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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"bonus"”.
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Contracultura TV: segmento “Bonus Track”
… the digital channel “ContraCultura TV” called “Bonus Track” that deals with topics related to music, art and entertainment of the local scene, in order to disseminate musical and informative content unconventional of new Peruvian musical talents and generate a space for interaction between …
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Optimization of Bonus-Malus Systems
Bonus-Malus System (BMS) is a risk managing method mostly used in liability insurances. The most general application of the BMS is in the Motor third-party liability insurance. In a BMS, there are finitely many classes, each having a different premium. At the start of the contract, each …
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Understanding Bonus-Based Exploration in Reinforcement Learning
Intrinsic reward-based exploration methods have successfully solved challenging sparse reward tasks such as Montezuma’s Revenge. However, these methods have not been widely adopted in reinforcement learning due to inconsistent performance gains across tasks. To better understand the underlying …
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"Sequential analysis of duration data with application to ""reemployment bonus"" experiments"
… developed and its application in ""Reemployment Bonus"" experiments is studied."
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Finding a cohesive and effective conservation in the Overberg - an experimental application of the agglomeration bonus
… viability of the application of an agglomeration bonus as a voluntary incentive mechanism aimed promoting sound conservation practices at three sites managed within the region. The analysis is unique in its application of both the normal form game theory and spatial mapping approaches to the …
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Incentive zoning and environmental quality in Boston's Fenway neighborhood
A density bonus, also called incentive zoning, is a conditional liberalization of zoning regulations, allowing a real estate development to exceed as-of-right density limits in exchange for the in-kind provision or purchase of a public amenity, often affordable housing or public open space. I …
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Relationship between timing of multiple retention bonuses and the quality of officers retained on the cost savings for the Navy
… surface warfare community has recently increased bonus amounts in an attempt to reward quality performance and retain superior officers. Simultaneously, the community has started to offer alternative programs and incentives that might appeal to those officers who desire a flexible career. We used …
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Short-Term Incentive Effects of Temporary Full Capital Asset Expensing
… expensing provisions, increasing the allowed bonus depreciation percentage from 50% to 100%. The legislative intent of the provision was to encourage capital investment by firms, although prior research suggests that capital expenditures did not increase during the availability of 30% or 50% …
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The effects of contract framing on misconduct
… manipulating incentive contract framing (Bonus/Penalty) and the awareness of the opportunity to misreport (Before Effort/After Effort). I predict and find that (1) penalty contracts cause a higher rate and degree of misreporting, (2) this greater misreporting occurs due to a greater sense …
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Essays on taxation and investment
… used machines. The estimated effect of recent "bonus depreciation" incentives on the size of this wedge is close to zero. The total supply of machines, however, is highly price elastic. Together, these results suggest that the effectiveness of tax incentives that succeeded in stimulating …
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Performance pay and teacher selection: do performance pay programs attract higher-ability teachers?
… provide teachers the opportunity to earn pay bonuses based on measures of teaching performance. Despite the growing number of districts offering these programs, we know little about their effects. Theory suggests that performance pay programs may provide an incentive for teachers to work …
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Employee Absenteeism
… Baseline absenteeism was determined. Next, a bonus of $20 was made available for perfect monthly attendance. Finally employees were offered a choice of incentives for attendance. Findings. The percent of absences decreased with the introduction of both the bonus and the choice of incentives …
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Bisnis multi level marketing (MLM) K-LINK menurut hukum Islam
… stockist cabang Kepanjen Malang dalam memberikan bonus kepada distributornya membagi menjadi dua bagian yaitu Plan A dan Plan B, dimana bagi yang memperoleh Plan B maka otomatis juga memperoleh bonus Plan A. Bonus pada Plan A sebesar 74% yang diberikan kepada distributor sedangkan sisanya sebesar …
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Do Managers Manipulate Employee Labor Costs to Meet Firm- and Executive-Level Targets?
… employee labor costs to meet executive-level bonus targets. I find no consistent evidence that managers manipulate labor costs to meet or exceed their individual bonus targets. Collectively, this evidence indicates that managers are more focused on meeting firm-level benchmarks rather than …
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Density bonuses and affordable housing in California : examining the economic impact on three cases
… to their goals and thus adopted a density bonus program, to be implemented by local planning authorities, with the creation of California Government Code Sections 65915 through 65918. The paper will use three case studies to analyze the law's effectiveness as an incentive to private …
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Earnings Management and Corporate Governance: An Empirical Study of the Listed Commercial Banks in Cyprus
… analysis are as follows. The existence of a cash bonus and leverage did not create incentives for earnings management through the use of discretionary accruals. This finding was observed because the bottom line profit was not considered in cash bonus decisions. In addition, most of the banks’ debt …
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A STUDY OF CIOS' SELECTION, COMPENSATION, AND TURNOVER
… Agency theory, I separately examine salary and bonus due to their divergent roles in rewarding and incentivizing ability and effort. My findings suggest that CIO education characteristics strongly determine CIO salary whereas firm financial performance measures strongly determine CIO bonus, …
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Essays in Information Economics
… on a project by offering them success-contingent bonuses. I make a similar assumption about the equilibrium played as the first chapter, where the benchmark now captures organizational culture and norms regarding work. I find that a minimum cost incentive scheme offers some workers the same, …
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How different pay-for-performance remuneration plans affect executive performance
… all remuneration plans include incentive and bonus schemes in order to motivate the desired performance of individuals by rewarding them based on performance.Research purpose: The primary aim of the study was to assess how different pay-for-performance remuneration plans affect …
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