution are need-to-know executional dashboards that effectively serves a diverse range of stakeholders and purview roll-ups. This thesis intends to identify several …
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Cryptonetworks - The incentive-based Economics of Blockchain
… of firms, both in terms of cost structure and value creation. By blending the functionality of centralised platforms with the community-orientated nature of the original open protocols of the internet, cryptonetworks enable value creation to be correctly assigned to the actual content creators …
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Unveiling the role(s) of informal third sector deliverers : towards a conceptual framework to understand the process of social value creation among informal third sector groups
… Return on Investment (SROI) to reconceptualise value measurement. It focused on four ITSGs in Blackpool in the North West of England, each of which, at surface level addressed different needs: The Goods Bank (provision of basic resources to those who are deprived), Healthy Minds (individuals who …
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The multifaceted measurement of the individual through language
… approach regularly involves the observation and measurement of specific, isolated psychological phenomena in an attempt to better understand psychological features, tendencies, and processes at varying levels of interest. While the scope of the traditional approach can vary depending on the …
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Institutional Determinants of Fair Value Disclosure: Evidence from Bangladeshi-Listed Companies
… being a perpetual issue in accounting, fair-value-related disclosure in the financial statements has hardly been examined in academic research, especially in a developing country context. The International Accounting Standards Board’s perceived preference for fair value has been contested in …
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Impairment of assets : an empirical investigation
… in this context is the higher of net realisable value or value in use.Prior to the issue of regulations in the area of asset impairment, there was very little guidance for corporations which may have been faced with large impairment losses. This could result in some discretion in terms of the …
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Fair value accounting in South African banks : financial stability implications
… three main papers that examine the use of fair value accounting in banks and how it can influence behaviour with systemic effects; this helps in understanding the role of fair value accounting in the global financial crisis. The examination consisted of two parts. The first part was the …
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Fair Value Opinion Shopping
… to provide empirical evidence related to fair value opinion shopping. Experiment 1 provides initial evidence that managers fair value opinion shop for external valuation professionals in the current regulatory environment. Further, the results of Experiment 1 suggest that informing managers …
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Elections in a spatial context : a case study of Albanian parliamentary elections, 1991-2005
… spatial units of reference and scales of value measurement – prohibit spatial analysis based on the original source data. To perform a joint spatial analysis it is therefore mandatory to restructure the spatial units of reference while preserving their semantic content. In this operation, …