Economics and business topic list of research papers
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IT-Based Competitive Advantage: A Cross-Case Comparison of Business Software Usage
Abstract The value contribution of IT is at the heart of the IS discipline's research. Value generation in itself, however, does not necessarily translate to competitiveness. A key question has been whether organizations can realize temporary or...
2012 / Tim Kuettner, Petra Schubert -
Dynamic behaviour and measurement accuracy of a bicycle brake hood force transducer
Abstract To measure road bike load inputs, it is customary to manufacture and instrument a bike component. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of the dynamic behaviour of a brake hood force transducer on measurement accuracy....
2012 / Alexandre Caya, Yvan Champoux, Jean-Marc Drouet -
Actual Behaviour and Objective Load-Carrying Capacity of Tension Steel Expansion Anchors to Concrete
Abstract This paper deals with some selected problems of anchoring systems with the steel mechanical expansion anchors to concrete and it is based on experimental research oriented to these elements under repeated tensile loading in particular. For...
2012 / M. Štrba, M. Karmazínová -
Suggestion of Green Customer Segmentation in Slovakia
Abstract One of the most important goals in a business is catch the trend and meet the customer's need. Marketing segmentation, as first step of the STP process, is significant to reach this goal. However, the environment is currently followed by...
2015 / Martina Rypakova, Ľubica Stefanikova, Katarina Moravcikova -
Moving from customer lifetime value to customer equity2009 / Xavier Drèze, André Bonfrer
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Healing environment: A review of the impact of physical environmental factors on users
Abstract In recent years, the effects of the physical environment on the healing process and well-being have proved to be increasingly relevant for patients and their families (PF) as well as for healthcare staff. The discussions focus on...
2012 / E.R.C.M. Huisman, E. Morales, J. van Hoof, H.S.M. Kort -
Chlamydia screening in England: a qualitative study of the narrative behind the policy2012 / Jessica Sheringham, Paula Baraitser, Ian Simms, Graham Hart, Rosalind Raine
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The Investment Recommendations in the Czech Republic: An Appraisers Perspective
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to perform a comparative analysis of investment recommendations published by the Czech banks and financial institutions, to assess the procedures used for arriving at conclusions on the target prices....
2015 / Přemysl Krch -
Behavior Influence Assessment of Impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Unrest and Popular Support Within Egypt
Abstract The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has generated tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over control of the Nile River in Northern Africa. However, tensions within Egypt have also been pronounced, leading up to and...
2015 / Robert Jeffers, Michael Bernard, Howard Passell, Emily Silver -
The Aggressive Behavior of Adolescents in Institutionalized System
Abstract Access to information among teenagers in recent years has led to unlimited manifestation of aggression. Often this has been witnessed in the increasing number of adolescents institutionalized for aggressive behavior. The current study aims...
2013 / Sorin Ionel Surugiu, Corneliu Moşoiu -
Introduction:Interdisciplinarity in the Historiography of Philosophy
Abstract The following is a short presentation of the Workshop that took place in Timişoara, Romania, between the 22nd – 23rd of September 2012. The papers presented at the workshop are published in this special issue.
2013 / Claudiu Mesaroş -
Internal Evaluation:Appropriate Strategic for Quality Evaluation and Improvement of Management in Departments at Universities(The Case of Iran)
Abstract During the last two decades, the higher education management has faced different challenges; on one side the increasing growth in social demand for entering higher education, quantitative extension, decrease or stagnation in allocated...
2013 / Reza Mohammadi, Fakhteh Eshaghi, Mahbobeh Arefi -
A Portable Roller Ski Rolling Resistance Measurement System
Abstract Roller skis are used by cross-country skiers, biathletes and ski-orienteers for their snow-free training and in roller ski competitions. Additionally, much of the current sports research into the physiology and biomechanics of cross-...
2013 / Mats Ainegren, Peter Carlsson, Mats Tinnsten -
Macroeconomic Performance and International Competitiveness of the Agro-food Sectors in the EU Countries: Implications for the Future CAP
Abstract The study is aimed at comparison of macroeconomic performance of agro-food sectors in the national economies of the EU countries and competitiveness of these sectors reflected by international trade specialization. To assess macroeconomic...
2013 / Szczepan Figiel, Justyna Kufel -
Routines and their Influence in the Communities of Practice (CoPs): the Case of International Institutions
Abstract It is twenty years that Lave and Wenger (1991) have presented the notion of Communities of Practice (CoPs). A large number of scholars have extensively studied this concept in a variety of disciplines. However, there have been very few...
2012 / Nima Fallah -
Cost Effective Thermal Wall System for Residential Housing
Abstract The growing awareness of climate change and its link to carbon emissions causing climate warming and has caused a concern in the community. A substantial contributor of carbon emissions emitted is due to the energy consumed by residential...
2011 / S.K. Saha -
Energy, EROI and quality of life
Abstract The near- and long-term societal effects of declining EROI are uncertain, but probably adverse. A major obstacle to examining social implications of declining EROI is that we do not have adequate empirical understanding of how EROI is...
2013 / Jessica G. Lambert, Charles A.S. Hall, Stephen Balogh, Ajay Gupta, Michelle Arnold -
Work/Family Conflict: The Link between Self-Esteem and Satisfaction Outcomes
Abstract Managing work/family domain is imperative for organization in creating a supportive work environment among employees. Thus, this study aims to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of self-esteem, work/family...
2013 / Wan Edura Wan Rashid, Mohamad Sahari Nordin, Azura Omar, Izhairi Ismail -
Securities Transaction Tax and Stock Market Behavior in an Agent-based Financial Market Model
Abstract As highly related to the investors’ earnings expectations and trading decision-making behavior, securities transaction tax (STT) has long been regarded as a typical regulatory mechanism exploited by policy makers. However, neither...
2013 / Hongquan Li, Mengyun Tang, Wei Shang, Shouyang Wang -
Pre- and post-bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality in the Lung Health Study2011 / David M Mannino, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, Sonia Buist