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		<title><![CDATA[Why Are Some Nations Rich While Others Are Poor?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=3315]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If countries create sound institutions and improve their governments, then their citizens can expect that their hard work will be protected by the rule of law and poverty can be fixed, says an MIT professor.  But why do some nations develop sound, transparent institutions while others settle for warlords...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Are So Many Retirement Programs Underfunded?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/blog/retirement-roadmap/why-are-so-many-retirement-programs-underfunded/926/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the PBGC and the list goes on of organizations that may not have the funds necessary to meet future obligations. But it's not as bad quite as it sounds. As long as institutions are reacting to the underfunding, then the numbers shouldn't concern you much. But...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:46:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Mother of All Disruptions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=929]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The corporation is tumbling through a period of uncertainty it has never seen before, one that will change the nature of business forever.    We've been reading sentiments like this since the start of the decade, and a lot more of them over the last six months. But...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:43:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Measuring Microfinance's Effectiveness]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/business-books/?p=531]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A major issue for microcredit, one of the main efforts to fill the holes in market economics, is the lack of a consistent way to measure its impact. For instance, how many of the people who get microcredit are lifted out of poverty, for instance. Does it work as well...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:25:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consolidate Purchasing To Reduce Costs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=956033]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Higher educational institutions of all sizes are being asked to do more with less. With enrollments skyrocketing, state schools are fighting the impact of state budget gaps, while private institutions face shrinking endowments. The result is staff reductions and hiring freezes that must be offset with increased efficiency. As boards...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outsourcing Transcription To Save Costs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1128787]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for ways to cut costs has become a way of life in most medical offices and institutions. One very efficient way to reduce expenditures has been found to be the outsourcing of medical transcription services. In the past medical and business transcription was performed by in house based employees....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[KBW, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-243260.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions. And your first question comes from the line of Steve Stelmach. Please proceed.  Steve Stelmach  Hi Good morning. John Duffy Good morning,  Steve Stelmach Just real quick on the PreTSL business those marks were taken as of September 30th the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:59:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Metavante Technologies Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-226733.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And your first question comes from the line of Tim Willi with Avondale Partners. Please proceed. Timothy Willi - Avondale Partners I was wondering when you talk about FSG and the spending outlook and appreciating maybe you are trying to be a little bit conservative...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 15:03:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Borrowing Power Calculator]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=392975]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This calculator is designed to help you work out your borrowing power based on your current financial position. The calculation uses your Debt Servicing Ratio which is found by dividing your total monthly repayments by your total monthly income. Most lending institutions will lend to a maximum ratio of 32%,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Self-Regulatory Institutions For Solving Environmental Problems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=314756]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scholars of management have long considered how institutions can help resolve market imperfections and thereby improve human welfare. Most previous research has emphasized the use of for-profit firms. Such institutions cannot effectively address many environmental problems, however, because environmental problems often transcend firm boundaries. As a result, management scholars have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Purchasing Card Best Practices For University Procurement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=321587]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Hanover Research's paper on Purchasing Practices in Higher Education, institutions are continually seeking ways to better manage purchasing and incorporate more efficient, cost-effective purchasing systems in order to save on both purchases and back-end support costs. Many institutions have found that a standardized, controlled purchasing system based on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ready or Not?: Determining the Readiness of Your Institution for an ERP Implementation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=272093]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Current trends indicate that higher education institutions are spending more than $20 million to complete single Enterprise Resource Planning ERP system implementations. These trends also point out that the success rate estimate of those implementations is as low as 30%. An ERP implementation project warrants and requires a high level...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Institutions and Business Strategies in Emerging Economies: A Study of Entry Mode Choice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=165621]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Economic institutions set a framework within which businesses develop their strategies. Variations in institutions thus explain differences in the organizational forms. This applies in particular in emerging economies with institutional frameworks differ not only fundamentally from industrialized economies, but also vary greatly amongst each other. This paper investigate the impact...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Institutions Affect Foreign Direct Investment?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=312610]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper argues that countries whose governments are highly ranked according to various indices of the quality of institutions tend to do better in attracting foreign direct investment. In an empirical analysis of cross-section data, the paper finds that different aspects of the quality of institutions from a country (corruption,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banking: Mixed Outlook for a Healthy Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=151193]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper outlines that the financial health of the banking industry is very sound, while the challenges facing banks tend to be related primarily to reputational and regulatory issues that have been in the news. But even these challenges haven't manifested themselves in either problem institutions, where the fundamental health...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competition, Product Differentiation and Quality Provision: An Empirical Equilibrium Analysis of Bank Branching Decisions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=116862]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper analyzes the effects of market structure on the branching decisions of three types of depository institution: multi-market banks, single-market banks, and thrift institutions. It argues that additional branches increase quality for an institution's consumers, and examine the interaction between market structure and this particular measure of quality. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bank.html"><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market Structure and Competition Among Retail Depository Institutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=116889]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper assesses the competitive impact that single-market banks and thrift institutions have on multi-market banks (and vice-versa) in 1,884 non- MSA markets. It estimates a model of equilibrium market structure which endogenizes entry for three types: multi-market banks, single-market banks, and thrift institutions. Observed market structures and the solution...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meeting the Needs of Dual-Career Couples in Academia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=168069]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses dual-career programs implemented at academic institutions within the Unites States and Canada. Various institutions across the United States and Canada were surveyed regarding their policies and practices pertaining to dual-career couples. A comparative analysis of the survey results provides comprehensive benchmarks of existing practices. A critical issue...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Regulatory Developments Affecting The Financial Services Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56509]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["Banking regulators rely heavily upon internal and external auditors as part of their risk-focused supervision processes. The adequacy of these areas functioning as viable independent parties provides a level of assurance to regulators that the Board of Directors and senior management are receiving  unbiased feedback on the internal control...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Academic Institutions Reshaping Reengineering?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51775]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many academic institutions were optimistic as we all began studying Business Process Reengineering and hopeful, that if the process were applied diligently, we would achieve results similar to those of the business world. There was probably even a tinge of guilt thrown in, because we were late in applying these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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