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An IT capital performance indicator study: evidence from a Taiwan financial service industry case study

Seng, Jia-Lang; Tsai, Wen-Huei - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 4 (2007) 4/5, pp. 501-528

Assessing the performance of information technology investments is an issue that concerns every IT manager. It is an enterprise's primary goal to integrate information technology into critical business processes effectively, but the value and influence of a firm's performance is very difficult...

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Performance indicators and health promition targets

Buck, David; Godfrey, Christine; Morgan, Antony - Centre for Health Economics, Department of Economics … - 1996

This paper discusses the usefulness of performance indicators in health promotion. Health promotion and target … being scrutinised as never before. Performance indicators have been one suggested means of ensuring movement towards Health …. Criteria for successful performance indicators in health promotion are outlined. However, it is doubtful whether these criteria …

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The application of sustainable development principles to the theory and practice of property valuation

Lorenz, David Philipp - 2006

This dissertation is an exploration into the fields of sustainable development, property investment and valuation. It investigates the rationale for immediately and rigorously integrating sustainability issues into property valuation theory and practice and proposes theoretical and practical...

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How to aggregate sustainable development indicators: a proposed framework and its application

Jollands, Nigel - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 1, pp. 18-34

Decision makers are constantly bombarded with indicators that can lead to indicator fatigue and information overload. Many decision makers call for a few aggregated indicators to simplify decision-making. This call has led to the development of several prominent aggregate indices such as the...

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Facing complexity on agro-ecosystems: a new approach to farming system analysis

Gomiero, Tiziano; Giampietro, Mario; Mayumi, Kozo - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 2/3, pp. 116-144

Sustainability requires the redefinition of the terms of reference for agricultural activities, which must be based on the recognition of multi-functional land use and the complex role that agriculture plays in society. The ability to renegotiate new terms of reference for agriculture, in turn,...

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Statutory Bodies and Performance Reporting: Hong Kong and Singapore Experience

Taylor, Jeannette - In: Public Organization Review 6 (2006) 3, pp. 289-304

Performance reporting involving performance indicators has been adopted by statutory bodies in Hong Kong and Singapore …

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Airport Privatisation: Ownership Structure and Financial Performance of European Commercial Airports

Vogel, H.-A. - In: Competition and Regulation in Network Industries 7 (2006) 2, pp. 139-163

After a discourse on commercialisation and privatisation in the sector, this paper assesses the financial performance of 35 European commercial airports for the decade 1990 to 2000 by comparing those in mixed public-private and fully private ownership to those in public possession. The outcomes...

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How to aggregate sustainable development indicators: a proposed framework and its application

Jollands, Nigel - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 1, pp. 18-34

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Better understanding research performance

Tower, Greg; Desai, Rashid; Carson, Bob; Cheng, Siew - In: Asian Review of Accounting 13 (2005) 2, pp. 51-67

A positivist empirical study approach is employed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics based on survey, website and archival data. The study measures the research performance of 573 Australian academic staff in the accounting discipline to explain what current accounting...

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When is privatization better facilitated? Global evidence from the telecom sector

Lee, Sang; Quayes, Shakil - In: Global Economic Review 34 (2005) 1, pp. 119-127

This paper attempts to identify the telecom-sector performance indicators, relevant economic variables, and …

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