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The Growth of Solar Concentrator Photovoltaic Markets in the Southwest US
Connor, Sean - 2008
conversion technologies are starting to gain market share. One such class of solar technologies, concentrator photovoltaics (CPV … production. This paper examines the attributes of CPV and analyzes how it might compete within the overall solar market. The … success of CPV. In addition, a financial model was created to examine important factors influencing retail and wholesale PV …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475444
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Installation and Commissioning Automated Demand Response Systems
Global Energy Partners; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; … - 2008
baseline methodologies. Emphasis is given to the lessons learned from installation and commissioning of Auto-DR systems, with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435534
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Report on the TESLA Engineering Study/Review
Cornuelle, John C. - 2008
pre-operations commissioning program (up to beam) is included in the estimate, but not the electrical power or liquid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435985
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Automated Demand Response and Commissioning
Piette, Mary Ann; Watson, David S.; Motegi, Naoya; … - 2008
/Internet Relay Communication, Control of Equipment, and DR Shed Effectiveness. New commissioning tests are needed for such systems to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436520
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Three essays about the financial impact of top managers on firm.
Kim, Young Han - 2009
Financial Officer is reflected in the firm's stock price. A transition from a CPA CFO to a non-CPA CFO results in a permanent … value loss (Average Cumulative Abnormal Return) of 19.3% compared to a transition from a CPA CFO to another CPA CFO position …, other things being equal. Ceteris paribus, having a CPA license is associated with having a 42% higher salary as a CFO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009462786
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Research on Small Firm Growth: A Review
Davidsson, Per; Achtenhagen, Leona; Naldi, Lucia - 2005
Studies of small firm growth are no longer short in supply. On the contrary, as demonstrated by recent reviews, dozens and dozens of empirical research studies on this topic can be compiled. This does not necessarily mean that we know everything we want to know about small firm growth. In fact,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437877
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An assessment of corporate entrepreneurship in the manganese alloy industry / J.C. Jordaan
Jordaan, Johanna Catharina - 2008
Since the beginnings of venture creation the traditional role of the entrepreneur changed from only being the owner of a small business to include those individuals within a large company who has entrepreneurial skills and applies these to benefit the company. In an ever faster growing global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455954
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An assessment of intrapreneurship in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality / Elia Nkhumeleni Netshifefhe
Netshifefhe, Elia Nkhumeleni - 2008
In most instances people tend to think of the public sector as monopolistic entities facing captive demand, enjoying guaranteed source and levels of financing, and being relatively immune from voters, stakeholders, and political institutions such as legislatures and courts (Morris & Kuratko,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455955
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Articulating and comparing standards through benchmarking of assessment
Booth, Sara; Melano, Anne; Sainsbury, Heather; Woodley, Lynn - 2011
to the development of their benchmarking policy and processes. The focus on assessment ensured the project would explore … benchmarking of assessment processes made transparent the areas of improvement and areas of good practice in relation to assessment … standards. Outcomes included action plans for each university and a robust framework for benchmarking assessment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457428
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The mechanics of eCollaboration and why it works- an empirical assessment of Australian SMEs
Burgess, Lois; Jones, Michael L - 2010
This paper investigates factors conducive to the development of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) innovation in the context of the adoption and use of electronic collaboration technologies (eCollaboration), to enhance business growth, competitiveness and future economic viability. A change from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457549