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The Impact Of Computer-Mediated Communication Systems On Interpersonal Relations And Task Performance, Jimming Tzu-Ming Lin
The Impact Of Computer-Mediated Communication Systems On Interpersonal Relations And Task Performance, Jimming Tzu-Ming Lin
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Computer-mediated communication systems (CMCS) have numerous implications for business policy, MIS management and many other areas. This study is based on a research framework derived from social exchange theory, interpersonal relations, bilateral bargaining, communication modality, and other areas. The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of CMCS, as compared to face-to-face (FTF) communications, on two facets on interpersonal interactions: interpersonal relations and task performance.;This study employed an experimental method. The independent variables were media, namely, computer-mediated communication systems CMCS vs. FTF; and familiarity, e.g., familiar (FAM) vs. unfamiliar (UFA). Four groups, labelled CMCS-FAM, FTF-FAM, CMCS-UFA, and …
An Empirical Study Of The Ability Of Canadian Oil And Gas Companies' Reserves Disclosures To Account For Relative Changes In Common Stock Prices, Howard Douglas Teall
An Empirical Study Of The Ability Of Canadian Oil And Gas Companies' Reserves Disclosures To Account For Relative Changes In Common Stock Prices, Howard Douglas Teall
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The purpose of this study is to determine which of these alternative annual report disclosures of oil and gas reserves, namely historic capitalized costs, quantities and discounted cash flows, contributes the most information content. Information content is defined as the ability of a reserves disclosure to account for relative changes in common stock prices.;It has been proposed by the "events" approach to accounting theory that a role of the annual financial report is to report on the economic events of the accounting period that influenced the expected stream of future cash flows of a corporation. As a corporation's common stock …
An Investigation Of Deferred Income Taxes During A Recessionary Period, Darroch Aitkens Robertson
An Investigation Of Deferred Income Taxes During A Recessionary Period, Darroch Aitkens Robertson
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Utilizing a random sample of 80 Canadian public companies, this thesis establishes that a significant increase in the number and magnitude of deferred income tax drawdowns occurred in the recessionary period of the early 1980s. The behaviour of deferred income tax expense is then investigated to determine if the observed increase in drawdowns related to a reduction in fixed asset additions or was the result of accounting losses.;The existing literature on deferred income taxes implicitly assumes that drawdowns are the result of involuntary reversals of timing differences that result in a sacrifice of economic resources. However, the data gathered from …
The Diffusion Of Minor Technical Productivity And Quality Of Working Life Improvements Within A Firm With Multiple Operating Units, David Allen Johnston
The Diffusion Of Minor Technical Productivity And Quality Of Working Life Improvements Within A Firm With Multiple Operating Units, David Allen Johnston
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The productivity and quality of working life of operations across a firm with multiple operating units can be improved by the diffusion of minor innovations within the firm. The benefits to operating performance which result from a continuous stream of small, incremental innovations over time are well documented. The extent that individual minor innovations, called Minor Technical Improvements (MTIs) in this thesis, are actually used or could be potentially used through the firm, is not well documented. This thesis addresses three questions about the diffusion of minor innovations in firms with multiple operating units. (1) To what extent do MTIs …
The Role Of The Senior Human Resource Executive In Managing Corporate Excellence: Orientation And Influence, Richard William Blake
The Role Of The Senior Human Resource Executive In Managing Corporate Excellence: Orientation And Influence, Richard William Blake
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This thesis examines the influence of the senior human resource executive. More specifically, it tests a model which suggests that the influence of the senior human resource executive in corporate level decision making is largely a function of three variables: professional orientation, generalist orientation and the perceived importance of the human resource function.;The research was undertaken for two principal reasons; to try to resolve a difference in the literature as to which orientation would lead to greater influence and to determine what other factors might have a bearing on influence. Given the increased importance of human resource issues it was …