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Leading From the Rear
I've just consulted my paper-based(!) American Heritage dictionary on the word lead. The first definition reads, "To show the way to by going in advance." But should leaders also think about directing from the rear? Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill is studying...
Tags: Rear, Sean Silverthorne, Management, Mandela, Leadership, Definition, Leader
Blog posts 2008-01-22
The Definition of "Associate" in the Corporations Law
One of the most important definitions in the Corporations Law is that of "associate". The definition is important for those provisions of the Corporations Law that regulate takeovers, compulsory acquisitions and other transactions. As a result of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 that commenced operation on 13...
Tags: University Of Melbourne, Definition, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2000-08-01
A Question of Value; a Discussion of Property Pricing and Definitions of Value
Valuation is often said to be "an art not a science" but this relates to the techniques employed to calculate value not to the underlying concept itself. Valuation practice has documented different bases of value or definitions of value both internationally and nationally. This paper discusses these definitions and suggests...
Tags: Valuation, Pricing Strategy, Definition, University Of Reading, Valuation Practice, Investment, Finance
White papers 2002-12-12
Factors Underlying The Definition Of Broad Money: An Examination Of Recent U.S. Monetary Statistics And Practices Of Other Countries
The paper examines the experiences of countries in defining monetary aggregates, particularly those countries that have undertaken substantial redefinition's. It finds that both the functional and empirical approaches are important; and that monetary definitions tend to be dynamic in nature, becoming prone to revisions whenever the current definition no longer...
Tags: IMF, Definition, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-03-01
Defining Consumer Satisfaction
Consumer satisfaction has been typically conceptualized as either an emotional or a cognitive response. More recent satisfaction definitions concede an emotional response. The emotional basis for satisfaction is confirmed by the consumer responses. The definition of consumer satisfaction is given as firstly, a summary affective response of varying intensity. Secondly,...
Tags: Definition, Academy Of Marketing Science Review, Consumer Satisfaction, Sales Channel, Marketing Research, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Sales, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Does Not Prohibit Auditors from Offering Tax Services to Audit Clients
Congress intended to adopt the SEC's current definitions. In issuing new regulations, the SEC should be guided by the congressional recognition of the definitions in its 2000 rule and should continue to use those defined terms. Such continuity is not only consistent with the intent of Congress, but it is...
Tags: Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC, U.S. Congress, Definition, Thelen Reid & Priest, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Financial Planning
White papers 2002-09-01
GAAP Versus The Street: An Empirical Assessment Of Two Alternative Definitions Of Earnings
Security analysts, investors and the press are increasingly relying on modified definitions of GAAP net income, known by such names as 'operating EPS' and 'pro forma EPS.' These new 'Street' definitions of EPS exclude items such as 'non-recurring' and 'non-cash' charges. Moreover, this move to Street definitions of EPS has...
Tags: Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc., Earnings, Definition, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2000-06-01
Market Definition and the Analysis of Antitrust in Banking
This paper reexamines the question of market definition in banking, using two micro data sets uniquely well suited to the task. We find that local depositories remain the dominant suppliers of key financial services to households and small businesses, with geographic proximity still important in their institution choice. Read on...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, Antitrust, Definition, Analysis, Banking, Corporate Law, Financial Services, Business Operations
White papers 1997-01-01
The Basics Of Defining For Project Management
Definitions play an extremely crucial role in all areas of the project management field. Throughout a project's initiation and planning phases, new definitions will need to be created; however, in addition to some innovative concepts, project managers will be required to have a firm grasp over some basic definitions as...
Tags: Project, Deliverable, Definition, HELIUM, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
White papers 2009-01-01
Next-Generation Customer-Centricity
One of the most popular business concepts today, customer-centricity, has a dirty little secret. It is the concept with one of the loosest definitions out there. Most researchers, and business executives alike, are content with the widespread and broad definition of customer-centricity as the capacity to understand and respond...
Tags: Concept, Definition, RedefiningStrategy.com
Research reports 2005-06-30
The Definition of Disabling Fatigue in Children and Adolescents
Disabling fatigue is the main illness related reason for prolonged absence from school. Although there are accepted criteria for diagnosing chronic fatigue in adults, it remains uncertain as to how best to define disabling fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS in children and adolescents. The document aims to identify children...
Tags: Children, BioMed Central, Definition
White papers 2005-08-09
Common Airline Term Definitions
There are a handful of terms that are unique to the airline industry, and below I've explained the most popular. If you're talking about terms outside the US, you can replace "Mile" with "Kilometer" and the definitions will be the same. I have some upcoming posts on airline...
Tags: Definition, Strategy, Management, Brett Snyder, Revenue, Operational Accounting, Finance
Blog posts 2008-10-28
It's Never Too Late For Time Management
There is always enough time to get everything done, and everything always gets done on time. Really! More often than not, it does get done on time, meaning when it is required or in a time that suits the larger project. If we change our definition of "On time" to...
Tags: Definition, ExpertArticles.com, Time Management, Productivity
White papers 2007-01-17
Emotional WHAT?: Definitions And History Of Emotional Intelligence
Is it really intelligence? How do we know, and what is intelligence anyway? Touted as the key to educational and corporate success, is EQ really just another "Flavor of the month"? There are half a million web pages on "Emotional intelligence," and everyone wants to claim the "Right" definition -...
Tags: Definition, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management
White papers 2008-01-01
Basel Pact Underscores Ops Risk Management
One of the greatest challenges facing securities firms confronting the complexities of managing and monitoring operational risk is coming up with a definition that satisfies internal management, and perhaps more importantly, industry regulators. The definition put forth by the Risk Management Group of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision defines...
Tags: Risk, Thomson Corp., Definition, Strategy, Security, Management
White papers 2002-06-03
What Is a Business Process?
Processes under the definition of BPM do not have any numerical or technical pre-qualifier. Processes are determined by business function and are categorized by the type of business role they play. There may be other definitions and certainly there are other opinions, yet this explanation of processes within BPM should...
Tags: Business Process, BPM, Definition, Processes, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Software
White papers 2005-07-04
Build a foundation for project success with this definition template
This comprehensive project definition template will help you develop a clear and effective document to guide participants and stakeholders through the completion of a project. The project definition clarifies the deliverables, the scope, and the overall approach of a project. It also communicates the project vision to...
Tags: Definition, Project Definition, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
Tools & templates 2005-08-04
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - A Clinically Empirical Approach to Its Definition and Study
The lack of standardized criteria for defining Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS has constrained research. The objective of this study was to apply the 1994 CFS criteria by standardized reproducible criteria. The empirical definition includes all aspects of CFS specified in the 1994 case definition and identifies persons with CFS in...
Tags: BioMed Central, Definition
White papers 2005-12-15
SEC Adds Flexibility to Audit Committee "Financial Expert" Definition
Many companies already scrambling to understand and comply with the myriad provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley might be able to breathe a little easier now that the Securities and Exchange Commission has broadened its definition on audit committee financial experts. In response to complaints that the proposed definition of "financial expert" was...
Tags: Audit, Financial, SEC, Definition, Protiviti, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers
Digging in to Virgin America's Q4 Operational Stats
I promise that this is my last post on Virgin America's recent performance, but I crunched some more numbers and found some interesting indicators hidden in the operational stats. It's time to dive into the world of RASM and CASM. Click for definitions by Brett Snyder
Tags: Indicator, Definition, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2009-05-13
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