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Promotional strategy for visa credit card in Hong Kong with respect tocustomers' choice criteriaChow, Wo-lap., 鄒窩立. January 1992 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration
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A study on the marketing problems and opportunities of Chinese canned food in Hong Kong.January 1985 (has links)
by Sum Kwok-fong, Louisa [and] Wong Wai-ling, Jacqueune. / Bibliography: leaf 63 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1985
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The market and buying behaviour of the Hong Kong passanger car tire business : research report.January 1982 (has links)
by Leung Koon-keung Jack. / Bibliography: leaf 54 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1982
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A study of consumer choice and motivation in the purchase of private automobiles in Hong Kong.January 1975 (has links)
Summary in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 154-156.
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Patient Preferences, Referral Practices, and Surgeon Enthusiasm for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal SurgeryBederman, S. Samuel 15 April 2010 (has links)
Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine (DDLS) is a common condition for which surgery is beneficial in selected patients. Wide variation in surgical referral and rates of surgery has been observed contributing to unequal access to care.
Our objectives were to examine (1) the variation in preferences for referral and surgery among surgeons, family physicians (FPs) and patients, (2) how FP referral practices compare with preferences and guideline recommendations, and (3) how the ‘enthusiasm’ of patients and physicians influence regional variation in surgical rates.
We used conjoint analysis in a mailed survey to elicit preferences based on clinical vignettes from surgeons, FPs and patients. A Delphi expert panel provided consensus guideline recommendations for surgical referral to compare with actual FP referral practices. Rates of surgery for DDLS, obtained from Ontario hospital discharge data, were used to quantify regional variation and regression models assessed the relationship with patient and physician enthusiasm.
We identified significant differences in preferences for referral and surgery between patients, FPs and surgeons. Surgeons placed high importance on leg-dominant symptoms while patients had high importance for quality of life symptoms (i.e. severity, duration, walking tolerance). Surgical referral practices were poorly predicted by individual FP preferences and guideline recommendations based on clinical factors alone. Variation in Ontario surgical rates was higher than that of hip or knee replacements and was highly associated with the enthusiasm of surgeons (p<0.008), rather than FPs or patients.
By appreciating the variation in preferences between patients and physicians, and exploring other non-clinical factors that influence referrals, we may be able to improve the efficiency of referrals and enhance the shared decision making process. With an understanding of the influence that surgeons have in driving variation in surgical rates, further research may allow us to direct strategies to improve access and allow for a more equitable delivery of care for patients suffering from DDLS.
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Patient Preferences, Referral Practices, and Surgeon Enthusiasm for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal SurgeryBederman, S. Samuel 15 April 2010 (has links)
Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine (DDLS) is a common condition for which surgery is beneficial in selected patients. Wide variation in surgical referral and rates of surgery has been observed contributing to unequal access to care.
Our objectives were to examine (1) the variation in preferences for referral and surgery among surgeons, family physicians (FPs) and patients, (2) how FP referral practices compare with preferences and guideline recommendations, and (3) how the ‘enthusiasm’ of patients and physicians influence regional variation in surgical rates.
We used conjoint analysis in a mailed survey to elicit preferences based on clinical vignettes from surgeons, FPs and patients. A Delphi expert panel provided consensus guideline recommendations for surgical referral to compare with actual FP referral practices. Rates of surgery for DDLS, obtained from Ontario hospital discharge data, were used to quantify regional variation and regression models assessed the relationship with patient and physician enthusiasm.
We identified significant differences in preferences for referral and surgery between patients, FPs and surgeons. Surgeons placed high importance on leg-dominant symptoms while patients had high importance for quality of life symptoms (i.e. severity, duration, walking tolerance). Surgical referral practices were poorly predicted by individual FP preferences and guideline recommendations based on clinical factors alone. Variation in Ontario surgical rates was higher than that of hip or knee replacements and was highly associated with the enthusiasm of surgeons (p<0.008), rather than FPs or patients.
By appreciating the variation in preferences between patients and physicians, and exploring other non-clinical factors that influence referrals, we may be able to improve the efficiency of referrals and enhance the shared decision making process. With an understanding of the influence that surgeons have in driving variation in surgical rates, further research may allow us to direct strategies to improve access and allow for a more equitable delivery of care for patients suffering from DDLS.
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Essays on Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Policy Design and EvaluationMiranda Montero, Juan Jose 01 August 2012 (has links)
This dissertation comprises two essays. The unifying theme is the evaluation of non-pecuniary (information or norm based messages) conservation programs. These types of policies are widely applied in developing and developed countries to promote conservation, however, their empirical evidence and their effectiveness are not well documented. Each chapter examines some methodological facets of the heterogeneity of non-pecuniary conservation programs and the reliability of non-experimental methods (program evaluation and econometric techniques) to evaluate treatment effects in the context of non-pecuniary conservation programs.
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Beliefs and Emotions in Games and DecisionsSmith, Alexander Charles January 2009 (has links)
This dissertation studies models of belief-dependent motivations in three essays.The first essay studies the Koszegi-Rabin model of reference-dependent preferences in a laboratory experiment. The propose a model where the reference point to which consumption outcomes are compared is endogenously determined as a function of lagged, probabilistic beliefs. This paper presents an experiment designed to test some predictions of the Koszegi-Rabin model. The experimental design controls for potential confounds suggested by their theory. The experimental results support their prediction of an endowment effect but do not show the attachment effect predicted by their model.The second essay, coauthored with Martin Dufwenberg and Matt Van Essen, studies how revenge may mitigate the hold-up problem from contract theory. When contracts are incomplete or unenforceable, inefficient levels of investment may occur due to hold-up. If individuals care for negative reciprocity these problems may be reduced, as revenge becomes a credible threat. However, negative reciprocity has this effect only when the investor holds the rights of control of the investment proceeds. We explore this issue analytically, deriving predictions for hold-up games which differ as regards assignment of rights of control. We also test and support these predictions in an experiment.Revenge may be driven by anger. The third essay proposes two belief-dependent models of anger: frustrated anger and anger from blame, which correspond to differing views of the emotion in the psychology literature. Both models build upon the idea that anger occurs when outcomes differ from players expectations. They differ in that anger from blame also incorporates updated beliefs and a notion of other-responsibility. The models are compared with each other and with existing models of negative reciprocity in several examples.
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Nurse-teaching and goal-directed nurse-teaching to motivate change in food selection behavior of hopsitalized patients a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /Cross, Joanne E. Parsons, Carol R. January 1971 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1971.
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The local optical market : the next challenge for Hong Kong suppliers /Lo, Yee-ping, Kenneth. January 1995 (has links)
Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references.
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