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Problems of benchmarking greenhouse gas emissions in dairy agriculture
Green, Andrew; Tzilivakis, John; Warner, Douglas J.; … - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 24 (2017) 6, pp. 1470-1489
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the suitability of free carbon calculators aimed at the agricultural industry, for use in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission benchmarking, using the European dairy industry as an example. Design/methodology/approach Carbon calculators which were claimed...
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Valuating IT Governance Strategies With Real Options in a Decision Making Framework
El Ghorfi, Rabii; El Aroussi, Mohamed; Ouadou, Mohamed; … - In: International Journal of Information Systems in the … 10 (2018) 4, pp. 42-58
generating the best investment decisions and responding to governance constraints is developed. In their simulation model, the …
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Principal-Agent Problems with Exit Options
Cvitanic, Jaksa; Wan, Xuhu; Zhang, Jianfeng - In: The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics 8 (2008) 1
We consider the problem of when to deliver the contract payoff, in a continuous-time principal-agent setting, in which the agent's effort is unobservable. The principal can design contracts of a simple form that induce the agent to ask for the payoff at the time of the principal's choosing. The...
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Capital Budgeting with Taxes under Uncertainty and Irreversibility / Investitionsplanung mit Steuern bei Unsicherheit und Irreversibilität
Niemann, Rainer; Sureth, Caren - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 225 (2005) 1, pp. 77-95
Summary This article investigates the derivation of post-tax investment rules and neutral tax systems under risk … neutrality and risk aversion for irreversible investment projects. Integrating taxes into real option theory, it can be shown … that the possible approaches dynamic programming and contingent claims analysis yield identical investment rules under risk …
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Investment Under Uncertainty in Egypt: A Real-Options Approach
El-Shazly, Alaa - In: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 2 (2004) 2, pp. 51-60
This paper provides a numerical analysis of investment under uncertainty using Egyptian data. It is based on the … theoretical foundations that the irreversibility of investment decisions and the uncertainty about their future rewards create a … optimal investment policy of the firm balances the value of waiting for new information with the cost of postponing the …
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Aligning corporate real estate to real estate investment functions: Improved property decision making using a real option approach
Pfnuer, Andreas; Schaefer, Christina; Armonat, Stefan - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 6 (2004) 3, pp. 243-264
. Consequently, real estate decision making is based upon an insufficient information basis and is dominated by the investment … perspective. In order to better align corporate real estate and real estate investment functions better, this paper introduces a …
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A real options model for valuing flexible space
Greden, Lara; Glicksman, Leon - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 7 (2005) 1, pp. 34-48
that it is worth up to US$40 per square foot in initial investment expenses to achieve a space that could be renovated to …
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Towards a decision support tool for real estate management in the health sector using real options and scenario planning
van Reedt Dortland, Maartje; Voordijk, Hans; Dewulf, Geert - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 14 (2012) 3, pp. 140-156
Purpose – Uncertainties affecting health organizations inevitably influence real estate decisions since real estate is required to facilitate the primary health process. The purpose of this study is to develop a decision support tool that supports health organisations in defining what...
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Capital budgeting decisions: evidence from India
Singh, Shveta; Jain, P.K.; Yadav, Surendra S. - In: Journal of Advances in Management Research 9 (2012) 1, pp. 96-112
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand current practices in capital budgeting (including real options) in Indian companies and provide a normative framework (guidelines) for practitioners (based on our findings and literature reviewed). Design/methodology/approach – A...
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Push and pull factors in international franchising
Madanoglu, Melih; Alon, Ilan; Shoham, Amir - In: International Marketing Review 34 (2017) 1, pp. 29-45
Purpose Using munificence, real options and ambidexterity theories, the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the differential between home and host market environmental conditions affects US international franchising expansion. Design/methodology/approach The authors used firm-level panel...
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