Literature review of Efficiency and productivity of banking firms Introduction Measuring the efficiency and productivity of banking firms has been playing a predominant role in helping managers or regulators to achieve a better understanding of the success or failure of policy strategies and make better decisions. Furthermore‚ the evaluation results of efficiency are also of major importance to stock owners‚ depositors and investors. The influence of ownership on cost and profit efficiencies
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Karjaluoto‚ H.‚ Karvonen‚ J.‚ Kesti‚ M.‚ Koivumaki‚ T.‚ Manninen‚ M.‚ Pakola‚ J.‚ Ristola‚ A.‚ & Salo‚ J. (2005). Factors Affecting Consumer Choice of Mobile Phones: Two Studies from Finland. Journal of Euromarketing‚ 14(3)‚ 59–82. 3. Liu‚ CM (2002). The effects of promotional activities on brand decision in the cellular telephone industry‚ The Journal of Product & Brand Management‚ vol. 11‚ no. 1‚ pp. 42-51. 4. Dorsch‚ MJ‚ Grove‚ SJ and Darden‚ WR (2000). Consumer intentions to use service category‚ Journal
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RELATED STUDIES FOREIGN 1. HOW TO USE GESTALT INTERPRETATION FOR VENTILATION-PERFUSION LUNG SCINTIGRAPHY Introduction: The use of a so-called gestalt interpretation‚ an integration of different sets of criteria and the physician’s own experience‚ has been advocated in the interpretation of lung scintigraphs of patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism. However‚ data on the reliability of this approach are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the observer variability
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The Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Salt Marshes and their Associated Ecosystem Services Katelyn M. Nyberg Introduction Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) has observed an increase of 0.19 meters of global mean sea-level rise from 1901 to 2010‚ with “about 70% of the coastlines worldwide projected to experience a sea level change within ±20% of the global mean” (IPCC 2014). Dramatic increases in sea-level are produced by increasing temperatures which cause glaciers
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inevitable and necessary to succeed” Quiros (2014). With this truth in mind we must enhance our skills to lead people through various aspects of change. The purpose of this literature review is to identify commonalities across several articles their assumptions on the importance of change inclusive of my personal views. We will review two elements and the hindrances they present in the successful implementation of change within an organization. The two obstacles will be human adaptability and leadership
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Literature Review this chapter will give an insight into the meaning microcontroller based dot matrix advert display system‚ ways by which it could be achieved‚ here some discrete components such as resistors‚ capacitors and transistors with integrated circuits (IC) were used to make this work and it’s wiring easier to understand. By the end of this chapter‚ one would stand a better chance of having an understanding of what microcontroller based dot matrix advert display system is all about‚ taking
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With the significant manipulation in the representation of women in the society‚ it is surprising that the relationship between globalisation and gender inequality have attracted considerable attention in the recent decades. The stereotypic representation of Asian women has been an ongoing issue constantly in conflict within Asian countries. It has been acknowledged that women lacked in the benefits of rights and privileges. They are crucially restricted in terms of education‚ work‚ financial opportunities
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in terms of diversity. Upper management is predominately white male‚ while the worker population is predominately female. This is added to with the diversity in race among the workers. This divide could potentially be problematic for the company. Literature on the subject of diversity in the workplace and how it can be handled‚ revealed statistics on diversity and suggestions for how to handle it. The growth in diversity is continually on the rise. Today‚ one in four people in this country belong
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today’s society‚ salt is a bad thing. Consuming salt is terrible for your health. If someone says they are salty‚ it means they are angry. Salt is mentioned all throughout the Bible. The gospels of Mark‚ Matthew‚ and Luke all share the same tale concerning salt in periscope 132 of the gospel parallels. After reading the salt verses‚ one may become inherently confused given the seasoning’s reputation in today’s society. Jesus wants us to be salty? Knowing the importance of salt in Jesus’ time
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approach. In doing so‚ the nature of change encompassing the drivers‚ critical success factors (CSF)‚ dilemmas of change and types of change is discussed to achieve a better understanding organisational change. The drive for change follows the cause-effect path set in Figure 1. The transformation needs attention to both the external and internal drivers of change (Anderson & Anderson‚ 2010). The Burke-Litwin model (Appendix 2) ranks them in terms of importance. The model argues that all of the factors
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