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FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT

Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 2016
Many have argued that measuring financial instruments at fair value might not reflect firms’ financial condition. Prior study finds that managers manipulate the “disclosure” of fair value measurement (Song et al. 2010). In this study, we attempt to provide evidence regarding manager’s incentive to manipulate the disclosure of fair value measurements by
Pei-Hui Hsu, Youan (Robert) Lin
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Do project managers use indicators for measure performance in their projects? [PDF]

, 2017
Gran número de autores reconocen que el uso de indicadores de rendimiento de los proyectos es un factor clave de éxito en los mismos, que además permite obtener retroalimentación y adelantar comportamientos futuros.
Montero Fernández-Vivancos, Guillermo, Onieva, Luis, Pajares Gutiérrez, Javier   +2 more
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou, Joshua Berning, Alessandro Bonanno, Jude Bayham   +3 more
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Evaluation Performance for Iraqi Oil Projects Using Earned Value Analysis

Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences
Poor performance measuring procedures in the oil and gas sector can result in project cost overruns, schedule delays, and scope expansions. Earned value management, an integrated project planning and control system that monitors cost and schedule ...
Nidal Adnan Jasim, Abdulrahman Adnan Ibrahim, Wadhah Amer Hatem   +2 more
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On Best Practices for Risk Management in Complex Projects [PDF]

Risk management shall be proactive. This is one of the key preliminaries to cope with the challenges of complex projects. An overarching and consistent view on project risks and uncertainties is necessary to follow a holistic approach in project risk ...
Cristian MIRCEAN, Dan BENTA, Marius PODEAN   +2 more
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble   +2 more
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Research on Dynamic Optimization of a Critical Path Based on Stochastic Duration and the Earned Value Method

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Critical paths are widely used in project schedule management, but most existing studies ignore the volatility and dynamic characteristics of project duration, which increases the risk of project implementation. This paper proposes a dynamic optimization
Ping Cao, Danyang Li, Zhi Cao, Dinglei Huang, Jiawei Wang   +4 more
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Theatre Facts 2014: A Report on the Fiscal State of the U.S. Professional Not-For-Profit Theatre Field [PDF]

, 2015
"Theatre Facts" is Theatre Communications Group's (TCG) annual report on the fiscal state of the U.S. professional not-for-profit theatre field. The report examines attendance, performance, and fiscal health using data from TCG Fiscal Survey 2014, for ...
Glenn B. Voss, Ilana B. Rose, Laurie Baskin, Zannie Giraud Voss   +3 more
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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An Investigation into the Net Benefits of Revegetating Agricultural Land with Indigenous Species in the Dryland Section of the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Area [PDF]

Benefits ascribed to the revegetation of farming landscapes include enhancement of biodiversity, reduction in the advance of dryland salinity, sequestration of greenhouse gases, control of soil erosion, greater protection of agricultural activities from ...
Trapnell, Lindsay N.
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