Abstract These days the use of portfolio assessment is very popular. If it is believed that students at all levels should be doing more than studying for tests; teachers should be doing more than teaching to tests; students should take a more active role in the learning process; and, then the portfolio assessment is an idea worth exploring.. The aim of this study was to introduce portfolio asse...

Abstract Melinno’s so-called Hymn to Rome was composed sometime between the third century BCE and CE . Nearly all scholars judge poem be a relatively straightforward panegyric of Rome’s power. The final stanza compares Romans Sown Men. This article argues that appearance Theban or Colchian Spartoi could have evoked more complex response from many probable readers in antiquity, especially those ...

a vast number of organizational projects as well as complexity of decision making process can cause particular challenges for project management and its leadership. in order to use organization assets and opportunities efficiently, it is necessary that manager implement a comprehensive multidimensional project portfolio management system that considers economic, social and technical details of ...

this paper presents dynamic portfolio model based on the merton's optimal investment-consumption model, which combines dynamic synthetic put option using risk-free and risky assets. this paper is extended version of methodological paper published by yuan yao (2012) cite{26}. because of the long history of the development of foreign financial market, with a variety of financial derivatives, the ...

Purpose – Innovation has been recognized as one of the main sources of competitive advantage for organizations and nations. The purpose of this study is to present an innovation management measurement approach applying fuzzy techniques to small and medium manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – This study presents a survey focusing on seven innovation measurement areas: innovat...

A new class of signal analysis problems is considered, which appear in finance when it is required to detect the hidden dynamics of an investment instrument or a portfolio in respect to certain market or economic factors. Such problems can be naturally formulated as a complex of models concerned with estimating a nonstationary linear regression under additional constraints and requirements whic...

Introduction This paper primarily examines the advantages of bond mutual funds over portfolios of directly held bonds for both institutional and individual investors. First, we review the structural advantages of bond mutual funds, which, compared with separately managed and laddered portfolios of individual bonds, generally provide greater diversification; more regular cash flows that promote ...

Silvereyes, Zosterops lateralis Latham, commonly feed on kiwifruit rejected for export and either stored in open bins at packhouses or in piles ready to be fed to livestock, and may play a role in the spread of wild kiwifruit in native and exotic forest in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. We determined the germination rate and percentage germination of Actinidia chinensis Planch. seed sown (1) a...

Abstract. Asset/Liability management, optimal fund design and optimal portfolio selection have been key issues of interest to the (re)insurance and investment banking communities, respectively, for some years especially in the design of advanced risk transfer solutions for clients in the Fortune 500 group of companies. The new concept of limited risk arbitrage investment management in a diffusi...