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Franceschini, Fiorenzo; Rupil, Alessandro - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 16 (1999) 1, pp. 85-97

Presents some remarks about the use of rating scales in quality function deployment (QFD). Data collection and their …. Particular attention is given to the critical aspects and consequences resulting from an incorrect use of rating scales. The …

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Rating a boss, a colleague and a subordinate

Furnham, Adrian - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 17 (2002) 8, pp. 655-671

, determination and honesty. Personality factors in the participants played little role on their rating; however, age and ideology …

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Applying the social relations model to self and peer evaluations

Greguras, Gary J.; Robie, Chet; Born, Marise Ph. - In: Journal of Management Development 20 (2001) 6, pp. 508-525

Peer evaluations of performance increasingly are being used to make organizational decisions and to provide individuals with performance related feedback. Using Kenny’s social relations model (SRM), data from 14 teams of undergraduate students who completed performance ratings of themselves...

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A Feedback Approach to Management Development

London, Manuel; Wohlers, Arthur J.; Gallagher, Philip - In: Journal of Management Development 9 (1990) 6, pp. 17-31

Upward feedback surveys are a way to collect anonymous information from subordinates on management dimensions that are important to the organisation. In addition to being a source of information for development and performance appraisal, the information, when aggregated across managers, can be a...

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Does 360‐degree feedback work in different industries?

Brutus, Stéphane; Fleenor, John W.; London, Manuel - In: Journal of Management Development 17 (1998) 3, pp. 177-190

In order to determine the usefulness of multi‐source rating in different types of organizations, this study explored …

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Library budgets and academic library rankings in times of transition

van Reenen, Johann - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 4, pp. 213-219

An analysis of the ability of a particular library to significantly increase its Association of Research Libraries (ARL) ranking in a reasonable time period is presented. A discussion follows to show why this is not a useful objective at a time when academic libraries are transitioning to new...

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Informational intermediation: a tool to assess SMEs’ ability to access financing

Levratto, Nadine; Paranque, Bernard - In: EuroMed Journal of Business 6 (2011) 3, pp. 276-293

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight a typology of small firms which, beyond the criteria of size or industrial field, makes it possible to distinguish the quality of firms according to their internal organisation and the type of market on which they act with the objective of reducing the...

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Lipper’s rating and the performance of unit trusts in Malaysia

Abdullah, Ahmad Ridhuwan; Abdullah, Nur Adiana Hiau - In: Studies in Economics and Finance 32 (2015) 3, pp. 322-339

usefulness of Lipper Leader rating of unit trusts in Malaysia during the period 2000 to 2010. Design/methodology/approach – The …, corresponds to Lipper rating for the lowest rated and leader funds, but not for the three- and four-key rated funds. Further … the lowest rated funds, indicating that Lipper rating is able to distinguish superior and inferior unit trust funds …

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Superstardom and Institutional Investor’s All‐British Research Team

Cox, Raymond A.K.; Kleiman, Robert T. - In: Managerial Finance 28 (2002) 1, pp. 1-13

Outlines previous research on the security analyst “superstar” phenomenon, including the stochastic model of Yule and Simon. Applies this to data on the 1986‐1997 selections for the Institutional Investor’s All‐British Research First Team (ABRT) and finds that it does not explain the...

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An empirical analysis of net interest cost, the probability of default and the credit risk premium: a case study using the Commonwealth of Virginia

Badu, Yaw A.; Daniels, Kenneth N.; Amagoh, Francis - In: Managerial Finance 28 (2002) 4, pp. 31-47

Explains the rating system for US municipal bonds and its effect on borrowing costs, reviews relevant research and … provides a study of the factors affecting grading by rating agencies in Virginia using 1995 data. Explains the methodology and …

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