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I investigated whether implementing SOP 97-2, the revenue-recognition standardfor the software industry, reduces earnings informativeness. This standard is particularlyimportant for two reasons: First, its provisions coincide with provisions of SAB 101, thecurrent general revenue-recognition...
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We introduce three new mechanisms that allow trust to be built into cloud computing called the Private Virtual … organizations trust that a service provider’s platforms are secured and provide a sufficient level of integrity for the client … risk is placed on the security and privacy of the data. PVI, LoBot, and TVEM provide a means for clients to establish trust …
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Trust is a judgement of unquestionable utility - as humans we use it every day ofour lives. However, trust has suffered … common to say "I trust you, " but what does that mean? This thesis provides a clarification of trust. We present a formalism … for trust which provides us with a tool for precise discussion. The formalism is implementable: it can be embedded in an …
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trust. The first is known as the database service provider problem: A database owner wants a database service provider (DSP … node that enters a P2P application network for the first time needs to trust the claimed observations of other nodes …
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The proficient Human Resource Management of employees and their contribution to small business is commonly accepted as contributing to Australia’s future prosperity (Schaper, 2000). Effective recruitment, selection and retention of employees are part of the employment relationship and can...
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communities offer enormous opportunities, they also present potential threats due to a lack of trust. Reputation systems provide a … way for building trust through social control by harnessing the community knowledge in the form of feedback. Although … feedback-based reputation systems help community participants decide who to trust and encourage trustworthy behavior, they also …
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This doctoral thesis addresses in a sequence of five essays the question how fiscal policy and economic output are interrelated in emerging Europe and how this relationship is shaped by the respective politico-economic environment and the individual-level support for economic reforms. Following...
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of trust within the manager/subordinate relationship.However, research in this area within the South African environment … has beenlimited.The present research investigates the trust displayed by employees in relationto their immediate managers … female managersdiffer in terms of trust. The aims of the study are to assess whether there aredifferences with regard to the …
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relationships between organizations. The model includes such key relational constructs as trust, commitment, cooperation … base.The findings suggest that the KMV Model remains valid for predicting levels of trust and commitment in buyer …-supplier relationships across the three industries. In addition, the analyses suggest that the KMV Model is a reliable predictor for trust …
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