The Matching Principle: Insights into Earning’s Usefulness to Investors.$ Harm Sch¨tt u Haas School of Business University of California at Berkeley Abstract This paper argues that matching expenses to revenues increases earnings’ usefulness to investors by providing an accounting rate of return (ARR) closer to current economic profitability. To test this‚ I estimate a proxy for a firm’s internal rate of return (IRR) in order to approximate the distortion between ARR and IRR. Results show that
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Chapter 1: 21st-Century Supply Chains Study Questions 1. Compare the concept of a modern supply chain with more traditional distribution channels. Be specific regarding similarities and differences. Back then‚ the traditional distribution channels typically had an order time of 15-30 days. If something went wrong‚ it would unfortunately increase delivery time. The main goal of the traditional model was to ensure availability of products. 2. What specific role does logistics play in supply
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Chapter 2 Early Civilizations in Mesopotamia Cumulative effects of agriculture + wave of technological changes around 4000 B.C.E. = generated civilizations as a new organizational form The process of agricultural economies = civilizations began in the Middle East. The Sumerians Sumer 1st river valley civilizations Major floods occurred Northeastern section along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that lead to the Persian Gulf Rainfall is scant Generated large food surpluses = population
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Poverty level in Phl unchanged since ’06 By Ted Torres (The Philippine Star) MANILA‚ Philippines - The percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past six years‚ according to the latest poverty data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday. The recorded poverty incidence for the first half of 2012 was 27.9 percent‚ slightly less than the 28.8 percent recorded in the first half of 2006‚ and 28.6 percent in the first
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BRAND AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT IN FASHION COMPANIES By Stefania Saviolo 1 BRAND AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT IN FASHION COMPANIES Stefania Saviolo (*) Abstract This paper aims at analysing what are the peculiar aspect of brand management for fashion ready to wear firms. We define the brand identity as a system of attributes. For fashion companies particular importance is assumed by three kind of brand attributes: corporate and brand history and core competencies‚ stylistic identity
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SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN TECHNICAL WRITING What do you mean by technique? It is the skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity. "Practice greatly improves proficiency" General Technical Writing and Reporting Techniques Beyond clear writing‚ there are a number of special techniques that technical writers employ - here are just three of the basic techniques: 1. The technique of boiling down complex information to a simpler‚ more readable form
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IEEE biography samples Bhim Singh (SM’99) was born in Rahamapur‚ India‚ in 1956. He received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Roorkee‚ Roorkee‚ India‚ in 1977‚ and the M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi‚ New Delhi‚ India‚ in 1979 and 1983‚ respectively. In 1983‚ he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering‚ University of Roorkee‚ as a Lecturer‚ and in 1988 became a Reader. Since December
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Effective online commnication | Effective Online Communication | E-mail Etiquette | | Jerryetta Dawson | 1/20/2013 | There is always controversy in using email and instant messaging in personal and professional domains. The Professional Standards of email are very outlined and easy to adhere to. | Readers Pet Peeves “The rules of email etiquette are not "rules" in the sense that I will come after you if you don’t follow them. They are guidelines that help avoid mistakes… and
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3.1 Job Satisfaction Job satisfaction refers to an individual’s general attitude toward his or her job. A person with a high level of job satisfaction holds positive attitudes towards the job‚ while a person who is dissatisfied with his or her job holds negative attitudes about the job. When people speak of employee attitudes‚ more often than not they mean job satisfaction. So‚ in value of job satisfaction Organization is a very vital place for an employee‚ where he or she can shows their performance
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