This paper examines the performance of fund managers responsible for managing the investment decisions of UK pension funds. The paper examines both individual fund manager performance of pension funds under management, and also the persistence of this performance over time. Previous work on UK pension funds has found little evidence of fund manager persistence, but we suggest that this might be...

A drama manager is an omniscient agent responsible for guiding players through the story space and delivering an enjoyable experience to the players. Most drama managers only consider the designer’s intent. We present a drama manager that can provide personalized guidance while giving players the appearance of full agency. Our system is evaluated on an interactive storytelling game built with C...

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In this paper we present a policy-based architecture for aggregating (grooming) IP/MPLS flows (packet-based LSPs) within lightpaths taking into account the possibility of having to cope with further transport faults. The defined policies try to minimize the negative impact when a failure is detected in the optical transport network. Such policies deal with 1+1, 1:1 and 1:N schemes of protection...

This study was aimed at developing a method for measuring the relationship between intellectual capital and project manager competencies. Intellectual capital consist human capital, structural capital and relational capital. Project manager competencies have been evaluated based on IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB) and Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF) includes knowledge, sk...

It is expected that more accounting conservation (environmental uncertainty) reduces manager optimism. Prior research, however, has struggled to establish this relation empirically. Moreover, some evidence points to the possibility that the manager optimism is lower for firms with more accounting conservation. In this paper, the author examine the link between accounting conservation, environme...

This study develops a theoretical model in which the voluntary disclosure of earnings forecast is a double-edged sword. Such disclosure may reduce the information asymmetry between investors and firms but simultaneously allows entrepreneurs create hype. Beginning from 2005 the disclosures of financial forecasts for Taiwanese public companies have not been mandatory, with firms being able to dec...

We present a hierarchical management scheme for Internet Information Services. The proposed architecture is based on the SNMP management protocol and achieves scaleability through the use of multiple levels of manager components and the introduction of a uniform interaction interface between all components (manager-toagent, manager-to-manager). The hierarchy consists of at least three layers: t...

In the first quarter of 2011, Android has become the top-selling operating system for smartphones. In this paper, we present a novel, highly critical attack that allows unprompted installation of arbitrary applications from the Android Market. Our attack is based on a single malicious application, which, in contrast to previously known attacks, does not require the user to grant it any permissi...