Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Think of Water from a Social Perspective. A Researchproject in Havana
Abstract The need to consider water from a social perspective has moved us to develop a cooperation project—funded by the AECID (Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development)— with Havana, Cuba. Through this initiative we intend to...
2014 / Rocio Valderrama Hernández, Dolores Limón Domínguez -
Prospects for Food Security in Romania
Abstract Food security is a global problem of humanity as it has profound implications worldwide. Hunger remains an issue of power, which under the FAO fight against the international community. For Romania, achieve food security should be a matter...
2013 / Bogdan Bazga -
Free Education: Pro and Contra
Abstract The humanistic paradigm of free education as a form of manifestation of universal moral values is a historical and cultural phenomenon in the philosophy of education and at the same time a contradictory phenomenon of education at the...
2014 / Agzam A. Valeev, Liliya A. Valeeva -
Transformation-waves – A Brick for a Powerful and Holistic Continuous Improvement Process of a Lean Production System
Abstract In today's business environment many enterprises react to changing conditions by implementing a Lean Production System (LPS). Although the basics knowledge about the LPS is available, a powerful and holistic Continuous Improvement Process...
2014 / Carsten Intra, Thimo Zahn -
Identifying Country Environments to Increase Container Traffic Volumes
Abstract We witnessed significant technological changes in shipping, including the development of jet aircraft engines and the use of containerization in ocean shipping. In the maritime industry, more than 90 percent of international cargo moves...
2012 / Hyuk-soo Cho, Kun-woo Yang -
Influences of socio-cultural experiences on residents’ satisfaction in Ikorodu low-cost housing estate, Lagos state2014 / Olusola Oladapo Makinde
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Does it pay to be ethical? Evidence from the FTSE4Good
Abstract The empirical mean–variance evidence comparing the performance of Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) and conventional investments suggests that there is no significant difference between the two. This paper re-examines the problem in...
2014 / Yacine Belghitar, Ephraim Clark, Nitin Deshmukh -
Stress management for middle managers via an acceptance and commitment-based smartphone application: A randomized controlled trial
Abstract Stress is a major health problem in today's workplace. Recent studies suggest that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is effective for reducing stress at work, specifically among managers. Moreover, smartphone-delivered treatments have ...
2014 / Kien Hoa Ly, Kajsa Asplund, Gerhard Andersson -
Determinants of Abandoning Innovative Activities: Evidence from Spanish Firms
Abstract We empirically analyse the effect of firms’ barriers to innovation on the probability of abandoning innovation projects. Specifically, we study factors related to the availability of finance, knowledge and market conditions. We use a sample ...
2013 / Maria Garcia-Vega, Alberto Lopez -
Arco aórtico derecho junto con arteria subclavia izquierda aberrante asociada con divertículo de Kommerell
Resumen El divertículo de Kommerell es una dilatación en el origen de las arterias subclavias. La arteria subclavia derecha aberrante es la malformación más frecuente del arco nórtico y se asocia en un 60% a la existencia de un divertículo de...
2013 / M. José Valle-Caballero, M. Ángeles Gutiérrez-Martín, Carlos Caparrós-Escudero, José Miguel Barquero-Aroca, Rafael Hidalgo-Urbano, et al. -
Polychronicity and Intrinsic Motivation as Dispositional Determinants on Hotel Frontline Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Do Control Variables Make a Difference?
Abstract This empirical study aims to investigate the effect of polychronicity (POLY) and intrinsic motivation (INT) as dispositional antecedents on frontline employees’ (FLEs) job satisfaction (JSAT) in hotel setting in North Cyprus. PLS method was ...
2014 / Huseyin Araslı, Mustafa Daşkın, Serdar Saydam -
Correlations between Perfectionism, Stress, Psychopathological Symptoms and Burnout in the Medical Field
Abstract The burnout syndrome among the medical professionals negatively affects not only the individual and the organization, but also the patients. Most of the times, burnout represents a reaction to stress. The aim of this study ...
2014 / Petru Mihai Craiovan -
A Content Analysis of Wikis in Selected Journals from 2007 to 2012
Abstract This paper provides content analysis of studies in the field of Wikis that were published in six major journals: TOJET, Educational Technology & Society, Educational Technology Research &Development, Computers & Education,...
2013 / Norlidah Alias, Dorothy DeWitt, Saedah Siraj, Sharifah Nor Atifah Syed Kamaruddin, Mohd Khairul Azman Md Daud -
The Monetary Poverty in Senegal between 2002-2006: Regional Disparities and Effects of Poverty Decomposition
Abstract This paper provides an analysis of monetary poverty in Senegal. Poverty is estimated not through national but regional poverty thresholds. We present the methodological tools necessary for the understanding of the dynamics of poverty with...
2013 / Ibrahima Sy -
A Method to Capture Activity Diagrams from Ontological Model
Abstract Activity Theory is a useful framework to capture the exclusive features of people's work. A minimum context must be known to understand a community's (i.e., group of people) work. This social and cooperative context is called an Activity...
2014 / António Gonçalves, Pedro Sousa, Marielba Zacarias -
Cost-effectiveness of the vaccine against human papillomavirus in the Brazilian Amazon region
Abstract Objective To assess the cost-utility of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on the prevention of cervical cancer in the Brazilian Amazon region. Methods ...
2013 / Allex Jardim da Fonseca, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, Giacomo Balbinotto Neto -
A Survey of Intellectual Capital in Public and Private Insurance Companies of Iran Case: Tehran City
Abstract The main purpose of this study is to investigate the intellectual capital condition and its components (human capital, customer capital and structural capital) in public and private insurance companies and the effect of the type of...
2014 / Mohammad Vafaee Yeganeh, Bahman Yasbolaghi SHarahi, Esfandyar Mohammadi, Fatemeh Havas Beigi -
A positive analysis of deposit insurance provision: Regulatory competition among European Union countries
Abstract We consider the provision of deposit insurance as the outcome of a non-cooperative policy game between nations. Nations compete for deposits in order to protect their banking systems from the destabilizing impact of potential capital...
2013 / Merwan H. Engineer, Paul Schure, Mark Gillis -
Creation and Innovation of Study Programmes with Emphasis on the Needs of Labour Market and Knowledge Society
Abstract Creation of new study programmes follows introducing new products the perspective of which depends on the globalization growth and trends in economy, business activities and enterprises that is the assumption for the graduates to assert at...
2014 / Mária Lusková, Katarína Buganová -
Statistical Evaluations of Business Cycle Phases
Abstract This paper's goal is to fit the evolution of the business cycle into a simple statistical model. The price of gold was chosen as an economical indicator due to increased stability at political and accidental changes. Statistical testing...
2013 / Silvia Palaşcǎ