1. INTRODUCTION The phenomena of calendar effects in stock markets seem to be a center of curiosity for many researchers across the world. Following many studies about the significance of calendar anomalies‚ testing the presence of Monday effect and January effect appears to be an area of interest. The aim of this study is to discuss about calendar anomalies and its significance. It should be noted that the study will focus mainly on Monday effect and January effect on the stock returns of companies
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Automated Meter Reading and Load Shed System Problem: A manufacturer of cable TV systems wanted to provide a system that would allow a utility company to be able to read the power meters and control the power consumption (load control) using their cable plant as the communications medium. The system would communicate to a given house through the CATV system and then be sent to the client devices using the home power lines so that no additional wiring would be required. Solution: We developed
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Gantt Chart A Gantt chart‚ commonly used in project management‚ is one of the most popular and useful ways of showing activities (tasks or events) displayed against time. On the left of the chart is a list of the activities and along the top is a suitable time scale. Each activity is represented by a bar; the position and length of the bar reflects the start date‚ duration and end date of the activity. This allows us to see at a glance: What the various activities are When each activity begins and
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The Public Budget Cycle of the Bureau of Prisons Name: Institution Affiliation: Course: Date: The bureau of prisons is a program that was established in 1930. Its main purpose was to offer inmates in federal prisons more progressive and humane care. As an agency of the Department of Justice‚ it has the sole purpose of confining offenders and facilitating their correction. Ultimately‚ this results in the agency protecting the society. (Behren & Korfona‚ 2002) However‚ the agency faces certain
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GANTT CHART FOR SECURED COMPUTERIZED GRADING SYSTEM In this project we have this specific list to complete our proposed system; Secured Computerized Grading System. We arranged it by week so it can clearly show the breakdown of the entire task we did. Our first task is to complete our Assignments. We completed this task within 26 days. We started November 14‚ 2013 and finished it December 10‚ 2013. Under our Assignments‚ there are 9 specific tasks. First is for the Project Title‚ Objective
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Budget Cycle and it’s Preparation Government budget cycle is the time frame that it takes the annual government budget to be prepared‚ presented‚ enacted‚ into law‚ and implemented. In general‚ the budget cycle starts twenty months before the beginning of the fiscal year for which funding is requested‚ and runs all the way through until the fiscal year comes to an end. A budget cycle is the process of making a budget from the beginning to the end. This cycle involves; the formulation of the
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1a) Network Diagram & Gantt Chart: Critical Path The critical path for the Nottingham Rugby Stadium project is: Clear site – Drive support piles – Pour lower concrete base – Build roof supports – Construct roof – Install roof – Inspection This means these activities have no slack and therefore any delay in them will lead to the whole project being delayed. Project Duration The project commences on the Monday June 2nd 2008‚ and finishes on Friday January 14th 2011‚ which means work
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Flow Chart Report about Production Cycle A flowchart is an analytical technique used to describe some aspects of an information system in a clear‚ logical‚ and brief manner. In other words‚ it is a way that records how business processes are performing and analyze paths of what developments might be applied on the performed processes and the flowed documents. The aspect in this project is the production cycle of a factory that produces blocks. In this report we are going to write the major steps
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New performance management system and the performance improvement process Performance Measurement Systems: 1.0 Introduction There are 3 charts in this section Chart 1.1: This is a general introductory chart which has been tailored for measurements to demonstrate that a balanced scorecard is an integral part of business planning and strategy This chart emphasizes that strategy implementation must be top-down and a good measurement system is a powerful tool for achieving this. It also shows how
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Study and analyse Henry Gantt theory of management and apply all or some of it to a practical organisation of your choice clearly illustrating its relevance for the organisation currently and in a changing world. Abstract Henry Gantt scientific management is a theory that incorporates benchmarks in a project as a way to complete the project efficiently. It dictates the use of both resources and time when evaluating projects. His main focus was to apply scientific analysis to all facets of the work
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