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Publication date: 1 January 1993

Richard D. Bingham, Paul A. Haubrich and Sammis B. White

Explores the question of why principals rate their schools morehighly than do their own teachers. Following the work of others, showingthat disagreements between teachers and…

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Explores the question of why principals rate their schools more highly than do their own teachers. Following the work of others, showing that disagreements between teachers and principals stem mainly from disagreements on discipline, reports on results which show that views on disciplinary policy are the only factor which is strong enough to overcome the somewhat biased grading by principals. Concludes that, if a principal wants higher teacher morale and higher grading of their school, efforts must be made to develop greater congruence between teacher and principal expectations and actions on discipline.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 31 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Remembering the Life, Work, and Influence of Stuart A. Karabenick
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ISBN: 978-1-80455-710-5

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Publication date: 25 July 2017

Alexander J. Field

At the time they occurred, the savings and loan insolvencies were considered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Contrary to what was then believed, and in…

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At the time they occurred, the savings and loan insolvencies were considered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Contrary to what was then believed, and in sharp contrast with 2007–2009, they in fact had little macroeconomic significance. Savings and Loan (S&L) remediation cost between 2 percent and 3 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), whereas the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the conservatorships of Fannie and Freddie actually made money for the US Treasury. But the direct cost of government remediation is largely irrelevant in judging macro significance. What matters is the cumulative output loss associated with and plausibly caused by failing financial institutions. I estimate output losses for 1981–1984, 1991–1998, and 2007–2026 (the latter utilizing forecasts and projections along with actual data through 2015) and, for a final comparison, 1929–1941. The losses associated with 2007–2009 have been truly disastrous – in the same order of magnitude as the Great Depression. The S&L failures were, in contrast, inconsequential. Macroeconomists and policy makers should reserve the word crisis for financial disturbances that threaten substantial damage to the real economy, and continue efforts to identify in advance financial institutions which are systemically important (SIFI), and those which are not.

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Research in Economic History
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78743-120-1

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Publication date: 1 January 1997

Robert DeYoung

A thick cost frontier methodology is used to estimate pre‐ and postmerger X‐inefficiency in 348 mergers approved by the OCC in 1987/88. Efficiency improved in only a small…

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A thick cost frontier methodology is used to estimate pre‐ and postmerger X‐inefficiency in 348 mergers approved by the OCC in 1987/88. Efficiency improved in only a small majority of mergers, and these gains were unrelated to the acquiring bank's efficiency advantage over its target. These results are not consistent with the traditional market for corporate control story, in which well‐managed firms acquire poorly managed firms and subsequently improve their performance. Rather, the results suggest motivations other than cost efficiencies were driving U.S. bank mergers in the late 1980s. Efficiency gains were concentrated in mergers where acquiring banks made frequent acquisitions, suggesting the presence of experience effects.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 23 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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Publication date: 25 April 2022

Mohamed Sayed Abdel Hamied and Ayman Elbagoury

The study aims to provide a clear framework of steps on how to implement the balanced scorecard model at the level of measuring and managing local performance, with a mix between…

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Purpose

The study aims to provide a clear framework of steps on how to implement the balanced scorecard model at the level of measuring and managing local performance, with a mix between what theoretical approaches show in this matter and examples of applied experiences in different contexts.

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The study relies on the case study approach, which was used to present pioneer experiences in the field of application of the model on local government's level, namely, in the USA, England and South Africa. This paper was done by reviewing the original balanced scorecard literature and writings regarding the public and local government sector. This literature formed the basis for analyzing the various sections of study.

Findings

Balanced scorecard is one of the important models for developing and measuring local performance. International experiences under study confirmed that application of the model requires the following: The availability of bureaucratic will at the local level to apply the model, necessity of capacity building of local government units to apply it, introduction of institutional and strategic changes to the local units to be able to build their own performance cards, as well as strengthening local information systems, and not standardizing the performance cards at the different local administrative units.

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This study will be useful for scholars, policymakers and local executive leaders on ways to apply the balanced scorecards at the local government units.

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Review of Economics and Political Science, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2356-9980

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Publication date: 1 July 1999

Katherine Tyler and Edmund Stanley

Focuses on large corporates’ expectations of service delivery from their bank(s). Identifies some of the constituent elements of quality operational service, and assesses their…

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Focuses on large corporates’ expectations of service delivery from their bank(s). Identifies some of the constituent elements of quality operational service, and assesses their significance in the large corporate segment. First, the literature on marketing of financial services in business‐to‐business markets, service quality and relationship management is discussed. Glaserian orthodox grounded theory was used in a pilot study to identify the key elements of perceived service quality on behalf of the large corporates. This formed the basis of the research methodology. A number of elements of operational quality service are identified. They can be grouped as reliability, assurance, empathy, responsiveness and proactivity. Concludes that banks must monitor and manage functional elements of service delivery in relationship seeking accounts. They should also divide their products into relationship specific weightings.

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International Journal of Bank Marketing, vol. 17 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0265-2323

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Publication date: 1 June 2001

Barbara F.H. Allen

Presents an annotated bibliography of journals and magazines useful to students and professors of German studies. The publications listed are suitable for academic and large…

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Presents an annotated bibliography of journals and magazines useful to students and professors of German studies. The publications listed are suitable for academic and large public libraries.

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Collection Building, vol. 20 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0160-4953

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Publication date: 6 May 2014

Jill M. Hendrickson, Mark W. Nichols and Daniel R. Fairchild

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of bank branch location on the likelihood of bank failure during the most recent financial crisis.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of bank branch location on the likelihood of bank failure during the most recent financial crisis.

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This paper estimates the probit regression to identify the causes of bank failures and attempts to determine the role of branch location in bank performance.

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Using data from failed and surviving banks in Georgia and Florida, this paper finds that diversifying the balance sheet and operating in more competitive markets reduced failure rates, but branching intensity, measured by number of branches and distance of branches from the home office did not significantly reduce the probability of failure. This suggests that, at least in today ' s market, it is not important to bank stability to have a branching network a significant distance from the home office.

Originality/value

This paper carefully considers the role of branch location in the likelihood of bank failure during financial distress. As such, it contributes to the historical policy debate regarding regulation prohibiting or minimizing banks ' ability to branch. It also contributes to our understanding of how banks structure their branching networks in the contemporary banking environment.

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Journal of Financial Economic Policy, vol. 6 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1757-6385

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Publication date: 11 January 2023

Haider Al-Darraji, Philip Hill, Katrina Sharples, Frederick L. Altice and Adeeba Kamarulzaman

This intensified case finding study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease among people with HIV entering the largest prison in Malaysia.

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Purpose

This intensified case finding study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease among people with HIV entering the largest prison in Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach

The study was conducted in Kajang prison, starting in July 2013 in the men’s prison and June 2015 in the women’s prison. Individuals tested positive for HIV infection, during the mandatory HIV testing at the prison entry, were consecutively recruited over five months at each prison. Consented participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire and asked to submit two sputum samples that were assessed using GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) and culture, irrespective of clinical presentation. Factors associated with active TB (defined as a positive result on either Xpert or culture) were assessed using regression analyses.

Findings

Overall, 214 incarcerated people with HIV were recruited. Most were men (84.6%), Malaysians (84.1%) and people who inject drugs (67.8%). The mean age was 37.5 (SD 8.2) years, and median CD4 lymphocyte count was 376 cells/mL (IQR 232–526). Overall, 27 (12.6%) TB cases were identified, which was independently associated with scores of five or more on the World Health Organization clinical scoring system for prisons (ARR 2.90 [95% CI 1.48–5.68]).

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Limited data exists about the prevalence of TB disease at prison entry, globally and none from Malaysia. The reported high prevalence of TB disease in the study adds an important and highly needed information to design comprehensive TB control programmes in prisons.

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International Journal of Prisoner Health, vol. 19 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1744-9200

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Publication date: 26 April 2023

Mudassar Rehman, Yanen Wang, Kashif Ishfaq, Haiou Yang, Ray Tahir Mushtaq, M. Saravana Kumar and Ammar Ahmed

Since the biomedical implants with an improved compressive strength, near bone elastic modulus, controlled porosity, and sufficient surface roughness, can assist in long term…

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Since the biomedical implants with an improved compressive strength, near bone elastic modulus, controlled porosity, and sufficient surface roughness, can assist in long term implantation. Therefore, the fine process tuning plays its crucial role to develop optimal settings to achieve these desired properties. This paper aims to find applications for fine process tuning in laser powder bed fusion of biomedical Ti alloys for load-bearing implants.

Design/methodology/approach

In this work, the parametric porosity simulations were initially performed to simulate the process-induced porosity for selective laser-melted Ti6Al4V as per full factorial design. Continually, the experiments were performed to validate the simulation results and perform multiresponse optimization to fine-tune the processing parameters. Three levels of each control variable, namely, laser power – Pl (180, 190, 200) W, scanning speed – Vs (1500, 1600, 1700) mm/s and scan orientation – ϴ{1(0,0), 2(0,67°), 3(0,90°)} were used to investigate the processing performance. The measured properties from this study include compressive yield strength, elastic modulus, process-induced porosity and surface roughness. Finally, confirmatory experiments and comparisons with the already published works were also performed to validate the research results.

Findings

The results of porosity parametric simulation and experiments in selective laser melting of Ti6Al4V were found close to each other with overall porosity (less than 10%). The fine process tuning was resulted in optimal settings [Pl (200 W), Vs (1500 mm/s), ϴ (0,90°)], [Pl (200 W), Vs (1500 mm/s), ϴ (0,67°)], [Pl (200 W), Vs (1500 mm/s), ϴ (0,0)] and [Pl (200 W), Vs (1500 mm/s), ϴ (0,0)] with higher compressive strength (672.78 MPa), near cortical bone elastic modulus (12.932 GPa), process-induced porosity (0.751%) and minimum surface roughness (2.72 µm). The morphology of the selective laser melted (SLMed) surface indicated that the lack of fusion pores was prominent because of low laser energy density among the laser and powder bed. Confirmatory experimentation revealed that an overall percent improvement of around 15% was found between predicted and the experimental values.

Originality/value

Since no significant works are available on the collaborative optimization and fine process tuning in laser powder bed fusion of biomedical Ti alloys for different load bearing implants. Therefore, this work involves the comprehensive investigation and multi-objective optimization to determine optimal parametric settings for better mechanical and physical properties. Another novel aspect is the parametric porosity simulation using Ansys Additive to assist in process parameters and their levels selection. As a result, selective laser melted Ti alloys at optimal settings may help in examining the possibility for manufacturing metallic implants for load-bearing applications.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 29 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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