Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Korea Community Health Survey Data Profiles
Abstract In 2008, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated the first nationwide survey, Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS), to provide data that could be used to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate community health promotion...
2015 / Yang Wha Kang, Yun Sil Ko, Yoo Jin Kim, Kyoung Mi Sung, Hyo Jin Kim, et al. -
The Interdependence Between Human Capital and Organizational Performance in Higher Education
Abstract This paper aims to study the interdependence between human capital and organizational performance in universities. The compatibility between person and organization is encompassed in a research aimed to analyze the element of human capital...
2015 / Ştefania Zlate, Cerasela Enache -
The cost-effectiveness of harm reduction
Abstract HIV prevalence worldwide among people who inject drugs (PWID) is around 19%. Harm reduction for PWID includes needle-syringe programs (NSPs) and opioid substitution therapy (OST) but often coupled with antiretroviral therapy (ART) for...
2014 / David P. Wilson, Braedon Donald, Andrew J. Shattock, David Wilson, Nicole Fraser-Hurt -
Innovation of Practical Skills in The Field of Teaching Microprocessor Technologies
Abstract The European labor market requires qualified young graduates in information and communication technologies (ICT). One of the subdomains of ICT is microprocessor technologies, which are necessary in the field of the “internet of things,...
2015 / Tomlain Juraj, Tereň Ondrej, Tomlain Ján -
Reflection of Pre-service Teachers in a Tabletop Exercise of Lesson Study during their Practicum
Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the reflective capacity and the ability of fourth grade students of a Department of Preschool Education to plan educational programs with the Lesson Study model. The sample consisted of 72 students...
2014 / Rekalidou Galini, Karadimitriou Kostas -
The Effects of Internal Failures and External Regulations on State Funding of the Public-use Rail Infrastructure
Abstract This study is aimed at the examination of rail infrastructure state funding, its pre-conditions, the assessment of its needs and factors that can impact its amount and forms. Mainly, the Latvian railway case was examined; however, it was...
2014 / Justina Hudenko, Remigijs Pocs -
The Disaster-Knowledge Matrix – Reframing and evaluating the knowledge challenges in disaster risk reduction
Abstract Within the context of disaster risk reduction, including climate change adaptation, significant thematic discourse has been dedicated to the difficulty of implementing research-based knowledge in policy and practise. Not only has the...
2015 / Raphael Spiekermann, Stefan Kienberger, John Norton, Fernando Briones, Juergen Weichselgartner -
The Impact of Urbanization on Carbon Emission: Empirical Evidence in Beijing
Abstract Based on the historical data in Beijing from 1980 to 2013, this paper uses the ARDL approach to examine the impact of urbanization on carbon emission. The results show that, first, the urbanization level plays a positive role in promoting...
2015 / Yue-Jun Zhang, Wei-Chen Yi, Bo-Wen Li -
Simple Method Proposal for Cost Estimation from Work Breakdown Structure
Abstract Regardless the extensive literature in project management, the model for cost estimation remains unclear and unexploited mainly in terms of simple methods. Accuracy effort and schedule estimation is still a challenge. This paper introduces...
2015 / Sérgio Sequeira, Eurico Lopes -
Patriotic Education and Civic Culture of Youth in Russia: Sociological Perspective
Abstract High level of patriotic consciousness is supposed to be an important factor of civic consolidation and enhancement of competitive ability of Russia in geopolitical schedule. In the meantime, multinational character of Russian society,...
2015 / Daria Omelchenko, Svetlana Maximova, Galina Avdeeva, Natalia Goncharova, Oksana Noyanzina, et al. -
Market failure in the diffusion of consumer-developed innovations: Patterns in Finland
Abstract Empirical studies have shown that millions of individual users develop new products and services to serve their own needs. The economic impact of this phenomenon increases if and as adopters in addition to the initial innovators also gain...
2015 / Jeroen P.J. de Jong, Eric von Hippel, Fred Gault, Jari Kuusisto, Christina Raasch -
Pervasive Impact of Corruption on Social System and Economic Growth
Abstract The research reveals the statistical dependencies between the corruption level and factors of social system. There have been employed the statistical methods for analysing the situation. The countries are divided according to the adopted...
2014 / Yelena Popova, Nataly Podolyakina -
Strategic Analysis of the Greek Postal Market: A Case Study for Hellenic Post
Abstract During the last years, the Greek Postal Market is facing considerable adversities due to the full liberalization of the postal market imposed by the European Commission, the economic crisis as well as the electronic substitution and its...
2015 / Kartsonaki Kyriaki -
Does EVA performance evaluation improve the value of cash holdings? Evidence from China
Abstract This paper investigates the influence of the economic value added (EVA) performance evaluation, issued in 2010 by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, on the value of the cash holdings of...
2015 / Yongjian Shen, Lei Zou, Donghua Chen -
Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of asymmetry on the residual strength of a composite sandwich panel2015 / C. T. James, P. R. Cunningham, A. Watson
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Aid alignment: a longer term lens on trends in development assistance for health in Uganda2013 / Elizabeth Stierman, Freddie Ssengooba, Sara Bennett
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The Impact of the Multi-Stakeholders Governance on the Performance of Cooperative Banks: Evidence of European Cooperative Banks
Abstract Compared with the commercial banks, cooperative banks remained relatively unscathed during the 2007's crisis. In this paper, we look for possible explanations as to their first-rate performance. To this end, we analyze the past and present...
2015 / Bouker Maroua -
Career Decisions – A Test of Courage, Responsibility and Self-Confidence in Teenagers
Abstract To exist as a subject, the individual must have consolidated his past, capitalize his present and organize his future. Passing from confidence to mistrust, from self-esteem to self-doubt, exploring their limits and their aspirations as...
2015 / Cristina Georgiana Safta -
Knowledge Management Obstacles in Real Estate (Valuation) Organisations: Towards Quality Property Services
Abstract Real estate organisations offering valuation services are subject to the complexity of the property industry. The progress of the property market has made real estate organisationsseek for their core competencies. Thus, wouldinvite for...
2015 / Ahmad Shazrin Mohamed Azmi, Abdul Hadi Nawawi, Siti Nur Farhana Ab Latif, Nur Lesya Firsya Johaimi Ling -
Prevention and Risk Management in RTD European Projects Developed by University-Company's Consortiums
Abstract This study aims to demonstrate the usefulness of a simple methodology to manage and prevent the risk in co promotion projects financed by the European Union through operational programs. The risk prevention is a key factor in the project...
2015 / A.A. Baptista, F. Charrua-Santos, J.C. Páscoa