BAKER Multifactor Models There are two parts to this exercise. The first is to evaluate the performance of four mutual funds. And‚ the second is to estimate the cost of capital for two firms. Benchmarking Both parts of the exercise are about choosing an appropriate benchmark‚ either for evaluating past investment returns or assessing a new project. Ideally‚ a benchmark should reflect the opportunity cost‚ or the best alternative investment. If an investment manager’s past returns significantly exceed
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CENTRE FOR MICRO FINANCE at IFMR Business Correspondent Model: A Preliminary Exploration Report compiled by Binit Rath‚ Minakshi Ramji and Alexandra Kobishyn Published for the Microfinance India Summit‚ October 2009 Thanks are due to Dan Kopf‚ a former Research Associate at the Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)‚ and Upamanyu Dash (Summer Intern 2009‚ IIFM) who was closely involved in the Orissa case study. The entire research team expresses its gratitude to the staff at FINO‚ A Little World (ALW)
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Development 3 1.2.1 Waterfall model 3 1.2.2 Rapid Application Development Model 5 1.2.3 Martin’s Approach to RAD 8 1.2.4 Aspects of RAD 10 1.2.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of RAD 13 1.2.6 Conclusion 15 1.3 Definitions 15 1.4 References 16 1.5 Contact Information 16 List of Figures Figure 1: Software Engineering a layered Technology [1] 1 Figure 2: Waterfall Model [1] 3 Figure 3 : RAD Model [1] 7 Figure 4: Martin’s Approach 8
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Prison Models There are three models of prisons that have been prominent in American since the early 1940’s: custodial‚ rehabilitative‚ and reintegration. Each model is designed differently based on its overriding goal‚ and this affects the physical design‚ policies‚ and programs that are implemented within each of the models. Custodial Model Archaic Purpose: Control‚ focus is on maintaining security and order. Goal: Punishment‚ this is the best way to provide deterrence against
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The Job Characteristics Model Greenburg (2010) defines the job characteristics model as an approach to the job enrichment of employees. The model contained five core job dimensions that produced critical psychological states that in return lead to beneficial outcomes for individuals and their organizations. Work on the theory began around 1960 and the final draft was presented in 1980 in the book “Work Redesign” written by the designers of the model Greg R. Oldham and J. Richard Hackman. Hackman
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Best Practice Models of HRM & Strategy A Coursework (Human Resource Management) Submitted by: Chandrakanta Subedi (Student ID: 5179105) Submitted to: PETER W. LEI Faculty of Management International Business Academy In partial fulfillment of the requirement of Human Resource Management for the Degree of Master of Business Administration‚ Coventry University April 2013 Word counts: 3364 Task: Hypothesis Statement: Best Practice Models of HRM and Strategy are universalistic
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Illuminations 3C ’s Model of Ohmae T he 3C ’s Model is a strategical look at the factors needed for success. It was developed by Kenichi Ohmae‚ a business and corporate strategist. The 3C’s model points out that a strategist should focus on three key factors for success. In the construction of a business strategy‚ three main players must be taken into account: CORPORATION 1. The Corporation 2. The Customer 3. The Competitors Only by integrating these three C’s (Corporation
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A R K E T I N G S C I E N C E I N S T I T U T E Building Customer-Based Brand Equity: A Blueprint for Creating Strong Brands Kevin Lane Keller WORKING W O R K I N PAPER G • REPORT P A NO. P E 01-107 R • 2001 S E R I E S M A R K E T I N G S C I E N C E I N S T I T U T E Building
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I want to thank God before anyone or anything for been able to write this report‚ for giving me the knowledge and understanding on how to do it. I am also grateful to all those who have helped me directly and/or indirectly in preparing this report. I dedicate this report to my beloved mom (FaustaNdakidemi) who inspired me to go through all of these and gave me all the support I needed. I thank my family my sister Dr.ElithaMrema‚ my two brothers GoodluckMrema and FurahaMrema
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COMPUTER MODELS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS LECTURE 01: MODELLING BASICS Jojo Lartey Department of Information Technology Methodist University College Ghana Dansoman 11 March‚ 2013 Jojo Lartey (MUCG) MUIT 404 Lecture-One March 2013 1 / 25 Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 L ECTURE O BJECTIVES INTRODUCTION MODEL BUILDING METHODS MODEL CATEGORIES STAGES OF MODEL BUILDING MODEL BUILDING TECHNIQUES SUMMARY Jojo Lartey (MUCG) MUIT 404 Lecture-One March 2013 2 / 25 L ECTURE O BJECTIVES
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