Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Remedies for Managing Bottlenecks and Time Thieves in Norwegian Construction Projects – Public vs Private Sector
Abstract Reducing project execution time is an important aspect in today's construction industry. In practice, most construction projects are delivered behind schedule. This creates an incentive to find methods, processes and techniques to deal with ...
2016 / Petter Eik-Andresen, Andreas Dypvik Landmark, Sara Hajikazemi, Agnar Johansen, Bjørn Andersen -
Advances in the application of action learning in nursing practice2016 / Er-Huan Han, Yan Zhang, Jian-Ge Zhang, Bei-Lei Lin
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The Impact of Social Media among Undergraduate Students: Attitude
Abstract On this paper aims to study the impact of social media on Art students’ attitude from Art and Design Faculty in University Technology Mara, Perak campus. The study involves both qualitative and quantitative methods. The sample of 120 was...
2016 / Sharifah Raudzah S. Mahadi, Nurul Nadiah Jamaludin, Rozarina Johari, Intan Nor Firdaus Muhammad Fuad -
The Economic Crisis and Vulnerability in the Spanish Cities: Urban Governance Challenges
Abstract The consequences of the socio-urban economic crisis and so-called post-crisis policies (or austerity) are transforming daily life in Spanish cities. There are impoverishment processes, increased vulnerability and social segregation, which...
2016 / Jesus M. González Pérez, Rubén C. Lois González, María José Piñeira Mantiñán -
Is the Job Satisfaction Survey a good tool to measure job satisfaction amongst health workers in Nepal? Results of a validation analysis2016 / Neha Batura, Jolene Skordis-Worrall, Rita Thapa, Regina Basnyat, Joanna Morrison
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Transactional Leadership and Project Success: The Moderating Role of Goal Clarity
Abstract Though transactional leadership is considered as a necessary precondition for transformational leadership to be effective, less attention has been paid to the role of transactional leadership in project success. Using 224 development...
2016 / Deribe Assefa Aga -
Social Lending and Its Risks
Abstract Czech companies discover alternative non-banking financing of their business. Social lending known as peer to peer (P2P) financing has started to appear on the Czech market. P2P lending is a new platform of financial transactions that...
2016 / Martina Pokorná, Miroslav Sponer -
SP-0321: The British Institute of Radiology2016 / S. Hafeez
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Indexes Objectively Reflecting Performance Evaluation of Technical Rubber Goods
Abstract In order to choose a characteristic index which objectively reflects performance evaluation of technical rubber goods, accelerated thermal-oxidative ageing of rubbers was carried out. It has been demonstrated that as the index accountable...
2016 / N.V. Vakulov, A.V. Myshlyavtsev, A.V. Zubarev, A.U. Kondyurin, V.I. Malyutin -
The Influence of Cultural Diversity on Project Management Competence Development – The Mediterranean Experience
Abstract In the last few decades project management gained popularity in all types of organizations across many industries and increasing number of projects, programs and portfolios are professionally managed. Therefore, competent project managers...
2016 / Rebeka Danijela Vlahov, Sandra Mišić, Mladen Radujković -
An Investigation of Behavioural and Structural Characteristics of CEP Service Providers and Freight Demand Considering E-commerce in Germany
Abstract With the advent of the Internet in private households and in almost every company in the last two decades, many things have changed. One of the major changes concerns the rapid growth of the e-commerce utilization, which brings changes to...
2016 / Peiman Dabidian, Uwe Clausen, Esther Denecke -
Measuring Structural, Location and Environmental Effects: A Hedonic Analysis of Housing Market in Wroclaw, Poland
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the home-buyers’ preferences and assess marginal values of improvements in structural, location and environmental attributes for Wroclaw, Poland. The AMRON database of Polish Banks Association is used with...
2016 / Magdalena Ligus, Piotr Peternek -
Enterprise Information Systems within the Context of Information Security: A Risk Assessment for a Health Organization in Turkey
Abstract Enterprise information systems implemented in the organizations are critical assets to provide competitive advantage in changing sectoral conditions and continuity of business processes and management of enterprise resources. In this...
2016 / Şahika Eroğlu, Tolga Çakmak -
Analyse des champs mécaniques au voisinage d'une fissure mobile dans un milieu viscoélastique : le problème de Hui et Riedel revisité par une méthode de développements asymptotiques raccordés
Abstract The stress and strain fields near the tip of a steady-state growing crack are examined for elastic-viscous materials. A solution to this problem has been originally derived by Hui & Riedel, with some paradoxes such as the non-dependence ...
2016 / Radhi Abdelmoula, Gilles Debruyne -
Gentrification Indicators in the Historic City of Cairo
Abstract Since, 1980s, academics used to deal with gentrification as a haphazard process. While on 2000s, gentrification is no longer perceived as a haphazard process but rather a planned process. As urban neighbourhoods exposed to gentrification,...
2016 / Muhammad Eldaidamony, Ahmed Shetawy -
Zero Emission City Logistics: Current Practices in Freight Electromobility and Feasibility in the Near Future
Abstract This paper examines the feasibility of using electric powered vehicles in urban freight transport from a carrier's perspective, including their attitudes towards electric freight vehicles (EFVs) and all relevant elements affecting this...
2016 / Hans Quak, Nina Nesterova, Tariq van Rooijen, Yanjie Dong -
Breaking the Routines: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Strategic Learning, Firm Size, and Age
Abstract Drawing upon prior research suggesting inertia prevents organizations from learning, we suggest that the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and strategic learning (SL) is not as straightforward and linear as has been...
2016 / Charlotta Sirén, Henri Hakala, Joakim Wincent, Dietmar Grichnik -
The Effects of Six Sigma Approach on Business Performance: A Study of White Goods (Home Appliances) Sector in Turkey
Abstract Increasing global competition in the world economy forces firms to sharpen their functionality and processes in order to gain competitive advantages. For this reason, many firms develop management systems. These methods provide...
2016 / Muzaffer Ertürk, Muhemmetali. Tuerdi(Maimaitiaili. Tuerdi), Aihemaituoheti Wujiabudula -
Agricultural insurance mechanisms through mutualism: the case of an agricultural cooperative2016 / Paulo Alberto Machinski, Mauro Cézar de Faria, Vilmar Rodrigues Moreira, Alex Antonio Ferraresi
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Evaluating Physical Changes for the Conservation Initiatives in the Historic City of Melaka
Abstract The changes in townscape have a significant indication of the urban morphology of the place. It represents changes in society and their way of life. Heritage-led regeneration is introduced in many historic areas and cities in order to bring ...
2016 / Shahrul Yani Said, Zulkiflee Abdul Latif, Lilis Shereena Safiee