. Simulation methods have been developed to approximate a solution for these integrals. This paper describes the Standard Halton … sequence and a modification of it, the Shuffled Halton sequence. Both are simulation methods which can reduce computational … effort compared to a random sequence. We compare the simulation methods in their coverage of the multi-dimensional area and …

) improved six months after training and later on. Also, leaders' performance (leaders' supervisor ratings) and Organizational …

analyse the impact of the proportion of different occupational groups of apprentices on firm performance. We use … firm performance: the companies cover their training costs immediately. In contrast, companies with apprentices in the …

been ignored by temporary work agencies (TWAs), they can improve their performance by training temporary workers …

This paper examines financial professionals' overconfidence in their forecasting performance. We are the first to … compare individual financial professionals' self-ratings with their true forecasting performance. Data spans several years at … monthly frequency. The forecasters in our sample do not provide feasible self-ratings compared to their true performance but …

gauge the contribution of Managed Care to the performance of three health care systems, viz. Germany, the Netherlands and … the United States. The maximum contribution of Managed Care to the performance of the health care system is found for the … participate in the programs contributed to poor performance. …

mainly associated with firm financial performance and corporate strategy. Most studies investigate their impact on …, and, second, empirically testing the influence of performance and strategy both separately and in conjunction on the … firm financial performance is a stronger predictor of strategic business exit than corporate strategy. …