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Self‐efficacy and Student Performance in an Accounting Course

Lai Mooi, Tho - In: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting 4 (2006) 1, pp. 129-146

, selfefficacy is operationalised as the difference between actual and predicted examination performance. Prediction errors in the … final examination marks (MERR) and prediction error in the overall course grade (GERR) of a second year management … in the prediction of his final course performance. The more pessimistic a student is of his final course performance, the …

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Business systems review: a methodology for the management of change

Tamaki, Cyndie - In: The Bottom Line 8 (1995) 3, pp. 14-19

Presents a methodology which library managers can use to make necessary changes to their departments. The business … system review is a methodology to develop strategies to make the library's workflow more efficient to meet its goals. The …

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Process analysis techniques and tools for business improvements

Cheung, Yen; Bal, Jay - In: Business Process Management Journal 4 (1998) 4, pp. 274-290

Business process reengineering (BPR) and total quality management (TQM) both emphasise the benefits that a process orientated view of company operations can bring. Acquiring a clear definition of the “as‐is” business process and developing an understanding about how the process may be...

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Individualism and collectivism: toward a strategy for testing measurement equivalence across culturally diverse groups

Azevedo, Ana; Drost, Ellen A.; Mullen, Michael R. - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 9 (2002) 1, pp. 19-29

Examines critically the bulk of cross‐cultural research involving the constructs of individualism and collectivism. Highlights some of the main conceptual and methodological shortcomings in the use of these constructs and the need for refinement and synthesis in definition and measurement....

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Domestic Applications of Comparative Marketing Analysis

Lamb, Charles W. - In: European Journal of Marketing 9 (1975) 2, pp. 167-173

Considers various approaches to the study of comparative marketing, suggesting methodology that provides an adequate … methodology provide an adequate framework on which to base domestic comparative marketing studies. Proposes that if improvement in … the state of knowledge is to take place, commonality of terminology and methodology must first be established. Concludes …

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Comment on: ‘Screening’ for Breast Cancer: Misguided Research Misinforming Public Policies, by O. S. Miettinen

Huwiler, Karin; Thürlimann, Beat; Cerny, Thomas; … - In: Epidemiologic Methods 4 (2015) 1, pp. 15-18

Abstract Our commentary of the article “‘Screening’ for Breast Cancer: Misguided Research Misinforming Public Policies” has two main parts. First we address some of the methodological points raised by Professor Miettinen. Then we review more specific aspects of the Swiss Medical Board...

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The Role of Risk in Pricing Retail Loans

Stanley, Thomas O.; Ford, John K. - In: International Journal of Bank Marketing 4 (1986) 5, pp. 58-65

An objective method of pricing, where the cost of each component of a product is determined separately, is relevant to the pricing of loans in banking. Relevant factors in this case are a “real rate” of interest, an inflation premium, administrative expenses, a maturity factor and an...

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THE ROLE OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNER IN THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: JORDAN TELECOM AS A CASE STUDY

AL‐ Rasheed, Adel M.; AL‐ Qwasmeh, Farid M. - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 13 (2003) 2, pp. 144-175

The paper explores the role of the strategic partner in the Management Development (MD) process at Jordan Telecom (JT) by surveying the attitudes of 243 Jordanian managers and by testing the relevant hypothesis. The findings reveals that the strategic partner contributes to the development of...

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Henry Ford′s just‐in‐time system

Wilson, James M. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 15 (1995) 12, pp. 59-75

Comparisons of western manufacturing management with Japanese methods have highlighted a number of differences between them. But a comparison of earlier western ideas about manufacturing shows remarkable similarities between the two. Henry Ford′s ideas and practices show many features seen in...

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The Use of Structural Modeling in Organizational Change and Development Research

Schriesheim, Chester A.; Cooke, Donna K. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 1 (1988) 1, pp. 29-42

A relatively recent advance in analyzing longitudinal data, structural equation modeling with structured means, for examining the impact of organizational change and development interventions, is presented. Some of the limitations of current approaches to analyzing data collected from...

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