Signaling Theory
Mostrando 1-12 de 29 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. A emergÃncia de metÃforas na fala sobre violÃncia urbana: uma anÃlise cognitivo-discursiva / The metaphor emergence in the speech of urban violence: a discourse-cognitive analysis
The discourse can be seen as a complex dynamic system, which adapts itself according to contextual needs. Thus, the metaphors in the discourse seem to emerge out of a conceptual negotiation along the conversational interaction. Cameron (2003, 2007, 2008) calls these types of metaphors systematic, since they permeate different talks, signaling a collaborative
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 07/08/2012
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2. Is ISO 14001 certification effective?: an experimental analysis of firm profitability
This paper examines the effect environmental management certification (ISO 14001) has on publicly traded Brazilian companies profitability. Signaling theory predicts that the certification serves to signal to society good environmental behavior; allowing people to screen the different types of firms, improving the financial-economic performance of those firm
BAR - Brazilian Administration Review. Publicado em: 2012-05
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3. Assimetria de informação e a política de dividendos: um estudo no mercado brasileiro
A política de dividendos é fundamental para as empresas, pois ela relaciona-se com as suas decisões de investimento e de financiamento. Além disso, as empresas pagam valores expressivos a título de dividendos. No entanto, apesar da elaboração de diversas teorias e da realização de inúmeros resultados empíricos, ainda não há consenso nos resultad
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 16/02/2011
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4. Are banking dividends different? : evidence from the Brazilian banking sector
Publicado em: 2011
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5. The justification of organizational performance in annual report narratives
In this paper, the nature of organizational discourse is theoretically underpinned by the concept of self-serving attributions, a type of causal reasoning that allows the writer to take credit for good news and avoid blame for bad news. We incorporated signaling theory to the extant theoretical framework for self-serving attributions in order to develop hypo
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.. Publicado em: 2010-06
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6. Corporate governance and accuracy of forecast by Brazilian market analysts: analysis in the light of the signaling theory / Mecanismos de governança e acurácia das previsões dos analistas do mercado brasileiro: uma análise sob a perspectiva da teoria da sinalização
O objetivo geral desta tese foi investigar, sob a perspectiva da Teoria da Sinalização, a influência da adoção de práticas diferenciadas de governança corporativa sobre a acurácia das previsões (do consenso e individuais) dos analistas de investimento do mercado brasileiro. A Teoria da Sinalização, inicialmente desenvolvida para explicar problemas
Publicado em: 2009
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7. A escolha no ensino superior : fatores de decisão
A presente dissertação trata de um estudo exploratório que visa identificar os principais fatores que levam os estudantes a decidirem sobre um curso de nível superior (3º grau). A amostra foi composta dentre quatro Instituições de Ensino Superior da cidade de Caxias do Sul/RS e totalizou 655 estudantes regularmente matriculados e de ambos os sexos, fo
Publicado em: 2007
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8. RepresentaÃÃes sociais de Idosos sobre as aÃÃes educativas desenvolvidas no programa saÃde da famÃlia em Santo Antonio de Jesus- Bahia.
The fast aging of the Brazilian population produces great impact in its health and quality of life. In view of the permanence of traditional models of assistance that do not take care of this clientele in its especificity, a change of paradigm in the attention to the health of this population segment becomes urgent. Thus, the educative actions constitute as
Publicado em: 2006
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9. EFFECTS OF THE FIRMS SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Firms social involvement is common practice in the modern world. The issue has received intense attention in general and academic literature. In particular, the management literature has focused on corporate social responsibility. Societal obligations, altruistic behavior, and economic motivations have been shown to motivate social involvement. Among economi
Publicado em: 1998
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10. A decisão de investimento nas empresas e a reação do mercado de capitais : uma abordagem informacional
This is an exploratory essay within the framework of Finance Theory. It attempts to join two frameworks: Information Economics and Option Pricing Theory to develop a conceptual signaling model which proposes the firm s investment in real assets as a costly signal of the existence of future investment opportunities. The possible reaction of the capital market
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 1993
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11. Unbiased quantitative proteomics of lipid rafts reveals high specificity for signaling factors
Membrane lipids were once thought to be homogenously distributed in the 2D surface of a membrane, but the lipid raft theory suggests that cholesterol and sphingolipids partition away from other membrane lipids. Lipid raft theory further implicates these cholesterol-rich domains in many processes such as signaling and vesicle traffic. However, direct characte
The National Academy of Sciences.
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12. Signaling among relatives. III. Talk is cheap
The Sir Philip Sidney game has been used by numerous authors to show how signal cost can facilitate honest signaling among relatives. Here, we demonstrate that, in this game, honest cost-free signals are possible as well, under very general conditions. Moreover, these cost-free signals are better for all participants than the previously explored alternatives
The National Academy of Sciences.