Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Cost and Impact on Patient Length of Stay of Rapid Molecular Testing for Clostridium difficile2014 / Bernadette Sewell, Eugene Rees, Ian Thomas, Chin Lye Ch’ng, Mike Isaac, et al.
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Impact of cultural factors on attitude toward using ERP systems in public hospitals
Abstract The main problems that arise in adopting most enterprise resources planning (ERP) strategies come from organizational, rather than technical, issues, for example, social and cultural barriers, and user resistance. This paper analyzes the...
2014 / Tomás Escobar-Rodríguez, Lourdes Bartual-Sopena -
Analysis of the Economy of Region of Western Greece. An Application of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)
Abstract This paper attempts to analyze the economy of the Region of Western Greece by constructing a regional Social Accounting Matrix (R-SAM). First, the socio-economic profile of the area is presented. Subsequently, a regional SAM is used to...
2014 / Mirsida Alikaj, Yiorgos Alexopoulos -
Development of an intelligent economic model to optimize the initiation time of gas lift operation2014 / Shahdad Ghassemzadeh, Peyman Pourafshary
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Effects and Performance of a Demand Response Strategy for Active and Passive Building Cold Storage
Abstract Demand response (DR) is a set of demand-side activities to reduce or shift electricity use to improve the electric grid reliability. Existing demand response programmes and tariffs that utilities or independent system operators (ISO) often...
2015 / Borui Cui, Shengwei Wang, Xue Xue -
Creating New Learning Environments: Challenges for Early Childhood Development Architecture and Pedagogy in Russia
Abstract This article observes the attempts to introduce modern international approaches to kindergarten design in the Russian regions and it aims to set the discussion about the importance of the open, flexible and child-centered spaces, as well as ...
2014 / Tigran Shmis, Jure Kotnik, Maria Ustinova -
Host Perceptions of Rural Tour Marketing to Sustainable Tourism in Central Eastern Europe. The Case Study of Istria, Croatia
Abstract The aim of the paper is the examination of the attitudes of the community, which incorporates the entrepreneurs of Istria, Croatia towards the promotion of rural and cultural tourism of the area and the examination of the factors, which...
2014 / Evgenia Bitsani, Androniki Kavoura -
Due Diligence Matrix for Main User Groups of Financial Analysis
Abstract Today the financial analysis indicators of an enterprise are topical for both internal and external users of an enterprise. Unfortunately, often to analyze the financial status of an enterprise and to identify the potential of an...
2014 / Maria Tissen, Ruta Sneidere -
Advances in consumer electric vehicle adoption research: A review and research agenda
Abstract In spite of the purported positive environmental consequences of electrifying the light duty vehicle fleet, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in use is still insignificant. One reason for the modest adoption figures is that the mass...
2014 / Zeinab Rezvani, Johan Jansson, Jan Bodin -
Assessment of hospital daily cleaning practices using ATP bioluminescence in a developing country
Abstract Visual assessment of surfaces may not be enough to document the level of cleanliness in the hospital setting. It is necessary to introduce quantitative methods to document the results of this practice. ...
2014 / Alejandra A. Zambrano, Alex Jones, Paula Otero, Maria Cristina Ajenjo, Jaime A. Labarca -
Knowledge Creation and Sharing with Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning Roles in So-called University 2.0
Abstract Universities have long been accepted as major social and cultural institutions. They have been taken those responsibilities for centuries by doing research, teaching, learning and publishing in a scholarly manner. These institutions serve...
2014 / Atik Kulakli, Simon Mahony -
An Empirical Study on Fiscal Policy in Crises Time: Evidence from Romania and Turkey
Abstract Based on the assumption that fiscal policy has an important role in government policy as a GDP determinant, which represents the main conclusion of our previous research, the aim of this paper is to characterize, explain and compare the...
2014 / Mihaela Göndör, Özay Özpençe -
The Usage of Eye-tracking Technologies in Rock-climbing
Abstract The research describes the possibility of applying eye-tracking technologies in sport training. The subject of current study was to determine and describe the visual strategies in prospecting rock-climbing routes by young athletes. Twenty...
2014 / Alyona I. Grushko, Sergey V. Leonov -
Smooth operators? Drivers of customer satisfaction and switching behavior in virtual and traditional mobile services
Abstract The present study analyses the creation of customer satisfaction and loyalty, along with the influence of switching costs in the mobile services’ market, by analyzing network mobile services – the so-called traditional operators – and...
2015 / C. Calvo-Porral, J.-P. Lévy-Mangin -
The Sustainable Local Development in Romania - Key Issues for Heritage Sector
Abstract The increasing interest for local development came amid global economical, social and political changes. The globalization and the international economic crisis, the increasing phenomenon of relocation of businesses, internal structures of...
2015 / Ana-Maria Bercu -
Optimal firm growth under the threat of entry
Abstract The paper studies the incumbent-entrant problem in a fully dynamic setting. We find that under an open-loop information structure the incumbent anticipates entry by overinvesting, whereas in the Markov perfect equilibrium the incumbent...
2015 / Peter M. Kort, Stefan Wrzaczek -
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of brief advice for excessive alcohol consumption among people attending sexual health clinics: a randomised controlled trial2014 / M. J. Crawford, R. Sanatinia, B. Barrett, S. Byford, M. Dean, et al.
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Exploring Factors Affecting Emergency Medical Services Staffs’ Decision about Transporting Medical Patients to Medical Facilities2014 / Abbasali Ebrahimian, Hesam Seyedin, Roohangiz Jamshidi-Orak, Gholamreza Masoumi
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Scaffolding Biomaterials for Cartilage Regeneration2014 / Zhen Cao, Ce Dou, Shiwu Dong
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The Role of Wealth and Health in Insurance Choice: Bivariate Probit Analysis in China2014 / Yiding Yue, Jinyou Zou