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A Generalization of the Calendar Time Portfolio Approach and the Performance of Private Investors
Hoechle, Daniel; Zimmermann, Heinz - 2007
We present a regression-based generalization of the calendar time portfolio approach which allowsfor the inclusion of continuous and multivariate investor or firm characteristics in the analysis. Ourmethod is simple to apply and it ensures that the statistical results are heteroscedasticity...
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The Degradation of Distorted Performance Measures
Sloof, Randolph; van Praag, Mirjam - 2008
Baker (2002) has demonstrated theoretically that the quality of performance measures used in compensation contracts hinges on two characteristics: noise and distortion. These criteria, though, will only be useful in practice as long as the noise and distortion of a performance measure can be...
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Performance measurement and incentive plans
Kauhanen, Antti; Napari, Sami - 2010
This paper explores performance measurement in incentive plans. Based on theory, we argue that differences in the … measurement for white-collar workers is broader in terms of the performance measures, the organizational level of performance … measurement and the time horizon. The intensity of incentives is also stronger for white-collar employees. All of these findings …
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Icelandic development assistance: A comparative assessment
Thorvaldsson, Sverrir Kristjan - 2010
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Early Versus Late Effort in Dynamic Agencies with Unverifiable Information
Schöndube, Jens Robert - In: BuR - Business Research 1 (2008) 2, pp. 165-186
determinants of this trade-off and demonstrate its implications for performance measurement and information system design. …
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Performance analysis of the closed loop supply chain
Asif, Farazee MA; Bianchi, Carmine; Rashid, Amir; … - In: Journal of Remanufacturing 2 (2012), pp. 1-21
Purpose: The question of resource scarcity and emerging pressure of environmental legislations has brought a new challenge for the manufacturing industry. On the one hand, there is a huge population that demands a large quantity of commodities; on the other hand, these demands have to be met by...
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Valuing Environmental Factors in Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Data Envelopment Analysis
Kuosmanen, Timo - 2006
Environmental cost-benefit analysis (ECBA) refers to social evaluation of investment projects and policies that involve significant environmental impacts. Valuation of the environmental impacts in monetary terms forms one of the critical steps in ECBA. We propose a new approach for environmental...
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Benchmarking regions: Estimating the counterfactual distribution of labor market outcomes
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Furdas, Marina - 2012
This paper develops and implements a new benchmarking approach for labor market regions. Based on panel data for regions, we use nonparametric matching techniques to account for observed labor market characteristics and for spatial proximity. As the benchmark, we estimate the counterfactual...
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Wie kann die durchschnittliche Ausbildungsquote in Deutschland korrekt gemessen werden?
Jacobebbinghaus, Peter; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Zwick, Thomas - 2008
). In addition the deviation from the yearly mean differs between occupations at certain measurement dates because … shares instead of certain measurement dates. It also argues to use daily accurate employment data from the German social …
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Appraising Diversity with an Ordinal Notion of Similarity: An Axiomatic Approach
Gravel, Nicolas; Bervoets, Sebastian - 2004
This paper provides an axiomatic characterization of two rules for comparing alternative sets of objects on the basis of the diversity that they offer. The framework considered assumes a finite universe of objects and an a priori given ordinal quadernary relation that compares alternative pairs...
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