Calculators, lemmings or frame-makers? The intermediary role of securities analysts Daniel Beunza and Raghu Garud Introduction As Wall Street specialists in valuation, sell-side securities analysts constitute a particularly important class of market actor.1 Analysts produce the reports, recommendations and price targets that professional investors utilize to inform their buy and sell decisions, which means that understanding analysts’ work can provide crucial insights on the determinants of
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Series Rich Dad Poor Dad What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Classes Do Not Rich Dad’s CASHFLOW Quadrant Rich Dad’s Guide to Financial Freedom Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing What the Rich Invest in That the Poor and Middle Classes Do Not Rich Dad’s Rich Kid Smart Kid Give Your Child a Financial Head-Start Rich Dad’s Retire Young Retire Rich How to Get Rich Quickly and Stay Rich Forever Rich Dad’s Prophecy Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History
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governance between managers and investors. This process is supposed to be carried out through a network of intermediaries that include professional investors such as banks, mutual funds, insurance and venture capital firms; information analyzers such as financial analysts and ratings agencies; assurance professionals such as external auditors; and internal governance agents such as corporate boards. These parties, who are themselves subject to incentive and governance problems, are regulated by a variety
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challenging the myths that freezes an organization into inactivity and distorts an organization’s culture. Some of the most egregious management myths include the following: Myth 1 Accounting information fairly represents business facts—Today’s financial information
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INTRODUCTION The business world is changing at bullet-train speed – technology, the global economy, increasing regulatory scrutiny, the looming talent crisis, the recognition that mental illness is dramatically affecting the workplace. All of these are having a huge impact on the HR profession. The c-level is finally starting to realize how important your role is. They want you to get out of the day-to-day administrivia - while still making sure everything is done perfectly, mind you. They
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. . I want to use this occasion to offer my perspective on what lies ahead for our industry. To many observers today, its future is unclear, following perhaps the worst year in its history. A lot of people chalk that up to the recession and the “dot-com bubble.” They seem to believe that when the economies of the world recover, life in the information technology industry will get back to normal. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Lou Gerstner, IBM Annual Report, 2001 In 1990, IBM
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. . I want to use this occasion to offer my perspective on what lies ahead for our industry. To many observers today, its future is unclear, following perhaps the worst year in its history. A lot of people chalk that up to the recession and the “dot-com bubble.” They seem to believe that when the economies of the world recover, life in the information technology industry will get back to normal. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth. Lou Gerstner, IBM Annual Report, 2001 In 1990, IBM
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Running head: ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND THE WORKPLACE How Businesses Are Using Technology to Enforce Ethical Behavior in the Workplace: Jonathan R. Jordan Liberty University Abstract Many companies and organizations are finding enviable growth and expansion only by delving into new markets. To accomplish this, companies must seize the advantage of utilizing the latest and most effective technology. With the rapid advancement of technology, the importance of business ethics has increased
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| | | | 1. 안전한 전자정부를 위한 법제도 E-signatures Legislation passed in the U.S., Canada, U.K., E.U., Australia, New Zealand, and most nations around the world establishes the legality of e-signatures. Documents signed online with legally compliant e-signature software are as valid and binding as traditional pen-and-paper documents. E-signatures have been upheld in numerous court cases and, in many situations, prove to be more defensible than pen signatures. This legal strength is due to the robust
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