Accounting Measures
Mostrando 25-36 de 45 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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25. The relation between stock returns and EVA, residual income, mandated performance measures: a empirical study applied to Brazilian companies with open capital / A relação do retorno das ações com o EVA, com o lucro residual e com as medidas contábeis tradicionais: um estudo empírico aplicado às empresas brasileiras de capital aberto
The huge propagation of the EVA® (Economic Value Added) concept allows companies to use this performance measure to prove how much value was added for the owners. These companies hope positive EVA®s increase firm values in the market. In this direction, some studies prove a strong association between EVA® and stock returns, confirming that the positive EV
Publicado em: 2007
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26. The ability of EVA® to predict future earnings: an empirical study in the Brazilian public companies / A capacidade do EVA® para predição de lucros futuros: um estudo empírico nas empresas de capital aberto do Brasil
There has been increased recognition over the last decade of the measures of management of value. Among these, one that has received the great attention either on the academic field or in the companies in general is the Economic Value Added (EVA®). A lot has been argued about this measure, its defenders affirm that it is one measure of performance better th
Publicado em: 2007
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27. InfecÃÃo hospitalar em unidade de terapia intensiva pediÃtrica / Healthcare-associated infection in a poaediatric intensive therapy unit
This thesis is presented in the form of three articles, the aim of which was to identify risk factors for healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and estimate the effect of these factors on the time elapsed until the first episode of bloodstream infection, confirmed by laboratory exams (BSI-LCBI). The first article is
Publicado em: 2007
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28. Validação da escala South Oaks Gambling Screen em população brasileira / Validity of the South Oaks Gambling Screen in brazilian population
Pathological gambling is considered a behavioral addiction that shares similarities with drug addiction. The South Oaks Gambling Screen - SOGS is the most employed screening tool for pathological gambling. The SOGS investigates gambling games and behaviors associated to gambling. Answering at least 5 from 20 questions classifies the respondent as a probable
Publicado em: 2006
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29. Avaliação de desempenho econômico-financeiro das empresas catarinenses listadas na classificação setorial da BOVESPA no período de 2000-2003
The objective of this study is to verify the existence of differences statistically relevant in the performance of companies in Santa Catarina, in comparison to the other remaining companies belonging to the same Bovespas sectorial classification, within the period 2000-2003, being these differences calculated using classical performance measures. This prese
Publicado em: 2005
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30. Assessing negative priming by attended distractors in a paper-and-pencil task
The paper-and-pencil digit-comparison task for assessing negative priming (NP) was introduced, using a referent-size-selection procedure that was demonstrated to enhance the effect. NP is indicated by slower responses to recently ignored items, and proposed within the clinical-experimental framework as a major cognitive index of active suppression of distrac
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2004-08
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31. A governança empresarial e a emergência de um novo modelo de controladoria / The corporate governance and the new organizational model of the controller function
This dissertation revise concepts and mechanisms of corporate governance, to identify which are the elements and instruments that make it possible to the responsible ones, to determine the corporation?s lines of direction, its effective action. From the evidence that there is no governance without control, and that it depends, therefore, on the structuring o
Publicado em: 2004
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32. AnÃlise das polÃticas compensatÃrias e das estratÃgias de sobrevivÃncia do homem do campo, principalmente no perÃodo de seca: um estudo do caso / Analysis of the compensatory policies and the strategies of survival of the man of the field, specially during periods of severe droughts: a case study
The Brazilian Northeastern region has been affected, over the centuries, by a phenomenon know as âdroughtsâ, which assumes a great relevance from the geoclimatic, meteorological, economic, social, cultural and environmental viewpoints. Their impact are largely acknowledged as production failure, unemployment, migration, death, disease outbreaks (often more
Publicado em: 2004
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33. MÃtodos de controle gerencial em empresas do setor de transporte rodoviÃrio de carga : uma investigaÃÃo na cidade do Recife
This research has as objective investigate the systems of management control, the costing methods and the practices of cost accounting, used in the companies of burden transports located in the city of Recife, in the State of Pernambuco. The research also investigates as those companies, that render logistics services, evaluate their economicalfinancial perf
Publicado em: 2003
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34. Emotional, neuropsychological, and organic factors: their use in the prediction of persisting postconcussion symptoms after moderate and mild head injuries.
BACKGROUND--After mild and moderate head injuries a range of postconcussion symptoms (PCS) are often reported by patients. Both organic and psychogenic factors can contribute to these. Full recovery from PCS usually occurs within three months of the injury. A significant minority, however, continue to experience symptoms beyond this time. To date, no means o
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35. Random Walk Simulation of the MRI Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in a Geometrical Model of the Acinar Tree
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement in the lung using gas magnetic resonance imaging is a promising technique with potential for reflecting changes in lung microstructure. Despite some recent impressive human applications, full interpretation of ADC measures remains an elusive goal, due to a lack of detailed knowledge about the structure depende
The Biophysical Society.
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36. Use of community versus individual socioeconomic data in predicting variation in hospital use.
OBJECTIVES: (1) To examine the association of socioeconomic characteristics (SES) with hospitalization by age group, and when using measures of SES at the community as opposed to the individual level. (2) Thus, to support the inference that socioeconomic factors are important in the analysis of small area utilization data and address potential criticisms of