Positive interactions with staff through engagement in meaningful conversations are often valued as well.
While financial firms are often valued as a multiple of their book value, Ms. Whitney argues that something called tangible book value is a better gauge.
Blogs that support the traditional academic activities of teaching and outreach are often valued as a nonresearch activity -- but only at institutions, and in departments, that value nonresearch activity.
In many health care systems, it is the patients who pay the travel costs that telemedicine eliminates, while the time savings are often valued as production changes.
But Michael Slattery, a senior vice president at the Real Estate Board, an industry group, said the study had limited relevance to much of the New York real estate market, where properties are often valued by their development potential and designation as a historic district can reduce this potential.
Roles considered "women's work," such as cleaning or nursing, are often valued and paid less.
There is often value in making a very clear choice as to who your customer is.
As a result, girls' education is often not valued as it is seen as an investment whose returns will be reaped by another family.
Land snail shell δ13C value is often used as a paleovegetation proxy assuming that snails ingest all plants in relation to their abundance, and that plants are the only source of carbon.
Since the phrase "republican values" is often used as a byword for resisting the challenge of radical Islam, the new name may speak to those tempted by the far right.Even if the relaunch succeeds, however, Mr Sarkozy will have his work cut out.
