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Factors affecting farm enterprise diversification
Mishra, Ashok K.; El‐Osta, Hisham S.; Sandretto, Carmen L. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 64 (2004) 2, pp. 151-166
Enterprise diversification is a self‐insuring strategy used by farmers to protect against risk. This study examines the impact of various farm, operator, and household characteristics on the level of onfarm enterprise diversification. Evidence exists that larger farms are more specialized....
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Economic risk and the structural characteristics of farm businesses
Barry, Peter J.; Escalante, Cesar L.; Bard, Sharon K. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 61 (2001) 1, pp. 74-86
This study uses farm‐level data from the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association to determine whether the variability of net farm income is significantly influenced by farm size, financial structure, and other structural characteristics of farm businesses. The econometric results...
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The plethora of yields in property investment and finance: a summary
French, Nick; Patrick, Michael - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 33 (2015) 4, pp. 408-414
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary, with examples, of the various types of yields that are …/value – The paper provides a summary of the various types of yields that are used as benchmarks in the UK for property and finance.  …
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Risks and rewards of technological diversification
In: Strategic Direction 33 (2017) 8, pp. 30-32
Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...
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Food security and nutrition in an urbanizing world
Fan, Shenggen; Cho, Emily EunYoung; Rue, Christopher - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 9 (2017) 2, pp. 162-168
Purpose The paper is a synthesis of the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, and the purpose of this paper is to put into perspective the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2016 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2017. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents...
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Continuous quality improvement through post‐occupancy evaluation feedback
Preiser, Wolfgang F. E. - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 5 (2003) 1, pp. 42-56
Over the past 30 years, both the governmental and private sectors have made use of a feedback mechanism, which helps improve the quality of environments: post‐occupancy evaluation (POE) or similar systematic processes, which gauge the satisfaction with, and importance of, the designed and...
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Decision Making and the Project Team: A Model for Increasing Productivity
Vaught, Bobby C.; Walker, Weldon H. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 86 (1986) 1/2, pp. 22-26
Significant wage and material price increases, coupled with only slight increases in organisational productivity, are … forcing some companies to question their present approach to operational management. A project approach to productivity and … creativity is based on the premise that management cannot afford wage increases without a corresponding increase in productivity …
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DIRECTIONS OF STRUCTURED APPROACHES IN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Gupta, Yash P. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 88 (1988) 7/8, pp. 11-18
means to improve stagnant DP professionals' productivity, overcome communication problems and reduce the risks of systems …
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FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCTIVITY: PERCEPTIONS OF INDIAN MANAGERS
Mohanty, R.P. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 88 (1988) 7/8, pp. 21-26
A survey was conducted in India to try to understand the factors that affect the productivity of Indian organisations … managers in the creation, design and maintenance of systems. Productivity is interpreted as creating maximum welfare for the …
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STATISTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR QUALITY AND PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT
Goh, T.N. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 88 (1988) 9/10, pp. 21-24
Efficient techniques of information collection and analysis are essential to all quality and productivity improvement … higher productivity, as it enables the investigator to identify and evaluate important variables quickly, replacing the …
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