ansimon@calpoly.edu) Asher Curtis David Eccles School of Business The University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT (email: asher.curtis@business.utah.edu) This draft: September, 2010. Forthcoming, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. ABSTRACT: We examine how analysts’ conflicting incentives to be either accurate or optimistic affect their choice to generate stock recommendations with rigorous valuation models or growth-based heuristics. Consistent with prior research the average analyst recommendation is
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The Star (10/2/15) Getting the facts right on GST BY IVAN LOH SECOND Finance Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah’s special assistant Ting Tai Fook has travelled around the country to give talks about the goods and services tax (GST) to the community. In all his talks, Ting explained extensively about the tax system that would be implemented from April 1 to replace the existing sales and service tax. The Star talks to Ting to get more answers about GST. 1. What was your
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Founder and Chairman of Oriental Holdings Berhad (OHB) and Boon Siew groups of companies in both Malaysia and Singapore, the late Tan Sri Loh Boon siew, purchased a land parcel in the year 1978. A 40-rooms property was built along Batu Ferringhi Beach in Penang and named as Bayview Motel. Tan Sri Loh’s started to build his hotel empire since that time. In 1990, Tan Sri Loh spent RM34 million to redevelope the motel into hotel. The original Bayview Motel was then named as Bayview Beach Resort Penang with
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French I 1. Some Basic Phrases 2. Pronunciation 3. Alphabet 4. Nouns, Articles and Demonstratives 5. Useful Words and General Vocabulary 6. Subject Pronouns 7. To Be and to Have 8. Question Words 9. Numbers / Ordinals 10. Days of the Week 11. Months of the Year 12. Seasons 13. Directions 14. Color and Shapes 15. Weather 16. Time 17. Family and Animals 18. To Know People and Facts 19. Formation of Plural Nouns 20. Possessive Adjectives 21. To Do or Make 22. Work and School 23. Prepositions and
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Multitasking: Does this skill speed up our work? When applying for a job that deals with fast-paced working environment, there is almost always a required interpersonal skill in the job description that says “Should have excellent multitasking skills” or “Must have ability to multitask” that has not been given sufficient attention by employers, employees, and job seekers. Hence, to explore and understand the term “multitasking” more, it is important to look at some definitions. The Oxford
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To: Prof. Mellisa Rickard From: Sumit Maharjan and Raj Khatri Date: Jan 29, 2014 Subject: Proposal to write a report on how to overcome the fear of Public Speaking. Purpose To help individual overcome the fear of Public Speaking by understanding their fear and taking the plunge to get over those fears. We purpose to research and write a background report on the issues involved on overcoming the fear of public speaking. Background of the Problem Public speaking is not a talent that
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1 HARLEY-DAVIDSON. THE LIFESTYLE HARLEY DAVIDSON: The Lifestyle 2 Synopsis In this case study we will analyze Harley-Davidson unique way of marketing. How they chose to invest the majority of their marketing budget back in their customers, to give the ultimate Harley experience and way of life. And how all of the above translate to exceptional brand loyalty and growing sales in traditional and new demographics. 3 The Lifestyle Harley-Davidson has positioned itself as a way of life
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Studying Leadership LDR/531 March 26, 2012 Studying Leadership Leadership is a vital part in any organization. Although there is not one set definition when it comes to leadership, words that are often associated with leadership include guidance, facilitator, and structure (Yukl, 2010). “After a comprehensive review of the leadership literature, Stogdill (1974, p. 259) concluded that ‘there are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the
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8) Assessment 1 (30%) Read the article below and respond to the questions below: You are allowed to search for related articles on this issue and respond to the questions below: NUS to decide on student sex blogger in a week's time By Dylan Loh | Posted: 31 October 2012 2011 hrs Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1234575/1/.html SINGAPORE: The NUS will decide in a week's time whether to take any disciplinary action against a student for posting explicit
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the good lives model. The (G.L.M.) focuses on the strengths of the offender. It facilitates offenders with ‘human goods’ (e.g., agency intimacy, autonomy and knowledge) through guidelines to re-evaluate their lives. As empowered individuals consider how reassessing attitudes and goals can label offenders as people and contributors to communities. And supports the offender to develop personal and social competence to obtain and lead an adaptive and productive life (Chung et al., 2006; Murphy & McGrath
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