Economics and business topic list of research papers
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CSR reporting practices of Eurozone companies
Abstract For most of the world's largest companies, reporting on non-financial information appears to be a continuing trend. Communication of social and environmental dimensions of the company plays a key role in the sustainable...
2014 / Enrique Bonsón, Michaela Bednárová -
SafetyNET: An interdisciplinary research program to support a safety culture for spinal manipulation therapy
Abstract Introduction A team of interdisciplinary research leaders have taken a novel approach to support a patient safety culture for spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) providers. The aim was to devise a team-based approach to...
2014 / Sunita Vohra, Greg N. Kawchuk, Heather Boon, Timothy Caulfield, Katherine A. Pohlman, et al. -
Exploring Malaysian Polytechnic Lecturers’ Perceptions towards Research: An Institutional Case Study
Abstract Research and publications are two main requirements in the job duties of academicians at higher learning institutions. In line with the polytechnic transformational plan, Malaysian polytechnic lecturers are now required to do research,...
2014 / S. Thivviyah Sanmugam, Nyaanambigai Rajanthran -
The Development Model of Knowledge Management via Social Media to Enhance Graduated Student's Self-Directed Learning Skill
Abstract This research explore that the model of knowledge management and social media technology for graduated student as well as its impact in the classroom on learning and teaching, especially in graduated student's self-directed learning skill...
2013 / Nattaphon Rampai -
A Multi-sensor Office-building Database for Experimental Validation and Advanced Control Algorithm Development
Abstract Data from multiple sensors and actuators has been recorded from December 2001 to March 2008 at the LESO-PB building of the EPFL campus, using the EIB/KNX bus standard. Sensors and actuators provided data on room temperature, presence,...
2014 / N. Zarkadis, A. Ridi, N. Morel -
Attitudes of basic Stage Students towards the Use of Facebook in Arabic Language Writing
Abstract The writing is playing a main role in the conservation of heritage and civilization of nations, and passed down from generation to generation, where the man used since ancient writing, he wrote on the foliage, and the inscription on the...
2014 / Ayed Hamdan Al-Hersh, Mohammad Khalifh Muflih -
E-waste Consciousness and Disposal Practices among Residents of Pune City
Abstract The authors attempted to study and comprehend the e-waste awareness and disposal practices among residents of Pune city. It was revealed through survey data and the analysis that in general, the consumer awareness in Pune city is very good, ...
2014 / Viraja Bhat, Yogesh Patil -
Bioenergy futures in Sweden – Modeling integration scenarios for biofuel production
Abstract Use of bioenergy can contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and increased energy security. However, even though biomass is a renewable resource, the potential is limited, and efficient use of available biomass resources will...
2016 / Martin Börjesson Hagberg, Karin Pettersson, Erik O. Ahlgren -
Finite Element Model of a Cricket Ball Impacting a Bat
Abstract Finite element analysis is often applied to further our understanding of the mechanics of sports equipment. The aim of this research was to develop and validate a finite element model of a cricket ball/bat impact. The ball model was...
2014 / Tom Allen, Olivier Fauteux-Brault, David James, David Curtis -
Evaluating the energy performance of buildings within a value at risk framework with demonstration on UK offices
Abstract Facility quality is dependent on the performance of utility infrastructure and local weather conditions in addition to social context. Theoretically, improvements in facility quality such as energy performance should reduce marginal costs...
2014 / Aidan Parkinson, Peter Guthrie -
Project Appraisal and Long Term Strategic Vision
Abstract France is reviewing its long-lived socio-economic appraisal of infrastructure projects, and recently a Commission has issued a report on this subject. After a rapid view of its conclusions we focus on some specific points more closely...
2014 / David Meunier, Alain Quinet, Emile Quinet -
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Cultivating Critical Thinking Through E-learning Environment and Tools: A Review
Abstract Critical thinking is one of the main goals of higher education to train dependant and reasonable thinker as an efficient citizenship in modern society. Researchers and instructors in the world attempt to assess the level of students’...
2014 / Mahboobeh Haghparast, Fariza Hanum Nasaruddin, Noorhidawati Abdullah -
Capacity Scalability in Robust Design of Supply Flow Subject to Disruptions
Abstract Within the last decade, several cases of the supply chain vulnerability to major disruptions have been observed. The typical mitigation strategies such as safety inventory and excess capacity are inadequate to cover the major disruptions....
2014 / Alireza Ebrahim Nejad, Onur Kuzgunkaya -
Lean Leadership – 15 Rules for a Sustainable Lean Implementation
Abstract Lean leadership could be the missing link between toolbox lean and a sustainable continuously improving organization. More and more enterprises realize that they have so far basically focused on the visible parts of lean production systems. ...
2014 / U. Dombrowski, T. Mielke -
The Application of Grey Theory Model in the Predication of Jiangsu Province's Electric Power Demand
Abstract Based on the grey system theory, the paper establishes an electricity demand forecasting model for Jiangsu province, and verifies it using the data from the year 1997 to 2012. The result shows that the accuracy of this forecast model is...
2014 / Xuemei Shen, Zhengnan Lu -
Currency Unions, Product Introductions, and the Real Exchange Rate2014 / A. Cavallo, B. Neiman, R. Rigobon
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Social Intervention in Early Education: Initial Strategies for Dealing with Education in Situations of Extreme Poverty as a Function of the Family-school Relationship: The Case of Chile
Abstract Social Intervention Programs have recently been more systematically introduced in Chilean schools that are characterized by conditions of social vulnerability. There have been changes made in education policy that favor those initiatives;...
2014 / Alejandra Santana López -
The social costs of child abuse in Japan
Abstract The present study calculates the social costs of child abuse in Japan. The items calculated included the direct costs of dealing with abuse and the indirect costs related to long-term damage from abuse during the fiscal year 2012 (April 1,...
2014 / Ichiro Wada, Ataru Igarashi -
Analysis of the Behavior of Slovak Enterprises in the Context of Low Innovation Performance
Abstract Building-up the knowledge economy and innovation development of the economies of individual European countries are one of the primary initiatives currently in force in the European Union Strategy for Growth called Europe, 2020. On the other ...
2013 / Jana Volná, Ján Papula