Journal of Accounting and Economics 35 (2003) 347–376 Management of the loss reserve accrual and the distribution of earnings in the property-casualty insurance industry$ William H. Beaver‚ Maureen F. McNichols‚ Karen K. Nelson* Department of Accounting‚ Graduate School of Business‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ CA 94305‚ USA Received 2 March 2002; received in revised form 14 January 2003; accepted 27 January 2003 Abstract We document that property-casualty insurers with small positive earnings
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 20‚ Number 2—Spring 2006 —Pages 3–22 Why Europe and the West? Why Not China? David S. Landes T he world history of technology is the story of a long‚ protracted inversion. As late as the end of the first millennium of our era‚ the civilizations of Asia were well ahead of Europe in wealth and knowledge. The Europe of what we call the Middle Ages (say‚ tenth century) had regressed from the power and pomp of Greece and Rome‚ had lost much of the science
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Journal Article Critique Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Journal Article Critique The need to adopt and adapt to the ever-changing modern world coupled by the desire to improve productivity and efficiency means that new insights and effective ways of carrying out operations is a welcome reprieve in all professions. An important way through which individuals can identify fresh and effective perspectives and approaches that can foster organizational and profession efficiency and productivity
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Individual Journal Reflection 1 Situation During our first lecture today we were shown a video about a system in crisis concerning the materials’ economy. This video explains the life cycle of our consumption: extraction‚ production‚ distribution‚ consumption and disposal. It explains the effects these have on the people and also the hierarchy associated with each group of people namely but not respectively: government and corporations (of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people). The
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Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis for the Human Right to Life There have been a number of public heated debates on the implication of prenatal diagnosis for the human right to life. A number of researchers and scholars have provided various reasons as to why a genetic factor should be taken into account while making decisions regarding abortion and other related aspects. Although in the recent past people made decisions majorly on grounds of poverty‚ prevailing war and inadequate resources‚ genetic
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Records Management Journal Article Information: Records management myopia: a case study References: 36 To cite this article: Stewart Hase‚ Julian Galt‚ (2011) "Records management myopia: a case study"‚ Records Management Journal‚ Vol. 21 Iss: 1‚ pp.36 - 45 To copy this article: permissions@emeraldinsight.com Downloads: The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 2467 times since 2011 The Authors Stewart Hase‚ Stewart Hase and Associates‚ Iluka‚ Australia Julian Galt‚ Southern Institute
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Journal of Financial Stability 11 (2014) 32–48 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Financial Stability journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jfstabil Financial liberalization and bank risk-taking: International evidence Elena Cubillas a‚∗ ‚ Francisco González b a b Department of Finance‚ CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros)‚ Calle Serrano Anguita 9‚ 28004 Madrid‚ Spain Department of Business Administration‚ University of Oviedo‚ Avenida del Cristo
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing Editor Marilyn “Marty” Douglas‚ DNSc‚ RN‚ FAAN Assistant Clinical Professor University of California‚ San Francisco Associate Editors Joyceen S. Boyle‚ PhD‚ RN‚ CTN‚ FAAN Professor‚ School of Nursing Medical College of Georgia Dula Pacquiao‚ EdD‚ RN‚ CTN Professor and Director‚ Transcultural Nursing Institute and Graduate Program Kean University‚ New Jersey Margaret McKenna‚ PhD‚ RN‚ MPH‚ MN CEO‚ Cultural Consultation Services Seattle‚ Washington Carmen J. Portillo
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Larissa J. Taylor-Smither. Elizabeth I: A Psychological Profile. The Sixteenth Century Journal‚ Vol. 15‚ No.1 (Spring‚ 1984)‚ pp‚ 47-72 Larissa J. Taylor-Smither’s article‚ Elizabeth I: A Psychological Profile‚ researches into which factors determined Elizabeth’s position as an effective leader and how she achieved success in her reign‚ despite the odds stacked against her. The text seeks to understand why male attitudes towards ruling women still remained negative despite this successful reign
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation http://abr.sagepub.com/ Green Branding and Eco-innovations for Evolving a Sustainable Green Marketing Strategy A.N. Sarkar Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation 2012 8: 39 DOI: 10.1177/2319510X1200800106 The online version of this article can be found at: /content/8/1/39 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Asia-Pacific Institute of Management Additional services and information
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