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- the conditions under which valid results can be obtained from a statistical technique
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- The Wisdom of Deliberate Mistakes
- The Idea in Brief If you're like most managers, you frown on mistakes--yours and others. Why? Your organization demands optimum performance. And it rewards you based on the height of your successes, not the depth of your...
- Articles 2008-04-01
- Nell Minow: What Went Wrong at Citi, Merrill
- Nell Minow, editor of The Corporate Library, has been a gadfly and corporate critic for many years. Her No. 1 issue these days is compensation for chief executive officers. And she's right that mismanagement of CEO compensation played a role in what went wrong at the top of some of...
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Solving Problems with Proven Techniques
- Humans have been solving problems since the beginning of time. Our problem-solving skills are responsible for spurring social and technological advancement. However, over time, our individual skills become less innovative. Oftentimes, as we gain experience, we resort to solutions that have worked in the past instead of broadening our scope...
- Articles 2007-11-12
- Strategic Planning Without a Battle
- Every business faces strategic issues that involve critical decisions that affect the course and direction of a company. In most cases, the path to resolution of these dilemmas is not clear to all parties. In many situation clashes comes in between perspective of different people that leads to disagreement. Article...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Biodel, Inc., F4Q08 (Qtr End 10/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We will take our first question from William Ho with Banc of America Securities. William Ho – Banc of America Securities Can you give us anything at all on what kind of study you are going to have to do if the FDA does...
- Earnings calls 2008-12-10
- GSC Investment Corp. F2Q09 (08/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first call comes from Greg Mason – Stifel Nicolaus. Greg Mason – Stifel Nicolaus First I wanted to talk about your Deutsche Bank credit facility. If we're remembering right that has an $88 million minimum net worth covenant. You guys are at $91 million...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-15
- Is It Time You Checked Your Assumptions?
- When I was four years old I found a sparrow with a damaged wing in the garden. For a day or two my mother and I kept it in a box in our garage and fed it on bread soaked in milk. Then, one morning, it...
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Can't They Even Slam the Barn Door Right?
- Cam Hui submits: I have repeatedly hammered on the theme that quantitative modelers need to spend more time thinking about the assumptions behind their models see my recent posts What actually happens in the long run and There are no models for all seasons. Analysts need to understand...
- External links 2008-11-12
- IMAX Corporation Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And our first question will come from Eric Wold of Merriman Curhan Ford. Please go ahead. Eric Wold - Merriman Curhan Ford Good morning! Bradley J. Wechsler Hi Eric Eric Wold - Merriman Curhan Ford A couple of questions. I...
- Earnings calls 2008-03-14
- Prudential Financial Inc 4th Quarter 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. The first question will come from Suneet Kamath from Sanford Bernstein. Please go ahead. Suneet Kamath – Sanford Bernstein Thank you and good morning. Two questions please, first on your guidance, if you think back to Investor Day, I think your...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-05
- Small Steps Lead to Big Disasters
- Take a disaster and deconstruct it step-by-step. You'll often find a series of small, seemingly innocuous actions that eventually boiled over into chaos -- like the butterfly's flapping wings that created atmospheric changes causing a hurricane. The economic crisis may be the result of such a cascade...
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Noah Fields Operator, can you start questions please. Operator Operator Instructions. And your question comes from the line of Dan Farrell. Dan Farrell - Fox-Pitt Kelton Good morning. Chris O'Kane Hello Dan. Dan Farrell Hi. Couple of question, firstly I apologize...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-05
- Vocus, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. At this time, we will take our first question from Tom Roderick with Thomas Weisel Partners. Tom Roderick - Thomas Weisel Partners Hi guys, thanks and good afternoon. So, I wanted to just review what looks like a slight disconnect between a real solid quarter,...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-03
- NATCO Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator instructions] Your first question is from Neal Dingmann from Wunderlich Securities. Neal Dingmann - Wunderlich Securities John or maybe Patrick a couple of questions. First, for you John, as far as on the guidance, a couple of things. One, I...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-17
- Spectra Energy Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. Operator Instructions.Your first question comes from the line of Sunara Gussini ph with UBS. Unidentified Analyst Hi good morning guys. John Arensdorf Hi Sunara. Unidentified Analyst Congratulations on both of your new roles. Gregory Ebel Thank you. Unidentified Analyst You guys gave out thorough...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-05
- Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. The first question comes from the line of Darin Arita from Deutsche Bank. Darin Arita – Deutsche Bank I was wondering if you could share some of your macro assumptions underlying your loss reserve estimates. I think Greg you shared that...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-11
- CONMED Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. And your first question comes from the line of Dalton Chandler of Needham & Company. Please proceed. Dalton Chandler - Needham & Company Hi, good morning. Let me just start with your new guidance. You had included some specific FX assumptions in your previous guidance....
- Earnings calls 2009-04-23
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. Operator instructions Our first question comes from Thomas Mccrohan with Janney Montgomery. Please go ahead. Thomas Mccrohan – Janney Montgomery Scott Hi, everyone. How are you doing, gentlemen? Todd Gibbons Good morning, Tom. Thomas Mccrohan –...
- Earnings calls 2008-07-17
- Better Decisions: Balancing Efficiency & Buy-In
- A big source of managerial churn is lack of clarity around the decision process. The biggest source of confusion is the Team Decision. Does this mean that the boss wants lots of input and discussion before deciding or does it mean that a decision isn't made until everyone agrees? Either...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Strategic Planning Goes Beyond Who Does What By When
- A solid and executable strategic planning process challenges the assumptions of those involved because when you are so busy working in the business your assumptions keeping you from working on the business. When you begin to gather all the information from market share to future market and product growth and...
- White papers 2008-01-01
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