Risk, in a financial sense, is defined as variance about some forecasted value. Any time a business appraiser forecasts future cash flows of any sort, these future value estimates are actually means of all likely cash flows in that particular year. The same holds true with discount rate...

In buildings with heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC), the Predicted Mean Vote index (PMV) was successful at predicting comfort conditions, whereas in naturally ventilated buildings, only adaptive models provide accurate predictions. On the other hand, permeable coverings can be...

Chapter 1: Growth – an Introduction -- Chapter 2: Growth Rates -- Chapter 3: Global Perspective -- Chapter 4: Strategy and Business -- Chapter 5: Organizational Impact and Corporate Culture -- Chapter 6: Growth Resources –Acquisition -- Chapter 7: Allocation of Resources -- Chapter 8: Market...