DIVERSIFICATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION Anil M. Pandya and Narendar V. Rao Abstract Diversification is a strategic option that many managers use to improve their firms’ performance. This interdisciplinary research attempts to verify whether firm level diversification has any impact on performance. The study finds that on average‚ diversified firms show better performance compared to undiversified firms on both risk and return dimensions. It also tests the robustness of these
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because the client has to want to change; Katey especially liked that Motivational Interviewing holds the client accountable. If the client is not following through with their goals and the planning (and counselors have tried to suggest those discrepancies)‚ motivational interviewing is not right for the client. We also liked that this form of counseling is adaptable for different types of problems that a client could be experiencing such as substance abuse‚ health coaching‚ dual diagnosis‚ or gambling
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The past several decades have seen an escalating trend in the rate of childhood obesity not only in the United States where 25%-30% of children are affected‚ but also in many of the industrialized nations. Childhood obesity has continued to be a major issue in the public health care system. The economic cost of the medical expenses as well as the lost income resulting from the complications of obesity both in children and adults has been estimated at almost $100 billion (Barnes‚ 2011). Overweight
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competitor is not “mushroom in origin” then what category of misleading advertising does this fall into? A) direct false claim B) claim-belief discrepancy C) inferential discrepancy D) interpretation discrepancy E) none of the above Answer: A Page: 281 and 306 Difficulty: moderate 2. Perception is a process that begins with consumer exposure and attention to marketing stimuli and ends with consumer _____. A) interpretation
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| Research on Laptop Buying behavior of students in SIC | Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Research Methodology 2008-2010 | s | | | | Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Background (Including Scope) 3 Research Methodology 3 Primary Research Objective 3 Secondary Research Objectives 3 Exploratory Research Findings 4 Research Methodology 4 Data Collection Method 4 Analytical Techniques 4 Time Schedule 4 Preliminary Decisions 5 Questionnaire Design 7
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Variables Affecting Human Arterial Pressure and Pulse Rate BIOL-204 Introduction: The woozy feeling when standing up too quickly. After going for a run‚ feeling as if one more beat and the heart would project itself out of the chest. Or quite the opposite and being in a very relaxed state. These are all changes one experiences at some time or another. What causes the different feelings and how each variable affects pulse rate and blood pressure has many wondering. Because of this curiosity
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closest reaction time to the control‚ but still demonstrated a significant decrease. Due to these results the hypothesis was not supported. It was expected that the smallest concentration of salt‚ five in this experiment‚ would yield reaction rates similar to those of enzyme activity without the presence of the salt. This may be a result of the density of the salt ions. The discrepancies between the fifteen percent being closer to the control compared to the five percent maybe the results of an optimal
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empirical evidence in an experiment related to a hypothesis (often in the form of an if/then statement)‚ the results aiming to support or contradict a theory. The steps of the scientific method go something like this: Make an observation or observations. Ask questions about the observations and gather information. Form a hypothesis — a tentative description of what’s been observed‚ and make predictions based on that hypothesis. Test the hypothesis and predictions in an experiment that can be reproduced
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impact and provide liquidity to the market. In order to demonstrate this‚ first‚ this essay will be specifically focusing on efficient-market hypothesis (EMH)‚ which is a representative traditional financial theory based on rational investors assumption. Both empirical and theoretical evidence will be given in order to demonstrate the discrepancy between the rational investors assumption and real financial markets. Second‚ this essay will further explain how noise traders can survive in the
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intentional—that the Bible set out to give an accurate accounting of specific historical and scientific events‚ and that any contradiction found in the Bible can and must be explained. In fact‚ Lindsell goes to great measures to reconcile several biblical discrepancies commonly pointed out; noting that while they can certainly be explained‚ accuracy must be judged based on the context of the time in which it was written.19 Full Inerrancy Similar to but less rigid than absolute inerrancy‚ is the concept of full
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