Performance Bond in UK Law
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Computer Systems Acquisitions and the Use of Performance Bonds©
A performance bond typically guarantees that a contractor, such as a computer vendor or software developer, will perform the contract. It usually provides that if the contractor defaults in his per......Computer Systems Acquisitions and the Use of Performance Bonds© Alan S. Wernick A performance bond typically guarantees that a contractor, such as a computer vendor or software developer, will perform the contract. It usually provides that if the ... ...
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Impact of R&D on profitability in the pharma sector: an empirical study from India
Purpose: The purpose of the current paper is to examine the nature of profit persistence and to estimate the dynamic relationship between research and development (R&D) intensity and firm profitabi...... ... Arellano and Bond (1991) estimation methodology has been used to generate theestimates. A ... there exists a positive relationship between R&D intensity and performance forthe Indian pharmaceutical Industry. The results hold even after ... ...
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Does the Macroeconomy Predict UK Asset Returns in a Nonlinear Fashion? Comprehensive Out‐of‐Sample Evidence
We perform a comprehensive examination of the recursive, comparative predictive performance of linear and nonlinear models for UK stock and bond returns. We estimate Markov switching, threshold aut...... ... per - formance of linear and nonlinear models for UK stock and bond returns. We estimate Markov switching, threshold autoregressive (T AR) and ... variables provides significantlyimproved forecasting performance over linear alternatives. With regard to previous research on UK data, ... ...
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International listed real estate returns: evidence from the global financial crisis
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze and revisit the risk and performance of publicly traded real estate companies from 14 countries over the period 2000–2015, marked by the unprecedent...... ... purpose of this paper is to analyze and revisit the risk and performance of publicly tradedreal estate companies from 14 countries over the period ... Design/methodology/approach –The authors extend the seminal work of Bond et al. (2003), and shed anew light on the relative performance of listed ... ...
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Estimating and Forecasting with a Dynamic Spatial Panel Data Model*
This study focuses on the estimation and predictive performance of several estimators for the dynamic and autoregressive spatial lag panel data model with spatially correlated disturbances. In the ...... ... ) Abstract This study focuses on the estimation and predictive performance of several estimators for the dynamic and autoregressive spatial lag panel ... In the spirit of Arellano and Bond (1991) and Mutl (2006), a dynamic spatial generalized method of moments ... ...
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The performance of a blended real estate portfolio for UK DC investors
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the performance implications for UK DC pension fund investors who choose to combine global listed and UK unlisted real e...... ... Performance is then contrasted with thatof a pure unlisted solution, as well as UK equity market and bond total returns over the same period.Findings –A UK DC pension fund investor choosing to construct a blended global listed and UKunlisted real estate ... ...
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Do Indonesian firms practice target capital structure? A dynamic approach
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the dynamic aspects in the capital structure decisions of firms in Indonesia, offering an extension to the existing literature on Indonesia via a dynamic mod...... ... performance due totime-varying factors. A rapid adjustment toward target leverage is ... a positive impact on the banking sector, but not the local corporate bond market.Therefore, regulators and policymakers should bear in mind that ... ...
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Intellectual capital in Indonesia: dynamic panel approach
Purpose: Intellectual capital (IC) has been considered as a valuable asset in the wealth creation and sustainability of the company; however, limited and mixed results are found on its impact on fi...... ... aims to investigate the influence of IC towardMV andfinancial performance of publicly listed firms in Indonesia. In addition, this research also ... panel regression and administering a well-developed Blundell–Bond instrument (dynamic panel data estimator) to account for ... ...
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The real alternative? A comparison of German real estate returns with bonds and stocks
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how real estate returns behaved over the last two decades in relation to the other two asset types. This allows a direct evaluation of how investor...... ... , Cambridge, UKThomas WiegelmannFaculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Robina, AustraliaEdyta ŁaszkiewiczFaculty of Economics and ... Interestingly,performance of asset classes has also differed over that period suggesting that at ... ...
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Impact of managerial communication styles on employees’ attitudes and behaviours
Purpose: Through the lens of social exchange theory and organisation support theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine the passive, aggressive, and assertive styles of managers/supervisors th...... ... satisfaction and their self-esteem influence employees’performance, commitment and absenteeism.Design/methodology/approach – In total, 400 ... Satisfaction withcommunication fosters a strong emotional bond with organisations and the emotional bondwith organisations reduces ... ...
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