Economics and business topic list of research papers
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How Accounting Students Define Success, and the Factors Affecting their Success and Failure, While Studying in the Accounting Schools of Japan
Abstract This study aimed to identify the definition of success among students studying at the Accounting Schools (ASs) in Japan, and to investigate factors that students perceived to need for their learning success at ASs. This study also examined...
2014 / Satoshi Sugahara, Gregory Boland -
The Effect of Intangible Resources and Competitive Strategies on the Export Performance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Abstract This paper provides an explanation for export process and perceived export performance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from Resource-Based View (RBV) which is an important, emerging theory of firm heterogeneity. Following the...
2014 / Ömer Kumlu -
Factors Influencing Implementation of OHSAS 18001 in Indian Construction Organizations: Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach
Abstract Background Construction activity has made considerable breakthroughs in the past two decades on the back of increases in development activities, government policies, and public demand. At the same time, occupational health ...
2015 / Sunku Venkata Siva Rajaprasad, Pasupulati Venkata Chalapathi -
Major Tasks of Ecotourism Management in Georgia
Abstract The Caucasus has its dignified place among 34 “Hot spots” of biological diversity identified on earth. Georgia is considered among 200 global eco-regions identified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). A number of animal and plant species...
2014 / Nino Paresashvili -
Knowledge Management Practices in Indian Manufacturing MSMEs: Challenges and opportunities
Abstract Possession of knowledge is important in industries, but management of knowledge becomes even more important in manufacturing Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), even as they try to stay ahead in competitive global and...
2014 / Anup Chawan, Hari Vasudevan -
Improving the health care workforce: The role of academic institutions2014 / M. Bzdak
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Climate Change and Global Warming Discourses and Disclosures in the Corporate Annual Reports: A Study on the Malaysian Companies
Abstract The main objective of this article is to conduct an analysis of the climate change and global warming discourses and disclosures in the annual reports of the companies of Malaysia. In order to fulfil this objective, the research has...
2015 / Nik Nazli Nik Ahmad, Dewan Mahboob Hossain -
Entrepreneurial Culture in Transition Economies. The case of Romania and Republic of Moldova
Abstract Entrepreneurship was and still is a key factor of economic growth in emerging economies. In Romania and Republic of Moldova, the relative long tradition of centralized economy has conducted to a lack of entrepreneurial experience, in terms...
2014 / Carmen Chaşovschi, Otilia Bordeianu, Dorin Clipa -
Using an electronic medical record system to identify factors associated with attrition from the HIV antiretroviral therapy program at two hospitals in Haiti2014 / N.H. Puttkammer, S.B. Zeliadt, J. Baseman, R. Destine, N.R. Labbe Coq, et al.
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Strategising Corporate Identity for the Perception of Corporate Image in the Selected Government-linked Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia
Abstract A survey has been conducted to audit the corporate image of selected GLCs in Malaysia using corporate identity elements, where data were collected from a sample of middle managers. Correlation analysis was used to analyze the data. Results...
2014 / Rosmiza Bidin, Aida Muhaimi, Jusang Bolong -
A GIS-based Support Tool for Exploring Land Use Policy Considering Future Depopulation and Urban Vulnerability to Natural Disasters – A Case Study of Toyohashi City, Japan -
Abstract In Japan, where the aging society is progressing due to depopulation and a high risk of natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, many actual urban master plans (MPs) do not consider the relation between countermeasures for future...
2014 / Kazuki Karashima, Akira Ohgai, Yui Saito -
Acupuncture in Australia: regulation, education, practice, and research
Abstract Acupuncture was introduced to Australia as early as in the 1880s, and is a form of complementary and alternative medicine in this country. In the past 2 decades since the 1990s, acupuncture has experienced a rapid growth. Today, nearly 4000 ...
2014 / Zhen Zheng -
Individual and province inequalities in health among older people in China: Evidence and policy implications
Abstract This paper uses multi-level modelling to analyse data from the nationally-representative Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in order to investigate the characteristics associated with poor health among older people,...
2014 / Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Zhixin Feng, Athina Vlachantoni -
Entrepreneurship in a Cultural Context: A Research on Turks in Bulgaria
Abstract Entrepreneurship is seen as incubator of economic growth. Entrepreneurship profile may show some similar features all over the world but the rest is under the influence of culture. Our study aims to identify the national culture that people ...
2014 / Tezcan Kaşmer Şahin, Tuncer Asunakutlu -
Climate Change and Infrastructure Impacts: Comparing the Impact on Roads in ten Countries through 2100
Abstract Climate change poses a critical threat to future development, particularly in areas where poverty is widespread and key assets such as infrastructure are underdeveloped for even current needs. The focus of this study includes ten...
2014 / Amy Schweikert, Paul Chinowsky, Xavier Espinet, Michael Tarbert -
The Consequence of Malaysian National Culture Values on Hotel Branding
Abstract Branding is prevalent within the hotel industry. Yet most branding constructs were developed in western cultural context. This study attempts to address the relationship between branding and culture. The study outlines the elements that are ...
2014 / Fanggy T. Sumaco, Brian Charles Imrie, Kashif Hussain -
Methodological Issues in Whistle-blowing Intentions Research: Addressing the Social Desirability Bias and Order Effect Bias
Abstract The issues of social desirability bias and order effect bias are common problems in ethics. Methodologically, these two problems may weaken the study's validity and reliability thus, making the results of the study invalid. Utilizing...
2014 / Syahrul Ahmar Ahmad, Ida Suriya Ismail, Nurul Azlin Azmi, Nor Balkish Zakaria -
Driving with diabetes: What is the Portuguese doctors’ and patients’ knowledge?
Abstract Introduction In the last years there was an increasing interest about diabetes and driving. Nowadays there are strict rules for diabetic drivers in most countries. The aim of this study was to assess whether the patients...
2014 / Catarina Moniz, Rute Ferreira, Filipa Serra, Ricardo Fonseca, Carlos Vasconcelos, et al. -
The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Smart Phone Addiction Scale-short Form for Adolescent
Abstract The aim of this research is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the smartphone addiction scale-short form for adolescents (SAS-SV; Kwon, Kim, Cho, & Yang, 2013). Participants were 312 high school students...
2014 / Ahmet Akın, Yunus Altundağ, Mehmet Emin Turan, Umran Akın -
Standardization and Adaptation of International Marketing Mix Activities: A Case Study
Abstract Despite increasing importance of international marketing for firms to survive and continue to prosper as well as increase their profitability in a rapidly changing environment, researchers pay more attention to domestic knowledge issues...
2014 / Ali Ekber Akgün, Halit Keskin, Hayat Ayar