9-207-056 JANUARY 28‚ 2007 MALCOLM BAKER Multifactor Models There are two parts to this exercise. The first is to evaluate the performance of four mutual funds. And‚ the second is to estimate the cost of capital for two firms. Benchmarking Both parts of the exercise are about choosing an appropriate benchmark‚ either for evaluating past investment returns or assessing a new project. Ideally‚ a benchmark should reflect the opportunity cost‚ or the best alternative investment. If an investment manager’s
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Fred Fiedler developed the first comprehensive contingency model for leadership Fiedler’s contingency model proposes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader. The model consists of three steps. The first step is identifying the leadership style. To find out the leadership style Fiedler created the least preferred co-worker questionnaire. The questionnaire measures whether a person is
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Models of Leadership Leadership has been present since the beginning of time. Whether in the home‚ social groups or in the workplace leadership plays a key role in our daily lives. But before a clear discussion of leadership can effectively be done‚ a reasonable understanding of leadership must be presented. William Cohen (1990) defines leadership as "the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task‚ objective‚ or project” (Weiskittel‚ 1999). This comparison
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NOTES ON NEOCLASSICAL (SOLOW) GROWTH MODEL Neoclassical Growth model shows why growth rate of per capita income cannot be maintained through continuous saving and investment. The reason is that as capital per labor rises‚ marginal productivity of capital runs into diminishing returns. Let the production function be : Y = output‚ K = capital stock and L = labor force (population). This function is assumed to be constant returns to scale type ie if you multiply each input by a
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understand the process of changing addictive behaviors is a model of intentional behavior change called the transtheoretical model. Transtheoretical model (also known as the stages- of- change theory) suggests that one of the major challenges in substance abuse treatment is to “creatively adapt to the complexities of change using a selection of change processes dependent upon individual’s readiness" (Diclemente‚ C. C.‚ p. 2‚ 1999). In this model‚ there are three critical elements in the change process:
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Volunteers and Decision Making Christopher S. Cowart Grand Canyon University Stakeholders: Roles in Organization ORG-870 Dr. Judy Blando July 8‚ 2015 Volunteers and Decision Making Volunteers provide an important unpaid workforce in many countries of the world and contribute significantly to sectors as diverse as health‚ welfare‚ arts and environment (Striling‚ Kilpatrick‚ & Orpin 2011). When volunteers know and appreciate their roles and what they bring to an organization; the effects of volunteerism
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The Presentation of Self (Goffman’s Dramaturgical model) A. The Dramaturgical Model 1. All the World’s a Stage 2. The Performance B. Impression Management 1. The Definition of the Situation 2. Expressions and Impressions 3. Front Stage‚ Back Stage 4. Accounts‚ Excuses‚ & Justifications 5. Self Enhancement and Ingratiation 6. Self Awareness‚ Self Monitoring and Self Disclosure A. The Dramaturgical Model Erving Goffman is probably one of the most important sociologists in relation to
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an increased awareness of heart disease that affects African-American in the United States. Young adults are used as targets to develop interventional strategies to prevent and reduce its risk.1 Understanding the risk factors for heart disease and making simple lifestyle changes can help beat this disease. Although African-Americans have a higher risk of developing heart disease‚ very few are aware of their risks or get the medical care. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge
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than three women are brutally murdered by their husbands or boyfriends (Cook‚ 2013). Many times abusers do not get brought to justice. To break down how law enforcement might better respond to domestic violence‚ the use of the SARA model is required. The SARA model stands for Scanning‚ Analysis‚
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INTRODUCTION Much of what managers and supervisors do is solve problems and make decisions. New managers and supervisors‚ in particular‚ often make solve problems and decisions by reacting to them. They are "under the gun"‚ stressed and very short for time. Consequently‚ when they encounter a new problem or decision they must make‚ they react with a decision that seemed to work before. It’s easy with this approach to get stuck in a circle of solving the same problem over and over again. Therefore
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