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Springer International Publishing AG How to Build a Modern Tontine: Algorithms,
Book SynopsisThis open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how to build a modern tontine. It is technically oriented, employing a cookbook format, featuring R code, and examining retirement planning through a statistical lens. This how-to guide, which is a sequel to his 2020 book “Retirement Income Recipes in R”, will be invaluable for retirement planning professionals and advisors, as well as for PhD scholars in retirement planning, quantitative finance, and related fields.This book is open access.Table of Contents1. Why Tontines? Why Now?.- 2. Financial & Actuarial Background.- 3. Building a Tontine Simulation in R.- 4. Statistical Risk Management.- 5. Death Benefits, Refunds & Covenants.- 6. Goodbye LogNormal Distribution.- 7. Squeezing the Most from Mortality.- 8. Managing a Competitive Tontine Business.- 9. Solutions & Advanced Hints.- 10. Concluding Remarks: Tontine Thinking.
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Information Age Publishing Digital Transformation: Organizational Challenges
Book SynopsisWhereas digital transformation, considered from the standpoint of strategy, suggests a direct link with business benefits, questions linger about the implementation of digital technologies that often result in a lack of return on investment. Many consulting trends adopt a technology-centered approach, assuming that AI, IoT, data analytics, or robotics, would lead to business performance. Yet, most of the time, organizational factors are neglected, especially hidden costs or hidden work. Moreover, unexpected consequences are overlooked, such as resistance to change. Digital transformation is a practical problem for managers. Are IS implementation approaches such as agile methods to Socio-Technical Systems (STS) sufficient to tackle these issues? This book suggests starting from organizational transformation, in essence, independently from technology with methods such as Business Process Management (BPM), Socio-Economic Approaches to Management (SEAM) or Organizational Development (OD).Overall, whereas technology-centered approaches have been associated with numerous unintended consequences and failures with previous generations of technologies (e.g., ERP or KMS), process-centered and human-centered approaches may represent a less risky approach to digital transformation implementation.This volume focuses on evaluating the potential performance improvements and risks of digital transformation and ways to assess how technology may support work and organizational goals. Therefore, whereas written by both academics and practitioners, this book has been written for all managers in companies and institutions in order to help them achieve digital transformation success.
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Information Age Publishing Digital Transformation: Organizational Challenges
Book SynopsisWhereas digital transformation, considered from the standpoint of strategy, suggests a direct link with business benefits, questions linger about the implementation of digital technologies that often result in a lack of return on investment. Many consulting trends adopt a technology-centered approach, assuming that AI, IoT, data analytics, or robotics, would lead to business performance. Yet, most of the time, organizational factors are neglected, especially hidden costs or hidden work. Moreover, unexpected consequences are overlooked, such as resistance to change. Digital transformation is a practical problem for managers. Are IS implementation approaches such as agile methods to Socio-Technical Systems (STS) sufficient to tackle these issues? This book suggests starting from organizational transformation, in essence, independently from technology with methods such as Business Process Management (BPM), Socio-Economic Approaches to Management (SEAM) or Organizational Development (OD).Overall, whereas technology-centered approaches have been associated with numerous unintended consequences and failures with previous generations of technologies (e.g., ERP or KMS), process-centered and human-centered approaches may represent a less risky approach to digital transformation implementation.This volume focuses on evaluating the potential performance improvements and risks of digital transformation and ways to assess how technology may support work and organizational goals. Therefore, whereas written by both academics and practitioners, this book has been written for all managers in companies and institutions in order to help them achieve digital transformation success.
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Information Age Publishing National Defense Budgeting and Financial
Book SynopsisBudgeting for national defense is a complex endeavor, particularly for a nation like the U.S. that assumes global responsibility and strives to have the most advanced and lethal force on earth. It is necessary – and challenging – to balance the myriad requirements between current and future readiness, across warfare areas and military services, between having state of the art capability with sufficient capacity, and among people, hardware, and the activities people do with that hardware. As analytically difficult as that problem is, it is embedded in the political budgeting processes and national security must be balanced with every other function of government and there must also be cooperation across branches of government.This text explores that complex endeavor. It takes the position that budgeting for defense is a particular instance of public budgeting which is a particular instance of public policy. Thus, this text starts with a conceptual, empirical, and process foundation before discussing the participants and processes that build the annual defense budget. It then covers the execution of that budget and the ultimate accounting.Compared to the first edition, this text is updated with current figures and examples. There is a new chapter on determinants of military spending in society and burden sharing within alliances. The chapter on budget execution has been disaggregated and a new chapter is devoted to fiscal law. The final chapter seeks to integrate all that came before it by discussing matters that integrate the stages of budgeting and which cross branches of government. Following in the tradition of the first edition, this is intended to be both a textbook for a course in budgeting, but also a desktop reference for defense budgeting practitioners.
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial 29 días para conectar con tu felicidad económica
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Book SynopsisComprehensive and edited by leading names, this book takes a critical and discursive approach to the various forms and contexts of fundraising.Fundraising is a maturing profession, but one that is becoming increasingly controversial. Media reports of poor practice have contributed to concerns about the integrity of fundraisers and the uses which have been made of the resources they raise. As a result, a consensus now exists among senior figures in the industry about the changes that are required. Technique is no longer enough. Many more of the next generation of practitioners must be capable of considered reflection, organizational and inter-organizational strategic thinking and value-based leadership.Exploring new developments taking place in the area of fundraising, the specially commissioned articles, by experts in the field move the thinking in the profession beyond its familiar formulae and assumptions, opening up critical debate about the nature, contribution andTrade Review'One of the few genuinely thoughtful books on fundraising currently in print. This text moves beyond the simple 'how-to' and provides real insight into a variety of contemporary issues. Required reading for anyone serious about fundraising.' - Adrian Sargeant, Robert F Hartsook Professor of Fundraising, Indiana University, USA'With increased competition for raising funds and the impact of regulatory requirements there is a demand for both professionalism and management education that goes beyond simple how to do it guides. This book is timely in meeting this need providing an innovative, exploratory and critical dialogue on most areas of fundraising including self regulation.' - Professor Paul Palmer, Charities Course Director, Cass Business School'This book offers contributions from a range of leading authors in the fundraising field. There is no single view of fundraising, but its combination of work on different forms of fundraising, areas of fundraising research, and policy debates for the future will make it a key text for fundraising students.' - Dr Gareth G Morgan, Course Leader - MSc Charity Resource Management, Sheffield Hallam University'This book offers contributions from a range of leading authors in the fundraising field. There is no single view of fundraising, but its combination of work on different forms of fundraising, areas of fundraising research, and policy debates for the future will make it a key text for fundraising students.' - Dr Gareth G Morgan, Course Leader - MSc Charity Resource Management, Sheffield Hallam UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 1. Two Thousand Years of Disreputable History 2. Different Traditions of Philanthropy 3. Fundraising as Marketing: Half a Truth is Better than None Part 2 4. Know Your Donors 5. The Culture of Elite Philanthropy 6. Measuring and Managing Donor Value 7. Fundraising Campaigns Part 3 8. Getting to Grips with the Demographics of Giving 9. Corporate Sponsorship and Partnerships 10. What Makes Foundations Tick? 11. When is the Price too High? Gaining Funding from Institutional Sources Part 4 12. Benchmarking Fundraising Performance 13. Fundraising Regulation: For Whom and by Whom? 14. Formulating an Income Strategy to Fund the Mission 15. Images in Fundraising 16. Formulating an Income Strategy to Fund the Mission
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Performance Budgeting Reform
Book SynopsisUsing theoretical frameworks to explore the political, organizational, and cultural dynamics of performance budgeting, this book examines the adoption of performance budgeting in a variety of countries, how it has been implemented, and why it succeeded or failed. Chapters include case studies from a wide range of continents and regions including the U.S., Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Each case study pays careful attention to the unique historical, political, and cultural contexts of reform and closely examines how performance informed the budgetary process. Chapters investigate theory-driven analysis, focusing on common themes related to international policy diffusion, organizational change, stakeholder politics and gaming, communication and information management, principalagent dynamics, and institutional constraints. Contributors include both scholars and seasoned practitioners with extensive experience in implementing orTrade Review"This book reinvents visions on ‘performance budgeting’(PB) in many ways. From its much broader scope of ‘performance-based budget management’, it connects six theoretical frames, it assesses real impact beyond financial management, and it shows real differences between high, middle, and low-income countries. This is a ‘high-impact’ book because reform policy makers will be convinced to see and use PB in a different way. Academics will adjust their research agendas to also include PB in explaining transformations of organizations, institutions, and politics."Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, and President of IIAS"With this book, Ho, De Jong, and Zhao have made a significant contribution to our understanding of performance budgeting. It is a welcome addition in particular because its cases plow new ground, with three times the number of chapters on low and middle-income countries as on wealthy ones. Further, it is not a book that will appeal to only a narrow audience. Academics, practitioners, and students—indeed, anyone who cares about effective government--will find much of interest in this book." Philip G. Joyce, University of Maryland, USA"This book contains important and well researched insights into the many practical challenges of linking the budget process to performance management in the government sector, as well as theoretical constructs that are helpful, for example in identifying the reform space for performance budgeting. It makes a convincing case that despite frustrations with the performance of performance budgeting itself the reform has staying power so the real question is how to do it. Unlike most previous research on the topic this book has a strong focus on experience in middle- and lower-income countries and should be of particular interest to those governments and to development agencies supporting performance budgeting reforms."Ivor Beazley, World Bank Group, Washington DCTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of contributorsSection I. Theories of Performance Budgeting1. Rethinking Performance Budgeting: Presumed Dead or Alive and Well? Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2. Six Theoretical Perspectives on Performance BudgetingAlfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA 3. Budget Reform Dynamics and Conceptualization of Reform SpaceMaarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands Section II. Synthesizing Lessons from High-Income Countries 4. Performance Budgeting in the U.S: A Long History of Institutional ChangeAlfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA 5. The Evolution of Performance Budgeting amidst Other Public Financial Management Reforms in Australia and the Netherlands Andrew Podger, Australia National University, Australia, and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 6. Linking Strategic National Planning with Performance-Based Budgeting: Republic of Korea Under the Developmental-State Era Tobin Im and Jay H. Kwon, Seoul National University, South Korea 7. Lessons about Integrating Performance with Budgeting in High-Income Countries: An Evolving Exercise Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA Section III. Synthesizing Lessons from Low and Middle-Income Countries 8. The Long History of Performance Budgeting in the PhilippinesMary Venner, University of Canberra, Australia 9. Performance-based Budgeting System and Performance Evaluation in MexicoEdgar E. Romirez and Gabriel Puron-Cid, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico 10. The Evolution of Performance Budgeting Reform in Chile Juan Pablo Martínez Guzmán, University of Maryland, USA 11. Performance Budgeting Reform in Indonesia: Brief History, Progress, and Lessons Learned Aichiro Suryo Prabowo, University of Indonesia, Indonesia 12. The Evolution of Performance Budgeting Initiative in Guangdong, China Wenbin Li, South China University of Technology, China 13. Performance Budgeting Reform of a Chinese City: The Roles of External Pressure and LeadershipZaozao Zhao, the National Academy of Economic Strategy, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, PRC and Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA14. Third-Party Evaluation and Performance Budgeting Reform: A Chinese Case StudyZaozao Zhao, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Wen Fan, Dataway Horizon, China 15. Performance Budgeting in Kenya: Challenges of Institutional Change and Communication ProcessesFrankline Muthomi and Kurt Thurmaier, Northern Illinois University, USA 16. Performance Budgeting Reform in TunisiaMaarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 17. Performance Budgeting Challenges in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Afghanistan Mary Venner, University of Canberra, Australia 18. Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Right-Sizing the Reform Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA, and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands Section IV. The Future of Performance Budgeting Reform 19. From Practice to Theory: The Future of Performance Budgeting Research Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA, and Maarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands 20. Tools of Performance Budgeting: Applying the Lessons LearnedMaarten de Jong, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Alfred T. Ho, University of Kansas, USA
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Cambridge University Press Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications Author Edward W Frees Nov2009
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Cambridge University Press A History of Corporate Finance
A History of Corporate Finance by Jonathan Barron Baskin
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Cambridge University Press A History of Corporate Finance
Book SynopsisAn overview of the role of institutions and organizations in the development of corporate finance from the Renaissance through contemporary Wall Street, this study puts forward a compelling argument for the closer integration of historical and quantitative research methodologies in financial theory.Trade Review'A History of Corporate Finance by Baskin and Miranti provides a panoramic account of the evolution of financial organizations and practices from ancient time through the present. It also compares these organizations and practices with the assumptions and conclusions of contemporary financial theories. It is must reading for both history buffs and for students, scholars, and practitioners of financial theory.' Harry Markowitz, 1990 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics'Business corporations, once rare, have become the dominant organization of the modern economy. The corporation as we know it owes its existence to a long history of financial innovations - in institutions, markets, and instruments (securities). This is the first in-depth history to tell us how it all happened, from the merchants and bankers of medieval and Renaissance Italy to today's corporate managers and wizards of Wall Street. Students of business, economics, finance, law, and history will learn much from it.' Richard Sylla, New York University'No serious student of corporate enterprise can afford to ignore [the book's] implications for how finance has shaped institutional development. If there were no more than one important lesson to be learned from this study (and there are many), it is this: financial structure matters.' George David Smith, Business History Review'An in-depth, panoramic study of corporate finance's history from the late Middle Ages to recent leveraged buyouts in a little over 300 pages seems rather extraordinary. This book is extraordinary.' Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr, The Journal of Economic History'… this is a well-informed work, describing a series of coherent financial systems which constitutes an adequate introduction to the subject, albeit a conceptually restricted one.' Contemporary European HistoryTable of ContentsPreface; 1. History and the modern theory of finance; 2. Medieval and Renaissance origins; 3. Corporate finance in an age of global exploration: trading companies and oceanic discovery, 1450–1720; 4. The emergence of public markets for investment securities, 1688–1815; 5. Finance in an age of canals and railroads, 1775–1900; 6. Common stock finance and the rise of managerial capitalism, 1900–1940; 7. The financing of center firms, 1940–1973; 8. Conglomerates and leveraged buy-out partnerships; Appendix one: Finance and informational asymmetries in the ancient world; Appendix two: International patterns of corporate governance; Epilogue.
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