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Dispersion
the amount by which a set of observations deviates from its mean
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Tradeoffs in Staying Close: Corporate Decision-Making and Geographic Dispersion
This paper documents the role of geographic dispersion on corporate decision-making. First, it is found that geographically dispersed firms are less employee-friendly. Second, using division-level data, employee dismissals are less common in divisions located close to corporate headquarters. Third, firms are reluctant to divest in-state divisions. To explain these findings...
Tags: University Of Pennsylvania, Dispersion, Decision-making, Tools & Techniques, Management
White papers 2006-03-01
Sun Chemical offers new dispersions for solvent paint.(Supplier's Corner)
Sun Chemical's performance pigments group has introduced the Surpass line of easily dispersible products for universal solvent systems. This line of dry dispersions combines ease of dispersion with excellent strength development, according to the com Sun Chemical's performance pigments group has introduced the Surpass line...
Tags: dispersion, Sun Microsystems Inc., supplier
Research articles 2004-08-01
Information Dispersion And Auction Prices
Do bidders behave as auction theory predicts they should? How do bidders (and thus, prices) react to different types of information? This paper derives implications of auction theory with respect to the dispersion of private information signals in an auction. The author conducts a survey of non-bidders to construct a...
Tags: Author, Harvard College, Dispersion
White papers 2005-03-01
Dispersion of Cardiac Action Potential Duration and the Initiation of Re-Entry: A Computational Study
The initiation of re-entrant cardiac arrhythmias is associated with increased dispersion of repolarisation, but the details are difficult to investigate either experimentally or clinically. The paper uses a computational model of cardiac tissue to study systematically the association between action potential duration APD dispersion and susceptibility to re-entry. The paper...
Tags: Dispersion, BioMed Central
White papers 2005-02-18
Multi-purpose titanium dioxide.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Ti- Pure[R] R-902+ is said to be an advanced titanium dioxide product that provides great dispersion and excellent hiding power over a range of coatings systems. Ease of dispersion, improved hiding power and consistent performance are important to Ti- Pure[R] R-902+ is said...
Tags: dispersion, Texas Instruments Inc.
Research articles 2006-08-01
Do Acquirers With More Uncertain Growth Prospects Gain Less From Acquisitions?
Behavioral finance models imply that an increase in shares outstanding leads to a lower stock price for firms with greater diversity in opinion among investors. Information asymmetry models imply that share issues by firms with greater information asymmetries are accompanied by larger share price decreases. Valuation models predict a negative...
Tags: Business Operations, Finance, Investment, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispersion, National Bureau Of Economic Research, Acquisition
White papers 2004-09-01
Disperse & align carbon nanotubes.(KEEPING UP WITH Compounding)
NASA and mechanical engineers at the University of' Maryland College Park say they have achieved "nearly perfect" dispersion of alumina micro-particles and uniform dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polystyrene on a twin-screw extruder. Th NASA and mechanical engineers at the University of' Maryland College Park...
Tags: carbon nanotube, dispersion, nanotube, NASA
Research articles 2005-12-01
DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise. (Markets: Product Showcase).(launches DryFilm RA and LXE dispersions)(Brief Article)
DUPONT CHEMICAL Solutions Enterprise has released DryFilm RA and LXE dispersions. The company says that the product's polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE base further improves the lubricity, thermal and chemical stability, nonflammability, and antistick DUPONT CHEMICAL Solutions Enterprise has released DryFilm RA and LXE dispersions. The...
Tags: dispersion, DuPont Co., LXE (EMS Technologies)
Research articles 2002-10-21
Bayer MaterialScience develops new polyurethane dispersions for wood.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
Bayer MaterialScience has developed new aliphatic polyurethane dispersions for coating wood. Bayhydrol XP 2557, Bayhydrol XP 2558 and Bayhydrol XP 2593 equal or exceed the high property levels of their predecessor, but are free of solvents, according Bayer MaterialScience has developed new aliphatic polyurethane dispersions...
Tags: Bayer AG, dispersion, supplier
Research articles 2005-06-01
On the Efficiency of Internet Markets for Consumer Goods
Despite claims that electronic commerce lowers search costs dramatically, and therefore makes it easy for consumers to spot the best buy, empirical studies have found a substantial degree of price dispersion in electronic markets for consumer goods. This study investigates the consumer welfare implications of observed price levels and price...
Tags: Internet, Electronic Commerce, Dispersion, E-business/E-Commerce
White papers 2002-03-01
Can Price Dispersion in Online Markets be Explained by Differences in e-Tailer Service Quality?
It has been hypothesized that the online medium and the Internet lower search costs and that electronic markets are more competitive than conventional markets. This suggests that price dispersion--the distribution of prices of an item indicated by measures such as range and standard deviation—of an item with the same measured...
Tags: Internet, Conclusion, Online Retail Company, E-business/E-Commerce, Dispersion
White papers 2002-03-01
Online Price Dispersion
Several studies show that online price dispersion among e-tailers is persistent. Not much, however, is known about whether prices of pure play internet e-tailers are lower or higher than prices of bricks-and-clicks retailers.
Tags: Online Retail Company, Dispersion, E-business/E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
Case studies 2002-01-01
The Relationships Among Organizational Context, Pay Dispersion, and Managerial Turnover
There is relatively little research explaining observed differences in dispersion across organizations and whether those observed differences have consequences for employee behaviors. Using data from two managerial compensation samples, this article finds that an organization's context-its environment and diversification strategy-is related to differences in pay dispersion across firms. It also...
Tags: Human Resources, Benefits, Dispersion
White papers 2001-01-29
A. Schulman shuts dispersion plant. (Breaking News Roundup).(in Orange, Texas)(Brief Article)
A. Schulman Inc. will discontinue manufacturing operations at its dispersion plant in Orange, Tex., and will completely close the site by the end of August. The company estimates the plant closing will generate roughly $5 million in annual savings A. Schulman Inc. will...
Tags: dispersion, manufacturing, Orange PCS
Research articles 2003-04-14
BASF Plans Major Paper Coatings Plant in Finland.
BASF PLANS to build a massive paper coating dispersions plant in Finland that will have a capacity of 140,000 tons per year, specifically for styrene butadiene and styrene acrylate. The company will select a precise location for the plant soon. Con BASF PLANS to...
Tags: BASF AG, dispersion
Research articles 1999-08-30
Polyurethane dispersions.(Suppliers showcase: materials)
Syntegra polyurethane dispersions are manufactured without the use of solvents and are said to contribute to coating manufacturers' ability to reduce volatile organic compound VOC emissions. Syntegra polyurethane dispersions for ... Syntegra polyurethane dispersions are manufactured without the use of solvents and are said to...
Tags: dispersion, supplier
Research articles 2003-11-01
A. Schulman Reduces Production Manpower at Orange, Texas, Dispersion Plant
AKRON, Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE--July 2, 1998--A. Schulman Inc. (The Nasdaq Stock Market:SHLM) announced today that it is reducing production at its dispersion plant in Orange, Texas, by cutting back its seven-day-a-week operations to five days.
Tags: dispersion, Orange PCS
Research articles 1998-07-02
Dispersion Compensation Module.(Brief Article)
3M's Pulse Compressor is a passive optical component used to correct for chromatic dispersion in giga- and terabit communications systems, and to maintain optimal broadband performance. A high level of mechanical reliability in grating-based dispersi 3M's Pulse Compressor is a passive optical component used to ...
Tags: 3M Co., compensation, dispersion
Research articles 2000-11-01
A. Schulman Reduces Production Manpower at Orange, Texas, Dispersion Plant
AKRON, Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE--July 2, 1998--A. Schulman Inc. (The Nasdaq Stock Market:SHLM) announced today that it is reducing production at its dispersion plant in Orange, Texas, by cutting back its seven-day-a-week operations to five days.
Tags: dispersion, Orange PCS
Research articles 1998-07-02
BASF facility up and running. (BASF Corp.'s "Acronal" dispersions plant, Monaca, Pennsylvania) (Nonwovens News) (Brief Article)
The new "Acronal" dispersions plant in Monaca, PA, from BASF Corporation, Charlotte, NC, began operations last month. The plant, which manufactures acrylic and styrene butadiene dispersions, is ... The new "Acronal" dispersions plant in Monaca, PA, from BASF Corporation, Charlotte, NC, began operations last month. The...
Tags: BASF AG, dispersion
Research articles 1993-02-01
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