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McLure, C. E. "The Taxation of Natural Resources and the Future of the Russian Federation." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 12, no. 3 (September 1994): 309–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c120309.
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This paper is an examination of the vertical and horizontal division of revenues from taxing natural resources, a crucial issue for the future of the Russian Federation. Assigning resource revenues entirely to subnational governments would undermine the fiscal capacity of the central government, Resources arc so concentrated geographically that allocating revenues primarily to jurisdictions where production occurs would create large fiscal disparities among subnational governments. Either of these policies could encourage the disintegration of the Federation—as could a contrary policy. After a brief review of the concept of economic rent, the theory of tax assignment is examined and applied to taxes on natural resources. Whereas economic arguments tend to favor centralization of resource rents, political realities suggest decentralization. It is noted that there will be many claimants to potential rents from Russian natural resources, including consumers, native peoples, suppliers of oilfield equipment, pipeline companies, foreign investors, and managers and employees in the energy sector and its suppliers. Last, consideration is given to whether resource rents should be placed in trust funds, by either native peoples or the government of producing regions, and the experience of Alberta and Alaska in this area is reviewed.
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Stulz, René M. "Hedge Funds: Past, Present, and Future." Journal of Economic Perspectives 21, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 175–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jep.21.2.175.
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Assets managed by hedge funds have grown faster over the last ten years than assets managed by mutual funds. Hedge funds and mutual funds perform the same economic function, but hedge funds are largely unregulated while mutual funds are tightly regulated. This paper compares the organization, performance, and risks of hedge funds and mutual funds. It then examines whether one can expect increasing convergence between these two investment vehicles and concludes that the performance gap between hedge funds and mutual funds will narrow, that regulatory developments will limit the flexibility of hedge funds, and that hedge funds will become more institutionalized.
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Agarwal, Vikas, Nicole M. Boyson, and Narayan Y. Naik. "Hedge Funds for Retail Investors? An Examination of Hedged Mutual Funds." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 44, no. 2 (April 2009): 273–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022109009090188.
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AbstractRecently, there has been rapid growth in the assets managed by “hedged mutual funds”—mutual funds mimicking hedge fund strategies. We examine the performance of these funds relative to hedge funds and traditional mutual funds. Despite using similar trading strategies, hedged mutual funds underperform hedge funds. We attribute this finding to hedge funds’ lighter regulation and better incentives. Conversely, hedged mutual funds outperform traditional mutual funds. Notably, this superior performance is driven by managers with experience implementing hedge fund strategies. Our findings have implications for investors seeking hedge-fund-like payoffs at a lower cost and within the comfort of a regulated environment.
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Sherrill, D. Eli, and Kate Upton. "Actively managed ETFs vs actively managed mutual funds." Managerial Finance 44, no. 3 (March 12, 2018): 303–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mf-03-2017-0067.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study if actively managed exchange-traded funds (AMETFs) and actively managed mutual funds (AMMFs) are complements or substitutes. It also tests if there are tax or liquidity clientele effects. Design/methodology/approach The study investigates the relation between individual AMMF flows and aggregate AMETF flows as well as individual AMETF flows and aggregate AMMF flows. A 2013 tax change is used to analyze if a tax clientele effect exists between the AMETF and AMMF markets. The authors use differences in investor groups for institutional vs retail fund share classes to test for liquidity clientele effects. Findings The authors find that equity and mixed AMETFs and AMMFs are substitutes, although not perfect substitutes. Taxation-related differences between the two products create a clientele effect for fixed income and mixed funds where tax-sensitive investors are more likely to substitute AMETFs for AMMFs surrounding tax increases. There is weak evidence that institutional investors may prefer AMETFs more than retail investors because of their enhanced liquidity. Originality/value This is the first study to investigate the flow relation between AMETFs and AMMFs. The fast-paced growth of the AMETF area coupled with the substitutability between the two products and tax advantages of AMETFs has the capability to gain significant market share from AMMFs in the future.
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Kenneth Malefo, Boikanyo, Heng-Hsing Hsieh, and Kathleen Hodnett. "Performance evaluation of actively managed mutual funds." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 13, no. 4 (December 29, 2016): 188–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(4-1).2016.04.
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Motivated by the growing attraction of the mutual fund industry worldwide, this research seeks to explore the economic benefits contributed by the South African equity unit trust managers over the period from 6 January 2002 to 2 September 2012. The performance statistics of selected equity unit trusts are examined for the overall examination period and two sub-periods: 6 January 2002 to 6 May 2007 and 7 May 2007 to 2 September 2012. The first sub-period captures the bullish performance of the unit trusts before the 2008 global financial crisis. The second sub-period captures the global financial crisis and the European debt crisis before the European Central Bank (ECB) subsequently implemented the outright monetary transactions (OMT) to curb the yields in Eurozone. The risk-adjusted performance measures employed by this study include the Sharpe ratio, M-squared, Treynor measure and Jensen’s alpha. Regardless of the different applications of risk-return parameters employed to evaluate fund performance, the results reveal that, on average, most of the equity unit trust managers in South Africa do not outperform the market proxy on a consistent basis. The majority of the unit trust managers show good performance before the crisis, with subsequent inferiority in performance in turbulent times. Keywords: unit trusts, active portfolio management, passive portfolio management, performance evaluation, efficient market hypothesis (EMH). JEL Classification: G11, G12, G14, G15
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Ghosh, Chinmoy, Paul Gilson, and Michel Rakotomavo. "Student managed fund (SMF) at the University of Connecticut." Managerial Finance 46, no. 4 (September 12, 2019): 548–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mf-09-2018-0426.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the student managed investment fund at the School of Business, University of Connecticut. Design/methodology/approach The authors trace the history and growth of the fund and identify the special features and dimensions that have contributed to its success. Findings The operation of the fund is a constantly evolving program and the authors discuss the important changes and improvements made in the program since its inception in the early 2000s in response to growth in the number of finance majors, new career opportunities in the field of investments and most importantly, the strength of capital markets and the development of new instruments in the capital markets. The authors also discuss the common features of over 300 student funds in the USA. The authors close with a discussion of the limitations and constraints the fund advisors at, and possibly, at other schools, face in the management and administration of the fund, and also what developments and adjustments the authors expect to see in these funds in the future. Originality/value The authors combine extensive analyses of fund history and performance. The authors also provide some suggestions for the future direction and priorities for student funds.
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Boughton, Charles M., and Katherine L. Jackson. "Variation in the structure and administration of student-managed investment funds." Managerial Finance 46, no. 4 (November 6, 2019): 481–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mf-06-2018-0252.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the differences present in student-managed investment funds (SMIF). Design/methodology/approach The paper uses primary data collected by survey and interviews. Findings The findings of this paper suggest that research efforts need to be focused on the topical area and transparency in the field needs to be improved. Research limitations/implications Past research is validated and future research is needed. Practical implications The need to develop and disseminate best practices in the management of SMIF’s. Social implications Student-managed funds are widespread and growing but operate as independent entities. Originality/value The paper is original and based on primary research.
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Chong, Venny Sin-Woon, Ming Ming Lai, and Lee Lee Chong. "Effects of human capital and fund characteristics on mutual fund performance in Malaysia." F1000Research 10 (September 9, 2021): 905. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.72895.1.
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Background: The evolution of the mutual funds industry has changed investors’ perspective. Instead of just focusing on which fund performances are best, investors pay great attention to who is managing and delivering superior returns in their investment portfolios. Nonetheless, it is very scant of comprehensive studies concern with human capital managerial characteristics that link with fund performances. Hence, this study proposes the integration of fund performances, managerial characteristics, systematic risk, expense, and turnover ratio, with single and simultaneous equations based on asset pricing models. Methods: Using a sample of Malaysian fund managers, data from fund management companies, Thomson One database, and fund master prospectus over the periods of January 2012 to December 2014, the fund performance was measured using Jensen alpha (CAPM single factor), and Fama and French three-factor model on single and simultaneous equations. The examination was further carried out by employing the ordinary least squares and three-stage least squares methods. Results: The results suggest that for fund managers, holding a business degree was the key factor to determine the fund performance, while having Master’s degree was not the primary concern. Fund performance and risk behavior varied across fund managers of different gender. Conclusions: The expense ratio, turnover ratio, and fund objective were significantly correlated with fund performance. This study provides ultimate implications for fund management companies, when it comes to the efficient allocation of human capital. Fund management companies should focus more on the team-managed funds phenomenon, instead of on single-managed funds. Overall, this study provides significant guidance for the Malaysian Securities Commissions and fund management companies, to develop a more competent funds market in Malaysia. Specifically, by strengthening the fund industry policies, the typical agency problems, such as too-high managerial expenses, and excessive risk-taking can be alleviated.
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Philpot, James, and Craig A. Peterson. "Manager characteristics and real estate mutual fund returns, risk and fees." Managerial Finance 32, no. 12 (December 1, 2006): 988–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074350610710481.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of individual manager characteristics on real estate mutual fund (REMF) performance. Human capital theory predicts that factors like education, experience and professional certifications improve skill sets and thus performance. Conversely, capital markets theory suggests that these things may be irrelevant in the management of mutual funds.Design/methodology/approachA total of 63 REMFs were sampled over the period 2001‐2003 and equations were estimate regressing, alternatively, risk‐adjusted return, market risk and management fees on a series of fund variables and manager characteristics including the manager's tenure, whether the fund manager holds a professional certification, whether the manager has specific real estate experience, and whether the fund is team‐managed.FindingsModest evidence is found that team‐managed funds have lower risk‐adjusted returns than solo‐managed funds. Managers with longer tenure tend to pursue higher market risk levels, and there is no relation between manager characteristics and management fees.Research limitations/implicationsThis study considers only one cross‐sectional time period. Future research might use longitudinal data.Practical implicationsDespite real estate being a specialized field of finance, there is little if any support for the predictions of human capital theory that experience, education and training result in greater performance among managers of REMFs.Originality/valueThis paper extends prior work in mutual fund management characteristics and fund performance to real estate funds.
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Hogg, Linda, and Monique Volman. "A Synthesis of Funds of Identity Research: Purposes, Tools, Pedagogical Approaches, and Outcomes." Review of Educational Research 90, no. 6 (October 13, 2020): 862–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0034654320964205.
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This review illuminates the growing body of funds of identity (FoI) scholarship and explores its contribution to breaking down deficit thinking and enhancing the inclusivity and equity of education. FoI theory aims to complement the funds of knowledge conceptual framework that draws attention to knowledge and competences of minoritized students. FoI theory is distinctive because of its focus on funds that are personally meaningful for students. The concept of FoI and its relationship with funds of knowledge scholarship are described, followed by an analysis of insights from FoI empirical research: (1) methodological tools that researchers have developed to identify students’ FoI and (2) pedagogical approaches utilized to connect to students’ FoI. Finally, the review offers an examination of evidence that research has yielded for effects that result from making links to students’ FoI, and makes recommendations for future work.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Future Managed Funds Examination"
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Chang, Shu-Fen, and 張淑芬. "The Development Strategy for how Future trust funds embrace FinTech-Taking A Managed Futures Company for Example." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ec4z7t.
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Since 1980, CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) favored by investors, according to statistics, the overall size of the fund has more than 3,300 billion US dollars. CTA has become an important investment target in the futures management. Taiwan's government opened futures trust business in since 2008, but the CTA scale of about NT 13.5 billion. There is a significant difference in the development of international managed futures funds. With the rise of Financial Technology in recent years, the use of new technology or the optimization of financial services has enabled IT to shift from the original support business development role to the emerging business, The Taiwan's government has also promoted financial services for technological innovation and promoted the development of financial and technological industries and published financial technology development strategy in 2016. In order to understand the special phenomenon of the development of futures trust fund and consider the wave of financial science and technology, this study explores the development of futures trust fund industry and the A company as a case study. The plight of the futures trust fund industry and how to adjust the company's operating strategy to enhance the operational performance under the new trend of financial technology. The results of this study can provide information on the development of new strategies and new business models to improve the operational performance of the futures trust fund company. And as a reference for the government to review the existing financial regulations and systems. Keywords: Financial Technology, Financial Innovation, Futures trust fund
Books on the topic "Future Managed Funds Examination"
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), National Futures Association (U S. Study manual for the National Futures Association series 31 examination. Washington, D.C: Institute for Financial Markets, 2003.
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Publishing, Dearborn Financial, ed. PassTrak series 31, Futures managed funds examination. Chicago, Ill: Dearborn Financial Pub., 2000.
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National Futures Association (U.S.) and Futures Industry Institute (Washington, D.C.), eds. Study manual for the National Futures Association futures managed funds examination. [Washington, D.C.]: Futures Industry Institute, 1993.
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Stuard, Susan Mosher. Brideprice, Dowry, and other Marital Assigns. Edited by Judith Bennett and Ruth Karras. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199582174.013.002.
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Between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, morgengabe, a husband's gift to his wife marking the formal consummation of marriage, was replaced in Italian, southern French, and Spanish towns with Roman dos or dowry, a gift from a bride's family that was her inheritance (legitim). In time, this momentous change spread north beyond the Alps. The resulting dotal regime abetted the monetization of the economy and placed increased authority in the hands of husbands, who managed dowry although they did not own it. A family's honor and prestige rode on grants of dowry. Disputes, lawsuits, and consilia (legal opinions) highlight the consequences of investing sums that were granted for daughters' dowries. In 1425 Florence created the Monte delle Doti to invest family funds for future dowries. Thereafter government finances were entwined with families' finances. To justify separating women's ownership of dowry from men's management, Aristotelian principles of women's incapacity were invoked.
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Kneeland, Timothy W. Playing Politics with Natural Disaster. Cornell University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501748530.001.0001.
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Hurricane Agnes struck the United States in June of 1972, just months before a pivotal election and at the dawn of the deindustrialization period across the Northeast. The response by local, state, and national officials had long-term consequences for all Americans. President Richard Nixon used the tragedy for political gain by delivering a generous relief package to the key states of New York and Pennsylvania in a bid to win over voters. After his landslide reelection in 1972, Nixon cut benefits for disaster victims and then passed legislation to push responsibility for disaster preparation and mitigation onto states and localities. The impact led to the rise of emergency management and inspired the development of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). With a particular focus on events in New York and Pennsylvania, this book narrates how local, state, and federal authorities responded to the immediate crisis of Hurricane Agnes and managed the long-term recovery. The impact of Agnes was horrific, as the storm left 122 people dead, forced tens of thousands into homelessness, and caused billions of dollars in damage from Florida to New York. In its aftermath, local officials and leaders directed disaster relief funds to rebuild their shattered cities and reshaped future disaster policies. The book explains how the political decisions by local, state, and federal officials shaped state and national disaster policy and continues to influence emergency preparedness and response to this day.
Book chapters on the topic "Future Managed Funds Examination"
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Nakazaki, Takashi. "The Regulation of New Forms of Electronic Fund Transfers in Japan Focusing on Electronic Money." In Electronic Business, 2530–55. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-056-1.ch154.
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In this chapter, after surveying existing Japanese public laws that regulate the transfer of funds via the Internet, and focusing on electronic money in particular, It will be discussed how these existing regulations may apply to new electronic payment methods that may not have been accounted for when these regulations were established, whether the regulations are sufficient to both provide convenience to the user and protect their safety, and whether these regulations are desirable as business conditions for developing electronic money. Through these discussions, certain objectives will be developed, which should be taken into account when developing regulations in Japan on the transfer of funds via the Internet. Also, this chapter discusses anti-money laundering regulations applicable to transfers of funds on the Internet, focusing on electronic money, and will examine how Japanese money laundering regulations may apply to cross-border transfers of funds using overseas electronic money services. Through this examination, the chapter will attempt to suggest desirable money laundering regulations on domestic electronic money in the near future. Furthermore, this chapter discusses real money trade and point-rewarded programs in view of function of payment or transferring funds electronically in extended research sections, and closes by predicting future research directions.
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Askari, Syed Hassan, Faizan Ahmad, Sajid Umair, and Safdar Abbas Khan. "Cloud Computing Education Strategies." In Exploring the Convergence of Big Data and the Internet of Things, 43–54. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2947-7.ch004.
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As due to the predominant money related emergency and the developing needs, Higher Education Institutes establishments are confronting challenges in giving essential information technology backing to instructive, innovative work exercises. The higher education establishment must adventure the open doors managed by cloud computing while minimizing the related security dangers to permit access to cutting edge information technology base, server farms, and applications and ensure touchy data. In this paper, cloud computing building design for higher education organization containing the different sending models, service models and client area is proposed. We at last give the suggestions to a fruitful and effective relocation from customary to cloud based framework. This research also to discover different options for the utilization of IT, while driving colleges to enhance dexterity and get investment funds. The examination system comprised in a thorough investigation of the most recent exploration on cloud computing as a different option for IT procurement, administration and security.
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Askari, Syed Hassan, Faizan Ahmad, Sajid Umair, and Safdar Abbas Khan. "Cloud Computing Education Strategies." In Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing, 2519–30. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5339-8.ch121.
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As due to the predominant money related emergency and the developing needs, Higher Education Institutes establishments are confronting challenges in giving essential information technology backing to instructive, innovative work exercises. The higher education establishment must adventure the open doors managed by cloud computing while minimizing the related security dangers to permit access to cutting edge information technology base, server farms, and applications and ensure touchy data. In this paper, cloud computing building design for higher education organization containing the different sending models, service models and client area is proposed. We at last give the suggestions to a fruitful and effective relocation from customary to cloud based framework. This research also to discover different options for the utilization of IT, while driving colleges to enhance dexterity and get investment funds. The examination system comprised in a thorough investigation of the most recent exploration on cloud computing as a different option for IT procurement, administration and security.
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Tierney, Michael. "#TerroristFinancing." In Violent Extremism, 107–17. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7119-3.ch007.
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This article describes how the internet has come to play a central role in terrorist financing endeavours. Online channels allow terrorist financiers to network with like-minded individuals, in order to increase support, raise funds, and move wealth across the international system. For instance, the Islamic State, Hezbollah, and other groups have become adept at using these channels to finance their activities. Therefore, increased examination is required of the ways in which terrorists use the internet to raise and move funds. This study assesses some of the current trends and risks associated with online terrorist financing. Some policy options are also outlined, in order to reduce the threat of terrorist financing via the internet moving into the future.
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John, Dewar, Szczetnikowicz Suzanne, and Roberts Jonathan. "4 Project Risks." In International Project Finance. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198832850.003.0005.
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This chapter discusses various project risks (e.g. completion risk, operating risk, currency risk, political risk, etc.). The business of project financing is founded upon the identification, assessment, allocation, negotiation, and management of the risks associated with a particular project. Indeed, as project finance lenders look to the revenues generated by the operation of the financed project for the source of funds from which that financing will be repaid, the whole basis for project financing revolves around an understanding of the future project revenues and the impact of various risks upon them. Projects face a variety of risks, and not all of these risks can be easily identified, mitigated, or contracted away. However, such risks can be assessed, allocated, and managed so that a project is commercially reasonable. The first step is to identify the material risks and the second is to decide how they should be addressed.
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Muller, Nancy J. "Emergent First-Time Leadership in Patient Advocacy Organizations." In Handbook of Research on Innate Leadership Characteristics and Examinations of Successful First-Time Leaders, 319–43. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7592-5.ch018.
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Leadership in effecting change and transformation of the healthcare landscape on behalf of patients resides chiefly in patient advocacy organizations. The purpose of this chapter is to focus on leadership among not-for-profit patient advocacy organizations both in the U.S. and Europe by examining case studies of first-time leaders emerging in recent decades. Characteristics of these selected individuals are analyzed in the context of established leadership theories. Because of the necessity of securing funds to fulfill an organization's mission, transparency is of growing importance as an on-going and future challenge. Social entrepreneurism is introduced at the chapter's conclusion for its possible relevance to tomorrow's leaders emerging in patient advocacy organizations. Such thinking opens the door to future research to identify essential elements of success in the examination of first-time leadership in patient advocacy and to determine how it is best nurtured, mentored, and applauded.
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Harding, Dennis. "Inside and Outside of Hillforts." In Iron Age Hillforts in Britain and Beyond. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199695249.003.0008.
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By the 1960s, a greater interest in the social and economic role of hillforts demanded more extensive excavation of their interiors. Whilst fieldwork was still dependent on volunteer labour and limited research funds, the expense of large-scale stripping by hand would have been prohibitive, and only with public funding of ‘rescue’ or ‘salvage’ excavation in advance of development was it practical to contemplate large-scale area excavation. Hillforts that were extensively excavated included Balksbury (Wainwright 1969; Wainwright and Davies 1995; Ellis and Rawlings 2001) and Winklebury (Smith 1977; Robertson-Mackay 1977; Fisher 1985) in Hampshire. Whilst large-scale examination of hillfort interiors is plainly essential to an understanding of their economic and social functions, there is a high probability that ephemeral features, the foundations of which did not penetrate into subsoil or bedrock, will be destroyed by mechanical stripping, if they have not already been damaged beyond retrieval by ploughing. So the question remains: how partial and therefore potentially misleading are the surviving plans of hillfort interiors thus exposed? Hillfort exteriors, arguably equally important to an understanding of the role of the enclosure as its interior, have been even more neglected, first because of an implicit assumption that the earthworks defined the area of the ‘site’, and second, because the logistical problems of excavating outside the limits of the ramparts increased exponentially with distance from the enclosure. The possibility, indeed probability, of activity contemporary with the occupation of the hillfort having extended beyond the limits of the rampart need not necessarily imply a social division between acropolis and polis on the eastern Mediterranean model. It simply requires a redefinition of the concept of what constituted the ‘site’ in which the enclosure earthworks are not the definitive criterion. The issue was identified more than thirty years ago (Harding 1979; Hingley 1980), and excavation and survey at Battlesbury Camp, Wiltshire (Ellis and Powell 2008) and Castle Hill, Little Wittenham (Allen et al. 2011), has shown its importance for future research. There are three principal, non-intrusive ways of investigating hillfort interiors and immediate exteriors. The first is by surface survey, not in itself as simple as may appear at first sight, since detecting and meaningfully depicting the highly fugitive traces of prehistoric occupation requires an experienced eye, sensitive to the residual surface signs of constructional activity.
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Lin, Koong, Chad Lin, and Chyi-Lin Shen. "Evaluation of Interactive Digital TV Commerce Using the AHP Approach." In Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition, 489–95. IGI Global, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-014-1.ch066.
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The popularity of interactive digital television (IDTV) has been increasing rapidly over the last few years and is likely to be the growth star of the future. According to Forrester Research, more than 10% of Europeans are now using interactive digital television (IDTV) services (Jennings, 2004). Indeed, the introduction of IDTV in the diffusion of television has brought about many benefits to the customers (e.g., more TV channels) (Buhalis & Licata, 2002). The proliferation of IDTV has also given customers easier access to products and services. Nevertheless, according to Pagani (2003), this has a profound effect on the market outlook for the existing TV operators. Although IDTV contributes many benefits to the quality and the transmission of the TV channels for the customers, it has also resulted in fierce market competition and decreased profit margins for the TV industry as a whole. Therefore, the industry needs to look for new ways to utilize the technology to be competitive. However, organizations often encounter challenges and problems when implementing new information technology (IT) (Lin, Pervan, & McDermid, 2005). For instance, organizations are likely to face uncertainties when assessing the new adopted IT (Lin & Pervan, 2003) such as IDTV. Moreover, very few studies have carried out proper examination and evaluation of how the TV industry as a whole conducts its business using IDTV (i.e., IDTV commerce). Thus, the objective of this short article is to establish a decision analysis mechanism that can assist the TV operators in adopting IDTV as their commerce platform. A survey was employed to investigate and identify the key issues for adopting IDTV commerce by TV operators. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methodology was used to analyze the IDTV adoption decision processes of these TV operators. The AHP methodology was developed by Saaty (1980) to reflect the way people actually think, and it continues to be the most highly regarded and widely used decision-making theory (Lin et al., 2005). One contribution of the short article is that our results indicate that the three most important adoption drivers for implementation IDTV as a commerce platform are: (1) the operational capability for the IDTV services; (2) the innovation and strategy execution capabilities; and (3) the level of maturity in technological development. Finally, most respondents indicate that the adoption of IDTV commerce should be fully operated and managed in-house, rather than outsourced (partial or total outsourcing).
Conference papers on the topic "Future Managed Funds Examination"
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Birznieks, Janis, and Lasma Licite-Kurbe. "Analysis of the Introduction of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing into Businesses in Latvia." In 22nd International Scientific Conference. “Economic Science for Rural Development 2021”. Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2021.55.028.
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The market of global business intelligence technologies reached EUR 18.3 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach EUR 22.8 billion in the near future, as such technologies provide companies with a number of benefits: new information for business decision-making, real-time financial reporting and manual work automation. Nevertheless, many companies around the world do not achieve the desired results of applying business intelligence and data warehousing technologies. The research aims to develop scenarios for applying business intelligence and data warehousing tools in entrepreneurship in Latvia based on an examination of the tools. The research has found that the companies examined in the case study have introduced business intelligence along with data warehousing; however, there are differences in applying the business intelligence and the level of its advancement. Overall, a business intelligence system makes core and support operations and processes faster, as well as reduces costs and requires less human resources. However, problems were identified concerning a lack of motivation in employees to learn new technologies. The scenario analysis concluded that large companies should perform as many administrative and technological processes related to the mentioned technologies as possible themselves rather than outsource them, which allows them to save funds on the development of such technologies and improve the company’s data culture.
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Guiberteau, Philippe, and Jean-Guy Nokhamzon. "French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Decommissioning Programme and Feedback Experience." In ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2013-96016.
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Since the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) was founded in 1945 to carry out research programs on use of nuclear, and its application France has set up and run various types of installations : research or prototypes reactors, process study or examination laboratories, pilot installations, accelerators, nuclear power plants and processing facilities. Some of these are currently being dismantled or must be dismantled soon so that the DEN, the Nuclear Energy Division, can construct new equipment and thus have available a range of R&D facilities in line with the issues of the nuclear industry of the future. Since the 1960s and 1970s in all its centers, the CEA has acquired experience and know-how through dismantling various nuclear facilities. The dismantling techniques are nowadays operational, even if sometimes certain specific developments are necessary to reduce the cost of operations. Thanks to availability of techniques and guarantees of dismantling program financing now from two dedicated funds, close to 15 B€ for the next thirty years, for current or projected dismantling operations, the CEA’s Nuclear Energy Division has been able to develop, when necessary, its immediate dismantling strategy. Currently, nearly thirty facilities are being dismantled by the CEA’s Nuclear Energy Division operational units with its industrial partners. Thus the next decade will see completion of the dismantling and radioactive clean-up of the Grenoble site and of the facilities on the Fontenay-aux-Roses site. By 2018, the dismantling of the UP1 plant at Marcoule, the largest dismantling work in France, will be well advanced, with all the process equipment dismantled. After an overview of the French regulatory framework, the paper will describe the DD&R strategy, programme and feedback experience inside the CEA’s Nuclear Energy Division and its progress since ICEM 14 in 2011’s conference in Reims.
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Slayter, David L., and Christopher S. Hitchcock. "Development of a GIS Database of Corrosion Hazards for Use in Pipeline Integrity Assessments." In 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2008-64413.
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Geologic hazards pose a significant threat to pipeline integrity. As an existing pipeline system ages, targeted analysis and positioning of maintenance resources become increasingly important to remediating problem pipeline sections and to ensure timely response to system failures. A geographic information system (GIS) now is commonly used to model pipeline systems. Significant geologic hazards can be mapped and effectively managed in a GIS database as a way to assess risk and to target pipeline remediation resources. In particular, the potential for soil corrosion is a significant threat to pipelines. In the U.S., digital soil maps from the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) have been compiled into the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database. Numerous soil attributes are stored in the database allowing for a detailed examination of soil characteristics. SSURGO data is largely consistent in quality and geographic extent across the U.S. and is the best available database for a national assessment of soil corrosion potential. We describe the development of a national database for the collection of locations of known corrosion from pipeline system managers. This database can be compared to soil conditions, as noted in SSURGO or other supporting soil data, for the development of a model of soil parameters that may indicate the future potential for buried pipeline corrosion. This paper outlines the need for such a database, significant design considerations and the proposed process for model development.
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Doudican, Brad, Wyatt Elbin, and Bethany Huelskamp. "Lead From Behind: Enabling Partnerships to Bring Clean Water to Caliche, Honduras." In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2012-87435.
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The common model for engineers’ engagement in philanthropic development work is to find a community with a technical need, design the solution, raise funds for the solution, construct the solution, and hand the solution over to the community. While this approach has yielded many completed projects around the world, there are limits to the efficacy, sustainability, and long-term enabling potential to this approach. The Dayton Service Engineering Collaborative, or DSEC, takes an alternative approach to philanthropic community development which is demonstrated via a case study in bringing clean water for drinking and agricultural purposes to Caliche, Honduras. Caliche, an impoverished village of approximately 350 people located in central Honduras, had access to a mountain spring as a source of water until a 2009 earthquake sent the spring’s flow underground. As of late 2011, the village did not have a clean source of drinking water, utilizing collected rainwater and surface water ponds for all of their water needs. Waterborne illness and malady was prevalent, with severe consequences to the young and the elderly. After a survey of the geography, the resources of the local people, and partner institutions, a community-scale biosand filtration system with requisite delivery structures was proposed, accepted, and brought to design fruition. Design and implementation of a solution to the technical problem of water delivery and treatment, while rigorous and complex, is not out of the realm of practice for technical groups working in communities such as Caliche. The innovation in this project, however, was the “lead from behind” approach in the context of a best practice called asset-based community development. A multi-partner initiative led first and foremost by the community leadership, and through local institutions and power structures, was managed from distance. In addition to DSEC, partners in this project included a multi-national non-governmental organization (NGO), a financial investor, the Honduran government, several missionaries, the Caliche Water Council, a local landowner, the Caliche leadership known as the Patronado, and the local church. DSEC provided technical leadership and project oversight, ensuring that not only were the technical obstacles overcome, but that the community and local authorities were empowered to tackle future development projects with independent vision. It is through this enabling approach that impact beyond the immediate project is attained, and where DSEC believes the leadership potential of the engineer is fully realized.
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Krug, Bradley, Lyndon Lamborn, Alireza Kohandehghan, Stuart Guest, and Mahmoud Ibrahim. "Surviving Population Reliability Projection Methods." In 2020 13th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2020-9314.
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Abstract While the uncertainties associated with actual pipeline asset condition demand the use of probabilistic methodologies to assess the integrity of pipelines, a realistic and validated probabilistic method to demonstrate post-hydrostatic test (PHT) integrity has eluded the pipeline industry. Traditionally, deterministic methods grow a “just-surviving flaw” (JSF) under worst-case pressure cycling to predict the remaining life of the most severe imperfection which could have survived a high-pressure event, such as hydrostatic test. The deterministic analysis results in a JSF fatigue life but does not identify the likelihood that the flaw exists. Furthermore, identifying the most severe flaw is not intuitive and attempts to probabilistically model material variabilities have failed to match known historical PHT reliability. A pipeline operator has now developed a novel approach to the task of quantifying marginal pipeline reliability after hydrostatic tests. Rather than limiting random values to only material properties, potential defects are assigned sizes and pressure cycling values, randomly sampled from validated distributions of defect size and pressure cycling severity (equivalent to downstream location). The number of generated defects is determined by a validated defect density, and defect size remains limited to what could have physically survived the hydrostatic test. The question posed is no longer “what are possible sizes of JSF close to discharge pressure surviving to a specific time under known load conditions?”, but rather “what proportion of the pipeline segments with similar defect populations would survive to a specific time under known load conditions?”. This represents a fundamental paradigm shift away from considering only a worst-case scenario to the quantification of plausible pipeline health conditions. Monte Carlo simulation time is kept practical by using an equivalent load integral method to project crack growth. This proposed methodology was validated by applying it to a selection of pipeline segments with known historical fatigue failures following hydrostatic tests in order to quantify the predictability of each section’s reliability at the failure time. The initial validation of the method was found to reasonably predict the past incidents. This paper will discuss the methodology, input parameters including their distributions, methods for assigning defect size distributions and densities based on extrapolations of field nondestructive examination (NDE) and in-line inspection (ILI) data, and a minimum defect density floor established based on the PHT fatigue failure of a newly constructed pipeline. While this method originally targets PHT pipeline segments, the development of a similar method for pipelines managed exclusively by ILI data is under development. The largest potential flaw for ILI-managed assets is then dictated by what could have evaded ILI tool detection rather than what could have survived a hydrostatic test. Herein, the progress on this development and future suggested research will be provided.
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Stephens, Michael E., Sheila M. Brooks, Joan M. Miller, and Robert A. Mason. "Lessons Learned in Planning the Canadian Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program." In ASME 2010 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2010-40270.
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In 2006, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) began implementing a $7B CDN, 70-year Nuclear Legacy Liabilities Program (NLLP) to deal with legacy decommissioning and environmental issues at AECL nuclear sites. The objective of the NLLP is to safely and cost-effectively reduce the nuclear legacy liabilities and associated risks based on sound waste management and environmental principles in the best interest of Canadians. The liabilities include shutdown research and prototype power reactors, fuel handling facilities, radiochemical laboratories, support buildings, radioactive waste storage facilities, and contaminated lands at several sites located across eastern Canada from Quebec to Manitoba. The largest site, Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) in Ontario, will continue as an operational nuclear site for the foreseeable future. Planning and delivery of the Program is managed by the Liability Management Unit (LMU), a group that was formed within AECL for the purpose. The composition and progress of the NLLP has been reported in recent conferences [1, 2]. The NLLP comprises a number of interlinked decommissioning, waste management and environmental restoration activities that are being executed at different sites, and by various technical groups as suppliers to the LMU. Many lessons about planning and executing such a large, diverse Program have been learned in planning the initial five-year “start-up” phase (which will conclude 2011 March), in planning the five-year second phase (which is currently being finalized), and in planning individual and interacting activities within the Program. The activities to be undertaken in the start-up phase were planned by a small group of AECL technical experts using the currently available information on the liabilities. Progress in executing the Program was slower than anticipated due to less than ideal alignment between some planned technical solutions and the actual requirements, as well as the limited available resources of the suppliers to execute the work. Several internal and external reviews of the Program during the start-up phase examined progress and identified several improvements to planning. These improvements included strengthening communications among the groups within the Program, conducting more detailed advance planning of the interlinked activities, and being cautious about making detailed commitments for activities for which major decisions had yet to be made. The second phase was planned using a dedicated core team, and involved much more involvement of the suppliers to ensure feasibility of the proposed program of work and more detailed specification of the required resources. Priorities for executing the diverse activities in the Program were originally set using criteria based on the risks that the liabilities presented to health and safety, to the environment and to AECL’s ability to meet its obligations as the owner-operator of licensed nuclear sites. The LMU later recognized that the decision criteria should also explicitly include the value gained in reducing the risks and liabilities for expended funds. Greater consideration should be given to mitigating risks to the execution of the Program that might materialize. In addition, licensing strategies and processes should be better-defined, and waste characterization methods and disposition pathways would have to be put in place, or clearly identified, to deal with the wastes the Program would generate before many of the planned activities could be initiated. The NLLP has developed several processes to assist in the detailed planning of the numerous projects and activities. These include developing a more formal procedure for setting priorities of the different parts of the Program, preparing an Integrated Waste Plan to identify the optimal suite of support facilities to be constructed, the creation of a series of “pre-project initiation” procedures and documents to guide the development of well-founded projects, and the use of staged decision-making to incorporate more flexibility to adjust Program strategy and the details of implementation at planned decision points. Several Case Studies are outlined to illustrate examples of the application of these planning techniques.
Reports on the topic "Future Managed Funds Examination"
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Agrawal, Asha Weinstein, Hilary Nixon, and Cameron Simmons. Investing in California’s Transportation Future: Public Opinion on Critical Needs. Mineta Transportation Institute, December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1861.
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In 2017, the State of California adopted landmark legislation to increase the funds available for transportation in the state: Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Through a combination of higher gas and diesel motor fuel taxes, SB1 raises revenue for four critical transportation needs in the state: road maintenance and rehabilitation, relief from congestion, improvements to trade corridors, and improving transit and rail services. To help state leaders identify the most important projects and programs to fund within those four topical areas, we conducted an online survey that asked a sample of 3,574 adult Californians their thoughts on how the state can achieve the SB1 objectives. The survey was administered from April to August 2019 with a survey platform and panel of respondents managed by Qualtrics. Quota sampling ensured that the final sample closely reflects California adults in terms of key socio-demographic characteristics and geographic distribution. Key findings included very strong support for improving all transportation modes, reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, and more convenient options to travel without driving. Respondents placed particular value on better maintenance for both local streets and roads, as well as highways. Finally, the majority of respondents assessed all types of transportation infrastructure in their communities as somewhat or very good.