Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Servant Leadership Theory Development & Measurement
Abstract A servant leadership has been raised up in recent years since Robert Greenleaf publish his personal journal about his own experience journey. Years by years, academia becoming interested about this leadership style. With the uniqueness of...
2014 / Ani Wahyu Rachmawati, Donald C. Lantu -
Group Decision-making: Consensus Rule Versus Majority Rule
Abstract Previously, in the field to solve complex problems, we had found that majority rule (MR) decision-making out-performed consensus rule (CR) by making decisions that were quicker, more practical, and of better quality. This is an important...
2014 / Elizabeth Taylor, Kelsey Hewitt, Robert A. Reeves Dr, Stephen H. Hobbs Dr, W.F. Lawless -
A Possible Approach of Course Design
Abstract Quality in education is in general as complex as controversial and it is mainly due to the multitude of factors and variables it implies. One of the essential aspects giving quality to educational services is curriculum. Similarly to any...
2014 / Crişan Alina Narcisa -
Spatio Temporal Analysis of Vegetation by Vegetation Indices from Multi-dates Satellite Images: Application to a Semi Arid Area in ALGERIA
Abstract The vegetation index is considered a good indicator of vegetation behavior and can contribute to explain the evolution of vegetation. Hence the problem of our research: to what extent the analysis of the spatial and temporal evolution of...
2013 / Benkouider Fatiha, Abdellaoui Abdelkader, Hamami Latifa, Elaihar Mohamed -
Analysis of Cognition Integration in Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Spiritual Quotient (SQ) in Transforming Cameron Highlands Youths through Hermeneutics Pedagogy
Abstract Cognition Integration in Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Spiritual Quotient (SQ) are essential in soft skills development. It is needed in Malaysian youths in order to transform them in encountering everyday...
2014 / Suppiah Nachiappan, Hari Krishnan Andi, Velayudhan P.K. Veeran, Anis Iliani Ahmad, Fatimah Haji Mohd Zulkafaly -
Irrational Exuberance, Overconfidence and Short-Termism: Knowledge-to-Action Asymmetry in Shipping Asset Management
Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the irrational investor phenomenon and the disconnection of information, knowledge and practice. A growing attention is allocated for inconsistencies in neo-classical economic theory. Among the...
2013 / Okan Duru -
Effect of different types of self-management education in patients with diabetes
Abstract Education plays an important role in diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment, as it enables patients to manage their disease. There is a wide range of tested educational interventions, and, to date, no universal model that can be standardized and...
2014 / Maria de Fátima Ferreira Grillo, Cristina Rolin Neumann, Suzana Fiore Scain, Raquel Farias Rozeno, Jorge Luiz Gross, et al. -
Time Bank and Sustainability: The Permaculture Approach
Abstract The paper aims to find a new approach to include interesting phenomena of time banking (a system of time complementary currency) into the current economy. The time banks have been in existence for almost three decades for now, but their...
2013 / Lukáš Válek, Veronika Jašíková -
Influence of Education on Social Structure of Society (on Materials of Focus Group Research and in-Depth Interviews)
Abstract In this research, authors tried to compare statistical data with the results of the sociological research which has been carried out by means of qualitative methods, and then to carry out the longitude research concerning installations on...
2013 / A.A. Beissenova, S.M. Duisenova, K.S. Muslimova -
Capturing Sound Errors in Aphasic Narration: A Supplement to Existing Measures of Narrative Quality2013 / A. Hilger, P. Gilley, G. Ramsberger, A. Kong, L. Menn, et al.
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Study of Urban Rail Transit Operation Costs
Abstract In order to analyze variation of urban rail transit (URT) operation cost against the distance from the city center, the URT of Shenzhen was taken as an example to study in the three cases. The costs of URT operation were addressed through...
2013 / Bin Shang, Xiaoning Zhang -
Improving the Quality of Disabled People’ Life at Work Via ISO, 9001 Standard
Abstract The quality of life is influenced by many elements. One of them is employment. People with disabilities have a lot of problems at work (if they are so lucky to get one) – starting with adaptation to a workplace and team, through...
2014 / Martin Fink, Libuše Ludíková -
Green Assessment Criteria for Public Hospital Building Development in Malaysia
Abstract As Malaysia moves towards a sustainable lifestyles and development, the need to prepare for the change is imperative. Sustainability has become an important initiative discussed and undertaken not only by private buildings but also by...
2014 / Shaza Rina Sahamir, Rozana Zakaria -
Evolution of Random Wave Fields in the Water of Finite Depth
Abstract The evolution of random wave fields on the free surface is a complex process which is not completely understood nowadays. For the sake of simplicity in this study we will restrict our attention to the 2D physical problems only (i.e. 1D wave ...
2014 / Denys Dutykh -
Does the HPV vaccination programme have implications for cervical screening programmes in the UK?
Abstract In the UK, a national HPV immunisation programme was implemented in 2008 for girls aged 12–13 years. In addition a catch-up programme was implemented for older girls up to 18 years of age from 2009 to 2011, with an uptake rate of 49.4%....
2014 / Helen Beer, Sam Hibbitts, Sinead Brophy, M.A. Rahman, Jo Waller, et al. -
Entrepreneurship in International Perspective
Abstract This paper analyses the entrepreneurial activity at international level, mainly in the European area, in the context of the current international crisis. The research results are based on data and information collected from Eurostat and...
2013 / Daniela Ştefănescu -
Commercialization of Education in Russia in the First Decade of the 21st Century
Abstract The study is based on a methodology proposed by European Association for Education Law and Policy for their research conducted in 2009 and devoted to commercialization, competition and corruption in European education. In the article, the...
2014 / Sergey Shirin -
Benefits of using vaccines out of the cold chain: Delivering Meningitis A vaccine in a controlled temperature chain during the mass immunization campaign in Benin
Abstract Background In October 2012, the Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine MenAfriVac was granted a label variation to allow for its use in a controlled temperature chain (CTC), at temperatures of up to 40°C for not more than four...
2014 / Simona Zipursky, Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey, Jean-Claude Lodjo, Laifoya Olodo, Sylvestre Tiendrebeogo, et al. -
Toward Theory and Practice of Continuous Imprecise Numbers and Categories
Abstract We extend Hemanta Baruah's theory of imprecise sets which are fuzzy sets that obey the law of non-contradiction and excluded middle. For empirical observations mapped onto the real domain, we find the parameters of k imprecise numbers based ...
2013 / Thomas E. Sandidge -
Brazilian guidelines for biorepositories and biobanks of human biological material
Abstract Objective To characterize the participatory and democratic creation of the Brazilian guidelines for biorepositories and biobanks of human biological material with the purpose of research based on the ethical principles of...
2013 / Gabriela Marodin, Jennifer Braathen Salgueiro, Márcia da Luz Motta, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos