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Reports a case study concerning two individual defendants, SK and F, who were intermediaries in a case of large‐scale fraud during the Gulf War; the Grupo Torras SA (GT) sued them in order to recover money lost, and the case illustrates the circumstances in which intermediaries can be held...
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Purpose – An efficient asset‐liability management requires maximizing banks' profit as well as controlling and lowering … liability management (ALM) in order to show how different managerial strategies affect the financial wellbeing of banks during … with different managerial philosophies by comparing asset‐liability management in crisis. Findings – The study has shown …
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To date, managing intellectual capital has focussed on maximising possibilities to create knowledge, while minimising chances of losing knowledge. However, effective intellectual capital management should consider another dimension: orphan knowledge. Orphan knowledge relates to questions such...
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This paper is concerned with the relationship between poor learning processes and the acquisition of imperfect mental models, and their consequences in workplace situations which are hazardous. Seven different factors which may influence mental models to become flawed are proposed. The links...
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Describes, in case study form, how a UK‐based building society installed and operated a new system for financial planning and forecasting. Looks at the objectives, the way in which these were satisfied and how its financial planning and strategic requirements have been changed and enhanced.
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Recalls that the collapse of Baring’s bank showed what may lie behind an apparently successful organization. Barings was destroyed by the unauthorised activities of a trader named Nick Leeson. For almost three years Leeson deceived the bank by appearing to earn phenomenal profits, while in...
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Discusses the issue of damages in the Court of Appeal decision in Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v. Eagle Star Insurance [1995]. Suggests that policy issues, whether or not made explicit, must inevitably be considered in reaching a conclusion as to which party ought to be liable for damages for...
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Purpose – This paper sets out to explore how the principles developed by Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher, FRS (1890‐1962), a gifted British evolutionary biologist, geneticist and statistician, can be applied in today's retail environment to estimate new customers becoming visible through your...
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Purpose – This paper seeks to examine three evolutionary trends that are pushing the boundaries of loyalty marketing in 2006 and beyond. These trends incorporate the power of networks, the power of data, and the power of convergence. Design/methodology/approach – The paper thoroughly...
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine the banking industry's expanding use of loyalty marketing programs to build profitable relationships with customers. Banks' relationship‐building strategies fall into two categories: full‐blown multi‐product loyalty programs and narrower programs that...
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