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Mills, Grant R. "Values and value in design." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2013. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/12010.

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Relatively little is known about how concepts of human values and value interact during the construction design process. Whilst researchers of value management have expounded in this context upon the complexity of the design process, problem-solving and sense-making, little is said about the alignment and reconciliation of multiple-stakeholder values and value judgements. An abductive reasoning and a grounded theory approach was adopted that iterated between literature and empirical observation to obtain new insights. The initial phase created a values and value framework and Value in Design (VALiD) approach through seven unstructured interviews, a design workshop, four Schwartz Values Surveys (with 545 participants) and 55 semi-structured interviews. The values and value parts were then separately implemented, developed and validated through action research on five live education capital projects, involving over 250 participants. Subsequently, a middle-range theory of values and value is proposed through theoretical triangulation. This draws on seven related theories to provide greater explanatory pluralism, uncover hidden phenomena and enable convergence. The research findings are significant in focusing soft value management on underlying stakeholder values and subjective value judgements. A more nuanced and intertwined relationship between stakeholder values, attitudes, behaviours and qualities during the design process is offered that promotes compromise and sense-making.
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Ibrahim, Muhd Kamil. "Market value, book value and goodwill." Thesis, Bangor University, 1999. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/market-value-book-value-and-goodwill(51c367e7-9e9d-4acb-bcf7-e33933c4b76c).html.

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This thesis examines the value relevance of goodwill that has been eliminated through reserves in the year of acquisition. Specifically, it investigates the association beiween goodwill reserve write-off and the value placed on the firm by the stock market. In so doing, the thesis describes the relationship between the implied value of purchased goodwill and that of other assets, and we seek to explain the underlying paffern of the amortisation of goodwill over time. The empirical method uses cross-sectional equity valuation models for the period 1994- 6. Based on the modified balance sheet identity, the equity valuation model parameterises purchased goodwill and other assets separately, and a more meaningful interpretation is given of the intercept term than in previous studies relating to purchased goodwill. The results confirm that the market incorporates information on the goodwill reserve write-off in the valuation of a firm, and the results also show that the market: book ratio is similar to tangible assets but its behaviour suggests a relatively higher amortisation rate. Although the present study provides evidence supporting the requirement in FRS 10 (Goodwill and Intangible Assets) to capitalise purchased goodwill, the findings also show that the incremental value of capitalised goodwill declines far more quickly than FRS1O suggests, thus placing particular importance on the impairment test required by FRS 10.
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Jankovic, Judita. "Value conflict, materialistic values and subjective well-being." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421724.

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Martinez-Hernandez, Veronica. "Understanding value creation : the value matrix and the value cube." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2003. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21195.

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This thesis is about creating a better understanding of value creation. It proposes 'the value cube', a new framework to describe, how organisations should align and manage their operations, resources, capabilities and competencies with their value propositions to create value. This thesis started with an exploratory analysis in value; as a result several unsolved issues, inconsistencies and weaknesses of current solutions were identified. Based on those, this research proposed two value dimensions - Hard and Soft Value. The value matrix was created by bringing together the two value dimensions and the propositions from Treacy and Wiersema (1996). As a result, six value propositions emerged, To describe the functionality of each value proposition in greater depth, the value matrix was extended into a cube: 'the value cube'. Empirical evidence provided through eight case studies and a workshop-study validates the value cube, establishes the appropriate unit of analysis an d the value cube's footprints. The five research questions of this research conclude that: (1) Value can be deployed in 'hard value' and 'soft value'. (2) The six value propositions of the value cube are valid and two of them 'simplifiers' and 'socialisors' are novel. Thus, the value propositions of the value cube offer a wider scope and flexibility than current frameworks, to describe and/or classify business performance. (3) The value cube can be applied to 'business unit level' or 'whole organisation'; however the application of the value cube at business unit level seems to be more sensible. (4) Therefore, a single organisation can have more than one value proposition. (5) The value cube provides general guidelines or 'footprints' of value creation for its six value propositions. From the beginning of this research, criteria for the evaluation of the quality of the research were developed. demonstrate that this research has satisfactory fulfilled the criteria. Consequently, this Consequently, this research reached the quality standards of constructive/pure research.
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Hunt, William H. "Enhancing the value of value engineering." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24079.

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Sanchez, Blandine, and Nathan Fanise. "Impact of managerial innovation on corporate social responsability : Ikea case study analysis." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28661.

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The purpose of this master thesis is to provide a deeper understandingof managerial innovation impact on companies through Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR). For this objective, IKEA Karlstad was chosen for theempirical part in order to apply the theoretical framework to practicalrelevance. The method used for this thesis was a case study design includingdata collection from literature in different databases: Emerald, BusinessSource Premier, Scopus as well as Google Scholar. Regarding data collection forthe case study, three qualitative questionnaires were also distributed to IKEA:two designed for the local IT and sustainability coordinator Magnus Engstrandand one targeting employees. A quantitative questionnaire was distributed toIKEA employees too. An interview was set up with Magnus Engstrand according tothe unstructured interview guidelines. The theoretical framework focuses notonly on understanding the links between managerial innovation and CSR,managerial and technological innovations but also on the companies’ motivationto implement these actions and their impact on employees, organizations andcommunity. From our analysis of the literature it can be stated that managerialinnovation is stimulated by an internal element of the company. Managerialinnovation helps partly or entirely to develop CSR actions resulting in thecreation of positive value: tangible or intangible; or negative value accordingto value resonance or value dissonance. The case study analysis broughtexamples of how managerial innovation brings value without involvement of anytechnological innovation contradicting certain theories exposed in thetheoretical framework. At IKEA, the three different types of managerialinnovations are management, administrative and organizational innovations whichare used to develop CSR actions and constitute a minor or major part of theirimplementation. The impact of managerial innovation on CSR is translated atIKEA Karlstad as an intangible value for the company and its stakeholders. Thisthesis contributes to a better comprehension of managerial innovation conceptsin general as well as its application in a CSR strategy through concreteexamples. It can also be used as a demonstration of how managerial innovationcan be used to improve the internal and external images as well as employees’welfare and perceptions. Further qualitative research is needed to measure themanner of managerial innovations as well as quantitative studies to generalizeits impact on a larger scale.
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Ericson, Claes. "Mean value modelling of a poppet valve EGR-system." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2472.

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Because of new emission and on board diagnostics legislations, heavy truck manufacturers are facing new challenges when it comes to improving the engines and the control software. Accurate and real time executable engine models are essential in this work. One successful way of lowering the NOx emissions is to use Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR). The objective of this thesis is to create a mean value model for Scania's next generation EGR system consisting of a poppet valve and a two stage cooler. The model will be used to extend an existing mean value engine model. Two models of different complexity for the EGR system have been validated with sufficient accuracy. Validation was performed during static test bed conditions. The resulting flow models have mean relative errors of 5.0% and 9.1% respectively. The temperature model suggested has a mean relative error of 0.77%.

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Koprivanac, Marijan. "Value of Robotically Assisted Surgery for Mitral Valve Disease." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1370604253.

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Feltham, Brian Matthew. "Value engaged : justificatory neutrality, reasonable consensus and the value of value-beliefs." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2005. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444406/.

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Justificatory neutrality, as held by Nagel, holds that the state is only legitimate if it can be justified on the basis of the value-beliefs that we all share. I argue that this theory has faults that are avoided by Rawls's alternative of stability for the right reasons as achieved by a reasonable overlapping consensus on the political norms for regulating the basic structure of society. However, neither approach explains why we should be concerned with people's value-beliefs, a gap which I begin to fill. I argue that justificatory neutrality is inadequate in two ways. Firstly, neutrality cannot serve as a guiding ideal, in that we must appeal to other values in order to determine when and how we should be neutral. Secondly, in excluding all controversial ideals, it has no guarantee that a) those values shared will be adequate for settling political questions, and/or b) that some of those values excluded aren't significant to the people who believe in them in ways that prevent their accepting justifications that appeal solely to the shared values. I argue that Rawls's theory avoids these problems but that his idea of public reason is both unnecessary and in tension with the aspiration to achieve an actual reasonable overlapping consensus. Drawing on Raz I argue that neither Nagel nor Rawls offer adequate explanations of why we should be concerned with justifiability to people on the basis of their value-beliefs. I provide such an explanation in terms of the value of being able to endorse the course of our own lives. This value grounds reasons to be responsive to people's (possibly mistaken) value-beliefs in political justifications---though, since this is not the only value to be considered, sometimes other reasons may settle the matter.
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Zetterberg, Madeleine. "Can values drive value for sustainable business? : An analyzing and interpreting case study of Konsum Värmland Value-creation." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-875.

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Historically, value was believed to be created and embedded in the manufacturing process, implying that companies were the creators of value. Conversely, the notion of value-creation changed during the last decades and has implemented the customer orientation and service centred view. Instead, researchers currently believe that companies only can offer value-propositions, which means that value is to be created by the customers. Services and goods are much about values and identity today, which people connect to therefore it is important that positive values are associated with the company.

The purpose of this case study is to present if values can drive value for sustainable business. In order to illustrate this we have chosen Konsum Värmland for our investigation, an independent consumer co-operative own by its 126 000 members. Konsum Värmland has advantages by being independent from KF (the co-operative union in Sweden), this by being able to set its own strategies and visions.

This thesis aspires to illustrate which values Konsum Värmland stands for and to see if Konsum Värmland has succeeded to communicate these values to their stakeholders.

We will present the theoretical framework and how values-based management is an excellent performance measurement for co-creating values together with its stakeholders. We chose to use a narrative approach for our empirical analysis. The narratives are based on interviews, observations and secondary data that we obtained in forms of literature, articles and previous research.

We have chosen to investigate four areas for our case study, which are obvious of creating values. The areas are; the history Konsum Värmland, the brands Nästgård and Värmlandsgrisen, and the adapting and developing Konsum Värmland. These areas give the reader an insight to the value creation efforts of Konsum Värmland.

It is important for companies to differentiate themselves from others, in order to stay competitive in the everyday retail branch. This is something that Konsum Värmland has done by standing for values that contributes to the region of Värmland

This case study shows how the consumer co-operative thinking is becoming more modern, in co-creating common values and meanings. The consumer co-operative thinking also tells us that is can be used as a competitive strategy, to be able to predict and to adapt to the market.

In this study we can see that local produced goods generate value, which makes the customer want to buy the goods even if they are more expensive. The values are communicated through the brands Värmlandsgrisen and Nästgård and the goods are offered in form of values-based service quality. We have created a model that illustrates how the vision, organization and the value-creation have to be in balance, to create values that can drive value for sustainable business.


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Historiquement des valeurs et leur création étaient vues comme un élément de la procédure de fabrication ce qui voulait dire que seul l’entreprise prenait le rôle du créateur de valeur. En parallèle le regard sur la création de valeur a évolué pendant ses dernières décennies vers une perspective s’orientant plus vers le client et donc plus accentuée « service ». Ces deux approches sont complétées par un avis des experts modernes qui défend la position que seule une offre basée sur des vraies valeurs peut réussir et émerger de son univers concurrentiel. Uniquement les produits, proposant une base de valeur, réussissent à influencer la perception des clients de manière durable. Des services et des produits peuvent émerger donc seulement à travers de leurs valeurs, c’est à dire à travers de leur identité, puisque les gens arrivent mieux à se mettre en rapport ce qui crée idéalement un attachement. C’est pour ça que c’est important que l’entreprise associe des valeurs à ses marques et surtout de le rend percevable aux clients de manière crédible.

Le but de cet analyse est de montrer comment des valeurs peuvent durablement porter le succès économique d’entreprises. Afin de l’illustrer pour notre étude nous avons choisi Konsum Värmland, qui compte 126 000 membres en tant que coopérative indépendante. Grâce à cela Konsum Värmland a des avantages, puisque il est indépendant du syndicat suédois KF et donc autonome de réaliser ses propres stratégies et visions.

Au delà de ça cet analyse veut montre quelles valeurs Konsum Värmland représente, et veut également examiner si Konsum Värmland a réussi à les communiquer à ses membres et ses clients.

A travers un model théorique nous allons montrer comment le management à base de valeur est un excellent indicateur pour la création de valeur mutuellement avec les membres de la coopérative. Nous avons donc choisi une approche narrative pour analyse empirique. Les conclusions se basent sur des interviews, nos observations ainsi que d’autres données que nous avons obtenu dans la litérature, des articles de la presse et par une recherche préliminaire.

Pour cet étude de cas nous avons décidé d’examiner quatre secteurs de la création de valeur qui sont l’histoire d’entreprise de Konsum Värmland, ses deux marques Nästgård et Värmlandsgrisen, ainsi que leur adaptation et évolution menées par Konsum Värmland. Ces secteurs donnent au lecteur une compréhension approfondie de la création de valeur stratégique à Konsum Värmland.

Dans l’intention de rester compétitif dans l’environnement quotidien de grand distribution, il est important pour l’entreprise de se différencier des autres. Konsum Värmland a réussi à le faire grâce à exploitation intelligente des valeurs ancrées dans la région de Värmland.

Par ailleurs cet étude de cas montre comment le raisonnement des clients évolue vers une création mutuelle des valeurs communes entre demande et offre. Ce comportement nous

amène à la conclusion qu’il utilisable davantage dans une stratégie de compétition afin d’anticiper des changements de marché dans l’objectif de s’adapter vite au nouveau contexte.

Dans cette analyse nous pouvons voir comment des produits locaux peuvent profiter des valeurs éthiques ce qui favorise une relation dans laquelle les clients sont prêts à acheter des produits même s’ils sont plus chers qu’ailleurs. Ces valeurs sont communiquées à travers les marques Värmlandsgrisen et Nästgård dont on propose les produits en s’appuyant sur une qualité de service à valeur ajoutée. Nous avons développé un model qui montre quelle vision, organisation et création de valeur doivent être balancés l’un à l’autre. Seulement à ce moment là il est possible de créer des valeurs, qui portent durablement le succès économique de l’entreprise.


Zusammenfassung

Ursprünglich wurden Werte and Wertschöpfung in der Wirtschaftsgeschichte als Teil des Herstellungsprozesses angesehen, was wiederum bedeutet das Unternehmen als Werterzeuger auftraten. Parallel veränderte sich die Bedeutung von Wertschaffung in der letzten Jahrzehnten in Richtung einer mehr Kundenorientierten und damit service-ausgerichteten Ansicht. Diesen beiden Perspektiven gegenüber steht, dass Wirtschaftsforscher heute davon ausgehen, dass Unternehmen ausschliesslich durch wertebasierende Angebote im Markt erfolgreich sein können. Nur diese schaffen es durch deren Empfinden den Kunden nachhaltig zu beeinflussen. Dienstleistungen und Waren sind also durch deren Werte und damit deren Identität erfolgreich, da Menschen diese besser mit ihren eigenen in Verbindung bringen können was im Idealfall eine stärkere Bindung bedeutet. Daher ist es wichtig, dass Unternehmen positive Werte mit ihren Marken verbinden und vor allem für die Kunden glaubhaft erlebbar machen.

Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es zu zeigen wie Werte den nachhaltigen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg von Unternehmen fördern können. Um dies zu veranschaulichen haben wir für unsere Untersuchung Konsum Värmland gewählt, welches als unabhängige Vereinigung 126 000 Mitglieder zählt. Konsum Värmland hat dadurch Vorteile, da es einerseits unabhängig von der schwedischen Gewerkschaft KF ist und andererseits damit in der Lage ist seine eigenen Strategien und Vision umzusetzen.

Diese Arbeit hat den Anspruch zu erläutern für welche Werte Konsum Värmland steht, und darüberhinaus zu untersuchen, ob Konsum Värmland es gelungen ist diese erfolgreich seinen Mitgliedern sowie Kunden zu kommunizieren.

Wir werden mit Hilfe eines theoretischen Rahmenmodells zeigen wie wertebasiertes Management ein exzellenter Ergebnismesser für gemeinsame Wertschaffung mit den Mitgliedern der Kooperative sein kann. Wir haben für diese empirische Analysis daher einen erzählerischen Ansatz gewählt. Die erzählerischen Schlussfolgerungen basieren auf Interviews, eigenen Beobachtungen sowie weiteren Daten welche wir aus Fachliteratur, Zeitungsartikeln and vorangegangener Forschung erhielten.

Für dies Fallstudie haben wir uns entschieden vier Bereich der Wertschaffung zu untersuchen. Diese sind die Unternehmensgeschichte von Konsum Värmland, die beiden Handelsmarken Nästgård und Värmlandsgrisen, sowie deren Anpassung durch und Entwicklung von Konsum Värmland. Diese Bereiche geben dem Leser eine tiefere Einsicht in die strategische Wertschaffung von Konsum Värmland.

In der Absicht im alltäglichen Einzelhandelsumfeld wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben, ist es für Unternehmen dabei wichtig, sich selbst von anderen zu differenzieren. Dieses gelang Konsum Värmland durch deren erfolgreiche Nutzung von in der Värmland-Region verankerten Werten.

Diese Fallstudie zeigt wie sich modernes Konsumentendenken hinzu einer kooperativen Schöpfung gemeinschaftlicher Werte und Bedeutungen entwickelt. Dieses

Kundendenken veranlasst uns zu der Schlussfolgerung, dass es in einer Wertbewerbsstrategie genutzt werden kann um Marktveränderung rechtzeitig zu erkennen und sich daran anzupassen.

In dieser Studie können wir sehen wie lokal erzeugte Güter ethische Werte zu nutzen, was die Kunden wiederum dazu bewegt die Produkte zu kaufen, selbst wenn diese leicht teurer sind. Die Werte werden mittels der Handelsmarken Värmlandsgrisen und Nästgård kommuniziert, indem deren Erzeugnisse über eine wertebasierte Servicequalität angeboten werden. Wir haben dazu ein Model entwickelt, welches zeigt wie Vision, Organisation und die Wertschaffung auf einander abgestimmt sein müssen. Nur dann können Werte geschaffen werden, welche den nachhaltigen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg von Unternehmen fördern können.

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Goodwin, Zoe Sarah. "Value accessibility and the value-attitude relationship : can we think of values as being structurally comparable to attitudes?" Thesis, University of Surrey, 2002. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/844362/.

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This thesis addresses the measurement and manipulation of value accessibility, the influence of value accessibility on the value-attitude relationship and its implications for attitude change. Studies 1 and 2 assess whether value accessibility (as measured by response latency) is a reliable and valid measure of value strength, as indexed by ratings on the Schwartz Value Inventory (Schwartz & Bilsky, 1990). The results are promising but inconclusive. It is suggested that further work is necessary in order to determine if both measures tap the same aspects of value strength. Study 3 examines whether manipulated increases in value accessibility raise the accessibility of semantically related attitudes. Attitude accessibility is determined by measuring the speed with which individuals respond to a query concerning the positive or negative connotation of an attitude item. Results indicate that response latencies are shorter when attitude items are preceded by a related, as opposed to an unrelated value prime. Furthermore, for related primes, this effect is strongest when the values are perceived to be personally 'important' than when they are considered to be 'not important'. These results provide evidence for the structural link between semantically related values and attitudes in individuals' minds. Studies 4 and 5 examine the impact of value accessibility on attitude change, specifically its impact on the elaboration of persuasive appeals. Although the results of study 4 are insignificant, following some methodological changes, the results of study 5 provide support for such an effect. When value relevance and importance are high, increases in value accessibility lead to the increased elaboration of related persuasive messages, as indicated by greater differentiation between strong and weak persuasive arguments. The implications of these findings for the conceptualisation of value strength and value structure are discussed, as well as limitations of the present studies and some directions for future research.
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Baig, Ambareen, and Ambareen Baig. "Relationship Between the Subjective Task Value of a Course and Level of Transfer Displayed by Learners of Cognitive Behavioral Theories." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626140.

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The ability to transfer knowledge to novel contexts is one of the most important goals that our educational institutions must achieve. Motivation is one of the many factors that influence students' learning, performance, and their ability to transfer. However, not many researchers have studied the role of motivation in transfer keeping in view Eccles' Subjective task value theory. The present study explored the role of subjective values students associate with cognitive development theories they studied in an educational psychology course, in their ability to transfer knowledge learned in lecture to a novel context. Participants were 45 college students in an educational psychology course. They were asked to complete the subjective task value instrument, the fundamental knowledge test and the transfer test. Based on the literature, it is hypothesized that if the subjective value of a task has a role to play in the level of transfer that learners display, there will be a strong correlation between their scores on the subjective task value instrument and transfer test. Nevertheless, the results showed that there is no relationship between learners' value beliefs and their ability to transfer. However, the results showed a significant relationship between fundamental understanding and transfer. Future research taking the nature of instruction into account and that test the learners for transfer multiple times during a single semester would perhaps give us a much clearer picture of the determinants of the learners' failure to transfer.
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Nähring, Pascal. "Value-based pricing : The perception of value." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-13197.

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During recent years corporations have been focusing on revenues rather than profits. This led to decreased margins and unstable financial performances. To increase profits, new pricing strategies have emerged. One promising pricing strategy that focuses on increasing profits is value-based pricing, which constitutes the monetising of customer perceived value. The purpose of this paper is to identify what factors influence customer perceived value in the global high-tech service industry. With this knowledge corporations can draw precise evaluations of customer perceived value and hence utilise value-based pricing in the best possible way. A qualitative method was used to study the case of MB Services, the service division of the Meyer Burger Technology Group, and the global high-tech service industry represented at the Hannovermesse 2011, an industrial exhibition in Hanover, Germany. The empirical data collected was analysed together with the theoretical framework. The findings are that customer perceived value of high-tech services is influenced by the overall benefits the customer can obtain from the service, the sacrifices in terms of costs the customer has to pay for the service, competitors’ offerings, different segments, subjective judgments of distinctive people within a corporation, and the industries’ and customers’ level of maturity. Customer perceived value is an underresearched subject, which requires further investigation.
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Russler, Benjamin. "Value reporting wesentlicher Beitrag zum Value-Management." Saarbrücken VDM, Müller, 2006. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2847864&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.

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El-Moslimany, Rasheed 1966. "ComfortChoice : bringing value to the value chain." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84331.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-93).
by Rasheed El-Moslimany.
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Serti, Pierre, and Tom William. "Debit Value Adjustment & Funding Value Adjustment." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Analys och sannolikhetsteori, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-288029.

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Whitaker, Ryan Brent. "Value stream mapping and earned value management : two perspectives on value in product development." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33731.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152).
The concepts of value and value stream are crucial to the philosophy of Lean, and a better understanding of how these concepts relate to product development (PD) is essential for the creation of a Lean PD strategy. This thesis focuses on value by looking at PD processes through two different value perspectives: Product Development Value Stream Mapping and Earned Value Management. Product Development Value Stream Maps (PDVSMs) were created for two different PD projects, and the tasks from the maps were analyzed for how they each create value. The official value measurement for the two projects, Earned Value Management System data, was analyzed and compared to the PDVSMs. This comparison of the two value perspectives proved valuable, as it showed that despite some misalignments, they are congruent. The comparison also highlighted several flaws in EVMS. Finally, a combined EVMS/PDVSM hybrid management tool is proposed and discussed.
by Ryan Brent Whitaker.
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Selas, Duarte Nuno Gonçalves da Costa. "The value relevance of investment property fair value." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/9500.

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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
This paper examines if the use of the fair value model is value relevant in companies where the investment properties are not their core business. An analysis is also made into whether the disclosed fair value of investment property is perceived by investors. The sample includes Portuguese listed companies subject to the mandatory adoption of IAS/IFRS since 2005. The results achieved indicate that investors price shares differently when companies choose either the cost model or the fair value model. However, results do not show evidence that investors significantly valuate differences between the historical cost and disclosed fair value in the notes for companies adopting the cost model.
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Popesku, Mihajlo. "Clarifying value in use and value creation process." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28558/.

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Current marketing literature, regardless of its underlying paradigm/logic, lacks consensus on how to conceptualise value creation, how to define what it entails, along with by whom, how, where and when it is created (Voima et al., 2010). It is no surprise then that the value creation process is often described as a ‘black box’ (Grönroos, 2011b; Leroy et al., 2013). In this doctoral research the customer’s perspective on value creation has been advocated. Research was conducted using mixed methods in the context of digital camera usage. It was found that value creation process consists of inputs (resources, customer and other socio-economic actors), 5 value creation phases (this is actually the content of black box: usage episode initiation, resource selection, resource adjustment, resource integration and evaluation) and outputs (side effects and value-in-use as a mix of instrumental benefits, experiential benefits, symbolic benefits and sacrifices;). Simultaneously to value creation, each consumption episode provides an opportunity for customer’s episodic learning that can result in customer’s augmented or new knowledge, skills and experience. Research found value to be episodic phenomenon, while value creation consistent with Roggeveen et al. (2012), was found to be cyclical and non-linear, showing how unpredictable the unique value creation path of an individual customer can be. This indicates that a value creation episode can evolve in unique ways depending on the sequence of value creation phases, given that customers may revisit already visited value creation phases (unless resources are not destroyed). In this way, while the study acknowledges the idiosyncrasies of individual customers’ approaches, on the other hand, it provides a theoretically structured view of this inherently idiosyncratic process.
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Böttiger, Jörg-Matthias. "Member value für Wohnungsgenossenschaften : ein Ansatz zur Operationalisierung des member values für Wohnungsgenossenschaften und Handlungsempfehlungen für ein Member-value-Management /." Aachen : Shaker, 2009. http://d-nb.info/996065415/04.

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Defenderfer, Jessica A. "Differences in Group Value Priorities and Their Impact on Political Candidate Support:A Consideration of Sex, Party, and Race." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437481671.

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Morando, Christine. "Market Value." FIU Digital Commons, 2015. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1936.

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MARKET VALUE is a collection of stories about people in Southwest Florida struggling to make sense of their lives when faced with shifting economic realities. The characters in the collection reevaluate their relationships and uncover secrets, forced to navigate a new American landscape of stalled opportunities and uncertain futures. In “Call the Storage King,” Walt assumes that his girlfriend has total faith in their relationship, but accidentally discovers evidence to the contrary. In “Luxury Living,” a resident of a mostly-empty riverfront condo gives a guided tour to a prospective buyer, revealing the building’s short but sordid history along the way. Influenced by the suburban satire of Tom Perotta and A.M. Homes, MARKET VALUE presents a changing landscape where characters form unexpected alliances and sever old ties, in order to come closer to their downsized American Dreams.
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Kubínyi, Tomáš. "Value Investing." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-75452.

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Master Thesis intends to introduce Value Investing as an alternative invetment philospohy. Topic of the text also includes a discussion about inefficiencies in the current investment industry. Lastly, Dow Jones 30 analysis is performed.
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Smit, Johannes Petrus. "The truth about value and the value of truth." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53692.

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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis an attempt is made to sketch the outlines of a cognitive theory of ethics, i.e. a theory in which ethical statements are a subset of descriptive statements. It is argued that the good is a quale, and that this quale roughly corresponds to what is often referred to as "pleasure". If this conceptualisation of the good is correct, then the resulting ethical theory is a cognitive, egoist version of ethical hedonism. The thesis proceeds by relating this conceptualisation of the good to economic phenomena. An investigation is then made of the conditions under which the following of a boundedly rational rule is preferable to calculating which one of the possible options available to the actor to follow. It is argued that one such rule is that "truth" should serve as a norm of inquiry. Next the issue of "altruism" is considered. It is argued that our intuitions regarding what egoist action should be are radically untrustworthy. Considerations from evolutionary biology and game theory make it clear that an egoist actor might well be best advised to perform a number of actions that would normally be termed altruistic. The next topic concerns the relation between fact and value. Arguments that claim to undermine the distinction between fact and value are argued to be fallacious. It is also argued that the correct view of the relation between fact and value can help to clarify some of the problems surrounding the conceptualisation of "objectivity". The thesis ends by considering the gains that arise from adopting the position argued for.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie tesis word 'n poging aangewend om 'n kognitiwe teorie van etiek, m.a.w 'n teorie waarbinne etiese stellings 'n subspesie van deskriptiewe stellings is, daar te stel. Daar word geargumenteer dar "die goeie" 'n quale is, en dat hierdie quale rofweg dieselfde objek is as wat dikwels na verwys word as plesier. Indien hierdie siening van "die goeie" korrek is, dan impliseer dit die moontlikheid van 'n kognitiewe, egoïstiese weergawe van etiese hedonisme. Die tesis poog eerstens om die verhouding tussen hierdie siening van "die goeie" en ekonomise fenomene te verduidelik. Daarna word ondersoek ingestel na die kondisies waaronder die volg van 'n begrensde rasionele reël 'n beter opsie vir 'n akteur is as om an al die moontlike opsies te kyk en die beste te kies. Daar word geargumenteer dat die idee dat die "waarheid" die doel van ondersoek moet wees een so 'n reël is. Volgende word daar gekyk na die kwessie van altruïsme. Daar word geargumenteer dat ons intuïsies insake die aard van egoïstiese optrede radikaalonbetroubaar is. Sekere kwessies in evolusionêre biologie en spelteorie laat dit blyk dat 'n egoïstiese akteur waarskynlik verskeie oënskynlik "altruïstiese" aksies behoort uit te voer. Die volgende kwessie wat bespreek word is die verhouding tussen feite en waardes. Daar word geargumenteer dat pogings om hierdie onderskeid te ondermyn nie suksesvol is nie. Daar word verder geargumenteer dat die korrekte siening insake hierdie verhouding sekere probleme insake die verstaan van "obkjektiwiteit" kan ophelder. Die tesis eindig deur die voordele wat uit spruit uit die aanvaarding van die posisie wat hier voor geargumenteer word.
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Janisch, Monika. "Das strategische Anspruchsgruppenmanagement : vom Shareholder Value zum Stakeholder Value /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1992. http://aleph.unisg.ch/hsgscan/hm00035104.pdf.

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Phillips, David M. "The value of economic reality applying Economic Value Added /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Birmingham, Beth A. "Value Creation and Value Capture in Non-Profit Partnerships." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1140809392.

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Phillips, David. "The value of economic reality : applying Economic Value Added /." Lynchburg, VA : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Ainouz, Filip, and Jonas Vedholm. "Mean Value Model of the Gas Temperature at the Exhaust Valve." Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-20660.

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Over the years many investigations of the gas temperature at the exhaust valve have been made. Nevertheless the modeling of the gas temperature still remains an unsolved problem. This master thesis approaches the problem by attempting to model the exhaust gas temperature by using the standard sensors equipped in SI engines, together with an in-cylinder pressure sensor which is needed in order to develop certain models. The concept in the master thesis is based upon a parameterization of the ideal Otto cycle with tuning parameters which all have physical meanings. Input variables required for the parameterization model is obtained from a fix point iteration method. This method was developed in order to improve the estimates of residual gas fraction, residual gas temperature and variables dependent of those, such as temperature at intake valve closing. The mean value model of the temperature, at the exhaust valve, is based upon the assumption of the ideal gas law, and that the burned gases undergoe a polytropic expansion into the exhaust manifold. Input variables to the entire model are intake manifold pressure, exhaust manifold pressure, intake manifold temperature, engine speed, air mass flow, cylinder pressure, air-to-fuel equivalence ratio, volume, and ignition timing. A useful aspect with modeling the exhaust gas temperature is the possibility to implement it in turbo modeling. By modeling the exhaust gas temperature the control of the turbo can be enhanced, due to the fact that energy is temperature dependent. Another useful aspect with the project is that the model can be utilized in diagnostics, to avoid hardware redundency in the creation of the desired residuals.

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Grübmeyer, Sonja Felicitas. "Quiet Activists - Environmental Values and Value Adjustment in Environmental Policy Advisors." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2369.

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In this thesis, I investigate the influence of environmental values on the work of environmental policy advisors in a regional council in New Zealand and the influence on the institutional values of their work environment on their personal environmental values. Values are relatively stable concepts of socially acquired beliefs and norms that influence the perception and behaviour of humans and are organised in interdependent and dynamic structures that can be changed through social experiences. Environmental values are partly responsible for environmentally friendly behaviour, which encompasses a variety of activities and even lifestyle choices. People, who have chosen to work in the environmental sector are exposed to environmental values through working for institutions that represent environmentally friendly principles. By working in an environmental context, environmental values can get changed by social interaction, which can lead to an adjustment or approximation to the dominant notion of environmental values within the workplace (Finegan, 2000) Although policy advice is expected to be a neutral and objective task, statements are still written by persons with an individual opinion that, although suppressed, represents the values of the writer (Heineman, Bluhm, Peterson, Keary, 2002). It is therefore likely that the whole process of evaluating information and preparing a policy recommendation is influenced by the values of the policy advisor. My findings indicate that environmental values of employees get adjusted to the institution's environmental values through their work. This happens through a merging of their private environmental values into their professional values, through processes of adjustment. This change not only results in identification with the job but also presents a way to circumvent possible value conflicts in the work environment. The policy process involves a number of stages where information is re-evaluated and discussed to fit the formal and structural requirements of policy making under the Resource Management Act, which is done in collaboration with others. This leads to a social construction of values that are represented in collaboratively developed policy recommendation. In my conclusion, I show that policy advisors at regional government level use. in New Zealand have environmental values, use them for environmental protection, and adjust them to work more efficiently for the environment within a public service organisation. The use of their environmental values by the participants show that they are environmentalists and do what environmentalists do, but in a quiet, unobtrusive way.
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Kreuter, Marcel [Verfasser]. "Vector-valued elliptic boundary value problems on rough domains / Marcel Kreuter." Ulm : Universität Ulm, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1177882434/34.

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Fitzhugh, Helen. "The role of organisational values in value creation : comparing social enterprises." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2017. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/66835/.

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Social enterprises (SEs) are businesses that aim to create positive change for individuals and society. They are part of a society-wide discussion over how to create ‘social’ value, where the focus is often on finding efficient and effective means of ‘doing good’, but without consistent recognition that ‘good’ is a subjective term. Critical scholarship directs us to pay more attention to this subjectivity. This study explored how beliefs about what is ‘good’ - i.e. values - influence the experiences SEs provide for the people they aim to benefit. The mixed methods exploratory study drew on data from an online survey of SE organisational values and case-situated interviews across 14 English SEs. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered on organisational values, decision-making and perceptions of value. The multi-faceted analysis approach reflected the influence of applied critical realism on the research design. The study found that certain ‘process’ values - i.e. beliefs about how SEs should operate - were surprisingly common across diverse cases. Coalescing around these values appeared to allow SE practitioners to downplay variation in ‘outcomes’ values - i.e. end-state preferences. While many SE practitioners described their preferences as common sense, clear differences in outcomes values belied claims of neutrality. These findings were used to posit a five point conceptual model of how values influence value creation. This academic contribution underpins two propositions with implications for policy and practice. Where values are instrumental in influencing the design and emphasis of activities carried out by SEs, the political implications of adopting different outcomes values should be more commonly recognised. Secondly, SEs should be aware that for the full translation of their intentions into perceptions of value creation, their activities must align with stakeholder expectations. Both participative and persuasive approaches to bringing about this alignment also carry with them politically significant choices.
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VENKATESH, UMA DEVI. "QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF VALUE GRID MODEL : DEVELOPING VALUE GRID MODEL FOR IKEA FROM VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-33525.

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Särnblad, Sara, Nora Ekström, Katarina Vanky, and Agnes Bråve. "The Value of Value Factors : Time-dependent Development of Value Factors on the Swedish Electricity Market." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-411831.

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This bachelor thesis investigates the development of value factors on the Swedish electricity market and how the development can be explained. Value factor is a parameter that indicates how well an energy source’s market price corresponds to the average spot price for the electricity mix. Value factors for nuclear-, thermal-, wind-, solar- and hydropower are calculated for the years 2014-2019. Electricity production- and spot price data has been sourced from Svenska Kraftnät, Nord Pool and Uppsala University. The influence of weather conditions, spot price, production and consumption on the development of the value factors is discussed. The Pearson correlation coefficient is used for analytical purposes, showing the correlation between two specific variables. The conclusion is that the value factor for each power source is the result of the conditions present during the specific time period. The value factors for solar- and thermal power are discontinuous since they are temperature-dependent. For nuclear-, wind- and hydropower, the value factors are more continuous during the time span. This is due to, for instance, their important roles in the Swedish energy system and their ability to match demands.
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Fang, Er. "Creating customer value through customer participation in B2B markets : a value creation and value sharing perspective /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3144415.

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Seifert, Frederik. "How can companies capture value from an innovation? : from value creation to value capture : case study Uber." Master's thesis, reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/21508.

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This thesis examines the value creation process and how companies can capture value that they created. It particularly analyses the opportunities a company has to capture value from an innovation. The ability to monetise innovations is crucial for companies and determines whether they can establish a sustainable business. This thesis first discusses previous research and connects theories to broaden and enhance their applicability. The main part is a case study on Uber, a ride-hailing company. In the case study, the company is thoroughly examined and theories which were discussed before are applied in order to expose how Uber creates and captures value. This thesis further highlights the importance of network effects in a competitive environment within the sharing economy. Although value creation and value capturing has extensively been discussed in prior research, this thesis contributes by applying traditional and recent theories to a rising startup that has received unprecedented funding from its investors. Understanding how Uber pursues its way to the top and how it captures value provides vital implications for other similar startups and helps them in their efforts to succeed. This thesis finds that Uber needs to focus on three aspects. Firstly, it needs to diversify its portfolio and offer more services. Secondly, it needs to develop a system that prevents drivers from using competing apps, which would realise network effects that lower prices and enable faster pickups. Thirdly, it needs to further innovate, especially in the field of autonomous driving.
A presente pesquisa de mestrado analisa o processo de criação de valor pelas empresas e como elas capturam o valor que criam. Mais especificamente, investiga as oportunidades que uma empresa tem de capturar valor por meio de uma inovação. A habilidade de monetizar inovações é crucial para as empresas e determina se elas podem estabelecer negócios duradouros. Primeiramente, são apresentadas pesquisas anteriores e, em seguida, o autor as conecta para expandir e melhorar sua aplicabilidade. A parte principal é o estudo de caso sobre a Uber, uma empresa de tecnologia que oferece carona remunerada. Nele, a empresa é profundamente analisada e as teorias discutidas anteriormente, aplicadas para explicar como a Uber cria e captura valor. Esta tese reforça ainda a importância do efeito de rede no competitivo ambiente da economia compartilhada. Apesar de outras pesquisas já terem discutido extensamente geração e captura de valor, este trabalho contribui para aplicar teorias tradicionais e recentes a uma startup em ascensão, que recebeu aportes sem precedentes de seus investidores. Compreender como a Uber busca estar no topo e como ela captura valor tem impacto vital para ajudar outras startups similares a alcançarem o sucesso. O resultado desta pesquisa mostra que a Uber precisa focar em três aspectos. Em primeiro lugar, deve diversificar seu portfólio, oferecendo mais serviços. Em segundo, precisa desenvolver um sistema para evitar que os motoristas usem aplicativos concorrentes, de modo a alcançar o efeito de rede, que reduz os preços e possibilita buscar os passageiros mais rapidamente. Em terceiro lugar, verificou-se que a empresa necessita inovar, especialmente na área de carros autônomos.
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Weiss, A. "Value for money : defining and measuring 'value' in MoD's acquisition policy of obtaining best value for money." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2006. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445951/.

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Obtaining value for money is a keystone of UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) acquisition strategy embedded in its Smart Acquisition policy. This thesis examines how best to measure the relative value of competing tender submissions for major projects. There is a comprehensive discussion of a wide range of relevant definitions and over three dozen documents are scrutinised including just some sixteen published by the Government. Commercially available models, algorithms and software are examined as well as those used by MoD. concluding that the programs used by MoD are state of the art but that their use could advantageously be mandated for all large programmes. The programs could also be used to combine the wider factors found in each Business Case. This change, used in conjunction with the Combined Operational Effectiveness and Investment Appraisal should improve Investment Approval Board decision quality An MSc dissertation, supervised as part of mis research, looks at how Integrated Project Teams perceive value. An overview of MoD procurement procedures over the last half-century is followed by an appraisal of how MoD measures value for money under the Smart Acquisition regime. Several recommendations are made outlining how MoD might achieve better, or perhaps more appropriate, value for money when comparing the value of competing bids to select the best one for acquisition. These include avoiding political over-ride of MoD acquisition decisions, firming up aspects of MoD industrial policy, restructuring the Acquisition Management System, stopping acquiring the lowest-cost fully-compliant bid and rejecting offers that exceed the requirement or are unanticipated alternatives. Risk should be considered as a value factor, or the financial cost of various risks calculated. Finally, the phrase "at lower risk' could beneficially be added to existing aims of Smart Acquisition.
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Seifert, Frederik. "How can companies capture value from an innovation? : from value creation to value capture : case study Uber." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/17835.

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A presente pesquisa de mestrado analisa o processo de criação de valor pelas empresas e como elas capturam o valor que criam. Mais especificamente, investiga as oportunidades que uma empresa tem de capturar valor por meio de uma inovação. A habilidade de monetizar inovações é crucial para as empresas e determina se elas podem estabelecer negócios duradouros. Primeiramente, são apresentadas pesquisas anteriores e, em seguida, o autor as conecta para expandir e melhorar sua aplicabilidade. A parte principal é o estudo de caso sobre a Uber, uma empresa de tecnologia que oferece carona remunerada. Nele, a empresa é profundamente analisada e as teorias discutidas anteriormente, aplicadas para explicar como a Uber cria e captura valor. Esta tese reforça ainda a importância do efeito de rede no competitivo ambiente da economia compartilhada. Apesar de outras pesquisas já terem discutido extensamente geração e captura de valor, este trabalho contribui para aplicar teorias tradicionais e recentes a uma startup em ascensão, que recebeu aportes sem precedentes de seus investidores. Compreender como a Uber busca estar no topo e como ela captura valor tem impacto vital para ajudar outras startups similares a alcançarem o sucesso. O resultado desta pesquisa mostra que a Uber precisa focar em três aspectos. Em primeiro lugar, deve diversificar seu portfólio, oferecendo mais serviços. Em segundo, precisa desenvolver um sistema para evitar que os motoristas usem aplicativos concorrentes, de modo a alcançar o efeito de rede, que reduz os preços e possibilita buscar os passageiros mais rapidamente. Em terceiro lugar, verificou-se que a empresa necessita inovar, especialmente na área de carros autônomos.
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Miller, Rebecca K. "The Value of Values-Based Literature: An Exploration of Librarianship's Professional Discussion of Core Values." Thesis, School of Information and Library Science, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1901/457.

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In an attempt to describe the nature of recent journal literature revolving around the eleven core values of librarianship, as articulated by the American Library Association, this exploratory study analyzed 114 articles from four peer-reviewed library publications over the past five years (2002-2006): College & Research Libraries, Library Trends, Library Quarterly, and portal: Libraries and the Academy. This content analysis noted the levels of complexity with which the core values were discussed, the frequencies of the eleven core values (access, confidentiality/privacy, democracy, diversity, education and lifelong learning, intellectual freedom, preservation, public good, professionalism, service, and social responsibility), and the types of library environments found in the journal literature. The results are intended as a catalyst for the library profession to examine the way it discusses core values and uses them to guide and inform professional practice.
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Hecking, Stephan Maria. "The relation between schareholder value orientation and shareholder value creation." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/3950.

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Bergvall, Jimmy, and Patricia Gonzalez. "Human value for the investors : Fair value vs. human capital." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-3637.

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McFarlane, Steven. "Can value properties earn their keep? The metaphysics of value." Thesis, The Florida State University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3564927.

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Supposing they exist, what work are value properties supposed to do? What difference do they make? What is the difference between a world in which they exist and a world in which they do not?

One obvious answer invokes the claim that evaluative properties make a causal difference. While this is an interesting topic, it is well-covered elsewhere by Gilbert Harman and Nicholas Sturgeon. But there are other possibilities put forth by moral realists that are independent of the question of causal explanation. In my dissertation, I examine a number of alternative possible jobs that value properties are thought to fulfill.

1) Reference and supervenience - Some argue that evaluative properties serve as the referents of evaluative predicates, or as the extension of supervening evaluative concepts. I consider arguments from McDowell and others to the effect that our ability to correctly sort evaluative cases into the correct categories requires the mapping of these concepts onto evaluative properties. My arguments show that these considerations alone cannot support evaluative realism, as there are alternative accounts of evaluative language that do not require separate value properties. For instance, a semantics grounded in conceptual-role can adequately account for the ability to think with and use evaluative concepts but nevertheless have natural properties serve as the extension of these concepts.

2) Resemblance - One might think that, as Russ Shafer-Landau and David Brink argue, the resemblance of items belonging to the same evaluative category needs to be explained given the manifest differences in their non-evaluative properties. Stealing candy from a baby, cheating on one's spouse, and refusing to tell the police where a perpetrator is hiding all belong to the same moral category (the category of wrong actions), but they share little in common from the view of physically manifested behavior. I offer two alternative methods for explaining evaluative categorization that do not require accepting the existence of distinctly evaluative properties, thus showing the inference that distinct value properties are necessary to explain resemblance to be unwarranted. I claim that the way we think about value is enough to ensure correct categorization – there need not be some further existent to explain this.

3) Qualitative Character - Last, I consider the view that evaluative properties possess a distinctive and irreducible qualitative character. I address the purported qualitative natures that value properties are thought to possess and argue that understood in one way, we would have justification for accepting that they exist. This interpretation has it that evaluative qualities are literally perceptible – their qualitative characters are of the same general sort as the properties redness or pain. I argue, that there is no need to posit distinct value qualia, at least not if qualia are necessarily representational, since we can have the same phenomenology of value whether or not we are directly perceiving an evaluative episode – we can have the same phenomenology just by considering or imagining the relevant episode. I offer a model of value perception which captures this important point.

Though my arguments might appear to push one toward anti-realism, they are all compatible with the truth of (suitably qualified versions of) 1), 2), and 3) after all is said and done. My goal is not to undermine arguments for evaluative realism, but I do intend to show that there is no master argument for it; any argument for realism must delve into thorny and often distinct metaphysical questions. Furthermore, I emphasize the role that metaphysical preconceptions and their implications play in many debates in value theory and the need to be clear and consistent with regard to these implications.

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Greyling, Christoffel Jacobus Coetzer. "Value-based management : shareholder value creation and management / Christoff Greyling." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4780.

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the value drivers that drive the value of companies, as reflected in the share-prices. Through this study, the aim is to draw conclusions on the aspects that drive the share-price of companies. A detailed literature study was performed on the value-creation process that takes place in a company. The literature study has a significant focus on Value-Based Management and the elements that should be considered when evaluating the manner in which companies create shareholder value through the operational activities that are performed. Through applying the principles of value-based management, the management of companies should maximise the value-created for shareholders by utilising company resources in the most effective and efficient way possible. Valuebased management should not be seen as a once-of initiative, but should be ingrained in the day-to-day operating and management activities of companies. The objective of applying value based management principles in a company should be to enhance the value of financial assets through the optimisation of the real assets of the company. Value is created in a company when the company can maintain a return on capital that is greater than the cost of capital. Through the literature study several value-drivers were identified that influence the shareholder value-creation process and that should be managed optimally. These value-drivers have been identified to be (1) sales growth, (2) cash profit margin - earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), (3) cash tax rate, (4) working capital, (5) capital expenditure, (6) WACC- the risk and inflation adjusted weighted average cost of capital, and (7) the competitive advantage period. The competitive advantage period is defined as the time during which a company has a positive net present value when discounted at the WACC. Any actions that the management of a company can take to optimise these value-drivers will have a positive effect on the value created for shareholders. The link between shareholder value-creation and share-price was investigated in the literature study. It was found that different factors influence share prices and that some have nothing to do with the company itself, but more with investor sentiment about the economy as a whole and other socio-political factors. The empirical study was based on analysing key value-drivers and financial ratios that were identified during the literature study, in order to establish the relationship between company value-creation and the share-price. The data sample that was used in the empirical study consisted of 55 publicly listed companies that had a net asset value of one billion rand (R1, 000,000,000) or more in 1998. This data sample parameter was chosen in order to consider companies in the empirical study that have significant market presence in the respective industries, sectors and sub-sectors. The time horizon of the empirical study was over a 1 0-year period, from 1998 to 2007. The relationship that exists between the dependent variables of (1) Average Share Price (ASP) and (2) Year-End Share Price (YESP) and the independent variables of (1) net assets, (2) turnover, (3) trading profit, (4) operating profit, (5) profit before interest and tax, (6) Net Operating Profit After Tax (NOPAT), (7) retained profits, (8) free cash flow, (9) Economic Value-Added (EVA), (1 0) Earnings Per Share (EPS), (11) Cash Flow Per Share (CFPS), (12) the price earnings ratio, (13) operating assets, (14) Return On Assets (ROA), and (15) Return On Equity (ROE) were analysed during the empirical study. These dependent and independent variables were chosen based on the insights gained through the literature study and was identified as appropriate to formulate conclusions on the relationship that exists between shareholder value-creation and share-price. The distributions of the above-mentioned variables are discussed in detail and distribution figures are provided to contextualise the spread of the variables and provide background on the data that was used in the empirical study. Although the study of the variables was conducted over a 1 0-year period, from 1998 to 2007, distribution figures for the years 1998 and 2007, are depicted and discussed in order to provide a comparison of the changes that took place over the 1 0-year period. Due to the nature of the variables analysed during the empirical study, the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient is used to measure the relationship that exists between the dependent and independent variables. The Spearman Rank Coefficient is a factor model that explains complex phenomena through a small number of basic causes or factors. Given the relative large number of shares available on the share market, the estimation of dependent, share-price variables cannot be performed without simplification to dimensionality, therefore the use of the Spearman Rank Coefficient. The coefficient of correlation between the dependent and independent variables was calculated for the each of the years over the 1 0-year period and the applicability to explain the relationship between shareholder value-creation and share-price was analysed. Through the statistical analyses and the interpretation of the results, it was concluded that earnings per share and cash flow per share are the most appropriate indicators for estimating the relationship that exists between shareholder value-creation and the share-price as reflected on the share market.
Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2010.
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CARVALHO, RENATO RANGEL LEAL DE. "EXTREME VALUE THEORY: VALUE AT RISK FOR FIXED-INCOME ASSETS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2006. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=8245@1.

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A partir da década de 90, a metodologia Value at Risk (VaR) se difundiu pelo mundo, tanto em instituições financeiras quanto em não financeiras, como uma boa prática de mensuração de riscos. Em geral, abordagens paramétricas são muito utilizadas pelo mercado, apesar de freqüentemente não levarem em conta uma característica muito encontrada nas distribuições dos retornos de ativos financeiros: a presença de caudas pesadas. Uma abordagem baseada na Teoria dos Valores Extremos (TVE) é uma boa solução quando se deseja modelar caudas de distribuições probabilísticas que possuem tal característica. Em contra partida, poucos são os trabalhos que procuram desenvolver a TVE aplicada a ativos de renda-fixa. Com base nisto, este estudo propõe uma abordagem de simples implementação de cálculo de VaR para ativos de renda-fixa baseado na Teoria dos Valores Extremos.
Since the 90 decade, the use of Value at Risk (VaR) methodology has been disseminated among both financial and non-financial institutions around the world, as a good practice in terms of risks management. In spite of the fact that it does not take into account one of the most important characteristics of financial assets returns distribution - fat tails (excess of kurtosis), the parametric approach is the most used method for Value at Risk measurement. The Extreme Value Theory (EVT) is an alternative method that could be used to avoid the underestimation of Value at Risk, properly modeling the characteristics of probability distribution tails. However, there are few works that applied EVT to fixed-income market. Based on that, this study implements a simple approach to VaR calculation, in which the Extreme Value Theory is applied to fixed-income assets.
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PIRES, GUSTAVO LOURENÇO GOMES. "EXTREME VALUE THEORY: VALUE AT RISK FOR VARIABLE-INCOME ASSETS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2008. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=11850@1.

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COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
A partir da década de 90, a metodologia de Valor em Risco (VaR) se difundiu pelo mundo, tanto em instituições financeiras quanto em não financeiras, como uma boa prática de mensuração de riscos. Um dos fatos estilizados mais pronunciados acerca das distribuições de retornos financeiros diz respeito à presença de caudas pesadas. Isso torna os modelos paramétricos tradicionais de cálculo de Valor em Risco (VaR) inadequados para a estimação de VaR de baixas probabilidades, dado que estes se baseiam na hipótese de normalidade para as distribuições dos retornos. Sendo assim, o objetivo do presente trabalho é investigar o desempenho de modelos baseados na Teoria dos Valores Extremos para o cálculo do VaR. Os resultados indicam que os modelos baseados na Teoria dos Valores Extremos são adequados para a modelagem das caudas, e consequentemente para a estimação de Valor em Risco quando os níveis de probabilidade de interesse são baixos.
Since the 90 decade, the use of Value at Risk (VaR) methodology has been disseminated among both financial and non-financial institutions around the world, as a good practice in terms of risks management. The existence of fat tails is one of the striking stylized facts of financial returns distributions. This fact makes the use of traditional parametric models for Value at Risk (VaR) estimation unsuitable for the estimation of low probability events. This is because traditional models are based on the conditional normality assumption for financial returns distributions. The main purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the performance of VaR models based on Extreme Value Theory. The results indicates that Extreme Value Theory based models are suitable for low probability VaR estimation.
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Sampid, Marius Galabe. "Refining Value-at-Risk estimates : an extreme value theory approach." Thesis, University of Essex, 2018. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/22776/.

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This thesis proposes new approaches to Value-at-Risk estimation using (1) Multivariate GARCH Dynamic Conditional Correlation volatility model with skewed Student’s-t distributions, (2) Bayesian GARCH model with Student’s-t distribution, and (3) Bayesian Markov-Switching GJR-GARCH model with skewed Student’s-t distributions, incorporating copula functions and extreme value theory. A new approach for selecting a proper threshold in the Peaks Over Threshold method for extreme value theory analysis called the hybrid method is also proposed. The proposed Value-at-Risk models are compared to the traditional Value-at-Risk models commonly used by banks. Back-testing results following Kupiec (1995) unconditional coverage test, Christoffersen (1998) independent and conditional coverage test, Basel traffic light test, Santos and Alves (2012) new independent test, Dowd (2002) bootstrap back-test, and Engle and Manganelli (2004) Dynamic Quantile test show that Value-at-Risk models constructed following extreme value theory produced reliable Value-at-Risk estimates. Furthermore, Value-at-Risk models incorporating the hybrid method for threshold selection produced more stable Value-at-Risk estimates compared to the traditional Value-at-Risk models.
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Yadav, Shailendra. "Analysis of value creation and value capture in microfluidics market." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59276.

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Thesis (S.M. in System Design and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.
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Advances in microfluidics in the last two decade have created a tremendous technological value which is shaping genomics; drug discovery; proteomics; and point-of-care diagnostics. The positive impact has resulted in faster analysis time, increased throughput and reduced cost amongst other important benefits. Yet, the life sciences end-users and the microfluidics players themselves are far from fully capturing the value. Author's own observation based on the experience at a leading genomics research institute, where multiple efforts to implement microfluidics technologies hardly succeeded, supports this fact. The failure to fully capture value has serious implications for the vendors developing microfluidics and the researchers employing these technologies. What are the reasons for this failure? What could be done to increase the value capture? Using well-established management frameworks, such as, s-curve, adopter's distribution model, the thesis studied the nature of value creation and value capture. Survey was used to quantify the impact and the diffusion and adoption of microfluidics technologies, as the respective indicators of value creation and value capture. The data support the insight obtained from the conceptual frameworks that microfluidics is still an immature technology. It also shows that immature technology is the primary reason for lack of full value capture rather than the lack of killer application or niche market - commonly reported reasons in the literature. As an immature technology, microfluidics is thus far still only in the hands of users who are innovators and early adopters - the academic laboratories and the research institutes. The application segments which have seen the most value capture are Genomics and Point-of-care diagnostics. The application segment which has seen the least value capture is Drug discovery. This thesis concludes with the recommendations for short and long term strategies for increasing value capture and accelerating the adoption of microfluidics.
by Shailendra Yadav.
S.M.in System Design and Management
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Oesterlin, Ulf. "Value creation and value capture of advanced electricity meter information." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65815.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2011.
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Advanced or smart metering has been a hot topic in the electricity community for several years. Despite the excitement about the technology, few business cases are actually able to justify the investment cost. One reason for the gap between costs and benefits is that major benefits such as avoided investments have long payback times and are difficult to monetize. However, another aspect which is largely overlooked is the value creation through nonelectricity market related business models. These business models range from advertising over customer profiling up to insurance or juridical usage of data gathered from advanced meters. This paper summarizes the finding of a number of studies on the value of smart meter information on electricity market related benefit and gives an overview of non-electricity market related business models. The paper gives quantitative estimates of the value for electricity related activities such as energy efficiency, avoided investment and dynamic pricing. In additional it provides a qualitative analysis of the value and barriers of nonelectricity market business activities. In addition to this the study also gives a short outlook on how this value might be captured and which players are best positioned to capture significant shares of the total created value.
by Ulf Oesterlin.
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Xu, Hanzhi. "The Two Sides of Value Premium: Decomposing the Value Premium." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707392/.

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Scholars and investors have studied the value premium for several decades. However, the debate over whether risk factors or biased market participants cause the value premium has never been settled. The risk explanation argues that value firms are fundamentally riskier than growth firms. At the same time, the behavioral explanation argues that biased market participants systematically misprice value and growth stocks. In this paper, I use the implied cost of equity capital to capture all risks that investors demand a premium and sort stocks into risk quantiles. The implied cost of equity capital is estimated using models proposed by Gebhardt et al., Claus and Thomas, Ohlson and Juettner-Nauroth, and Easton. I find that value stocks have higher implied cost of equity capital and lower forecasted earnings growth while growth stocks have lower implied cost of equity capital and higher forecasted earnings growth. More importantly, even within the same risk quantile, the value premium still exists. The results suggest that risk and behavioral factors simultaneously cause the value premium. Furthermore, by decomposing the holding period return, I find that adjustments in valuation ratios caused by negative earnings surprises for growth firms and positive earnings surprises for value firms at least partially lead to the value premium.
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Coetzee, Pierre. "The relationship between value co-creation and customer perceived value." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59808.

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This research considered the relationship between Customer Perceived Value, ultimately a measurement of a firm's Value Proposition, and Value Co-creation, a recent development in Service Science that considers the joint creation of value between customers and firms rather than the traditional exchange value logic of marketing. The Value Proposition was broken down into elements of functional value (Price and Quality), Emotional Value and Social Value; while Value Co-creation was understood across the two dimensions of Value-in-use and Co-production. A descriptive research design using a quantitative methodology was employed, collecting data from 297 respondents who form part of an online opt-in research panel through the use of an online survey. Perceptions of value and Value Co-creation were collected through the use of two existing measurement instruments proposed in the academic literature, asking respondents about the service interaction they can best recall with a major South Africa clothing retailer in the past three months. Four research hypotheses were tested through the use of regression analysis, and statistically significant relationships were found between Perceived Value and Value Co-creation as well as Perceived Value and the dimensions of Co-creation, namely Value-in-use and Co-production. Moreover, Value-in-use was found to have a statistically significant greater effect on Perceived Value than Co-production. The research could not establish a differential impact of the dimensions of Co-creation on the dimensions of Perceived Value, i.e. the data did not support that Co-creation has greater impact on certain elements of the Value Proposition than others. The fourth research hypothesis considered Value-in-use as the ultimate customer outcome rather than a predictor of Perceived Value, and the statistically significant regression model provides support that Co-production can be considered an integral part of a firm's Value Proposition, rather than an underlying construct of Value Co-creation considered separately from the Value Proposition. The research contributes to the academic literature in validating two research instruments, establishing additional positive consequences of Value Co-creation and adding to the Service Innovation stream of the Value Co-creation literature. Its business implications suggest relooking the way Value Propositions are designed by adding conscious Value Co-creation as a dimension of the firm's Value Proposition, leading to enhancing the customer's Value-in-use which ultimately circles back to improve perceptions of the firm's Value Proposition.
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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