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Constructing "winners and Losers"

Author : Denisa Gandara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (959 download)

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Download or read book Constructing "winners and Losers" written by Denisa Gandara and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, numerous state-level policies intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education have emerged and, in some cases, re-emerged. One such policy that has gained traction in states is performance-based funding--a method of tying state funding for public higher education institutions directly to institutions' performance on pre-specified metrics. This approach represents a departure from the traditional, input-based method of allocating state funds to public colleges and universities, which has historically relied on enrollment counts. Grounded in a theory of policy design that draws attention to the value-laden elements of the policy process, this study examined performance funding policy design, both policy design content and process, in two states: Colorado and Texas. For the analysis, this study employed a multiple case study research design and drew on interviews with 34 policy actors, over a dozen observations of legislative and state higher education agency proceedings, and over 300 documents. Findings from this study indicate that performance funding model designs are overwhelmingly a function of higher education institutions' self-interest, particularly in contexts where institutional representatives have substantial authority over the model design process. The social construction of certain students (e.g., ethnic minority students) as deserving or undeserving of policy benefits also contributes to model designs. Finally, institutional representatives' political power resources are directly associated with the distribution of benefits or burdens to their institution. By deconstructing performance funding policy designs to their constituent parts, this study focused on how and why, given myriad options for performance funding policy designs, certain policy elements were chosen instead of others. This analysis of designs is especially critical given evidence that costly failures in some instances of performance funding may be attributed to poor design, including the use of inappropriate metrics. Moreover, by drawing on a theory of policy design previously unintroduced to the higher education literature and extending the performance funding research base, this study made a number of conceptual and practical contributions, including identifying important considerations for performance funding policy evaluations and for funding model design.

Constructing Risk

Author : Stephen O. Bender
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1800731639
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Constructing Risk written by Stephen O. Bender and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2021-08-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviewing current policies and practices, the book assesses the financial, economic and physical risk of building in hazardous areas, and looks at how societies approach economic development while trying to create a more resilient built environment in spite of the dangers. It examines the vulnerability of economic and social infrastructure to natural hazard events, looks at policies which imperil infrastructure, and proposes new development approaches to be undertaken by sovereign states, international development banks, NGOs, and bilateral aid agencies.

Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality'

Author : Cecilia Menjívar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107041597
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality' by : Cecilia Menjívar

Download or read book Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality' written by Cecilia Menjívar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality, the concept of immigrant illegality, and how its power is wielded and resisted.

Multiple Criteria Decision Making

Author : Günter Fandel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642591329
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Multiple Criteria Decision Making written by Günter Fandel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The organizers of the 12th International Conference on Multiple Cri teria Decision Making (MCDM) held June 19-23, 1995 in Hagen received the second time the opportunity to prepare an international conference on MCDM in Germany; the first opportunity has been the 3rd International Conference on MCDM in Konigswinter, 1979. Quite a time ellapsed since then and therefore it might be interesting to compare some indicators of the development of the International Society on MCDM, which has been founded in Konigswinter. Stanley Zionts has been elected first president and all 44 participants of that Conference became founding members. Today our Society has over 1200 members and its own Journal (MCDM World Scan). In Hagen, 1996, we had 152 participants from 34 countries. It is interesting to mention that also other Groups established their organi zation, like the European Working Group on Multiple Criteria Decision Aid, the German Working Group on Decision Theory and Applications, the Multi Objective Programming and Goal Programming Group, ESIGMA, and some others. It is also interesting to note that the intersection of members of all these Groups and Societies is not empty and there is quite a cooperation among them.

Construction the Third Way

Author : John Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135388229
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Construction the Third Way written by John Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes current best practice in managing construction. It is based on case studies of leading practice responding to demands from customers that construction match the value and quality that international competition is forcing on their own businesses. The case studies show that major customers now partner with construction firms to find more efficient ways of working. The resulting best practice adds to these cooperative approaches a drive for efficiency and innovation based on benchmarks of world class performance that empower teams to set themselves competitive targets. So the new approach balances cooperation and competition. This is why Professor John Bennett's book is called ''Construction: The Third Way.'' The third way in modern politics balances the extremes of cooperation and competition in the interests of the whole community. At its best it encourages sustainable economic growth within a fair society. These aims are echoed in leading practice where teams able to balance cooperation and competition deliver better value for their customers and yet earn sustainably higher profits for construction. The new approach requires managers to rethink construction using ideas from fundamental science that see human organizations as self-organizing networks of relationships. This throws new light on the strengths and weaknesses of both competition and cooperation, and provides the basis for a new paradigm to guide key construction decisions. The book describes this background and provides advice about organization structures that are responsive to changing markets and technologies, and construction processes that enable the industry to earch fair profits by providing customers with the levels of value and quality they now demand.

Portfolio Construction, Measurement, and Efficiency

Author : John B. Guerard, Jr.
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319339761
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis Portfolio Construction, Measurement, and Efficiency by : John B. Guerard, Jr.

Download or read book Portfolio Construction, Measurement, and Efficiency written by John B. Guerard, Jr. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, inspired by and dedicated to the work of pioneering investment analyst, Jack Treynor, addresses the issues of portfolio risk and return and how investment portfolios are measured. In a career spanning over fifty years, the primary questions addressed by Jack Treynor were: Is there an observable risk-return trade-off? How can stock selection models be integrated with risk models to enhance client returns? Do managed portfolios earn positive, and statistically significant, excess returns and can mutual fund managers time the market? Since the publication of a pair of seminal Harvard Business Review articles in the mid-1960’s, Jack Treynor has developed thinking that has greatly influenced security selection, portfolio construction and measurement, and market efficiency. Key publications addressed such topics as the Capital Asset Pricing Model and stock selection modeling and integration with risk models. Treynor also served as editor of the Financial Analysts Journal, through which he wrote many columns across a wide spectrum of topics. This volume showcases original essays by leading researchers and practitioners exploring the topics that have interested Treynor while applying the most current methodologies. Such topics include the origins of portfolio theory, market timing, and portfolio construction in equity markets. The result not only reinforces Treynor’s lasting contributions to the field but suggests new areas for research and analysis.

Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management

Author : C. M. TAM
Publisher : City University of HK Press
ISBN 13 : 9629371154
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (293 download)

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Book Synopsis Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management by : C. M. TAM

Download or read book Decision Making and Operations Research Techniques for Construction Management written by C. M. TAM and published by City University of HK Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides scientific tools for practitioners to resolve some practical problems which are administered empirically at present and may lead to inconsistent results and human errors. The modern decision-making tools introduced in this book include Multi-criteria Decision-making Models, Artificial Neural Network, Genetic Algorithms, Construction Simulation, Rough Set Theory and Advanced Statistical Techniques for construction. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。

Creating Defense Excellence

Author : Pat Allen Pentland
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428980687
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Creating Defense Excellence written by Pat Allen Pentland and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) has gone through some monumental changes in the last two decades, and it faces some enormous future challenges. The changes include the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reform Act of 1986, which realigned authorities and responsibilities in the defense establishment, and the end of the Cold War, which brought about significant reductions in force structure. The challenges encompass the rise of new commitments and missions, the problem of adapting revolutionary information technology, and the evident need to reshape DoD's support systems, processes, and infrastructure. Both the changes and the challenges have made the need for defense reform evident. Numerous studies, commissions, panels, and Congressional reports have revolved around the single issue of transforming the Department to cope with the security needs of the 21st century. This Addendum offers recommendations that focus on structure and process, but here the NSSG also clearly states a vision--a set of desired outcomes--if the Department is to implement these recommendations. Thus, this summary aims to avoid a stovepiped examination of individual recommendations. Rather it offers an overview of the major recommendations and how they mutually reinforce each other to create excellence. This effort suggests seven future DoD outcome-oriented objectives worthy of pursuit that, if implemented, would make a remarkable difference in America's national security posture.

Handbook of Portfolio Construction

Author : John B. Guerard, Jr.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387774394
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Portfolio Construction by : John B. Guerard, Jr.

Download or read book Handbook of Portfolio Construction written by John B. Guerard, Jr. and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-12 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portfolio construction is fundamental to the investment management process. In the 1950s, Harry Markowitz demonstrated the benefits of efficient diversification by formulating a mathematical program for generating the "efficient frontier" to summarize optimal trade-offs between expected return and risk. The Markowitz framework continues to be used as a basis for both practical portfolio construction and emerging research in financial economics. Such concepts as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), for example, provide the foundation for setting benchmarks, for predicting returns and risk, and for performance measurement. This volume showcases original essays by some of today’s most prominent academics and practitioners in the field on the contemporary application of Markowitz techniques. Covering a wide spectrum of topics, including portfolio selection, data mining tests, and multi-factor risk models, the book presents a comprehensive approach to portfolio construction tools, models, frameworks, and analyses, with both practical and theoretical implications.

Building in Value: Pre-Design Issues

Author : Rick Best
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135139059
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Building in Value: Pre-Design Issues written by Rick Best and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Offers a practical approach to cost-effectiveness. *Provides an introduction to a set of widely applicable decision making tools. *Discusses startegic, financial and construction management techniques.

Making International Institutions Work

Author : Ranjit Lall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1009216279
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Making International Institutions Work written by Ranjit Lall and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International institutions are essential for tackling many of the most urgent challenges facing the world, from pandemics to humanitarian crises, yet we know little about when they succeed, when they fail, and why. This book proposes a new theory of institutional performance and tests it using a diverse array of sources, including the most comprehensive dataset on the topic. Challenging popular characterizations of international institutions as 'runaway bureaucracies,' Ranjit Lall argues that the most serious threat to performance comes from the pursuit of narrow political interests by states - paradoxically, the same actors who create and give purpose to institutions. The discreet operational processes through which international bureaucrats cultivate and sustain autonomy vis-...-vis governments, he contends, are critical to making institutions 'work.' The findings enhance our understanding of international cooperation, public goods, and organizational behavior while offering practical lessons to policymakers, NGOs, businesses, and citizens interested in improving institutional effectiveness.

The Making of History

Author : M. A. Rabie
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595181481
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Making of History written by M. A. Rabie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-07-29 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the development of human societies over time and identifies the major forces of change that guide history and influence its course. The book argues that the course of history has been driven not by leaders, states, ideas or war but rather by four societal processes, whose actions, reactions and interactions have governed the nature and pace of historical change. These processes are the socio-cultural, political, economic and infomedia processes. Three major conceptions of world history (the cyclical, linear and chaotic) have tried to describe the course of history and explain the dynamics of change. This book reviews these conceptions and concludes that each one of them is only partially able to provide an understanding of the historical dynamics of change. The book incorporates these conceptions into one theory, the locomotive theory of history, that provides a comprehensive explanation of the movement and dynamics of change throughout history. The locomotive theory explains why certain nations have made more progress than others, why some people are getting richer while others remain poor, and why democracy has succeeded in some countries and failed in others. The multiplicity of issues that the book covers makes its analysis and conclusions of particular interest to all people engaged in politics, economics, socioeconomic development and globalization.

Climate Crisis Economics

Author : Stuart P. M. Mackintosh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000441768
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Climate Crisis Economics written by Stuart P. M. Mackintosh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate Crisis Economics draws on economics, political economy, scientific literature, and data to gauge the extent to which our various communities – political, economic, business – are making the essential leap to a new narrative and policy approach that will accelerate us towards the necessary transition to a decarbonized economy and sustainable future. The book draws out policies and practices with both national and local examples, which will demonstrate various complementary approaches that are empowering states and people as they seek to pursue the carbon neutral goal. The author delineates a climate crisis economics approach that is fit for purpose and which can help achieve necessary climate change goals in the decades ahead. Ensuring economic and ecological sustainability is neither easy nor cost-free; there is no single solution to the climate crisis. All aspects of our economies, policies, business, and personal practices must come into alignment in order to succeed. Frustratingly, we know what is needed and we have many of the technologies and systems to make the leap to a carbon neutral economy, yet we still fail to act with alacrity. Leaders, communities, and businesses must shift their narratives in how they talk about and think about the climate crisis. In doing so, in making the narrative leap to a new understanding about what is possible and necessary, we can stop endangering our common future and single, fragile, global habitat, and instead set the stage for Green Globalisation 2.0 and a new, sustainable industrial revolution. Climate Crisis Economics will appeal to academics, students, investors, and professionals from varying disciplines including politics, international political economy, and international economics. Written in an accessible voice, it draws on work in fields outside of and in addition to politics and economics to make a case for climate crisis economics as an approach to addressing the climate change challenge ahead. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched www.knowledgeunlatched.org

The Limits of Electoral Reform

Author : Shaun Bowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199695407
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Limits of Electoral Reform written by Shaun Bowler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Limits of Electoral Reform examines a variety of reforms, including campaign finance, direct democracy, legislative term limits, and changes to the electoral system itself. This study finds electoral reforms have limited, and in many cases, no effects. The findings here suggest there are hard limits to effects of electoral reform.

Output-Driven Phonology

Author : Bruce Tesar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107001935
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Output-Driven Phonology written by Bruce Tesar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the theory of output-driven maps and provides fresh perspectives in an accessible way for students and researchers.

The Consensus Building Handbook

Author : Lawrence E. Susskind
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506319238
Total Pages : 1179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Consensus Building Handbook written by Lawrence E. Susskind and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1999-08-09 with total page 1179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you work in the corporate world, a nonprofit organization, or the government sector, you likely face the need to work with others to solve problems and make decisions on a daily basis. And you′ve undoubtedly been frustrated by how laborious and conflict-ridden such group efforts can be. At all levels – from neighborhood block associations to boards of directors of multinational corporations – the consensus building process is highly effective in an increasingly fragmented, contentious society. In addition, the old top-down methods such as Robert′s Rules of Orders often prompt more problems then they solve. Consensus helps you to implement better, more creative solutions. It provides a winning alternative to top-down decision making – and even parliamentary procedure. By learning to build consensus, stakeholders come to understand and respect one another′s perspectives. The consensus building process allows participants to find solutions and forge agreements that meet everyone′s needs – and provides a meaningful basis for effective, long-range implementation of decisions. The Consensus Building Handbook provides a blueprint to help make the process work in your organization, including a practical, quick-reference Short Guide. Plus, you′ll find in-depth commentary and seventeen case studies with in-depth commentaries to provide the theoretical basis for this new approach. CASE STUDIES INCLUDE: Activating a Policy Network: The Case of Mainport Schiphol The Northern Oxford County Coalition: Four Maine Towns Tackle a Public Health Mystery The Chelsea Charter Consensus Process Resolving Science-Intensive Public Policy Disputes: Reflections on the New York Bight Initiative Negotiation Superfund Cleanup at the Massachusetts Military Reservation RuleNet: An Experiment in Online Consensus Building Regulatory Negotiations: The Native American Experience The Chattanooga Process: A City′s Vision Is Realized From City Hall to the Streets: A Community Plan Meets the Real World The Catron County Citizens Group: A Case Study in Community Collaboration Facilitating Statewide HIV/AIDS Policies and Priorities in Colorado Building Consensus for Change Within a Major Corporation: The Case of Levi-Strauss & Company

Latin American Economic Outlook 2020 Digital Transformation for Building Back Better

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264424199
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (644 download)

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Download or read book Latin American Economic Outlook 2020 Digital Transformation for Building Back Better written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2020 focuses on the role of digital transformation in helping to navigate through challenging times. The Covid-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on socio-economic conditions, accentuating the already complex scenario faced by a region with significant structural weaknesses. This unprecedented crisis comes at a time of high aspirations and reinforces the need to transform the very foundations of the development model in the region.