Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Tax Leverage in Greece
Abstract This study examines the implementation in Greece of a type of poll tax, namely the ‘trad ing duty’. In the past, the poll tax was chiefly a fixed tax charge applied to an individual, irrespective of the latter's income, property and...
2014 / Panagiotis V. Papadeas, Nicos Sykianakis -
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The Conception and Factors of Education Quality at Lithuanian Schools of General Education
Abstract The school is the organiser of the educational process seeking to satisfy expectations of the society oriented towards the future. The problem of the research is the highly diverse outlook of the school community on factors predetermining...
2013 / Marijona Barkauskaitė, Birutė Žygaitienė, Manefa Miškinienė -
Effects of Rational Emotive Education Module on Irrational Beliefs and Stress among Fully Residential School Students in Malaysia
Abstract This study was carried out to identify the effects of Rational Emotive Education (REE) Module on irrational beliefs and stress among fully residential school students. The research design was true experimental which used pre-test and...
2014 / Mastura Mahfar, Amat Senin Aslan, Sidek Mohd Noah, Jamaluddin Ahmad, Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar -
Aid and Income: Another Time-series Perspective
Summary This study provides a replication of the empirical results reported by Nowak-Lehmann, Dreher, Herzer, Klasen, and Martínez-Zarzoso (2012) (henceforth NDHKM). We uncover that NDHKM relied on a regression model which included a log...
2014 / Matthijs Lof, Tseday Jemaneh Mekasha, Finn Tarp -
A Novel Implant Regarding Transcondylar Humeral Fractures Stabilization. A Comparative Study of Two Approaches
Abstract The osteosynthesis of transcondylar humeral fractures is an important branch of the upper limb traumatology. The bone- implant assembly has to be strong enough to resist the high loads arising during the early rehabilitation program, while...
2014 / Mitroi Eduard, Vlasceanu Daniel, Bajenescu Titi, Petrescu Horia-Alexandru -
The Evolutionary Origins of Rhythm: A Top-down/bottom-up Approach to Temporal Patterning in Music and Language
Abstract Music and language are two of the most prominent human features. Both systems rely, among others, on the human cognitive ability for rhythm (Kotz & Schwartze, 2010; Patel, 2003, 2006), intended as patterning over time (McAuley, 2010)....
2014 / Andrea Ravignani -
An Input – Output Approach to know the Dynamics of Total Output of Livestock Sectors: The Case of Indonesia
Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamics of total output of livestock sectors of Indonesia caused by final demand changes. This study employs input – output analysis. The results show that livestock sectors of Indonesia have...
2014 / Ubaidillah Zuhdi, Nur Arief Rahmatsyah Putranto, Ahmad Danu Prasetyo -
Analytic Hierarchy Process of Academic Scholars for Promoting Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction in Taiwan
Abstract This study adopted analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate the significance of the criterion of social education (SE) regarding promoting energy saving and carbon reduction (ESCR), taking the points of view of scholars from...
2014 / Yi-Ti Tung, Tzu-Yi Pai, Su-Hwa Lin, Cheng-Hsien Chih, Hsin-Yi Lee, et al. -
Aspects of Fast Growth in Romanian Companies. The Case of a Successful Company in Timis County
Abstract This study presents the relevant factors which allowed some companies from the Timis county, a Western region of Romania, to grow fast before and after 2008. We are considering that fast growing companies, defined in this paper, have an...
2014 / Nicolae A. Bibu, Diana Claudia Sala -
Teachers’ Perception, Knowledge and Behaviour in Inclusive Education
Abstract Teachers’ perception, knowledge and behaviour in inclusive practice represent a very important topic of today's world. All the communities try to develop inclusive educational systems in order to create an inclusive society. But, in spite...
2013 / Unianu Ecaterina Maria -
The Impact of Motor Education when Uttering Personal Demands (the Od Factor)
Abstract Problem Statement A subject apparently “marginal of pedagogical psychology” (Horst H.S.p.199), but also of motor education, the impact of motor education on the development of self and the utterance of claims (the Od...
2014 / Elena Lupu -
The Influence of Social Communication Style on the Attitudes towards the Learning Process at Mental Deficiencies Preadolescents
Abstract Each of us has a unique style of communication that facilitates the process of social adaptation The ability to communicate one with another will develop in time in what is called the social communication style and will influence all the...
2014 / Roxana Urea -
The Gender-marital Status Job Satisfaction Relationship of Academics
Abstract This study examined the marital status-job satisfaction relationship in higher education. The study instrument used was the short form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) which measures overall job satisfaction, intrinsic...
2014 / Tülen Saner, Şerife Zihni Eyüpoğlu -
Transdisciplinarity and Embedded Learning in Teaching Political Science at Tertiary Level. Case Study
Abstract Universities are concerned with providing high quality programs to better fit students’ requirements and labour market. Teaching Political Sciences/International Relations is not easy, as the field is somewhat unattractive compared to other ...
2013 / Georgeta Chirleşan, Dumitru Chirleşan -
Exploiting the Accessibility Concept for Touristic Mobility
Abstract Tourism is an important economic sector in many countries. Touristic mobility depends on the availability of touristic assets in different locations, as well as on the access to different activities (bathing, leisure, culture, etc.) at...
2014 / G.N. Bifulco, S. Leone -
Ethnic Identification, Social Discrimination and Interethnic Relations in Kazakhstan
Abstract Membership in ethnic groups is salient to positive self-concepts and as a buffer against perceived discrimination. Ethnic identification takes on special importance under conditions of perceived discrimination and identity threat. Our...
2014 / Askar Jumageldinov -
Modeling Service Quality in Hospital as a Second Order Factor, Thailand
Abstract The objective of the research was to examine the service quality in Thabo Crown Prince Hospital, Nongkhai province. Given the literature review, a model proposed the service quality which was identified as a one-dimensional construct...
2013 / Subchat Untachai -
Interactive, Asynchronous, Face-to-Face: Does it Really Make a Difference?
Abstract With the advent of WEB 2.0, the internet has become participatory and interactive. As a practitioner-researchers, we perceive that business students are citizens of this digital world and are continuously searching for the right tools for...
2013 / Caroline Akhras, Chukri Akhras -
The Impact of ERP Partnership Formation Regulations on the Failure of ERP Implementations
Abstract According to statistics, majority of ERP implementations fail. Failure means either total cancellation of the project, or failure to go-live on time and/or within budget constraints. Mainstream literature focuses on different reasons for...
2014 / Ahmed Elragal, Moutaz Haddara