Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Major Mechanisms to Develop the Strategies of the Labor Market in Georgia
Abstract Unemployment is the severe social-economic problem for the modern Georgian society and the most important political issue. Thorough analysis of unemployment is the precondition for permanent monitoring of the unemployment-related processes...
2015 / Nino Paresashvili -
Characteristics, Risks and Resources of the Modern Labor Market in Primorsky Region
Abstract A number of federal laws and targeted programs intended to speed up the processes of social and economic development of the Russian Far East including Primorsky region are currently adopted in the Russian Federation. The special attention...
2015 / Nina Pestereva -
Functioning of Basic School as Effective Way of Socialization of Rural School Children
Abstract The scientific and methodological article examines the current state of small rural schools in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Geographical features of a site of the Republic of Kazakhstan testify that its most part is made by the regional...
2016 / Bibigul Almurzayeva, Orynkul Shunkeyeva, Danna Naurzalina, Altnay Zhaitapova, Karlygash Satubaldina, et al. -
Talent Management: Preparing a “Ready” agile workforce
Abstract In preparation for the current aging workforce dilemma occurring within organizations globally, implementing and encouraging a culture of learning for succession and organizational effectiveness is imperative for providing effective and...
2015 / Angela Martin -
Human capital and international portfolio diversification: A reappraisal
Abstract We study the implications of human capital hedging for international portfolio choice. First, we document that, at the household level, the degree of home country bias in equity holdings is increasing in the labor income to financial wealth ...
2015 / Lorenzo Bretscher, Christian Julliard, Carlo Rosa -
How accurate are professional forecasts in Asia? Evidence from ten countries
Abstract This paper assesses the performances of professional GDP growth and inflation forecasts for ten Asian economies for the period 1995–2012. We evaluate the accuracy of the forecasts, and test for unbiasedness and efficiency. Our results show...
2015 / Qiwei Chen, Mauro Costantini, Bruno Deschamps -
Comparative Study of Five Methods to Estimate Weibull Parameters for Wind Speed on Phangan Island, Thailand
Abstract The Weibull distribution has been widely used to represent the time distribution of wind speed. The two parameters to fit are k for shape and c for scale, and five methods were compared to estimate these Weibull parameters. Wind speed data...
2015 / Warit Werapun, Yutthana Tirawanichakul, Jompob Waewsak -
Strategies to Improve Performance at a High-Turnover Engineering Organization
Abstract The Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team at Virginia Tech is an automotive engineering design team that competes in Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Argonne National Laboratory. The ...
2015 / William Dvorkin, Douglas Nelson, Christine Fiori -
Dynamic behavior and surface characteristics of conventional and self-ligating brackets
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to compare, in vitro, the resistance to sliding generated by conventional, active self-ligating and passive self-ligating brackets with stainless steel and nickel-titanium wires and...
2016 / Francisco Vale, Luísa Maló, Francisco Caramelo, João Ramos, João Cavaleiro -
Application and Management of Information Technologies in Multimodal Transportation
Abstract In order to develop an integrated multimodal transportation, freight shippers and carriers, operators of multimodal transport in particular, must create and develop business strategies bringing together managerial, economic, technological...
2016 / Aldona Jarašūnienė, Nijolė Batarlienė, Kristina Vaičiūtė -
Estimation of life expectancy, loss-of-life expectancy, and lifetime healthcare expenditures for schizophrenia in Taiwan
Abstract By employing a novel semi-parametric extrapolation method, the life expectancies after the first hospitalization for schizophrenia and the associated lifetime healthcare expenditures were both estimated. Based on the linkage between the...
2016 / Chhian Hūi Lêng, Ming Hui Chou, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Yen Kuang Yang, Jung-Der Wang -
The Role of Learning Strategies in the Development of the Learning-to-learn Competency of 11th Graders from Technical Schools
Abstract The interest of education in learning strategies has increased due to the innovative concept of competencies, in fact, the strategies are considered part of the resources that the student should engage in order to put in practice the...
2015 / Lorena Peculea, Musata Bocos -
Reflection on BIM Development Practices at the Pre-maturity
Abstract This study contemplates prevailing BIM (Building Information Management) development practices at the pre-maturity. BIM stimuli set by developers have zero attention towards integrating qualitative features and induce pessimistic/optimistic ...
2015 / Chamila D.D. Ramanayaka, Senthilkumar Venkatachalam -
Simulation of Railway Vehicle Dynamics in Universal Mechanism Software
Abstract This abstract describes the experience of a railway vehicle dynamics simulation using Universal Mechanism software. The software system Universal Mechanism (UM) was created for computer simulation of kinematic and dynamic processes of...
2016 / Viačeslav Petrenko -
Corruption, firm growth and export propensity in Kenya2007 / Peter Kimuyu
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A Review of Critical Success Factors for Offshore Software Development Projects2014 / Goparaju Purna Sudhakar
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Climatic Classifications of Saudi Arabia for Building Energy Modelling
Abstract The building sector in Saudi Arabia imposes significant energy and environmental challenges at the national level. To address these challenges, it is crucial to promote sustainable buildings. Since energy and environmental performance of...
2015 / Farajallah Alrashed, Muhammad Asif -
Critical Factors that Lead to Projects’ Success/Failure in Global Marketplace
Abstract There is empirical evidence that project sphere has not been valued appropriately in many organizations because it seems certain that the company's projects are not unified and consequently spread across several other spheres. However, it...
2016 / Hamed Taherdoost, Abolfazl Keshavarzsaleh -
Operating Activities of Energy Companies in the Context of Crude Oil Risk and its Impact on the Polish Power Exchange
Abstract Different factors have significant impact on the development of the Polish Power Exchange and the volatility of electricity contracts prices, which are quoted on this part of energy market. The electricity prices are strongly influenced by...
2015 / Marlena Grabowska, Iwona Otola, Aneta Włodarczyk -
Numerical Simulation of HVAC System Functionality in a Sociocultural Building
Abstract The study presents the functionality of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for an important and prestigious objective of Iasi, the “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre. A numerical model was created, for the indoor...
2016 / Cătălin-George Popovici, Valeriu Sebastian Hudişteanu