Economics and business topic list of research papers
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The Capacitated Transshipment Location Problem Under Uncertainty: A Computational Study
Abstract We consider the stochastic capacitated transshipment problem for freight transportation where an optimal location of the transshipment facilities, which minimizes the total cost, must be found. The total cost is given by the sum of the...
2012 / Mauro Maria Baldi, Marco Ghirardi, Guido Perboli, Roberto Tadei -
Influence of Physical Environment towards Leisure Time Physical Activity (LTPA) among Adolescents
Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify the influence of physical environment towards leisure physical activities among adolescents. As many as 913 respondents aged between 13 to 17 years old from four districts (Seremban, Muar, Kota Star, ...
2012 / Rozita Abd-Latif, Maizan Mohd Nor, Mohd Sofian Omar-Fauzee, Abdul Razak Ahmad, Faridah Karim -
Behaviour Response among Health Sciences Students towards H1N1 Pandemic
Abstract H1N1 has contributed to a significant number of fatalities in Malaysia. This study investigated the behaviour response and attitude of educated young adults towards their health. This study was conducted in the suburban territory....
2012 / Mohamad Ghazali Masuri, Khairil Anuar Md. Isa, Mohd. Pozi Mohd. Tahir, Hamzah Fansuri Hassan, Zuridah Hassan, et al. -
A Modeling Approach for Locating Logistics Platforms for Fast Parcels Delivery in Urban Areas
Abstract This study aims at defining a framework for optimizing, in a sustainable way (i.e. economical, eco-friendly and societal), the location of logistics platforms in urban areas. A first case study for our work is the city of Marseilles...
2012 / Olivier Guyon, Nabil Absi, Dominique Feillet, Thierry Garaix -
Public to private transactions, private equity and financial health in the UK: an empirical analysis of the impact of going private2013 / Charlie Weir, Peter Jones, Mike Wright
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IT Project Failure: A Proposed Four-Phased Adaptive Multi-Method Approach
Abstract In the field of Information Technology (IT) there is an observable trend toward project failure. Although multiple actions have attempted to address this failure trend, they have not impacted the extent of the trend. As the projections for...
2013 / Rosana Stoica, Peggy Brouse -
Leveraging Similarities and Defect Analysis Feedback in Migration Programs: FSP Approach
Abstract This paper reports a case study of a large migration program and the benefits of FSP approach to exploit the similarities among applications to be migrated and the defect analysis feedback loop. FSP approach is an acronym for- ...
2013 / Veerendra K. Rai, Sanjit Mehta, G. Ramanand -
Current Status about Social Fire Control Education in China and Countermeasures
Abstract The fire control consciousness of people signifies the national cultural quality, and it is of great significance for schools to get fire control knowledge into education content. The author gives intensive analysis of fire control...
2013 / Jian-yun M.A. -
A threshold cointegration analysis of interest rate pass-through to UK mortgage rates
Abstract This paper empirically analyses the interest rate transmission mechanism in the United Kingdom by exploring the pass-through of the official rate to the money market rate and of the market rate to the mortgage rate. Potential asymmetries,...
2012 / Ralf Becker, Denise R. Osborn, Dilem Yildirim -
The 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Technology Use for Spatial Planning and Public Acceptance
Abstract The role of innovation within businesses has grown enormously over the last decades. Innovation has become an essential ingredient for survival and growth especially in the current global economic downturn. Innovative 3D Immersive Virtual...
2013 / Abdul-Hadi G. Abulrub, Karim Budabuss, Philip Mayer, Mark A. Williams -
Using an Agent-based Simulation for Predicting the Effects of Patients Derivation Policies in Emergency Departments
Abstract The increasing demand of urgent care, overcrowding of hospital emergency departments (ED) and limited economic resources are phenomena shared by health systems around the world. It is estimated that up to 50% of patients that are attended...
2013 / Manel Taboada, Eduardo Cabrera, Francisco Epelde, Ma Luisa Iglesias, Emilio Luque -
Space station orbit design using dynamic programming
Abstract A space station orbit design mission is characterized by a long-duration and multi-step decision process. First, the long-duration design process is divided into multiple planning periods, each of which consists of five basic flight...
2013 / Kun-Peng Lin, Ya-Zhong Luo, Guo-Jin Tang -
Foreign Language Skills a Must in Multinational Companies-An Intercultural Perspective
Abstract No matter in which language we communicate, we have to communicate, whether we like it or not. It is very important to make oneself understood, therefore we have often to communicate in the company's language. The larger meaning of...
2012 / Maria-Dana Grosseck -
Aspects Regarding Environmental Protection in Romania and EU, from a Juridical Perspective
Abstract The article aims to present the general principles of environmental protection, in the Romanian and European legislation, as well as to present some of the most challenging issues that environment protection is being confronted with, and...
2013 / Măgureanu Alexandru Florin -
Moral Hazard and Nonexclusive Contracts2007 / Alberto Bisin, Danilo Guaitoli
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Development of a Document Management System for Private Cloud Environment
Abstract Organizations are increasingly interested in carefully managing their private information both to insure that it is properly handled, and also to make it more useful to their daily tasks. Meanwhile, the number and the variety of documents...
2013 / Chia Hung Kao, Shin Tzu Liu -
Profiting from an inefficient association football gambling market: Prediction, risk and uncertainty using Bayesian networks
Abstract We present a Bayesian network (BN) model for forecasting Association Football match outcomes. Both objective and subjective information are considered for prediction, and we demonstrate how probabilities transform at each level of model...
2013 / Anthony Costa Constantinou, Norman Elliott Fenton, Martin Neil -
Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research/Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: From Efficacy to Effectiveness2013 / Sebastian Schneeweiss, John D. Seeger, John W. Jackson, Scott R. Smith
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Trade linkages of inward and outward FDI: Evidence from Malaysia
Abstract Developing and transition economies are an increasingly important source of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). The objective of this paper is to fill the gap in the literature regarding outward foreign direct investment by adopting...
2013 / Soo Khoon Goh, Koi Nyen Wong, Siew Yean Tham -
Methodological Issues in Accessing Children's Views: Using Interviews and Questionnaires
Abstract Working out what to do to promote equality of opportunity is not always straightforward. The concept of “equal treatment” of children in schools brings with it tensions and dilemmas (Norwich, 2008); sometimes it means treating all pupils...
2012 / Jan Georgeson