scholarly journals Evolutionary potential in the Alpine: trait heritabilities and performance variation of the dwarf willow Salix herbacea from different elevations and microhabitats

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3940-3952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janosch Sedlacek ◽  
Andrés J. Cortés ◽  
Julia Wheeler ◽  
Oliver Bossdorf ◽  
Guenter Hoch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Potential ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
Salix Herbacea ◽  
And Performance

Strategies and Performance Nexus in the Zimbabwean Manufacturing Sector during the Economic Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-165
Author(s):  
Josphat Nyoni ◽  
Stephen Mago
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
And Performance

The performance and the contribution of the Zimbabwean manufacturing sector to the Gross Domestic Product, employment and export revenues has declined significantly since 1996. However, some manufacturing firms are operating at more than 60% capacity utilisation and posting positive profit margins. This shows significant performance variation of firms operating in the same business environment which may be a result of variation the strategies used by firms. Knowledge of the most effective strategies in economic crisis will help several manufacturing firms that are currently struggling to survive in the economic crisis. The main goal was to determine the strategies used by manufacturing firms during the period of economic crisis in Zimbabwe. In addition the study also sought to establish the most effective strategies that improved the performance of manufacturing firms in period of an economic crisis.The study used the descriptive research design, which is also a type of the conclusive research design. A survey questionnaire was administered to 272 firms in the nine sub-sector of the manufacturing sector that are currently operational. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the influence of the strategies on the profitability of firms of different sizes.The results of the study showed that there is a positive relationship between strategies with a greater emphasis on analysis and pro-activeness and performance. In addition results of the study indicated that there is a negative and significant relationship between strategies oriented towards aggressiveness and riskiness and performance. Keywords: management strategy, business performance, manufacturing, economic crises, Zimbabwe

Material parameter and performance variation in 4 x 4 pixelated CdZnTe detectors

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Brunett ◽  
James E. Toney ◽  
Tuviah E. Schlesinger ◽  
Ralph B. James ◽  
Michael C. Driver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Parameter ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Cdznte Detectors

Transaction costs and performance variation of agricultural operators

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangkang Yu ◽  
Xinkai Zhu ◽  
Xuan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Costs ◽  
County Level ◽  
Market Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Change Rate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between transaction costs and the performance variance of peasant households and specialized cooperatives, as well as to explore whether or not this relationship varies across different regions in China. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the transaction cost theory (TCT) and the contingency theory (CT), a survey was undertaken at county level to support the main effects and moderating effects and the results were analyzed using a general linear model. A complementary case study was also used to further discuss the results. Findings – It was found that the change rate of peasant households’ scope of operation is sensitive to inadequate market information, purchase and sales expense and resolving disputes expense. In terms of specialized cooperatives, the change rate of their scale of operations is sensitive to inadequate market information, the chances of violating an agreement and incomplete norms. The moderating effect of regional classification is supported in terms of purchase and sales expenses on the performance variance of peasant households, and in terms of inadequate market information on the performance variance of specialized cooperatives. Research limitations/implications – First, the data were collected at the county level, which could only reflect the conditions of the macro-environment. Second, many variables were designed as dummies for the sake of brevity and efficiency, because the respondents were officers in local agricultural departments. Third, transaction costs may not have a direct effect on the variance of productivity but indirect through many potential mediators. Practical implications – The results not only provide useful information for agricultural operators to analyze the transaction costs related to their forms of organization, but also impartial advice for policy makers to consider the form of agricultural operators in different regions. Originality/value – This study focusses on the role of the external environment by integrating the TCT and CT theory. Furthermore, it seeks to explore whether the relationship between transaction costs and the performance variance of peasant households and specialized cooperatives varies across different regions of China.

Advanced External Sulfate Attack Testing and Performance Specifications: Different Sample Geometries Testing

2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 1045-1052
Author(s):  
Georges Massaad ◽  
Emmanuel Roziere ◽  
Ahmed Loukili ◽  
Laurent Izoret
Keyword(s):  
Internal State ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Performance Criterion ◽  
Sulfate Attack ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
Performance Specifications ◽  
Hydrostatic Weighing ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Severe Deterioration

External sulfate attacks induce severe deterioration of concrete because of several phenomena: leaching, precipitation of expansive products, aggregates loss, and cracking. A new methodology has been developed to assess sulfate resistance of cement-based materials. We can actually estimate the nature of leached and precipitated minerals, and the microscopic volume variations due to each of the principal sulfate attack phenomena, from relatively simple monitoring parameters: sample mass, hydrostatic weighing, and the amount of leached hydroxide. Quantitative information is given on the mineralogical volume or mass variations, leading us to a phenomena decoupling and a better understanding of the sulfate attack mechanism. After we established the microscopic volume variation scenario, we defined a new performance criterion, the averaged density, capable to describe the tested sample performance variation according to the sample internal state indications given by this criterion. We applied the developed strategy on three different filled and hollow geometries in order to study the effect of the sample geometry on sulfate attack mechanism. The study shows almost the same degradation mechanism: the same microscopic volume variations entrained by the different sulfate attack phenomena. However the hollow tubes promote different precipitated mineral than the two others geometries, due to the different ionic and pH profiles between filled and hollow samples which affects the nature of formed sulfate minerals.

scholarly journals Multilevel Modeling of the Performance Variance

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-118
Author(s):  
Alexandre Teixeira Dias ◽  
Carlos Alberto Gonçalves ◽  
Cristiana Fernandes De Muylder ◽  
Márcio Augusto Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Multilevel Modeling ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
Importance Analysis ◽  
Strategic Factors ◽  
Multilevel Perspective ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Level Of Analysis

Focusing on the identification of the role played by Industry on the relations between Corporate Strategic Factors and Performance, the hierarchical multilevel modeling method was adopted when measuring and analyzing the relations between the variables that comprise each level of analysis. The adequacy of the multilevel perspective to the study of the proposed relations was identified and the relative importance analysis point out to the lower relevance of industry as a moderator of the effects of corporate strategic factors on performance, when the latter was measured by means of return on assets, and that industry don‟t moderates the relations between corporate strategic factors and Tobin‟s Q. The main conclusions of the research are that the organizations choices in terms of corporate strategy presents a considerable influence and plays a key role on the determination of performance level, but that industry should be considered when analyzing the performance variation despite its role as a moderator or not of the relations between corporate strategic factors and performance.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI KERJA DENGAN KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT KAO INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Indra Jaya ◽  
Surya Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Real Relationship ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Performance Variation ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Coefficient Corrélation ◽  
And Performance

ABSTRACTMotivation has a close relationship and how a person's behavior begins, supported, strengthened and redirected. Therefore the basis for motivating employees, among others, is to create a work atmosphere that can cause or make employees can act and do something. Basically the employee's performance is the result of a complex process, both derived from the employee's personal self (internal factors) as well as the strategic efforts of the company through a leader, one of the ways of enhancing the sake of achieving good performance is to provide motivation or encouragement. This study aimed to clarify whether there is a relationship work motivation and performance of employees at PT Kao Indonesia.Hasil analysis Pearson product moment correlation coefficient correlation of 0.540 means that work motivation and performance of employees have a relationship that was. Determination coefficient of 29.16% means that employee performance variation can be explained by the work motivation of 29.16% and the remaining 70.84% is explained by other factors not examined. Hypothesis test results correlated with t test showed tcount > ttable (4.889> 2.002) H0 is rejected it means there is a real relationship between work motivation and employee performance.Keywords: Motivation and Employee Performance

scholarly journals Correlation between driving signal reflection on electrodes and performance variation of silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (24) ◽  
pp. 35349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peiyan Zhao ◽  
Zhaobang Zeng ◽  
Nan Yang ◽  
Qianyi Gao ◽  
Bo Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Variation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Driving Signal
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