THE EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND BOARD EFFECTIVENESS ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: NEW EVIDENCE FROM KENYA Vincent O. Ongore‚ PhD Assistant Commissioner Kenya Revenue Authority P.O. Box 48240-00100‚ GPO Phone: + 254 (20) 310900 Mobile: +254 723854796 Nairobi. Email: Vincent.ongore@kra.go.ke Abstract Research on corporate governance is very thin on the role of owners on corporate performance‚ especially how risk-taking orientation of owners comes to bear on decision making processes of
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is to examine why and how firms find resistance to performance measurement in the presence of proliferation of the same‚ leaving very valuable management information potential unrealized. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a framework for organizing performance measures into a manageable hierarchy‚ suitable for computerization and easily maintained as the organization changes. Findings – The prime cause of resistance to performance measurement is the reluctance to be measured against
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MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Faculty of Business and Economics AFIN828 International Investment and Risk Assignment Semester 1 / 2013 1) Using the price series provided in the spreadsheet assignment_data.xls calculate the monthly returns for Westpac (WBK)‚ Wesfarmers (WES) and Rio Tinto (RIO) for the considered time period from January 2nd‚ 2012 to January 1st‚ 2013. (25 Marks) a) Considering a possible investment in WBK and WES‚ calculate the mean (monthly) return‚ the standard deviation of return and
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Police Performance Management: Practical Guidance for Police Authorities June 2006 This guide has been produced by the Home Office Police Standards Unit and the Association of Police Authorities with the help of PA Consulting. We are very grateful for the contributions provided by all police authorities and other contributors during the development of this guidance. Foreword Police performance makes headline news: it affects people’s daily lives. There are many stakeholders in police performance
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When evaluating the performance of employees in teams‚ there needs to be a clear understanding of what is being evaluated. This process includes clarifying the elements of evaluating‚ choosing a ranking system‚ and determining specific aspects of an individual’s or a team’s performance that are being appraised. Creation Process Various opinions exist about how to measure‚ rank‚ and evaluate performance. A seven step process for creating performance standards for teams‚ that gives some direction
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considered as the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression‚ the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was followed by the European sovereign debt crisis‚ which heavily affected most European nations in early 2010. This report will analyse the impact of the crisis on the performance and risk exposure of two major banks: Alpha Bank (AB) and Deutsche Bank (DB).. Alpha Bank‚ the second largest Greece bank‚ locates in one of the five Euro-zone nations which suffered the most following the global crisis. At
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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Course – BM6934 Managing Team Performance Research and Analysis/Academic Literature Table of Content Part A 1.0 INTRODUCTION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT-------------------------------------------4 1.2 LITERATURE REVIEW-----------------------------------------------------------------------6 2.0 FINDING/ SECTION---------------------------------------------------------------------------9
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How effective are the international efforts to ease the problem of global hunger? Global hunger‚ as its name suggests‚ is a global issue that requires the assistance and cooperation of countries‚ regardless of nationality‚ wealth or religion‚ so as to find an effective solution. Many policies and efforts‚ both international and national‚ have been done‚ or presently underway to reduce poverty‚ which causes hunger. The good cause behind these efforts cannot be denied‚ however‚ one may doubt if the
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(IJCSIS) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 1‚ 2009 Acquiring Knowledge for Evaluation of Teachers’ Performance in Higher Education – using a Questionnaire Hafeez Ullah Amin Institute of Information Technology Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST) Kohat‚ Pakistan Email: hafeezullahamin@gmail.com Abstract— in this paper‚ we present the step by step knowledge acquisition process by choosing a structured method through using a questionnaire as
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Name: Doaa Said Hassan ID: 600 122 758 Group: HRD 107 Course: Training and Development Performance Appraisal Form “For branches executive positions” Employee Name: ----------------------------- Manager Name: ------------------------------ Employee Code: ------------------------------ Manager Title: Customer Service Head Job Title: Customer Service Representative Department / Branch: CS – Maadi Branch Job Code: CSR – Br. Period of Appraisal : End of year 2012 Hiring Date: / / Date :
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