Dissertations / Theses: 'Appraisers'

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Chan, Yuk-ying Gloria, and 陳玉英. "A study on appraisers' and appraisees' perception to performance appraisal system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31268614.

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Chan, Yuk-ying Gloria. "A study on appraisers' and appraisees' perception to performance appraisal system /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19872422.

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Lo, Chee-wai, and 盧志威. "Teacher appraisal-perceptions of appraisers (middle managers) and appraisees (teachers) in Hong Kong secondary schools." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31960352.

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Lo, Chee-wai. "Teacher appraisal-perceptions of appraisers (middle managers) and appraisees (teachers) in Hong Kong secondary schools." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20058032.

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Jamal, Warda Najeeb. "The rhetorical construction of performance appraisal : argument and persuasion in the talk of appraisees and appraisers." Thesis, Durham University, 2017. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12289/.

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In view of the potential for controversy associated with performance appraisal (PA), the study considers it as the object of controversy worthy of rhetorical attention. However, being the object of controversy, which attracts rhetoric, PA becomes a less significant focus for the thesis. Instead, the argumentative and persuasive dimensions of rhetoric in the talk of appraisees and appraisers regarding the PA practiced in their banks becomes the primary subject of the research, particularly with regard to understanding how they construct the reality of their PA. Accordingly, the rhetorical framework of the study is drawn from the ideas of Aristotle (1991) and the contemporary authors, Billig (1987; 1991; 1996) and Potter (1996). The study contributes towards understanding the importance of rhetoric in an organisational context characterised by the controversy or the potential for controversy. For example, the evidence of the presence of the argumentative and persuasive dimensions of rhetoric in the talk of appraisees and appraisers throughout the analysis represents rhetoric not only as an important aspect of PA, but also demonstrates it as a valuable persuasive skill used by them. Respectively, this contributes towards building a theory of PA from the perspective of rhetoric. Hence, as a practical implication of the study, rhetoric should be regarded as an important skill to be mastered by appraisees and appraisers. Moreover, the application of the rhetorical framework for the analysis contributes towards testing the theory, which constitutes the rhetorical framework, on the talk of appraisees and appraisers. Similarly, the rhetorical framework used in the study provides an important methodological contribution and implication for future studies For example, it may be used in the future studies which are based on organisational practices characterised by the controversy or potential for controversy. Another important contribution of the study involves the ‘argumentative context’ and ‘justification process’ as the analysis demonstrates how people anticipate the arguments of absent audiences, and use rhetorical devices to justify their own arguments, regarding a potentially controversial matter. In this regard, an interesting phenomenon observed in the analysis is the code-switching of the appraisees and appraisers, from English to Urdu, when they discussed the sensitive or taboo subjects, which suggests their preference for their native language for the potency in their expressions.

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Wilson, Lindy. "A survey of accredited rural appraisers." Click here to view, 2009. http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/agbsp/8/.

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Thesis (B.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2009.
Project advisor: Wayne Howard. Title from PDF title page; viewed on Mar. 10, 2010. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on microfiche.

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Andersson, Fredrik, and Robert Landberg. "Real Estate Appraisal : A Study of Real Estate Appraisers in Sweden." Thesis, Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-209.

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Problem: Problemet som legat till grund för intresset och inriktningen med denna magisteruppsats är då tidigare kontorsfastigheten Skatteskrapan skulle byta ägare och användningsområde. En planerad ombyggnad ställde till problem med avseende på uppskattningen av ombyggnadskostnader. I slutändan handlar problemet om ett värderingsproblem. Detta problem tillsammans med andra ex-empel där fastigheter bytt användningsområden har väckt ett intresse att göra en ingående undersökning av det svenska fastighetsvärderingsområdet. Denna uppsats är indelad i fem olika delundersökningar. Initialt sker en presentation av svenska metoder för fastighetsvärdering. Vidare under-söks olika faktorer som har olika värdepåverkande effekter på fastighetsvärdet. Därefter genomförs en undersökning av hur nya användningssituationer kan vålla värderingsproblem samt hur ett värde fastställs i en sådan situation. Nästa steg består utav en undersökning av internationella värderingsmetoder. Studien avslutas sedan med en undersökning av nya trender som utvecklats inom fastighetsvärderingen.

Syfte: Syftet med denna magisteruppsats är att studera fenomenet fastighetsvärdering via svenska fastighetsvärderare för att erhålla en förståelse för hur de resonerar vid valet av värderingsmetod och bestämmer det slutliga värdet. Dessutom är syftet också att belysa relationen mellan svenska och internationella värderingsmetoder för att utröna likheter och skillnader.

Metod: Vi har valt en kvalitativ metod i form av åtta intervjuer. En förstudie, i form av en intervju, görs med professor Stellan Lundström, vilken ämnar till att ge en uppdaterad bild av forskningen inom området. Därefter hålls sju intervjuer med auktoriserade fastighetsvärderare. Värderarnas synpunkter analyseras sedan tillsammans med resultat från förstudien, teoretiskt ramverk samt tidigare studier. Analysen är baserad på en modifierad tankemodell som är skapad av forskaren Jan Matts-son. Genom denna modell har sedan fem viktiga nivåer, knutna till uppsatsens problemområde, analyserats.

Slutsats: Vi fann att de svenska värderingsmetoderna i stort sett utgörs av tre olika metoder. Dessa är avkastningsmetod, ortsprismetod samt produktionskostnadsmetod. De viktigaste värdepåverkande faktorerna var fastighetens läge samt dess skick och standard. Även hyreskontrakten och vakanser påverker till stor del. Beslut om ny användningssituation kan tas av olika anledningar. Det största problemet relaterat till denna förändring är uppskattningen av framtida kostnader, där ombyggnadskostnader utgör den största svårigheten. De internationella värderingsmetoderna är överlag de samma som de svenska. Kulturella skillnader föreligger i vilka metoder som används i olika situationer. De viktigaste nya trenderna är effekten av de internationella redovisningsstandarderna. En annan trend är det ökade användandet av automatiska analysverktyg.

Problem: The underlying problem within this Master of Science thesis is the emanating issues from the changed owner and usage situation of the former Tax Department. A planned reconstruction led to difficulties in estimating the reconstruction costs. In the end this problem is an appraisal issue. This problem led to an interest to make a thorough investigation of the area of Swedish real estate appraisal. The thesis is constituted by five different subinvestigations. Initially an exploration is made concerning Swedish real estate appraisal methods. Further, factors affecting the real estate value are examined. This is followed by an investigation of what appraisal issues that might occur in a new usage situation and how the value is estimated in such a situation. The relation between Swedish and International appraisal methods is then illuminated. The final investigation is concerning what new trends that have occurred on the Swedish real estate appraisal market.

Purpose: The purpose of this Master of Science thesis is to study the phenomenon real estate appraisal via Swedish real estate appraisers to gain an understanding of how they reason when choosing appraisal method and determine the real estate value. Additionally, the aim is also to highlight the relation between Swedish and International real estate methods to reveal differences and similarities.

Method: We have chosen a qualitative method taking the form of eight interviews. A total of eight interviews are performed. The study is offset by a pre-study with a professor at RIT, Stellan Lundström. The aim with this interview is to get an updated view of the latest research within real estate appraisal. This is followed by seven interviews with certified real estate appraisers. The results from the interviews with the appraisers are analysed together with the pre-study, theoretical framework and previous studies. The analysing process is based upon a modified thought model, originally developed by the researcher Jan Mattsson. The analysing process is presented in five steps that all are connected to the modified thought model and related to the problem area of this Master of Science thesis.

Conclusion: We found that the Swedish appraisal methods generally are constituted by three methods. These are the avkastnings method, the ortspris method and production cost method. The most influent factors on the real estate value are the location as well as the condition and standard. Also the rent contracts and vacancies to some extent affect the value. A rather large problem originates in the estimation of future costs, where the estimation of reconstruction costs is referred to as the largest issue. The international appraisal methods are equivalent to the Swedish methods. The largest differences are of cultural kind mostly caused by differences in legislation. New trends that are presented are the impact of the international accounting standards (IAS). Another significant trend is the increased use of automatic real estate analysis tools.

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Wolff, Elizabeth B. "True value : an investigation into the valuation behavior of land developers and appraisers." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29769.

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Thesis (S.M. and M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-85).
The goal of this thesis is to investigate the real world problems associated with valuing a key component of real estate -- raw land. Because land valuation is seen as a risky endeavor that requires investors to make decisions based on outcomes that are uncertain, it offers a unique and interesting realm for evaluating human decision-making behavior. Through contrasting the three different decision processes of 1) the normative approach to valuation that appraisers are trained to employ 2) the true valuation behavior of appraisers in the field, and 3) the true valuation behavior of land developers in the market place, this study seeks to gain insight into real estate valuation behavior. The hypotheses for this thesis are drawn from the core theories of decision analysis and cognitive psychology. Because this study looks at the process of valuation, it focuses on the cognitive shortcuts, formally referred to as heuristics, that humans use to make decisions in complex situations where the outcome of a t.ask is uncertain. In this study, a process tracing technique was employed to study the problem solving behavior of nine land developers and ten appraisers. To compare subject processes, protocols were conceptualized as frequency distributions and were compared using Kolmogorov-Smimov goodness-of-fit tests as well as parametric tests of equal population proportions. The results of the tests showed that according to a model developed by the Appraisal Institute, appraisers and developers behave in a non-normative manner for they take certain cognitive shortcuts that end up altering this model when valuing an asset. The information search behavior of appraisers and developers was also found to be observably different. Further investigation discovered that appraisers look at more comparables than developers, while developers tend to be more interested in incorporating valuation steps that are not prescribed by the nonnative model. The findings of this study lead to serious questions about the efficacy of the Al's current model. In fact, the deviations between appraisers' methodologies and those of the market, as represented by the developers tested, were such that if these discrepancies are not addressed the work of appraisers risks becoming marginalized. Implications for future research were also discussed.
by Elizabeth Brooke Wolff.
S.M.and M.C.P.

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Gamito, Ana Rita Ferreira. "Understanding appraiser independence : a multi-method research." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11001.

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Mestrado em Contabilidade, Fiscalidade e Finanças Empresariais
Este estudo foca-se na relação entre gestores e avaliadores no sector nacional, de fundos de investimento imobiliário, com o objetivo de desenvolver um quadro teórico de como a independência dos avaliadores é percebida por ambos os agentes. Sobre a metodologia, o estudo combina uma pesquisa qualitativa através de entrevistas com especialistas para entender quais são os principais conceitos relacionados com a independência do avaliador e uma pesquisa quantitativa com base num questionário distribuído individualmente a vários gestores de fundos imobiliários e avaliadores. Podemos concluir que o conceito de independência do avaliador não tem uma definição simples e que os fatores mais citados na definição são a pressão, os conflitos de interesses, ter ética de trabalho e ser qualificado. A pesquisa qualitativa trouxe grande valor acrescentado a este estudo permitindo entender os fatores que influenciam a independência dos avaliadores. Os resultados estatísticos mostram que os cinco fatores mais correlacionados com a independência do avaliador são a dimensão do cliente, o risco de sanções disciplinares impostas por autoridades reguladoras ou de associações profissionais, o acesso a trabalhos anteriores do mesmo imóvel, forma de remuneração das avaliações e a experiência do avaliador. Além disso, também concluiu que os avaliadores e os gestores de fundos têm as mesmas perceções sobre a importância de cada fator para a independência das avaliações. Algumas limitações deste estudo são a falta de controlo direto sobre os inquiridos ao responder ao questionário e o fato dos fatores terem sido todos tratados da mesma forma.
This study focuses on the relationship between fund managers and appraisers in the national sector, of real estate investment funds, with the aim of developing a theoretical framework of how the independence of the appraisers is perceived by both agents. Regarding the methodology, this study combines a qualitative interview survey with experts to understand which are the main concepts related to the appraiser´s independence and a quantitative survey based on a questionnaire distributed individually to several real estate fund managers and appraisers. We can conclude that the concept of appraiser independence does not have a simple definition and that the factors more mentioned in the definition are the pressure, the conflicts of interests, work ethic, and be qualified. The qualitative research brought great added value to this study allowing us to understand the factors that influence the appraisers? independence. The statistic results show that the five factors more correlated with the appraiser´s independence are client dimension, risk of disciplinary sanctions imposed by regulatory authorities or professional associations, access to the previous works of the same real estate, form of remuneration of the appraisals, and appraiser´s experience. Additionally, we also found that appraisers and other agents have the same perceptions about the importance of each factor to the appraisals independence. Some limitations of this study are the lack of direct control over respondents while answering the questionnaire and the fact we have handled all factors the same way.

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Sandh, Jonathan, and Klas Ördell. "Värdering av icke-monetära nyttor på skogsfastigheter." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för företagsekonomi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28570.

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Skogsfastighetsmarknaden var tidigare reglerad så att priserna på fastigheterna inte alltid kunnats anse som marknadsvärden. När marknaden sedan avreglerades under början av 1990-talet steg fastighetspriserna kraftigt. Utvecklingen var intressant då den faktor som tidigare varit den starkast prispåverkande faktorn, virket och värdet av detta, inte alltid följde samma utveckling som fastighetspriserna vilket lett till ett gap.Detta gap har i forskningen kommit att kallats den icke-monetära nyttan, en del som inte genererade några pengar likt skogen. Tidigare forskning har fastställt att denna nytta kan bestå av äganderätt-, affektions-, natur- och rekreationsvärden samt att dessa nyttor varierar kraftigt mellan olika köpare, och hur de värderar dem. Hur en värderare då ska fastställa ett marknadsvärde när en sådan stor del av värdet utgörs av en kraftigt varierande faktor är väldigt intressant.Denna studie har därför utrett hur värderare tar hänsyn till dessa icke-monetära nyttor i sin bedömning av marknadsvärde på skogsfastigheter. Detta har gjorts genom en kvalitativ ansats där värderare fick delta i öppna intervjuer och resonera kring dessa nyttor.Resultatet visar att värderare låter i stor del ortsprisjämförelser utvisa vad sådana nyttor är värda i närområdet. De som inte kan utvisas i ovannämnda material, fick bestämmas på den öppna marknaden mellan köpare och säljare. Viss speciell hänsyn togs till fastighetens läge och jakt, men dessa värden fås ofta fram av jämförelsematerialet.Studien har visat att det är andra faktorer som de undersökta tror påverkat prisutvecklingen mer, nämligen förväntansvärde på fortsatt värdeutveckling samt viljan att investera i en historiskt sett säker investering. Att använda sig av begreppet "icke-monetär nytta" har visat sig vara svårt, och författarna föreslår att kalla dessa mjuka värden istället. Detta för att minska behovet av att kvantifiera dessa, och istället rikta energin på att förbättra databaserna för ortsprismaterial för att säkerställa att värderingen av skogsfastigheter är korrekt och adekvat.
The market for forest properties was previously regulated, which meant that the price of a property could not be considered as a market value. When the market was deregulated in the early 1990's, the market prices rose rapidly. This development was very interesting, as the previously most important factor affecting the prices, the timber value, did not always have the same development as the property prices, which led to a gap.This gap has been called non-monetary value in previous research, which unlike the timber does not contribute any revenue. Previous research has determined that this value may consist of owning-, sentimental-, natural and recreational values, and that these values varies significantly among different buyers, and how they individually value them. How can an appraiser determine a market value, when such a large part of the value consists of a highly variable factor is very interesting.This study has investigated how the appraiser takes into account these non-monetary values in their assessment of the market value on a forest property. This has been done through a qualitative approach in which appraisers were allowed to participate in interviews and discuss these values openly.The result shows that appraisers let a large part of these values be estimated by comparison of sales in the vicinity. Those who cannot be estimated in the above mentioned comparison, were let to be determined on the open market between buyers and sellers. Some consideration was given to the property's location and hunting rights, but the value of them were often included in the comparison material.The study has shown that there are other factors that the informants believe have affected the price development more, namely the expectation value of the continued increase in property prices and the willingness to invest in a historically safe investment. Making use out of the concept of "non-monetary values" has proven to be difficult, and the authors suggest that they should be called soft values instead. This is to reduce the need to quantify them, and instead focus energy on improving databases for sales comparisons to ensure that the valuation of forest properties is correct and adequate.

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Vences, Ana Clotilde da Graça. "A entrevista na avaliação de desempenho em enfermagem." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16977.

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A Entrevista na Avaliação de Desempenho em Enfermagem A avaliação de desempenho, enquanto ferramenta de gestão dos recursos humanos, pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento das organizações, sendo atualmente visível esta preocupação nos órgãos de gestão dos serviços de saúde. No processo de avaliação de desempenho, a entrevista assume destaque pela sua componente relacional, considerada como um momento crucial de análise do avaliador e avaliado numa perspetiva de desenvolvimento e alcance dos objetivos pessoais, profissionais e organizacionais. No presente trabalho, fizemos uma caracterização das entrevistas no processo de avaliação de desempenho, do ponto de vista dos avaliados, no quadro do Sistema de Avaliação de Desempenho em Enfermagem em vigor no ano de 2007, ano da realização da investigação empírica. Através de uma abordagem quantitativa, pretendeu-se a realização de um estudo exploratório/descritivo com recurso à técnica do inquérito por questionário aplicado a 136 enfermeiros de uma instituição hospitalar. De uma forma geral, os dados obtidos nesta investigação permitiram verificar que a maioria das entrevistas de avaliação de desempenho realizadas no Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rosário, E.P.E. caracterizam-se por serem bem preparadas e bem conduzidas mas os seus resultados não se encontram bem definidos. Estes devem-se à pouca disponibilidade dos avaliadores para um acompanhamento e orientação constantes do desempenho do avaliado, inexistindo uma verdadeira cultura de avaliação de desempenho. Neste sentido, foi elaborada uma proposta de intervenção sócio organizacional que visa o desenvolvimento de competências de avaliação de desempenho, onde a formação e a interação avaliador avaliado assumem especial importância. /ABSTRACT - Performance Evaluation in Nursing: the Interview Performance evaluation is a tool used on human resources management contributing to the organizational development, namely in the health sector. In the performance evaluation process, the interview has special importance, due to its relational component. That component is crucial to the development of personal, professional and organizational objectives. In the present study, we have characterized the interviews in the performance evaluation process, from the standpoint of the appraised, within the frame of the Performance Evaluation System in Nursing in effect in 2007, when the empirical research was carried out. The research was a survey-type applied to 136 nurses from a hospital. Generally, the data obtained shows that the majority of the interviews are being well prepared and well conducted, but the results of performance appraisal interviews are not well defined. This is viewed as the consequence of lack of availability from the appraisers for the follow up and constant monitoring of the performance of appraises, and non-existence of a true culture of performance evaluation. Therefore, we set up a social and organizational intervention proposal, which aims to develop performance evaluation skills, mainly related with interview and interaction between appraiser-appraised.

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Silvestre, Ortiz José Refugio. "Rentabilidad de los inmuebles de oficinas en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/461879.

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This paper studies the profitability of office buildings, associating urban and environmental attractions in the context of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Usually two forms of analysis are developed, in the first each zone corresponds to a district of Barcelona and also the main populations of the Municipalities of Hospitalet de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Cornella de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat, Sant Cugat del Valles and Badalona; In the second, the analysis is performed by areas of value, similar to the Real Estate Operators, being these areas, the central business area, city center, new business areas and periphery. The office market is characterized and analyzed. In addition, five methods are used to calculate the capitalization rate, as an approximation to the rate of return of each zone, among which are the econometric models, which also require the use of the direct capitalization method of real estate valuation. The real estate risk premium is also calculated in each zone, based on the estimation of the real estate yield of offices; based on the Appraisal Institute (2008), which states that real estate profitability rate is equal to the risk-free rate plus the real estate risk premium. The urban and environmental attractions for offices can be explained by factors of accessibility, urban and environmental externalities, social hierarchy and agglomeration. As these urban quality factors are better, their real estate profitability rate declines, or, as urban quality factors become worse, their real estate profitability rate increases; is the hypothesis that arises in this work and that is proven. In order to estimate the urban and environmental factors in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area that affect the profitability of its offices, interviews have been conducted with experts. Hence, factors classified as "very important" are: access to main avenues, access to metro station, access to large transport infrastructures, built-up stock quality, economic-business compactness and intensity of use of the built stock. It is expected that the present work will be especially useful to Professional Appraisers, since they would be in a position to make better decisions in their real estate valuations.
Este trabajo estudia la rentabilidad de los inmuebles de oficinas, asociando atractivos urbanos y ambientales, en el contexto del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona. Por lo general se desarrollan dos formas de análisis, en la primera cada zona se corresponde con un distrito de Barcelona y además las principales poblaciones de los Municipios de Hospitalet de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Cornella de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat, Sant Cugat del Vallés y Badalona; en la segunda, se realiza el análisis mediante zonas de valor, similarmente a como las presentan los Operadores Inmobiliarios, siendo dichas zonas, el área central de negocios, centro de ciudad, nuevas áreas de negocios y periferia. Se caracteriza y analiza el mercado de oficinas, además se desarrollan cinco métodos para calcular la tasa de capitalización, como una aproximación a la tasa de rentabilidad de cada zona, entre ellos se encuentran los modelos econométricos, que también requieren de hacer uso del método de capitalización directa de la valoración inmobiliaria. También se calcula la prima de riesgo inmobiliario en cada zona, a partir de la estimación de la rentabilidad inmobiliaria de oficinas; en base al Appraisal Institute (2008), que establece que la tasa de rentabilidad es igual a la tasa libre de riesgo más la prima de riesgo inmobiliario. Los atractivos urbanos y ambientales para las oficinas pueden ser explicados mediante factores de accesibilidad, de externalidades urbanas y ambientales, de jerarquía social y de aglomeración. A medida que dichos factores de calidad urbana son mejores, su tasa de rentabilidad inmobiliaria disminuye, o bien, a medida que los factores de calidad urbana son peores, su tasa de rentabilidad inmobiliaria aumenta; es la hipótesis que se plantea en éste trabajo y que es comprobada. Para estimar los factores urbanos y ambientales en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona que inciden en la rentabilidad de sus oficinas, se han realizado entrevistas a expertos. De donde, factores calificados de "muy importantes" son: acceso a avenidas principales, acceso a estación del metro, acceso a grandes infraestructuras de transporte, calidad del stock edificado, compacidad económico-empresarial e intensidad de utilización del stock edificado. Se espera que el presente trabajo sea especialmente útil a los Valuadores Profesionales, ya que estarían en condiciones para una mejor toma de decisiones en sus valoraciones inmobiliarias.

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Moss, Carolyn Ann. "Sibling and self appraisals." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ53507.pdf.

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Root, Carol Ann. "The relationship between parental appraisals, children's appraisals, and patterns of emotionality in children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0003/MQ33997.pdf.

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Taylor, Richard Lawrence. "Occupational Bias in Performance Appraisals." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29454.

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This dissertation investigates the question: are mission critical occupations more favored than other occupations in performance appraisals in pay pools? While many types of bias in performance appraisals occur, such as gender or race, occupational bias--favoring or showing preference for one occupation over another in performance appraisals and subsequent ratings-- has not been fully examined. There is a lack of empirical evidence that addresses occupational bias in performance appraisal and ratings in the Federal civil service sector, and more specifically the Department of Defense. The importance of occupational bias in performance appraisals is seen in the cost to organization and taxpayer, the degradation to fairness and trust in the workplace, and the erosion of organizational values. The methodology used to address this dissertationâ s hypothesis is a quantitative-qualitative inquiry that investigates performance ratings of the engineering occupational series within three Department of Defense (DOD) engineering agencies. The methodology is comprised of three parts: quantitative analysis of pay pool rating data and qualitative analysis of archived documents and expert interviews. Each part of the methodology is intended to be mutually supportive. The quantitative analysis yields a null finding of the hypothesis based on two findings. First, indicators of occupational bias were not found using differences of average occupational performance ratings between engineers and other occupations in three DOD engineering organizations. Second, Fiscal Year 2008 engineer occupational series performance ratings in three Department of Defense engineering agencies did not show statistically significant differences when compared to occupations such as personnel management specialists and accountants. This may be due to privacy act limitations in the data set used. Anecdotal evidence of preferences for mission critical occupations in performance appraisals and ratings was found to support the hypothesis.
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Brown, Lindsey. "Women's Intimate Partner Violence Experiences and Health and Vocational Outcomes: The Role of Trauma Appraisals." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19655.

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern in the United States that puts women at increased risk for negative health and vocational outcomes. Severity and duration of negative outcomes, however, vary widely among trauma survivors, with some women developing more severe, negative outcomes and others developing less severe or fewer negative outcomes, or none at all. The study of cognitive appraisals for trauma, or an individual's assessment of her/his beliefs, feelings, and behaviors after a traumatic event, shows promise for illuminating what, and how, post-trauma outcomes develop for trauma survivors. Few studies have examined cognitive appraisals of trauma in relation to IPV, and none to date have examined them in relation to physical health and vocational outcomes. The purpose of this dissertation study was to use a correlational, descriptive, non-experimental, survey research design to examine whether trauma appraisals mediate the relationships among a broad range of IPV experiences and mental health, physical health, and vocational outcomes for adult women IPV survivors. Participants were a community sample of 158 women who had experienced IPV in adulthood. Participants were recruited from multiple community organizations and completed surveys online or in-person or over-the-phone with the principal investigator. Stepwise linear regressions were used to analyze the mediation models, and linear regressions were performed to examine how specific trauma appraisals predicted physical health and vocational outcomes. Dissertation study findings showed that trauma appraisals significantly and fully mediated the relationship between IPV experiences and mental health outcomes for women, with appraisals of fear, alienation, and anger significantly predicting mental health outcomes. When childhood betrayal trauma was controlled for within this model, however, trauma appraisals only partially mediated the relationship between IPV and trauma-related mental health. A mediation model was not used for physical health and vocational outcomes, but findings revealed that appraisals of self-blame and anger significantly predicted physical health outcomes, and appraisals of anger and shame significantly predicted vocational self-efficacy outcomes. These findings highlight the importance that trauma appraisals play in the development of a broad range of outcomes for IPV survivors. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

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Söderberg, Bo. "Essay in real estate appraisel." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Real Estate and Construction Management, 1999. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-2882.

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This is an academic dissertation submitted in partialfulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor ofTechnology. The dissertation consists of a short summary anddiscussion of seven enclosed essays. All seven papers aredevoted to central issues within real estate appraisal andvaluation, with emphasis on the market for income property.

Essay Ianalyses the market prices for mixed-use incomeproperties, with mainly residential use. A hedonic priceequation is estimated based on market transactions. The timeperiod under study is 19921994. The geographicalsub-market analysed is the city of Stockholm. The hedonictechnique is also used for estimating an assessment equation.Certain types of properties were found to be systematicallyunder-assessed.

Essay IIis an inquiry into the topic of choosing arelevant functional form for the hedonic equation applied toincome property. Certain characteristics of two common modelspecifications are identified. The shortcomings and advantagesare illustrated through the application of the two models toempirical data.

Essay IIIinvestigates if the distance to CBD affectsthe property prices, i.e. if there are (negative) distancegradients. The sub-market analysed is that of mainlyresidential income properties, though the residential market issubject to a rent control system. The distance gradient onrents was insignificant. However, there is a significantnegative price gradient. With one exception (direction east),there is also a significant negative assessment gradient.

Essay IVdeals with cycles on the market for incomeproperty. The time-period under study is 19791992, whichincludes the Swedish property crisis. The use of the grossincome multiplier (GIM) as an indicator of the phases of theproperty cycle is suggested. The analyses indicate that theproperty boom during the late 1980s may have been partly drivenby a speculative price bubble.

Essay Vanalyses the determinants of the rent level andthe rent drift on the residential rental market, which issubject to rent control. Furthermore, the rate of return oninvestment, as well as maintenance input (for increasing thequality of the property) is estimated. The micro-location isfound to affect the rent level, but not the age of thebuilding. The return on quality-improving investments andmaintenance was found to be reasonable. The rent increases wereslightly larger than what was agreed upon in officialnegotiations.

Essay VIanalyses the total rate of return (TRR) overthe time-period 19791997 within a portfolio of mixed-useincome property. Different definitions of TRR were estimated.The results do not vary over definitions used. The determinantsof the TRR are identified in regressions using panel datamodels. The TRR may be separated into a commercial and aresidential component, respectively. The average values forthese two components are found to be almost equal for the wholetime-period under study, however, the evolution over time isfound to follow patterns that show important differences.

Essay VIIpresents a literature review of studies whereprice equations on the property market are estimated byregression analysis. In all, 145 papers are investigated. Theessay analyses how the methodological procedures, andparticularly those related to econometrics, are presented inthe papers.

Keywords: property, real estate, real estate economics,appraisal, assessment, income property, hedonic technique,model specification, distance gradients, property crises,speculative bubble, gross income multiplier, GIM, rent control,total rate of return, Sweden.

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Busch, Hillevi. "When pain remains : Appraisals and adaptation." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Dept. of Psychology, Stockholm University, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6992.

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Rosen, Kate Victoria. "Outcome and illness appraisals in psychosis." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.416952.

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Prather, Tracy. "The Perception of Fairness of Performance Appraisals." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1273175369.

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Farley, Carol J. "Stress, appraised control, and salivary immunoglobulin A." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2010. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/188989/.

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Salivary IgA is the primary antibody of mucosal immunity. It has been suggested that chronic stress may lower levels of IgA and lead to an increased susceptibility to respiratory illness. It is also suggested that acute stress increases IgA during active coping (that involves mental effort or controllability, such as time-based mathematics or memory tests) and decreases it during passive coping tasks (with no mental effort required or uncontrollable, such as the passive viewing of disgust images). However, tasks often classed as stressors have produced consistent IgA effects in areas of passive coping and chronic stress. These inconsistencies might be a consequence of methodological issues, such as sampling procedures, or may reflect individual differences, for example how a task is appraised. This thesis examined appraisal effects with focus on control over a stressful event and a potential relationship with salivary IgA. Three different study designs were used to examine stress, appraised control and salivary IgA. To alter appraisal during passive coping, disgust images were presented as either real pictures or as fake effects from fictional films to change the participant's perception of control during the image presentations. The role of appraised control during a chronic stress situation was explored in caregivers, and finally, appraised control and subjective stress were investigated in relation to IgA daily for a week in undergraduates, alongside perceived stress and hassles from the prior month. Viewing disgusting images increased perceived stress, irrespective of whether the images were presented as real or fake. Crucially, control was lower and salivary IgA increased only in the group that were told the images were real. Appraised control over a chronic stressor of caregiving did not affect IgA, but neither did perceived stress. Finally, in undergraduates, stress measured at the same time as sampling showed a lower level of IgA on days rated the highest compared to lowest on stress, and appraised control had a negative correlation with IgA when averages were used over the week, but only in a sub-group of participants. Perceived stress or hassles from the prior month did not relate to IgA. The main conclusions are that a participant's appraisal of passive coping tasks can be altered and that this may lead to a change in their IgA response. The overall results challenge the view that IgA is a stress marker, as the only consistent effect of stress on IgA was its consistency. Yet inconsistent IgA responses are likely to be a recurring issue in research due to the sensitivity of IgA to a number of different methodological practices that may cause a direct effect, or may alter appraisals.

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Farley, Carol J. "Stress, appraised control, and salivary immunoglobulin A." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2010. https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/188989/1/Thesis_Farley_2010.pdf.

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Salivary IgA is the primary antibody of mucosal immunity. It has been suggested that chronic stress may lower levels of IgA and lead to an increased susceptibility to respiratory illness. It is also suggested that acute stress increases IgA during active coping (that involves mental effort or controllability, such as time-based mathematics or memory tests) and decreases it during passive coping tasks (with no mental effort required or uncontrollable, such as the passive viewing of disgust images). However, tasks often classed as stressors have produced consistent IgA effects in areas of passive coping and chronic stress. These inconsistencies might be a consequence of methodological issues, such as sampling procedures, or may reflect individual differences, for example how a task is appraised. This thesis examined appraisal effects with focus on control over a stressful event and a potential relationship with salivary IgA. Three different study designs were used to examine stress, appraised control and salivary IgA. To alter appraisal during passive coping, disgust images were presented as either real pictures or as fake effects from fictional films to change the participant's perception of control during the image presentations. The role of appraised control during a chronic stress situation was explored in caregivers, and finally, appraised control and subjective stress were investigated in relation to IgA daily for a week in undergraduates, alongside perceived stress and hassles from the prior month. Viewing disgusting images increased perceived stress, irrespective of whether the images were presented as real or fake. Crucially, control was lower and salivary IgA increased only in the group that were told the images were real. Appraised control over a chronic stressor of caregiving did not affect IgA, but neither did perceived stress. Finally, in undergraduates, stress measured at the same time as sampling showed a lower level of IgA on days rated the highest compared to lowest on stress, and appraised control had a negative correlation with IgA when averages were used over the week, but only in a sub-group of participants. Perceived stress or hassles from the prior month did not relate to IgA. The main conclusions are that a participant's appraisal of passive coping tasks can be altered and that this may lead to a change in their IgA response. The overall results challenge the view that IgA is a stress marker, as the only consistent effect of stress on IgA was its consistency. Yet inconsistent IgA responses are likely to be a recurring issue in research due to the sensitivity of IgA to a number of different methodological practices that may cause a direct effect, or may alter appraisals.

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Marshall, Rachel Elizabeth. "Measuring appraisals following acquired spinal cord injury: A psychometric analysis of the primary and secondary appraisals of disability scale (PSADS)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490733.

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Described as one of the most challenging events an individual can face (Evans et al., in press), the legacy of impairment following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) often has lifelong consequences. Appraisals have been highlighted as a potentially important, but under researched construct, with regard to adjustment to SCI (Pollard & Kennedy, 2007). Furthermore, it has been argued that self-report measures specifically designed for SCI should be developed (Elfstrom et al, 2002). The current study aimed to develop a -reliable and valid appraisal scale (The Primary and Secondary Appraisals of Disability Scale; PSADS) for adult SCI populations.

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Griggs, Bob Evans. "Appraiser Accuracy Utilizing the Texas Teacher Appraisal System: A Demographic Analysis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331226/.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there are personal and demographic characteristics which can predict the most accurate teacher appraisers. The demographics were limited to the following: campus-level job assignment, employing district size, sex, race, number of years of experience as an administrator, previous level of teaching experience, and curriculum area taught by the appraiser. The 622 subjects were school administrators trained to utilize the Texas Teacher Appraisal System. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Where an independent variable was significant (.05), a follow-up ANOVA and Tukey's multiple comparison were employed. Based on the findings of this study the following conclusions were drawn: 1. A summary data set indicated there was little evidence that any of the demographic variables was a significant predictor of accuracy in the evaluation process. 2. Six different data sets indicated that varying instructional settings and methodologies can influence evaluator accuracy. The campus assignment, years of experience, content area taught, race, and sex of the appraisers were all identified in at least one of the exercise sets as having significance. Except for sex and race, none of the variables was found to be significant when the overall prediction equation with all demographic variables was evaluated. 3. In the prediction equations of this study the percent of variance was so minute that social significance could not be established. 4. The Texas Teacher Appraisal System can be used by appraisers with various backgrounds and experiences without a reduction of accuracy. 5. School boards can appoint appraisers with various backgrounds and experiences without a reduction of accuracy in the process.

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Rigby, Sally. "An exploration of appraisals following spinal cord injury." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.437394.

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Jen, Mary. "Using training to increase accuracy of performance appraisals." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29569.

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Libby, Sarah Joy. "Cognitive appraisals in children with obsessive compulsive disorder." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368348.

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Dagonneau, J. "Validating the strategic risk appraisals of policy experts." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2013. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/8400.

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The emergence and evolution of environmental risks increases the need of government organisations to prioritise their resources for efficient risk management in a manner that is transparent and auditable. Many different data sources (including expert opinion and published data) can be used to inform assessments. This work evaluates and compares the use of two different data sources for environmental strategic risk assessment (SRA). Here, a developed SRA framework (Prpich et al., 2012) was applied to 12 environmental risks within the UK to characterise the environmental, economic and social impacts of a risk on semi-qualitative scales and provide a descriptive narrative. A structured literature search of peer-reviewed and grey literature was assessed for relevance and quality and impact values were determined giving equal weighting to evidence. It was not possible to identify likelihood data from the literature evidence, therefore the expert assessment was used for all risks. Individual assessments for the different risks were compared to expert elicitation data (n ≥ 3) where it was found that they provided similar risk assessments and referred to similar evidence. Where the assessments differed, differences in evidence were noted possibly due to publication delays or method rigidity. Knowledge gaps were noted in the assessment of ‘economic services’ and ‘social cohesion’ sub-attributes for both data sources. These results suggest that the expert elicitation validated the use of literature evidence for SRAs impact assessment, but in order to provide a robust SRA, future assessments could combine both evidence sources.

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Hanyu, Kazunori. "Visual Properties and Affective Appraisals in Residential Areas." The Ohio State University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1391686285.

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Canter, David Edward. "Self-Appraisals, Perfectionism, and Academics in College Undergraduates." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1375.

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The influences on perfectionism and procrastination of race, gender, cognitive-affective and academic self-appraisals, and academic performance expectations were studied. The sample consisted of 155 Introductory Psychology students (57 African Americans, 41 Asian Americans, and 57 European Americans; 51.6% women) with a mean age of 19.4 years (SD = 3.6). Data were collected during the final week of the Fall 2007 semester. Consistent with previous research indicating that men are more likely to procrastinate than women, men were over-represented in this sample. Self-esteem, measured with the Rosenberg (1965) Self-Esteem Scale, was conceptualized as having two components: self-liking and self-competence (Tafarodi & Milne, 2002). Guilt- and shame-proneness were measured with the Test of Self-Conscious Affect, Version 3, Short-form (TOSCA-3S; Tangney & Dearing, 2002). Academic self-confidence was measured with the Personal Evaluation Inventory (Shrauger & Schohn, 1995). A number of single-item questions concerning aspects related to students' Grade Point Average (GPA) were included. The High Standards and Discrepancy scales of the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R; Slaney, Rice, Mobley, Trippi, & Ashby, 2001) represented the criterions of adaptive (AP) and maladaptive perfectionism (MP), respectively. The Aitken (1982) Procrastination Inventory was used as the criterion for procrastination. Components of self-esteem differentially predicted perfectionism. African Americans were significantly lower in shame-proneness. While there were non-perfectionists and AP's/MP's in each race and gender, African Americans were significantly higher in AP and Asian Americans were significantly higher in MP. Additionally, Asian American men were more likely to procrastinate. These results counter the "model minority" stereotype of Asian Americans, showing that they are at higher risk for personal and academic distress than their Black and White classmates. While women had higher GPA's and were more likely to be AP's, men had higher levels of academic self-confidence and expected to achieve higher GPA's. Regardless of race or gender, students with GPA's of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) were more likely to be both types of perfectionists. Academic self-confidence was a significant positive predictor of AP and a negative predictor for MP and procrastination. This suggests that helping students improve their academic self-confidence could have many benefits.

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Lösch, Thomas [Verfasser], and Augustin [Akademischer Betreuer] Kelava. "Perceiving Achievement in Schools : How do Self-appraisals, Peer Appraisals and Achievement Relate to Each Other? / Thomas Lösch ; Betreuer: Augustin Kelava." Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1199616184/34.

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Parrill, Scott. "Revisiting Rating Format Research: Computer-Based Rating Formats and Components of Accuracy." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33502.

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Prior to 1980, most research on performance appraisal focused on rating formats. Since then, most performance appraisal research has focused on the internal processes of raters. This study redirects the focus back onto rating format with a critical eye towards rating accuracy. Ninety subjects read several hypothetical descriptions of teacher behavior and then rated the teachers on different dimensions of teaching performance using computer-based rating formats. It was found that rating format does affect some measures of rating accuracy. In addition, support was found for the viability of a new rating format. Graphic rating scales with no anchors received higher accuracy scores on certain measures of accuracy, higher ratings for liking of the rating format, higher levels of comfort with the rating format, and higher levels of interrater reliability than either BARS or graphic rating scales with numerical anchors. This study supports the ideas that rating format research should be reexamined with a focus on rating accuracy and that computer-based graphic scales with no anchors should be considered as an alternative to more traditional rating methods.
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Korhonen, Mark. "Modeling Continuous Emotional Appraisals of Music Using System Identification." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/879.

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The goal of this project is to apply system identification techniques to model people's perception of emotion in music as a function of time. Emotional appraisals of six selections of classical music are measured from volunteers who continuously quantify emotion using the dimensions valence and arousal. Also, features that communicate emotion are extracted from the music as a function of time. By treating the features as inputs to a system and the emotional appraisals as outputs of that system, linear models of the emotional appraisals are created. The models are validated by predicting a listener's emotional appraisals of a musical selection (song) unfamiliar to the system. The results of this project show that system identification provides a means to improve previous models for individual songs by allowing them to generalize emotional appraisals for a genre of music. The average R² statistic of the best model structure in this project is 7. 7% for valence and 75. 1% for arousal, which is comparable to the R² statistics for models of individual songs.

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Neill, Caroline Carragher. "Adolescent appraisals and coping strategies during a stressful exam." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0032/MQ62487.pdf.

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Coke, Sallie P. "Factors Influencing Female Caregivers' Appraisals of their Preschoolers' Behaviors." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/nursing_diss/23.

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Children with psychologically vulnerable caregivers may be at risk for being labeled as having behavior problems when typical behaviors are viewed by their caregivers as problematic. Research examining the accuracy of the caregivers’ perceptions of children’s behaviors is limited. The purpose of this study was to use the Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation to explore family and female caregiver factors associated with appraisals of children’s behaviors, the extent to which these appraisals may be distorted and children’s level of risk of having behavioral problems. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used. Data were collected from female caregivers of preschoolers. Reliable and valid instruments measured family factors, demographic characteristics, comfort in parenting, appraisal of behaviors, daily stress, parenting stress, depressive symptoms, social support, ratings of children’s behaviors, and distortion in the ratings. Analyses included ANOVA, ANCOVA, Chi-square, simultaneous and hierarchical linear regressions. Results indicated that family typology was not associated with the female caregivers’ appraisals of children’s behaviors or distortion of caregivers’ ratings of behaviors; however, it was associated with risk of having children with behavioral problems. In the simultaneous regressions models, greater discomfort with parenting and greater perceived daily stress were associated with more negative appraisals of children’s behaviors by the female caregivers and Caucasian race and higher distortion in behavioral ratings were associated with higher risk of behavioral problems in children. Social support did not buffer the effects of caregiver depression on appraisals of children’s behaviors or level of risk of children having behavioral problems.

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Dorfan, Nicole Michelle. "Danger appraisals as prospective predictors of disgust and avoidance." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/935.

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Recent theories posit that cognitive factors explain the development and maintenance of contamination fears associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Few studies to date have aimed to establish causality or temporal precedence for cognitions predicting OCD-relevant distress and avoidance. The current study used a prospective design to assess threat appraisals, personality traits, and obsessive compulsive symptoms in an unselected sample of university students and community members (N = 105) several days prior to a contamination behavioural approach task (BAT) in a public washroom. Results of the hierarchical regressions demonstrated that prospective danger appraisals significantly predicted both disgust and avoidance on the BAT, even when controlling for neuroticism, disgust sensitivity, and OCD symptoms. In contrast, looming germ spread appraisals and responsibility appraisals were not significant predictors of the BAT. Results from in vivo distress ratings and implicit reaction time data indicated that disgust is more strongly associated with contaminants compared with anxiety. The findings of this research suggest that psychological treatment for contamination concerns should include monitoring of disgust as a process and outcome variable in exposure paradigms, and focus on reappraisal of danger estimates related to disease in cognitive paradigms.

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Watkins, Chandra Daneete. "An exploratory analysis of psychometric errors in performance appraisals." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1988. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/992.

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Blais, Ann-Renee. "Coping with stressful decisions : individual differences, appraisals, and choice /." The Ohio State University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486394475980599.

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Hicks, Joshua A. King Laura A. "The effects of approach-avoidance behaviors on goal appraisals." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6138.

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Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb 15, 2010) The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dissertation advisor: Dr. Laura King Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Netzell, Olof. "Empirical studies of property appraiser behaviour and of location value in office rents." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm : Buiding and Real Estate Economics, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Royal Institute of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4549.

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Winter, Kathy A. "Cognitive emotion theory, cognitive appraisals, core themes, and individual differences." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ58166.pdf.

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Hrazdil, Jennifer. "Writing between the lines : managing impressions in written self-appraisals." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33906.

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Knowing how to promote oneself in written self-promotional genres is a vital, yet neglected, component of non-native speaker (NNS) communicative competence.
Focusing on the self-appraisal, I explore some of the impression management (IM) tactics and interpersonal metadiscourse (MD) markers used by writers to manage the impressions they give off. Of particular interest is the extent to which (a) patterns of self-presentation, and (b) language background (NS/NNS) contribute to the affective response of the reader.
The self-appraisals, collected from 41 students taking a required undergraduate writing course, were grouped according to the affective response of independent readers. Patterns of IM and MD use were compared across positive- and negative-affect groups, and across NSs and NNSs.
The findings reveal distinct differences between affect groups in patterns of IM and MD use. Interestingly, NS/NNS differences did not contribute to the affective response of the reader, thus challenging the assumption that NS linguistic form is requisite to pragmatic competence.

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MacCallam, Jackie. "Cognitive appraisals in obsessive-compulsive disorder & other anxiety disorders." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1138.

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This research applied ideas from the cognition-emotion literature to some of the theories in the OCD literature, and in so doing took'Va multi-dimensional approach to the understanding of OCD. The aim of the study was to explore the nature of 'emotionalcognitive profiles'^ of people with OCD,. and to compare these 'profiles' with those of people with other anxiety disorders and people from a non-clinical population. Participants from the three groups i.e. an OCD group, an anxiety group and a non-clinical group were asked to rate a number of appraisal dimensions, in response to four vignettes. There were 10 participants in each group (N=30). The vignettes were constructed to evoke feelings of anxiety, guilt, anger and pride. The responses of each group were then compared. The results showed that when anxiety is evoked, both people suffering with OCD and people suffering with other anxiety disorders, perceived more personal responsibility and more harm to self than the non-clinical group. The OCD group also seemed to perceive more personal responsiblity in the situation of guilt, which provoked discussion about the nature and role of guilt and responsibility in the aetiology and maintenance of this disorder. The results also led to some debate about the relationship between anxiety, depression and OCD and finally, a formulation of OCD was proposed. The formulation was an attempt to incorporate thinking from both cognitive and psychodynamic perspectives and to draw together some of the theories and models of OCD, which had been discussed in the study.

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Eames, Brittany A. "Uncommon historical object appraisals| appraising the south street museum collection." Thesis, Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1554301.

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As the global pattern of severe weather intensifies, complex disaster-related appraisals are becoming increasingly more common. Post-disaster appraisals are particularly challenging due to several key factors: (1) the large number of objects in each appraisal, (2) the diversity of the objects and (3) the limited time frame for completion. Due to these complicating factors the methodologies that were once central to the structure of valuation are crumbling and new metrics are being formed to accommodate these labyrinthine post-disaster jobs. By way of a single case study undertaken post-Hurricane Sandy, this document explores the process of redesigning appraisal methodologies, of approaching uncommon historical objects found often in these now less exceptional cases, of identifying "value signifiers" for those objects and ultimately of reimagining the very core of what it means to appraise fine art.

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Moore, Donald E. "The relationship among selected appraisals in predicting effective beginning teaching." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/774741.

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Beginning school teachers in Indiana in school years 1986-87 and 1987-88 who graduated from Ball State University, Indiana State University, Indiana University, and Purdue University (D=1,607) were studied to determine the relationship of NTE Core Battery subtest scores, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, and undergraduate grade point average (GPA) to beginning teaching effectiveness as measured by the Beginning Teacher Assessment Inventory (BTAI). The BTAI is an inventory listing eight criteria for which a beginning teacher must demonstrate minimal competence in order to complete the Indiana internship requirement. Findings were based on an analysis of data obtained from 663 beginning teachers in 163 Indiana school corporations. No empirical evidence indicated that NTE Core Battery subtest scores provide useful information for predicting beginning teaching effectiveness. Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) provided more accurate predictions of beginning teaching effectiveness than did the NTE Core Batter subtests. The ability of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores to possess a statistically significant relationship with values on the Beginning TeacherAssessment Inventory (BTAI) was not substantiated. Females systematically scored higher than males on the BTAI assessment areas. Results were consistent for graduates from all four major state universities in the study.
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Barns, Rebecca Frances. "Children and domestic violence : appraisals, attachment relationships and coping strategies." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.742978.

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Dodd, Alyson Lamont. "Extreme appraisals of internal states and vulnerability to bipolar disorder." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707606.

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Herreid, Cheryl. "Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Performance Appraisals in Organizations." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5222/.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of and the subjects' overall satisfaction with the implementation of an internally created performance appraisal system. The system was implemented at a major technology consulting firm in the US. The subjects of this study were manager level employees of the firm. An employee survey conducted annually at the firm included questions relating to the implementation of the performance appraisal system. Eight years of managers' responses to six key questions in the Career Development category were analyzed. Managers' perceptions of their contribution to the firm, their understanding of what career paths are available to them, their understanding of the requirements for promotion, as well as their overall satisfaction with the implementation of the performance appraisal system were captured by this survey. Trend analysis indicates that managers at the firm perceived their career path knowledge improved and their understanding of promotion criteria improved as a result of the implementation. Overall satisfaction with the implementation did not improve enough to site confidence in managers' perceptions for the period immediately after the implementation; managers' responses to the actual implementation were disagreeable to neutral. Managers did not feel their impact on the organization improved as a result of the implementation.

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Nesdoly, Nina. "The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Employees’ Appraisals of Stressors." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/42348.

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I develop and test a theoretical model to examine how and why transformational leadership affects employees’ appraisals of challenge and hindrance stressors. I draw on the transactional theory of stress to argue that transformational leaders motivate their employees to believe that they can successfully cope with workplace stressors, which in turn encourages them to appraise challenge stressors more positively and hindrance stressors as less threatening. Presenting a parallel mediation model, I test three mediators that operationalize my underlying theory: psychological empowerment; psychological safety; and stress mindsets. I conduct a time-separated online survey study of 255 employed adults. I test my theory through two sets of analyses, considering two sets of dependent variables: (1) appraisals of stressors in general and (2) appraisals of stressors in the context of hypothetical workplace vignettes. My results suggest that (1) transformational leadership was positively associated with challenge appraisals in the context of challenge and hindrance stressors, and negatively associated with hindrance appraisals in the context of challenge and hindrance stressors. Psychological empowerment, but not psychological safety nor stress mindset, was a significant mediator in all cases. (2) Results of the vignette analysis found that transformational leadership was positively associated with challenge appraisals and negatively associated with hindrance appraisals of both challenge and stressor vignettes. However, none of the mediators were significant. I conclude that transformational leaders can help employees appraise stressors more optimistically by empowering them to view themselves as competent and in control in relation to their work. The applications of my research to theory and practice are discussed.

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Bilderbeck, Amy. "The role of serotonin in resource management and relationship appraisals." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.558970.

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Background. Experiments in both humans and animals indicate a prominent role for serotonin in social behaviour. However, little is known about its role in human group interactions, or cognitions about important social relationships including those with close intimate partners. Methods. I developed resource dilemma games in which participants harvested valuable but depletable resources, independently and as part of a social group. I used these games to explore the neural correlates of group resource management in healthy adults; I also investigated the role of serotonin in resource management using Acute Tryptophan Depletion (A TD) and sub-chronic (8 day) treatment with citalopram. Finally, my experiments investigated how serotonin activity influenced cognitive judgments about other peoples' close intimate relationships and their own relationships. Results. The value of a shared resource was represented in distinct neural structures depending upon the use to which this information was put: within reinforcement-related regions including the ventral striatum while harvesting, but within medial prefrontal regions while considering the harvesting behaviour of social partners. Tryptophan depletion was associated with increased frequency of exhausting a shared resource, lower personal gains, and increased sensitivity to others' past harvesting behaviour relative to personal, past harvesting choice. A TD and citalopram had opposite effects on independent resource management in females, enhancing and diminishing, respectively, sensitivity to recent changes in the resource size when selecting harvests. A TD decreased ratings of intimacy and romance in others' relationships, whilst treatment with citalopram reduced perceptions of others' physical relationship quality, the importance of a good physical relationship, and the importance of intimacy with current partners. Both A TD and citalopram treatment modulated ratings of partners' relative dominance, but differently for men and women. In men, citalopram was also associated with reduced perceived discord in others' relationships. Conclusions. Serotonin plays a significant role in the representation and management of valued resources both individual and group settings. Serotonin activity also supports appraisals of the quality of, and power within, close relationships, and modulates the perceived importance of trusting and intimate aspects of interaction between sexual partners. These findings may be relevant to the pathophysiological bases and pharmacological treatment of depression.

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