The work reported here was carried out whilst the author was Head of Education and Training at the TSB of Birmingham and the Midlands. Ten studies were carried out. They were part of a new training operation and so their objectives and relationship to the work of the Department and the needs of the Bank are carefully described. The major influences on the work are reviewed from three perspectives: Psychological definitions of man; promoting learning at work; evaluating the learning enterprise. The studies were directed at establishing a method whereby managers can significantly influence the development of the learning competence of their staff, and at installing a management development system using the principles on which this method is based. The early part of the research dealt with the nature of learning in organisational settings and the role of education and training processes in achieving business results. The survey-based proposal to management about how to cost-effectively direct managerial learning was not taken up, and the sequence of studies was concluded by acquiring a detailed understanding of the rejection of the proposed learning philosophy. Whilst this work was in progress, the method for influencing the learning competence of subordinates was developed. It is based upon the philosophy of self- organisation of learning elaborated by the Centre for the study of Human Learning. Its utility for engendering significant revision of both the conceptualisation and practice of learning was confirmed.

過去的管制相繼解除，再加上充分運作的市場機能，活絡的金融市場，以及近兩年來美金持續貶值，這使得近年來股票、債券，及其他衍生性金融商品在國內、外金融市場蓬勃發展，企業可運用的資金管道及避險工具也更多元化。風險控管已不容忽視，企業決策者如何在風險與報酬中作出適當的取捨，有賴風險的衡量與管理之精確性。 國際清算銀行的巴塞爾銀行監理委員會於1994年7月提出「衍生性金融商品操作與財務風險管理」中，允許金融機構採用風險值(VaR)來衡量所暴露的市場風險。在2004年6月定案之新版巴塞爾協定依舊強調其衡量所暴露市場風險的重要性，以協助投資管理人員、金融機構的專業經理人、及監理機關，對風險控管之衡量。 本文目的在強調投資管理人員及金融機構的專業經理人及財報使用者對風險控管之認知,故本論文以台灣投資人的角度求算VaR，以作為資產配置評估的風險衡量之方法。並應用夏普法則以供決策之制定，它可使決策者在不同預期風險中選擇一適當決策，稱之為VaR夏普法則。在低度相關係數情況下，得以達到分散風險之正面效果。 最後，並引入遠期外匯契約作為規避匯率風險的工具，直接利用遠期契約最適避險策略來規避匯率風險，利用最適避險策略觀察其對各組國家配對的投資組合報酬與風險的影響。以風險值的角度，觀察在不同的國家配對組合中，並考量經濟情勢及貨幣走勢，避險策略確實對於國際投資組合報酬率有正面之影響。依本論文實證結果，由於報酬與風險兩者具有抵換關係，建議投資管理人員及財報使用者除了強調報酬之績效衡量外，同時應重視風險之管理，以降低風險及避免報酬巨幅的波動。

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-243).

Zugl.: Osnabrück, Univ., Diss., 2005

Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2005. / Abstract. Vita. "References: Curry, J.E., S.H. Crim, O. Güven, J.G. Melville, and S. Santamaria, 2003. "Scour Evaluations of Two Bridge Sites in Alabama with Cohesive Soils," Highway Research Center 930-490R, October 2003, Auburn University, AL Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Illinois University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-68).

Thesis (M.S.E)--Youngstown State University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves l10-111).

Thesis (M.S. in Civil Engineering)--University of Texas, 1951. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-110).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin, 1916. / Bibliography: p. 193-200.

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