Teachers should not be prosecuted for having affairs with their sixth-form pupils, a union leader says.

All Black Stephen Donald and Silver Ferns player Laura Langman won two of the major awards at the Waikato University Blues Awards on October 3.

According to the sample data selected on the equity refinancing of the total market and the individual listed firms in China, we find that the total stock market refinancing amount has a significantly positive relationships with the Market-to-Book ratio (M/B)

This paper looks at the fiduciary duties of directors from a legal perspective, focusing on the application of the 'corporate opportunity' doctrine in different jurisdictions. After looking at the rationale, scope and content of the doctrine, the paper notices the

Poison pill adoptions may have varying effects on firm value. Shareholder-friendly pills have been adopted by firms in recent years, but have not been thoroughly examined in the financial literature. We find that the adoption of shareholder-friendly pills results in

We investigate whether Corporate Governance (CG) is associated with firm performance in the market and with certain key GAAP financial measures. CG is measured by the index developed by Gompers et al. (2003). Based upon a longitudinal panel-sample of traded

Rankings in CG become an important issue to oversee/judge companies who practice governance. Fuzzy Logic (FL) is a powerful tool that has been used in diverse fields of applications ranging from engineering to business or finance. This paper applies the

This paper examines the relationship between director cash compensation and ownership structure and their interactions with board independence and firm performance. Using a sample of Canadian public companies with board compensation data from 2003 to 2005, the results suggest that

This paper presents a modelling framework for Airline Competition Analysis and Demand Modelling (ACADM). The framework adopts a micro-simulation approach in which airline service capacity and passenger demand are represented at the finest disaggregate level. The main contribution of this

This paper concerns the joint management problem of production control and dynamic pricing to balance the finished goods inventory and market demand in a make-to-stock manufacturing system using a long-run average profit criterion. In the system, the production rate is

For a long time Air Cargo Revenue Management (ACRM) has been an underdeveloped part of the revenue management subject. Many cargo airlines, or cargo divisions of passenger airlines, have started to implement IT-supported cargo revenue management solutions during the last

This paper considers a monopolistic retailer who stocks a single product that is subject to continuous decay, faces a price-dependent and time-varying demand, and has the objective of determining replenishment schedule and selling price to maximise the total profit stream

This paper uncovers several empirical regularities in the returns of small stocks. First, within the sample of firms that have low market capitalisations, stocks with low past profitability ('laggers') bring returns that are significantly higher than those of stocks with

GRAND LEDGE With incoming elementary school classes smaller than graduating high school classes, administrators at the Grand Ledge Public Schools knew they would lose enrollment this year, and also lose the $7,426 in state aid that comes with each of

Though I was born and raised in Portland, and have never really moved far away, recent changes in my life have given me a new perspective and a new appreciation of our wonderful community.

There is one thing that all parents can do to improve their child's performance in school. This idea does not increase the school budget, does not require the hiring of any more personnel and does not call for the construction

BATH Bath High School's Renaissance Program, under the leadership of Co-Presidents C. J. Modolo and Tresea Jackson, is looking to make the community aware of their existence and ask for your support.

CHARLOTTE Charlotte High School announces its fifth anniversary musical production of "Oklahoma!"

Niigata JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). October 19 (Sun), 10:00-13:00 in Niigata Japan. Howard Brown.

OUP (Oxford University Press). October 19 (Sun), 9:50-13:00 in Tokyo Japan. Ritsuko Nakata and IIEEC Teacher Trainers.