Unreliable numbers: error and harm induced by bad design can be reduced by better design

Number entry is a ubiquitous activity and is often performed in safety- and mission-critical procedures, such as healthcare, science, finance, aviation and in many other areas. We show that Monte Carlo methods can quickly and easily compare the reliability of different number entry systems. A surprising finding is that many common, widely used systems are defective, and induce unnecessary human error. We show that Monte Carlo methods enable designers to explore the implications of normal and unexpected operator behaviour, and to design systems to be more resilient to use error. We demonstrate novel designs with improved resilience, implying that the common problems identified and the errors they induce are avoidable.     

WTO与财务软件国际化

介绍财务软件国际化的特点，指出我国财务软件要适应加入WTO的需要，必须使我国的会计准则与国际会计准则接轨，能提供符合世界上通用的国际商法、财务惯例的财务报告，具有“国际可比性”的财会信息；当前应能输出国内企业到国际资本市场融资、进行国际贸易、搞跨国投资所需的符合国际会计准则的财务报表；强调传统财务管理软件已无法适应企业管理的国际化和现代化要求，对财务软件国际化势在必行。     

人力资源投资评价应解决的两个重要问题

阐述了企业人力资源投资财务评价应解决的两个重要问题：评价对象的分类和项目的财务现金流量的内容。     

比较法在房地产开发中的应用

对"比较法"原理和应用情况进行了分析,说明其在房地产开发中能够科学地预测房地产的价格和收益,从而提高财务分析的科学性和权威性,为项目决策提供科学依据,以促进"比较法"在房地产开发中的应用。     

建立预算资金行业财务管理中心的探索

会计集中核算制度是财政体制改革的一项重要举措,它对改变现行财政资金分散收付方式发挥了很大的作用.应在会计集中核算的基础上建立行业财务管理中心,并作为会计集中核算改革的进一步深入和补充.探讨了建立行业财务管理中心的重要性和必要性以及行业财务管理中心的模式,并在行业财务管理中心引入融资理念.     

浅谈现代化企业的质量特征与管理

在概述现代企业的质量特征与管理的基础上 ,就搞好企业管理工作 ,创造企业高效益的主要经验进行论述 ,为进一步提高企业经济效益     

Data mining of resilience indicators

In recent years, the Asia-Pacific region has experienced several financial setbacks, including speculative attacks in 1998 and the SARS outbreak in 2003. Financial stresses of this nature are unanticipated, and not all of the dangers can be predicted by the examination of market information and macroeconomic indicators. The Early Warning System (EWS) that has been adopted by the International Monetary Fund may not be able to predict future financial crises for all possible scenarios, because shocks come in many different forms. To supplement the EWS, this paper proposes a data mining framework to measure the resilience of an economy. The resilience framework does not predict a crisis, but rather assesses the current state of health of an economy and its ability to withstand a financial shock should one occur. The framework is based on a feedback system consisting of two stages. The first stage assigns a resilience score to each economy based on a fuzzy logic scoring scheme that is built on the ambiguous reasoning of experts. The second stage uses the classification tree approach to estimate thresholds for each economic indicator, and examines the quality of the fuzzy score. The result from the second stage is then passed back to the first stage as feedback. The final result is obtained when the feedback system reaches its equilibrium state. The proposed resilience framework is applied to the external-sector and the public-sector economies of several countries to illustrate its applicability.     

Embracing transformational leadership: Team values and the impact of leader behavior on team performance.

The authors investigated the relationship between transformational leadership behavior and group performance in 218 financial services teams that were branches of a bank in Hong Kong and the United States. Transformational leadership influenced team performance through the mediating effect of team potency. The effect of transformational leadership on team potency was moderated by team power distance and team collectivism, such that higher power distance teams and more collectivistic teams exhibited stronger positive effects of transformational leadership on team potency. The model was supported by data in both Hong Kong and the United States, which suggests a convergence in how teams function in the East and West and highlights the importance of team values. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

应用杜邦财务分析体系对企业进行绩效评价

随着我国企业经营机制的不断完善,企业內部经营管理水平不断提升,越来越要求企业重视财务分析。通过对杜邦财务分析体系的介绍,结合实例应用杜邦财务分析体系对企业进行绩效评价,意在对各企业正确应用杜邦财务分析体系,揭示在经营目标发生异动时查明原因,并为企业采取措施修正指标指明方向。