Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Variety Seeking Behaviour as a Measure of Enduring Loyalty
Abstract Purpose The following paper aims to study how the variety seeking behaviour impacts the value creation process and in turn has implications on customer loyalty. It also tries to measure the success of the coalition loyalty ...
2014 / Pratima Sheorey, Gauri Joshi, Ravi Kulkarni -
Estimating the Effect of Domestic Load and Renewable Supply Variability on Battery Capacity Requirements for Decentralized Microgrids
Abstract Large battery banks are a commonly considered alternative for local storage of volatile energy supply in decentralized grid management. In this paper the hypothetical case of an isolated community of 15 houses with direct access to a nearby ...
2014 / Malte Thomann, Florin Popescu -
Comparison of Stimulus-Organism-Response Framework between International and Local Retailer
Abstract he popularity of coffee drinking in Malaysia has attracted a lot of local and international retailers to invest in a specialist coffee-house chain. This study aims to compare Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model between international and...
2014 / Mei Teh Goi, Vigneswari Kalidas, Muhammad Zeeshan -
Competition and Collaboration among Container Ports
Abstract The development of new ports in China and the enhancement of port facilities in Korea will force major Japanese ports, which were the region's hub ports until the 1980s, to become local feeder ports for entry into East Asia. To consider the ...
2012 / Hiroshi Hoshino -
Investigation of the Relations between Objectives of Turkish Primary School Curriculums and Multiculturalism
Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the relations between objectives of Turkish primary school (1-8 grades) curriculums and multiculturalism. The research sample consists of 15 different lessons’ curriculums which use in primary...
2014 / Ilker Cirik -
Aşık Veysel in Village Institutions and his Contributions to Music Education
Abstract The literacy level of the existing population of Turkish Republic, which had come out of war, was quite low, and eighty percent of the population lived in villages. In order to provide villages with schools, the project of Village...
2014 / Gulsen G. Erdal -
Organizational Citizenship Behavior Activity Leverage Optimization in Virtual Enterprise
Abstract Virtual enterprise, concept that knows multiple social, economic, engineer and informatics approaches, is without a doubt, the enterprise of the future. Links analysis between Organizational Citizenship Behavior and virtual enterprise may...
2013 / Alexandra Mihaela Popescu, Daniel Frantz Fistung, Teodor Popescu -
Route Planning for Light-sport Aircraft in Constrained Airspace
Abstract The airspace for the activities of light-sport aircraft in Taiwan is strongly restricted due to mountainous terrains and populated areas. This study intends to investigate the feasible sky-lanes for light-sport aircraft by minimize the...
2014 / W.C. Lu, M.T. Lee, M.W. Wang -
Improving the Development of Learning Materials for Open and Distance Learning
Abstract Planning and writing learning materials for open and distance learning is a true challenge no matter the type of academic institution. The purpose of the present study was to show that open and distance learning materials for the...
2013 / Cornelia Petroman, Ioan Petroman -
Impact of Micro Finance on Income Generation and Livelihood of Members of Self Help Groups – A Case Study of Mandya District, India
Abstract The traditional Indian society functioned mainly on the basis of self-help and mutual aid. However, in recent years, they have been emerging as a major strategy for the promotion of informal credit to the poor. Self-help groups are expected ...
2013 / K. Sivachithappa -
Blind Navigation Assistance for Visually Impaired based on Local Depth Hypothesis from a Single Image
Abstract Assisting the visually impaired along their navigation path is a challenging task which drew the attention of several researchers. A lot of techniques based on RFID, GPS and computer vision modules are available for blind navigation...
2013 / R. Gnana Praveen, Roy P. Paily -
Composition and determinants of the skilled out-migration in the Brazilian formal labor market: A panel data analysis from 1995 to 2006
Abstract This paper aims to examine the composition and identify determinant factors of interstate the skilled labor loss in the Brazilian formal labor market between 1995 and 2006, with emphasis on the role of individual motivations and regional...
2014 / Ricardo da Silva Freguglia, Eduardo Gonçalves, Estefania Ribeiro da Silva -
REMOVED: The CSR's influence on customer behavior in the Lebanese banking sector
This article has been removed: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. This article has been removed at the request of the Managing Editor and Authors for legal reasons. ...
2013 / Azoury Nehme, El Khoury Charbel, Torikian Aline -
School Competence between Behaviourism and Cognitivism or the Cognitive Approach to Schooling
Abstract Competence-based education is a central concern of the past and a half two decades. In essence, this approach means that attention in education should not be focused on performance (a benchmark/a specific objective derived from PPO -...
2013 / Marin Manolescu -
The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) provides a valid method for measuring and monitoring the mobility of patients making the transition from hospital to the community: an observational study
Question Isthe de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) valid for measuring the mobility of patients making the transition from hospital to the community? Design Observational cohort...
2011 / Natalie A. de Morton, Natasha K. Brusco, Lauri Wood, Katherine Lawler, Nicholas F Taylor -
The Rubber Farm Household's Behavior on Economic Activities to Achieve Family Food Security
Abstract The aims of this study is to analyze the influencing factors of farm household economic behaviour in an effort to achieve their families’ food security in association with some productive activities. This research used secondary data...
2012 / Laila Husin -
Self-care, Self-efficacy, and Glycemic Control of Koreans With Diabetes Mellitus
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in diabetes-related characteristics, self-care, self-efficacy, and glycemic control of Koreans with diabetes mellitus according to the types of health care providers in Korea. ...
2009 / Haejung Lee, Sukhee Ahn, Yongsuk Kim -
Relationship among Soft Skills, Hard Skills, and Innovativeness of Knowledge Workers in the Knowledge Economy Era
Abstract For the last two hundred years, neo-classical economics has recognized only two factors of production: labor and capital. But, nowadays information and knowledge are replacing capital and energy as the primary wealth-creating assets....
2012 / Achmad Fajar Hendarman, Jann Hidajat Tjakraatmadja -
The Relationships between Implied Volatility Indexes and Spot Indexes
Abstract This article adopt bivariate GARCH model with TAR to investigate the extent of volatility as well as return transmission between S&P 500 (NASDAQ 100) and VIX (VXN) since their introduction of VIX and VXN. Results show that the...
2012 / Shu-Mei Chiang -
Why Do Firms Adopt/Implement Green Practices?–An Institutional Theory Perspective
Abstract Green supply chain management (GSCM) has emerged as an important organizational strategy in modern business environment. It has been touted as an efficient approach to enhancing manufacturing sustainability. However, how to develop and...
2012 / Ru-jen Lin, Chwen Sheu