Foundations and Trends R in Finance Vol. 3, No. 1 (2008) 1–93 c 2009 C. Parsons and S. Titman DOI: 10.1561/0500000018 Empirical Capital Structure: A Review Christopher Parsons1 and Sheridan Titman2 1 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, Chris Parsons@kenan-flagler.unc.edu University of Texas at Austin, USA, Sheridan.Titman@mccombs.utexas.edu Abstract This survey provides a synthesis of the empirical capital structure literature. Our synthesis is divided into three parts
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pay much attention to the person they are talking to at any one moment, making that person feel like they are, for that time, the most important person in the world. Charismatic Leaders pay a great deal of attention in scanning and reading their environment, and are good at picking up the moods and concerns of both individuals and larger audiences. They then will hone their actions and words to suit the situation. Pulling all of the strings Charismatic Leaders use a wide range of methods to manage
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Transforming Lives Communities The Nation …One Student at a Time Disclaimer Academic programmes, requirements, courses, tuition, and fee schedules listed in this catalogue are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the Management and Board of Trustees of the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT). The COSTAATT Catalogue is the authoritative source for information on the College’s policies, programmes and services. Programme information
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as a set of activities directed at the efficient and effective utilization of resources in pursuit of one or more objectives. A manager is a person responsible for directing the efforts aimed at helping the organization achieve its goals. Managerial performance is the measure of how efficient and effective a manager is i.e. how well he/she determines and achieves appropriate objectives. Organizational performance is the measure of how efficient and effective an organization is i.e. how well
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Master of Business Administration Sustainability & Innovation International Timeshare Industry SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION: INTERNATIONAL TIMESHARE INDUSTRY March 3, 2015 Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Management Master of Business Administration Table of Contents Abstract 1 CHAPTER 1 – Research Study 2 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Research Problem 3 1.3 Research Objective 3 1.4 Research Question 3 CHAPTER 2 – Description of Changing Landscape
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LIST OF ACRONYMS: AKRSP Aga Khan Rural Support Program VOs Village Organizations WOs Women organizations NAC Northern Areas and Chitral SOs Social Organizations MACP Mountain Area Conservancy Project CIDA Canadian Institutional Development Agency NRM Natural Resource Management FMU Field Management Unit AKDN Aga Khan Development Network VBIs Village Based Institutions
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Management 30 (2012) 608 – 620 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman The three roles of a project portfolio management office: Their impact on portfolio management execution and success Barbara Natalie Unger a,⁎, Hans Georg Gemünden a , Monique Aubry a b b Technische Universität Berlin, Chair for Technology and Innovation Management, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. H71, 10623 Berlin, Germany Université du Québec à Montréal, School of Business and Management, P.O. Box 8888 Downtown Station, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Motivation, pay satisfaction, and job satisfaction of front-line employees Carolyn Stringer University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Motivation of front-line employees 161 Jeni Didham Westpac, Sydney, Australia, and Paul Theivananthampillai University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to explore the complex relationships between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, pay satisfaction and job satisfaction at the retailer that uses a pay-for-performance
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August 31, 2006 Mr. Shubhankar Shil Lecturer School of business Independent University, Bangladesh Subject: Submission of the internship report. Dear Sir, With due respect, I would like to inform you that it is a great pleasure for me to submit the internship report on “The effects of customer service management on business performance in Bangladesh cell phone industry an empirical analysis” as requirement for BBA 499 program. Through out the completion of the report, I came to know about
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