scholarly journals Forest yield index and its applicability to the assessment of future forest yields

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kulla ◽  
J. Tutka ◽  
R. Marušák
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Rotation Period ◽  
Site Index ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Forest Production ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
North Western ◽  
Final Cutting

The paper suggests and examines a simplified relative indicator of forest production, with special regard to possibilities of its use in projecting future forests. Forest yield index (<I>I</I><sub>Y</sub>), based on an economic parameter “value of final cutting yield” was proposed, and examined in the model territory of Kysuce in north-western Slovakia. The current values of final cutting yield, dependent on tree species, site index and the length of rotation period served as a basis for the assessment of expected yields. The possibilities and limitations of index applicability in long-term strategic forest management decision-making are discussed, considering the uncertainty of ecological and economic conditions during the long forest production cycle, as well as the complexity of tree species growth and production in the mixed forests, uneven aged forests and forests under climate change.

Forest Management Decision-Making: Art or Science?

1981 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. H. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Simulation Modeling ◽  
Forest Planning ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Evaluation Techniques ◽  
Making Art

This paper describes an approach to forest management decision-making. Acknowledging both objective and subjective elements, the approach offers a methodology to encourage more creative design in forest planning. It uses the descriptive capabilities of simulation modeling in tandem with the prescriptive capabilities of graphical evaluation techniques, to facilitate the use and interpretation of technical forestry information in decision-making problems. It emphasizes a need for an overview of long-term resource behavior as a prerequisite to, and a framework for, forest planning.

scholarly journals Payment for Environment Services to Promote Compliance with Brazil’s Forest Code: The Case of “Produtores de Água e Floresta”

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Oliveira Fiorini ◽  
Marilyn Swisher ◽  
Francis E. Putz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Behavioral Differences ◽  
Environmental Laws ◽  
Natural Resource Conservation ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Systemic Corruption

Payments for ecosystems services (PES) can promote natural resource conservation by increasing compliance with environmental laws. Law enforcement and PES proponents assume that individuals make decisions about compliance based on expectations of gains, likelihood of being caught in non-compliance, and magnitude of sanctions. Brazil’s Forest Code, characterized by low levels of compliance, includes incentive and disincentive mechanisms. We interviewed landowners in the Atlantic Forest to understand their motivations to participate (or not) in a PES project, the effects of knowledge and perceptions of environmental regulations on compliance, and how both environmental regulations and PES affect land management decision-making. We found that neither expectations of financial gains nor PES payments drive behavioral change and that the perception of systemic corruption reduced compliance with environment regulations. There were important behavioral differences between long-term residents for whom the land is their main source of income and recent residents with little dependence on land-generated income.

Development of the Urban Environment Based on the Optimization of Management Decision-Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-327
Author(s):  
V. M. Medvedev
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
High Level

The presented study identifies approaches to decision-making aimed at the optimal development of the urban environment.Aim. The study aims to develop proposals for improving methodological approaches aimed at the development of the urban environment and for using these approaches in the preparation of the corresponding management decisions.Tasks. The author assesses the problem of urbanization and shows how it affects the need to modernize the urban environment; formulates the principles of optimization of management decision-making aimed at the development of the urban environment; evaluates the possibility of the practical implementation of these principles (through the example of the federal city of St. Petersburg).Methods. This study uses strategic analysis, systems and case-based approach, comparative and retrospective analysis.Results. The practical aspects of designing the processes and approaches to urban environment management are examined. The efficiency of management is shown to depend largely on the optimization of management decisions that could improve the effectiveness of individual services aimed at the formation and development of a modern urban environment in the long term. The study describes the successful experience of St. Petersburg in developing the complex of urban environment management services.Conclusions. Improving urban environment management is an important aspect of increasing the population’s quality of life. As evidenced by St. Petersburg’s experience, to achieve a high level of comfort in the urban environment it is necessary to actively use the principles of consistency, innovation, and public participation in decision-making. The author recommends normative consolidation of these principles and their more active practical application in the management of Russian cities.

scholarly journals Pension Fund Corporate Engagement

2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon L. Clark ◽  
Tessa Hebb
Keyword(s):  
Pension Fund ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Responsible Investing ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Investment Portfolios ◽  
The Impact

Pension fund capitalism is a new, albeit evolving, stage of Anglo-American capital market development. It is marked by the ability of pension funds to aggregate the widely disbursed ownership of beneficiaries and therefore act as single entities with a unified voice. Pension funds within their investment portfolios are increasingly using this voice to engage companies. Such corporate engagement in its broadest definition is the use of one’s ownership position to influence company management decision making. Corporate engagement brings together four distinct underlying currents: first, the increased use of passive index funds; second, the corporate governance movement; third, the growing impact of socially responsible investing; and, finally, the impact of new global standards. At its best corporate engagement offers a long-term view of value that both promotes higher corporate, social and environmental standards and adds share value, thus providing long-term benefits to future pension beneficiaries.

Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis

1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 53-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E. Goodpaster
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Natural Kinds ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Harvard Business Review ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Peter Drucker

Much has been written about stakeholder analysis as a process by which to introduce ethical values into management decision-making. This paper takes a critical look at the assumptions behind this idea, in an effort to understand better the meaning of ethical management decisions.A distinction is made between stakeholder analysis and stakeholder synthesis. The two most natural kinds of stakeholder synthesis are then defined and discussed: strategic and multi-fiduciary. Paradoxically, the former appears to yield business without ethics and the latter appears to yield ethics without business. The paper concludes by suggesting that a third approach to stakeholder thinking needs to be developed, one that avoids the paradox just mentioned and that clarifies for managers (and directors) the legitimate role of ethical considerations in decision-making.So we must think through what management should be accountable for; and how and through whom its accountability can be discharged. The stockholders’ interest, both short- and long-term, is one of the areas. But it is only one.Peter Drucker, 1988Harvard Business Review

scholarly journals Pain Management Decision Making Among Long-Term Care Physicians and Nurses

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Kaasalainen ◽  
Esther Coker ◽  
Lisa Dolovich ◽  
Alexandra Papaioannou ◽  
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Management Decision Making

scholarly journals Ecotoxicological testing of sediments and dredged material: an overlooked opportunity?

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 4218-4228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Heise ◽  
Marc Babut ◽  
Carmen Casado ◽  
Ute Feiler ◽  
Benoit J. D. Ferrari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
False Negative ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Dredged Material ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
False Negative Results ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Chemical Sediment ◽  
The Cost

Abstract Purpose Basing decisions for the management of contaminated sediments on ecotoxicological data is still often met with skepticism by European stakeholders. These concerns are discussed as they pertain to bioassays to show how ecotoxicological data may provide added value for the sustainable management of sediment in aquatic systems. Materials and methods Five “concerns” are selected that are often raised by stakeholders. The ecotoxicological practice is discussed in light of the knowledge gained in recent decades and compared with chemical sediment analysis and chemical data. Results and discussion Common assumptions such as a higher uncertainty of biotest results for sediments compared to chemical analyses are not supported by interlaboratory comparisons. Some confusion also arises, because the meaning of biotest data is often misunderstood, questioning their significance in light of a limited number of organisms and altered test conditions in the lab. Because biotest results describe a sediment property, they should not be directly equated with an impact upon the biological community. To identify a hazard, however, the possibility of false-negative results due to the presence of contaminants that are not analyzed but are toxic is lower. Conclusions The cost of increased investment in ecotoxicological tests is, in our view, small compared with that of making false-negative assessments of sediment/dredged material that can ultimately have long-term environmental costs. As such, we conclude that ecotoxicological testing is an opportunity for sediment management decision-making that warrants more attention and confidence in Europe.

Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis

1991 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E. Goodpaster
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Natural Kinds ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Harvard Business Review ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Peter Drucker

Much has been written about stakeholder analysis as a process by which to introduce ethical values into management decision-making. This paper takes a critical look at the assumptions behind this idea, in an effort to understand better the meaning of ethical management decisions.A distinction is made between stakeholder analysis and stakeholder synthesis. The two most natural kinds of stakeholder synthesis are then defined and discussed: strategic and multi-fiduciary. Paradoxically, the former appears to yield business without ethics and the latter appears to yield ethics without business. The paper concludes by suggesting that a third approach to stakeholder thinking needs to be developed, one that avoids the paradox just mentioned and that clarifies for managers (and directors) the legitimate role of ethical considerations in decision-making.So we must think through what management should be accountable for; and how and through whom its accountability can be discharged. The stockholders’ interest, both short- and long-term, is one of the areas. But it is only one.Peter Drucker, 1988Harvard Business Review

ANALISIS BIAYA RELEVAN SEBAGAI ALAT PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN PENERIMAAN ATAU PENOLAKAN PESANAN KHUSUS

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-155
Author(s):  
Nova Dwi Hernanik
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

Abstrak. PT. X is a service company that manufactures Tires, Carpets, andHoses. This study aims to determine the application of cost classification, but alsoto find out relevant cost analysis on this company, and evaluate the impact on thecompany's profit and loss in accepting or rejecting special orders. The method ofresearch conducted by the author is to conduct research directly to the company,observe company activities, study documents related to the object of research,and also conduct interviews with relevant parties. In addition, the authors alsoconducted a literature study so that it could assist the writer in calculating therelevant costs in making decisions whether to accept or reject special orders. Theresults showed that PT. X has not yet classified the production costs properly, sothat management decision making is also not right, where many companies rejectspecial orders, without analyzing them first. From the findings of existing problems,the authors suggest that the company should evaluate the production costsincurred in the company on a regular basis so as to obtain accurate and adequatecost data. Companies should also make a separation between fixed costs andvariable costs because this is quite important in providing relevant information tocompanies to build long-term competitive advantage.Keywords: Relevant Costs of Decision Making Tools, Receiving or DecliningSpecial Orders.

MODEL AND ALGORITHMS FOR OBTAINING OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS FOR ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT WITH SMALL BATCH PRODUCTION

2018 ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
K. V. Sokolov ◽  
N. E. Libman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Optimization Criterion ◽  
Enterprise Management ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Optimal Solutions ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Modern Technologies

With the intensive development of modern technologies and competition for the execution of orders there is a need in the shortest possible time to find and implement optimal solutions for the management of the entire production cycle. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account a large number of initial data that have an impact on production and on the entire socio-economic system of the enterprise. Providing intellectual support to the decision-maker in the management of especially enterprises with a large range of small-scale production is now especially important. The authors developed and built a mathematical model of the description of the management system and management decision-making in enterprises with a single and small-scale production. Within the framework of this task, the optimization criterion is selected and the limitations in the system are determined. Developed algorithms and software to implement computer modeling and obtain optimal values for decision-making on the production and management of the enterprise in particularly difficult conditions.

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