News tagged with economic incentives
Dell cuts NC, Tenn. jobs; further details scarce
Mar 11, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
(AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's second-largest computer maker, said Wednesday it is laying off workers around the world but would not say how many or where.
Search results for economic incentives
Economic Incentives for Analysts Play Role in Determining Street Earnings
Nov 06, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Even though investors use street earnings as a key valuation measure, little is known about analysts’ rationale when determining street earnings. Street earnings are an adapted version of earnings based on modifications that ...
Old-fashioned friendliness trumps incentives among supply chain partners
Nov 21, 2008 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
Cordiality and mutually beneficial arrangements can be more important than hard-negotiated deals when it comes to cementing strong working relationships among supply chain partners, according to the Management Insights feature ...
Your money or your conscience? How policy makers should promote environmentally friendly products
Apr 02, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- How can policy makers be more effective in motivating consumers to opt for environmentally friendly products whenever possible? Using information campaigns or financial incentives? A research ...
New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm
Apr 15, 2009 |
2.9 / 5 (11) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is ...
Financial incentives appear effective for short-term weight loss
Dec 09, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
A preliminary study suggests that economic incentives appear to be effective for achieving short-term weight loss, according to a report in the December 10 issue of JAMA.
Diabetes is significant economic burden for US health-care system
Jun 25, 2009 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Excess medical expenses and reduced productivity due to diabetes costs the U.S. economy more than $174 billion annually, a figure that could be reduced by lifestyle modifications and preventive care and by pay-for-performance ...
Home heating efficiencies offer 'hat trick' of savings: study
Dec 15, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Improving the energy efficiency of Maryland homes heated by natural gas would generate a "hat trick" of economic and environmental benefits over the next 10 years, including more than 80,000 new jobs, savings of hundreds ...
Accounting practices ultimately affect global economy
May 14, 2008 |
3.8 / 5 (5) |
1
How much a particular hill of beans is worth may depend on who’s counting the beans. When it comes to accounting standards in the business world, every bean counts, but the quality of financial reporting differs from country ...
Changing focus leads Dell to close NC plant
Oct 07, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- A massive Dell Inc. computer assembly plant once seen as a job generator worthy of the promise of more than $300 million in state and local inducements will go dark in four months, a victim of new ...
Money motivates doctors to reduce ethnic differences in heart disease treatments
Nov 17, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Financial incentives for doctors can improve the management of coronary heart disease (CHD) and reduce ethnic differences in quality of and access to care, according to Dr. Christopher Millett, Consultant in Public Health ...
List of search results for economic incentives
