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The relative efficiency of Jordanian banks and its determinants using data envelopment analysis

Ajlouni, Moh'd Mahmoud; Hmedat, Mohammad Waleed; … - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 3, pp. 33-58

The purpose of this study is to measure the relative efficiency of banks in Jordan using DEA. Also, it investigated the determinants of such efficiency, in terms of bank size and capitalization. The duration of the measured performance of this sector is (2005-2008). The results indicate that...

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Modeling labor supply through duality and the Slutsky equation

Ivanov, Ivan; Dobreva, Julia - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 2, pp. 111-122

In the present paper an analysis of the neo-classical optimization model with linear constraints is proposed. By introducing the dual problem it is shown that the solution to the maximization problem is also a solution to the minimization problem. The purely theoretical model proposes a...

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Analysis of a production order quantity model with declining unit cost

Raehsler, Rod D.; Zhao, Yifan; Yang, Chin W.; Sohng, … - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 2, pp. 179-189

This paper improves upon the existing literature surrounding the production order quantity inventory model in which … impact on production order quantity and total cost. The results suggest that the minimal cost solution derived from the … production order quantity model needs to balance out holding, setup and production costs. As a result, a smaller inventory level …

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Son efectivos los consejos de administración? : la eficacia del consejo y los resultados de la empresa

Barroso Castro, C.; Villegas Periñan, M. M.; … - In: Investigaciones europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 16 (2010) 3, pp. 107-126

The study of the effectiveness of boards of directors is a tremendously interesting area of investigation, heightened by the many financial scandals of the recent past. Research efforts have suffered from several deficiencies like the inconsistency of many of the results achieved (Daily, Dalton...

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Lean production y gestión de la cadena de suministro en la industria aeronáutica

Martínez Jurado, Pedro José; Moyano Fuentes, José - In: Investigaciones europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 17 (2011) 1, pp. 137-157

In this paper we asses the current state of research on Lean Production and Supply Chain Management in the aeronautic industry, with two basic aims: 1) identify all lines of research developed, providing a classification criterion of literature, 2) discuss the empirical evidence and try to...

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The profit centers based management

Ion, Verboncu - In: Budgetary research review : BRR 2 (2010) 1, pp. 45-59

success. By its content, the profit centers based management ensures order, discipline, and stringency in running the work …

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The balanced scorecard, alphabet of the modern management : from concept to implement

Kootanaee, Akbar Javadian; Kootanaee, Hamidreza Javadian; … - In: Advances in management & applied economics 3 (2013) 1, pp. 47-60

The balanced scorecard is one of the most successful, endurable management concepts in recent years. The balanced scorecard is a performance measurement tool developed in 1992 by Harvard Business School professor Robert S. Kaplan and management consultant David P. Norton. Kaplan and Norton's...

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Teaching managerial economics : spreadsheet exercises integrate economics within the business curriculum

Heath, Will C.; Underwood, James H.; Watson, John K. - In: Advances in management & applied economics 3 (2013) 4, pp. 249-256

Business students often have difficulty integrating economics reasoning into other business disciplines because of differences in the format and presentation of financial data across disciplines. Economics courses use one format while Accounting and other business courses use another. This paper...

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Factores explicativos de las diferencias de eficiencia en el sector de la distribución en España : una aproximación paramétrica

Jorge Moreno, Justo De - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 15 (2013), pp. 101-116

The objective of this work is the analysis of the influence that the resources and capabilities of companies in the distribution sector in Spain has to explain productive efficiency as a performance measure (in the period 1997-2006, for a total of 42 sectors of activity a 4-digit NACE). It also...

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Selección y utilización de niveles de desagregación adecuados en pronósticos de series temporales: caso de estudio en una empresa de suscripción utilizando el proceso analítico jer...

Alvarado Valencia, Jorge Andrés; García Buitrago, … - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 15 (2013), pp. 45-64

Hierarchical aggregation/disaggregation of time series in order to make forecasts is a frequent challenge in business …

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