Start: Some value relevance research studies are motivated by standard setting and seek to draw some standard setting inferences from these studies. Their studies are based on theories of accounting‚ standard setting and valuation. Question: Are these theories that underlie value relevance studies descriptive of standards setting and valuation? If they are not‚ then the associations between accounting numbers and equity valuations are just mere associations and have limited standard setting
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The value of freedom of speech | | Everybody has a right to his or her own opinion. Freedom of speech involves toleration of what may seem to you a great deal of nonsense and even of matters which are in bad taste. John Stuart Mill in his essay “On Liberty in Utilitarianism Etc.” stated his belief on the matter by saying‚ “There ought to exist the fullest liberty of professing and discussing‚ as a matter of ethical conviction‚ any doctrine‚ however immoral it might be considered.” | | |
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32 Attitudes and values in Chinese manufacturing companies A comparison with Japanese‚ South Korean and Hong Kong companies Ruth Alas Estonian Business School‚ Tallinn‚ Estonia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate employee values and work-related attitudes in Chinese manufacturing companies in comparison with values and attitudes in Japan‚ South Korea and Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach – The paper will investigate employee values at the societal level
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Q.1 Using your emerging knowledge of Value Management (VM)‚ critically appraise the report and make suggestions as to how the VM study might have been run differently / more effectively. A Value Management report is the basis to a well-constructed project in the sense that all parties involved or potentially affected will be content with the final outcome. It is vital to understand and elaborate on the key aspects that determine a value management study in order to gain an agreeable conclusion
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categories of value creation on which Best Value currently relies most. Identify and describe the categories of value creation on which Best Value currently relies most Straight commission is a “pay for performance plan” where monetary compensation is strictly tied to the results achieved by the salesperson. It is best used when maximum time is provided for the salespeople to sell while non-selling tasks are minimized. Ordinarily‚ commissions are in direct correlation and proportionate to the value or volume
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BLT1 CREATING CUSTOMER VALUE Most of the companies nowadays utilise customer-centric approach as to ensure the quality service brought to the customer (Bolton 2004). Moreover‚ recruiting new customers cost always more than maintaining loyal customers that ultimately aims for profit for the organization (How not to let business slip away: Don’t upset old customers when tempting new ones‚ 2010). As a result‚ a lot of attentions have been drawn from the customers by the organizations via different
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student‚ I never truly analyzed or even thought about the values that run our society. I never had given our community and country‚ as a whole‚ much thought. I looked past all the bad things happening in the world and was too consumed in my own personal problems. The lessons taught in all of my WALC classes for the past year and a half has taught me to be more observant about my surroundings and the people. Over the course of years‚ the values of our society has drastically changed in my opinion due
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Have you ever been reading a book and wondered‚ “How does this character’s’ beliefs and values reflect on how they act or the relationships they have with others?” The book is called “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. In the book a man named Atticus helps a man named Tom Robinson who is guilty. They go to court to see if he really is guilty or someone is of the crime that has been done. Atticus has two kids named Scout and Jem‚ he is a lawyer in Macomb County. He is also a single parent but has
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The first‚ and perhaps most crucial‚ elements of culture we will discuss are its values and beliefs. Values are a culture’s standard for discerning what is good and just in society. Values are deeply embedded and critical for transmitting and teaching a culture’s beliefs. Beliefs are the tenets or convictions that people hold to be true. Individuals in a society have specific beliefs‚ but they also share collective values. To illustrate the difference‚ Americans commonly believe in the American Dream—that
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Hierarchy of Values Leaders do not demand excellence they develop excellence. Living in Excellence is when "One is being all they can be" while staying in the boundary of what is right for the society. To achieve excellence you must first be a leader of good nature. As young children we were all taught‚ whether in school or from our parents‚ about the good characteristics we should strive to achieve. Many think that a person’s character is formed very early. For the most part this is correct
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