The Honor System: A Critical Evaluation

Focus areas for a management information system for top, middle and lower level management in a financial institution. This research project was conducted at one of South Africa's major banks. This bank has a client base of approximately five million clients and approximately eight million active accounts. Since the term 'Management Information Systems' was relatively new to this bank, the purpose of this project was to do a critical evaluation of the existing management information system. This was done by means of a questionnaire to top, middle and lower level management in the bank. These data were processed by making use of stepwise linear regression as well as all possible subset multiple linear regression methods. A number of critical success factors were identified and prioritized for each of four subsets of the population. These subsets are the following: top and middle management; regions; operational management; and all users of the information system. A number of recommendations were made for establishing an improved service provided by the systems development team.

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Non Performing Assets of the Indian Banking System: A Critical Evaluation

Asian Journal of Research in Banking and Finance ◽

10.5958/2249-7323.2018.00040.8 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rakhi Banerjee ◽

Rahul Mitra

Keyword(s):

Critical Evaluation ◽

Banking System ◽

System A

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Critical evaluation of human endometrial explants as an ex vivo model system: a molecular approach

MHR Basic science of reproductive medicine ◽

10.1093/molehr/gaq095 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 255-265 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

W. R. Schafer ◽

L. Fischer ◽

K. Roth ◽

A. K. Jullig ◽

J. E. Stuckenschneider ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ex Vivo ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Model System ◽

Molecular Approach ◽

Ex Vivo Model ◽

System A

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Women Learners’ Narratives in an Open and Distance Learning System: A Critical Evaluation from a Feminist Perspective

Journal of Higher Education and Science ◽

10.5961/jhes.2021.429 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 64-74

Author(s):

dilek şenocak

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Social Role ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Learning System ◽

Access To Education ◽

System A ◽

Distance Learning System ◽

Inequality In Education ◽

Open And Distance Learning

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is an educational tool with a transformational social role in eliminating gender inequality as well as educational inequalities. In line with this idea, the aim of this study is to examine the opportunities offered by an ODL system to female learners and its contributions in closing the gap arising from gender inequality in education through the lens of feminist pedagogy. To this end, a qualitative research paradigm was adopted, and a narrative research design was conducted to analyze the stories of women in an ODL system. The findings of the study reveal that women in the study still encounter some barriers and constraints on access to education and school completion because they are women. ODL, with its flexible and autonomous learning environment, is thought to play a key role for the women in the study to cling to hope and to ensure social justice in the society

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The Mental Hospital Unit System: A Critical Evaluation and Research Statement

Journal of Health and Human Behavior ◽

10.2307/2948722 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 75 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anthony F. Costonis

Keyword(s):

Mental Hospital ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Hospital Unit ◽

Unit System ◽

System A

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Refinement and Critical Evaluation of a Fluorometric Method for Measuring Leucine Aminopeptidase Activity in Serum or Tissues

Clinical Chemistry ◽

10.1093/clinchem/20.7.834 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 20 (7) ◽

pp. 834-837 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Tetsuo Uete ◽

Noriko Shimano ◽

Shuko Shimizu

Keyword(s):

Fluorescence Intensity ◽

Enzyme Assay ◽

Leucine Aminopeptidase ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Aminopeptidase Activity ◽

Excitation Wavelength ◽

Fluorometric Method ◽

Enzyme Action ◽

System A ◽

Increased Sensitivity

Abstract The fluorometric method for measuring leucine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.1) activity in biological systems, with L-leucyl-β-naphthylamide as the substrate [Clin. Chem. 16, 412 (1970)] was critically evaluated and refined. In this enzyme assay system, a few precautions are necessary in determining β-naphthylamine liberated from the substrate by the enzyme action. In water, tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane buffer, and ethanol, β-naphthylamine, excited at 280 nm, fluoresces at 400 nm with a greater intensity than when an excitation wavelength of 340 nm is used. However, in the presence of protein or substrate the fluorescence intensity with an excitation wavelength of 280 nm is markedly diminished, and is less intense than that with 340 nm. Therefore, an excitation wavelength of 340 nm is preferred to 280 nm, to obtain increased sensitivity. Bilirubin and hemoglobin also slightly diminish the fluorescence intensity.

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The organic structure and effectiveness of the Byzantine fiscal system - a critical evaluation

Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta ◽

10.2298/zrvi1754087m ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 87-115

Author(s):

George Maniatis

Keyword(s):

Critical Evaluation ◽

Tax Avoidance ◽

Structure Evolution ◽

Public Expenditures ◽

System A ◽

Fiscal System ◽

Constituent Elements ◽

The Impact ◽

Political Realities ◽

Over Time

This article investigates the organization and effectiveness of the Byzantine fiscal system and of the implementing government apparatus as constituent elements of the operative institutional framework of the economy. Emphasis is placed on: the conceptualization and architecture of the imperial budget; the established budgetary objectives and priorities; the method employed in the preparation and execution of the budget; the enacted tax structure, evolution over time, and associated incidence; the sources of revenue relied upon; dispassion in tax collection; the rationalization of tax concessions and relief; the extent of tax avoidance and remedial measures; the impact of an array of public expenditures on the economy; the socio-economic repercussions of tax enforcement policies and tactics; and the effectiveness of the fiscal system and of the implementing bureaucracy in achieving prescribed goals. It is hoped that the searching examination and ensuing evaluation of the instituted fiscal arrangements put into effect diachronically will provide valuable insights as to their genesis, adaptation over time to reflect changing circumstances, experiences and expediencies, and their ultimate effectiveness in light of the Byzantine economic, social, and political realities.

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