Frank J. Fabozzi‚ CFA Yale University and Journal of Portfolio Management Sergio M. Focardi The Intertek Group Petter N. Kolm Yale University Trends in Quantitative Finance Statement of Purpose The Research Foundation of CFA Institute is a not-for-profit organization established to promote the development and dissemination of relevant research for investment practitioners worldwide. The Research Foundation of CFA Institute and the Research Foundation logo are trademarks owned by The
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evaluate and control the situation continuously to achieve these objectives Definitions Quantitative techniques are those statistical and programming techniques‚ which help decision makers solve many problems‚ especially those concerning business and industry Quantitative techniques are those techniques that provide the decision makers with systematic and powerful means of analysis‚ based on quantitative data‚ for achieving predetermined goals These techniques involve the use of numbers symbols
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company’s main focus and that is people‚ whether that is their external customer‚ internal customer or their employees. It is clear that they understand that one of; if not their most precious resource is people. Because this is a retail oriented business‚ their success is directly related to their level of sales. Sales can equal profits and profits usually spell growth for a company. There are several aspects that drive the sales of any company but a company is only as good as the employees
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Reinventing the organisation - Heinz Europe A Heinz case study Introduction The business writer‚ Charles Handy‚ illustrates the need for organisations to reinvent themselves by the sigmoid curve - effectively an ‘S’ shape on its side. An organisation which appears to be successful is on the upward growth path of the curve (point A). At this time‚ the organisation is making high sales and profits and is able to pay healthy dividends to shareholders. You may think‚ therefore‚ that there is no reason
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Business Administration Level 2 Hints and tips for Unit 1 Assessment (NB: Please don’t cut and paste from websites as this is not acceptable practice for assessment purposes.) If you wish to use other information you have researched beyond the course materials: 1. Make sure it is additional to the Business Administration course material. 2. Make sure it supports/is relevant to your answer. 3. Quote the source. The main thing to remember when constructing each answer is to
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problem of degeneracy arise in a transportation problem? How can we deal with this problem? 4. Give the various sequencing models that are available for solving sequential problems. Give suitable examples. 5. A company has determined from its analysis of production and accounting data that‚ for a part number KC-438‚ the annual demand is equal to 10‚000 units‚ the cost to purchase the item is Rs 36 per order‚ and the holding cost is Rs 2/unit/pear Determine a. What should the Economic Order Quantity
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Research in social sciences largely depends on measurements and analysis and interpretation of numerical as well as non numerical data. Quantitative research methods - focus on statistical approaches and qualitative methods are based on content analysis‚ comparative analysis‚ grounded theory‚ and interpretation. Quantitative methods- emphasize on objective measurements and numerical analysis of data collected through polls‚ questionnaires or surveys and qualitative research focuses on understanding
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Academic Note Quantitative measures of performance evaluation of salespersons Abstract Aim here is to understand the evaluation techniques used by the firms and understand the quantitative measures used for evaluation. An overview of the analysis is presented after reading various research papers which have been written on similar lines. One of the most important factors that a sales manager has to look after is the performance evaluation of the salesperson. The methodology adopted to evaluate
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B. F. Skinners Research B. F. Skinner‚ famed American psychologist is well known for his invention of the operant conditioning chamber known as the Skinner box. Operant conditioning as described by the American Heritage Dictionary is a process of behavior modification in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased through positive or negative reinforcement each time the behavior is exhibited‚ so that the subject comes to associate the pleasure or displeasure of the
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Qualitative and quantitative research are two types of research‚ each type is presented in a different way and depends on different gathered material. Qualitative research is the collection of information about things and objects. For instance interviews‚ pictures and items would be items collected during qualitative research. Quantitative research involves the collection and analysis of numerical information that has been researched and collected. This type of research is best at the onset of a
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