Objectivity is in the Technology Industry

• Sort by
• View by Content Type
• View Related Content by Tag

• Case Study: Gender and Diversity

  The Criminology and Women and the Law courses are taught in a way, which recognizes values diversity.An explicit objective of the courses is to think critically about the law. A great deal of time in both courses is spent analyzing legal claims of objectivity. The Women and the Law class...

  Case studies 2003-03-05

  Tags: Gender and diversity, gender, objectivity, women

• Independence and Objectivity Retired Partners on Audit Committees

  Corporate audit committees, their membership, and their responsibilities have received increased attention since the collapse of Enron. Of paramount importance in the composition of an audit committee of a public company is the assurance that its members are competent to provide adequate oversight of the audit function and are independent...

  White papers 2003-01-01

  Tags: Financial accounting, audit, audit committee, board, stock

• Tracking The Real Market Using A Trading Value System To Implement CAPM

  Since its debut in the 1960s, William F. Sharpe’s CAPM Capital Asset Pricing Model has preoccupied the minds of many sophisticated investors. Based on CAPM’s doctrines, passive investment strategy has become a significant part of investors ’game plan, and indexed portfolios have grown in assets from zero in 1970 to...

  White papers 2003-01-01

  Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, investment strategy, investor, Capital Asset Pricing Model, financial system, market capitalization, financial market, financial, tool, asset, stock, game

• Conflicts of Interest in Biomedical Research

  Avoidance of real or perceived conflicts of interest in clinical research wherever possible is imperative if the medical community is to ensure objectivity, maintain individual and institutional integrity and present an image of objectivity and integrity to the outside world. This task is complex in part because of the paucity...

  White papers 2001-10-07

  Tags: American Medical Association, objectivity, biomedical, collaboration

• The Auditor’s Ethical Responsibility

  Although all those who perform quality audits may not be members of ASQ, there are still underlying principles which apply to the ethics of audits. In performing an audit, the auditor should always strive to be objective in judgment and pronouncements. Only the facts should enter into the assessment of...

  White papers 2001-01-01

  Tags: Financial accounting, Quality America Inc., objectivity, fairness, audit, ethics, auditing, leader, team

• Objectivity and independence: A delicate balance

  Objectivity and integrity in professional conduct have fueled the growth of accounting practices. Over time, the CPA’s reputation for “telling it like it is” rather than telling management “what it wants to hear” created myriad opportunities for CPA firms to offer nonaudit services where their knowledge and skills made them...

  White papers 2000-10-01

  Tags: Financial statements, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, certified public accountant, Objectivity, objectivity, cornerstone, financial statement, SEC, financial, financial market, accounting, knowledge, health care

• Reflections on Independence and Objectivity

  The purpose of this article is to examine to what degree, if any, independence and objectivity might be compromised and the importance of independence, and to whom, when weighed against other factors influencing internal audit’s ability to add value. The proposed changes to the Standards for the Professional Practice of...

  White papers 1999-01-01

  Tags: Dartmouth College, objectivity, audit, auditing

• The Skill of Performance Evaluations

  Giving feedback to employees is a crucial but difficult task requiring both objectivity and sensitivity.

  White papers 1998-01-01

  Tags: Performance management, Team management, performance evaluation, performance

Additional Resources

• Learning good habits

  Electrode Inc may not have the right to dismiss a staff with such a short notice since the act carried out by Christopher is a personal issue. On the other hand, the company may have the right to dismiss him if there is a clause in the employment terms that...

  Articles 2008-12-01

• Creating awareness among the staff

  Christopher's 24-hour dismissal as a consequence of his one-way borrowing habits was not rightly handled by Electrode Inc. Such short dismissal notice is only seen in severe cases such as embezzling company's funds. Appropriate action before resolving the matter could have been taken. This would show that the HR department...

  Articles 2008-12-01

• Nuts to 'em

  What type of defense is acceptable to college administrators, but still effective? My thoughts are to use moderately dense, inexpensive, non-threatening and easy to throw objects--lots of them--to occupy an attacker and suppress his fire until he could be rushed and subdued. My choice was simply good old-fashioned NUTS, the...

  Articles 2008-07-01

• Location, location: a quick lesson in how offsets can backfire

  YOU DON'T HAVE to leave the United States for an object lesson in how an emissions offset system can go wrong. Consider Vernon, California: The tiny city and its neighboring communities have some of the highest air pollution levels in the Los Angeles basin--and it could get worse because of...

  Articles 2008-07-01

• Transnational Conflicts: Central America, Social Change, and Globalization

  Robinson, William I. Transnational Conflicts: Central America, Social Change, and Globalization. London: Verso, 2003. 400pp. Globalization is one of the key catchwords of the twenty-first century. William Robinson takes on the daunting task of examining how the processes of globalization are transforming the economies and politics of the Central...

  Articles 2008-06-30

• State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution, The

  Smith, Dan. The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2006. 144 pp. This short work by Dan Smith is excellent. It combines an atlas with an insightful analysis of the region while exploring the area's numerous conflicts. The...

  Articles 2008-06-30

• Nurse Educator Chapter of SCNA, The

  Presents Nurse Educator Credentialing Review Workshop Guest Speaker: Dr. Patricia Cook USC-Aiken Date: July 12, 2008 Target Audience: Nurse Educators Location: SCNA 1821 Gadsden St.; Columbia, SC Objectives * Identify and Implement Methods that are appropriate to Facilitate Learning * Implement Strategies...

  Articles 2008-06-30

• Investors' Pounds 4.5bn deal to shore up capital at Barclays

  Barclays has agreed a deal with five sovereign wealth funds that will see the investors pump up to 4.5bn into the bank. Barclays executives have spent much of the past week in talks with the investors hammering out details of the fundraising after the bank came under pressure from regulators...

  Articles 2008-06-26

• Mars shaped by massive impact

  Home News IN BRIEF *Scientists studying Mars have discovered a massive impact crater, caused when a massive object collided with the Red Planet more than a billion years ago. The crater's basin left a permanent impression below the Martian surface and covers 40 per cent of the...

  Articles 2008-06-26

• Valencia Ventures to Update Mt. Bundy Gold Project Feasibility

  Valencia Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VVI) ("Valencia") today announced that a letter of engagement has been signed with GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants Ltd. GBM to conduct an update of the previous feasibility study completed by GBM (in 2006) on the Mt. Bundy (Rustler's Roost) gold project located in the Northern...

  Articles 2008-06-26

• NATIXIS : NATIXIS STRENGTHENS ITS CAPITAL STRUCTURE

  Natixis strengthens its capital structure Natixis' two key shareholders - Banque Fédérale des Banques PopulairesBFBP and Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne CNCE - have eachgranted their joint subsidiary a EUR 500 million advance, treatable asequity. As a result, shareholder advances will total EUR 2.5 billion atJune 30, 2008. This advance...

  Articles 2008-06-26

• Callidus Software Broadens Performance Management Capabilities With Introduction of TrueTarget

  Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), theleader in Sales Performance Management SPM, today announced theexpansion of Callidus Software's suite of software products to delivercorporate alignment with one unified system. The new SaaS-based softwaremodule, TrueTargetTM , combines SPM and Employee Performance Management EPM capabilities todeliver Pervasive Performance Management...

  Articles 2008-06-26