Instead, there is more likely a status quo bias, based upon large
uncertainties surrounding changes in course of action.
Not exact matches
Being closely
surrounded with mentors has
changed how I approach all sorts of situations: what to say to the top executives to guarantee a meeting, how to build a strong network and use it regularly to strategically grow the company, how to start every day by visualizing and rehearsing events, how to constantly push everyone around me to their full potential, how to maintain confidence and cope with tremendous
uncertainty and bad news, and on and on.
Such risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or
changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments;
uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of
uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and
uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
The personnel
changes have heightened the
uncertainty surrounding the Fed's next moves.
The biggest challenge for advisors, Brown says, is the continued
uncertainty surrounding regulatory
changes.
For me I never rated Mbappe as our immediate solution based on his age and the
uncertainty surrounding the continuation of players form (1 yr of greatness) and
change of clubs.
«Studying the PETM helps us understand the mechanisms that aid recovery from global warming, thereby helping researchers reduce the
uncertainties surrounding the Earth's response to global climate
change,» Ridgwell said.
Researchers say the
changes could be as much as 5 percent of costs in some states, but caution there is considerable
uncertainty surrounding such estimates.
As acknowledged in an Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics report on climate
change scenarios, also released on Monday, there are still considerable scientific
uncertainties surrounding the nature and extent of future climate
change.
This could have been a negative
change in the outlook on the company's operations, the possibility of a better return from another acquisition, an increase in the
uncertainty surrounding the SEC investigation or an increase in the estimated settlement costs related to the SEC investigation.
As I've been saying for a long time now, the aspects of human - driven climate
change that matter most to society — the pace and extent of warming and sea - level rise, for instance — are
surrounded by durable and (un-manufactured)
uncertainty.
My goal in creating the image (a larger version is here) was to distinguish elements in the science pointing to greenhouse - driven climate
change that are clearcut from those
surrounded by deep and enduring
uncertainty.
While persistent and deep
uncertainty surrounds the most important potential impacts from and responses to greenhouse - driven global warming (see David Roberts, Michael Levi and this list of reviewed research for more), the long - term picture of a profoundly
changed Earth is clear.
Given the
uncertainties surrounding the science of climate
change, the minuscule impact of the suggested remedies, and the high cost of proposed regulations, now is a good time to step back from precipitous actions and exaggerated rhetoric.
«Many of the
uncertainties surrounding the causes of climate
change will never be resolved because the necessary data are lacking.
To address the scientific, cultural, health, and social issues arising from climate
change requires an in - depth and cross-disciplinary analysis of the role of
uncertainty in all of the three principal systems involved: The physical climate system, people's cognitive system and how that construes and potentially distorts the effects of
uncertainty, and the social systems underlying the political and public debates
surrounding climate
change.
Policy
uncertainty within government
surrounding climate
change complicates efforts by carbon - intensive companies to develop a long - term strategy.
It's good that you're looking so closely at the huge
uncertainties that
surround such an important part of the climate
change narrative.
While persistent and deep
uncertainty surrounds the most important potential impacts from and responses to greenhouse - driven global warming, the long - term picture of a profoundly
changed Earth is clear.
The original question: While persistent and deep
uncertainty surrounds the most important potential impacts from and responses to greenhouse - driven global warming, the long - term picture of a profoundly
changed Earth is clear.
Those numbers are likely to
change given the modifications to the ITC in the deal, but Einowski expects the extensions to help eliminate some of the regulatory
uncertainty surrounding renewable power.
«It is very concerning that scientific disagreement,
uncertainty and a complex policy debate
surrounding climate
change are apparently seeding what seems to be a wave of eco-terrorism...»
Robert Lempert characterizes the decision making environment
surrounding climate
change as one of deep
uncertainty, owing to long time horizons, substantial
uncertainty in our understanding of the climate system, and the potential for surprises.
Fifth, the
uncertainty that
surrounds climate
change is very great.
Optimal decision making strategies are arguably a mismatch for the climate
change problem owing to the deep
uncertainty surrounding climate sensitivity, among other sources of
uncertainty.
The estimates of temperature
change in the paper by Feulner / Rahmstorf and other papers with similar results are
surrounded by too much
uncertainty to be taken as precise values, but the general range is supported by correlation with historical data.
Collectively and pursuant to statutory authority, under the direction of these Executive Offices, the USGCRP directed an effort statutorily dedicated in part to studying the state of the science and its
uncertainties surrounding the theory of «global warming» or «climate
change,» ultimately producing the National Assessment.
It attempts to
surround the hard facts about climate
change with clouds of
uncertainty, even though these facts are agreed to by the scientific academies of every major country in the world and the vast majority of the world's climate scientists.»
Of course,
uncertainty surrounding expected damages is highly relevant because it must be taken into account when assessing the total expected risk from climate
change.
Improved understanding of key physical processes and inclusion of them in models, together with improved projections of
changes in the
surrounding ocean, are required to notably reduce
uncertainties and to better quantify worst - case scenarios.
Much
uncertainty surrounds the interactions between the El Niño — Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and long - term global
change.
This post addresses
uncertainty and risk, and compares the climate
change issue to policy issues
surrounding nuclear waste disposal in Yucca Mountain.
Within the Indus basin, reduced melt water will have significant impacts upon available runoff; however, increased
uncertainties surrounding precipitation and socioeconomic
changes limit any conclusive assessment of how water availability will be affected; moreover, seasonality of runoff may be a more important factor.
Global climate models, driven by a range of emissions scenarios, are used to define the envelope of
uncertainty surrounding future climate
change (e.g. [1]-RRB-.
There is a lot of
uncertainty surrounding insect responses to climate
change.
Their target is the
uncertainty surrounding the various efforts to create a homogenised ocean heat content data set that deals appropriately with the various instrument
changes and coverage biases that have plagued previous attempts.
Dr. Curry has emphasized the need for a precise definition of hypotheses relevant to the magnitude of anthropogenic and natural climate
change, including an appropriate recognition of the
uncertainties surrounding each.
Overall, the synopsis emphasized the positive effects of climate
change over the negative, the
uncertainty surrounding predictions of future
change rather than the emerging consensus and the low end of harmful impact estimates rather than the high end.
In this way, EPA both expedited its task by using «ready made» external reports, and avoided any real discussion of the many scientific
uncertainties surrounding climate
change.
He described the
changes to investment rules as they relate to state - owned enterprises as «an incremental increase» in the
uncertainty that has always
surrounded foreign takeovers in Canada rather than a deal killer.
The news
surrounding the improperly used Facebook data could add to investor
uncertainty about major
changes to Facebook's newsfeed cash cow, announced in reaction to previous election - related disclosures.
When it's not our choice and
change is our only option then the task seems a whole lot harder,
surrounded by
uncertainty and concern about the loss of our security and status.
These risks,
uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following: our strength and financial condition; the
uncertainties relating to the medical needs and local economy of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin and the
surrounding community; the strength and financial condition of Sauk Prairie Medical Office Building and its tenants; the
uncertainties relating to
changes in general economic and real estate conditions; the
uncertainties regarding
changes in the healthcare industry; the
uncertainties relating to the implementation of Griffin - American Healthcare REIT IV's real estate investment strategy; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time in Griffin - American Healthcare REIT IV's periodic reports, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.