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An Analysis of the Canada-U.S. ICT Investment Gap: An Update to 2013

Thomas, Jasmin - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2015

Canada’s productivity performance reflects in large part our innovation record, both in terms of business sector R …’s ICT investment performance since 2000. The key finding is that, since the 2008 peak, business sector ICT investment in … Canada has performed poorly, both relative to the Canadian non-business sector and to the business sector in the United …

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Old monarchy in the new cyberspace : empirical examination of information security awareness among Austrian and Hungarian enterprises

Sasvári, Péter; Nemeslaki, András; Rauch, Wolf - 2015

managers and employees in the Austrian and Hungarian business sector depends on company size. The level of this type of … awareness in Austria compared to the Hungarian business sector. …

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Empirical analysis of information security awareness in the business and public sectors of Hungary

Nemeslaki, András; Sasvári, Péter - 2015

information security awareness can be considered good at corporations in the business sector, and at public institutions and state …

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The socially engaged corporation: Attitudes and knowledge related to collaboration with non-governmental organizations

Karwacka, Marta; Kitzman, Karolina - In: Foundations of Management 6 (2014) 3, pp. 35-46

Collaboration between business and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a relatively new phenomenon in the Polish market. It appears, however, that corporations recognized as socially responsible in Poland are starting to see greater benefits than before in collaboration with the third...

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The socially engaged corporation : attitudes and knowledge related to collaboration with non-governmental organizations

Karwacka, Marta; Kitzman, Karolina - In: Foundations of Management : the journal of Warsaw … 6 (2014) 3, pp. 35-46

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What Explains the Canada-U.S. Software Investment Intensity Gap?

Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2014

In 2012, business sector software investment per worker in Canada was 40.7 per cent of that in the United States. The …

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Responsible Business and Sustainable Food – A Regional and International Network Model with Linkage between Science and Business

Terlau, Wiltrud; Hirsch, Darya - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2014

Sustainability is a key issue in current research activities and programs. In this conjunction three major functions of research have been identified: Basic research, knowledge reservoirs, and knowledge transfer. With regard to a transmission to the private sector, knowledge transfer is the most...

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Modelling the Demand for Bank Loans by Private Business Sector in Pakistan

Hassan, Faiza; Qayyum, Abdul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The importance of studying demand for bank loan by private business sector stems from the fact the money supply is … bank loan by private business sector is important for understating the monetary transmission mechanism and formulation of … private business sector in Pakistan. We use Hylleberg, et al., (1990) seasonal unit root test for investigation of properties …

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Caractéristiques informationnelles du secteur d'activité et recours au crédit fournisseur

Vigneron, Ludovic; Daïri, Meriam - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

We examine PME trade credit use across industry sectors in France between 2001 and 2010. Our main results provide evidence that suppliers efficiently deal with informational problems. First, we notice that trade credit is more important in firms total funding in sectors where standard deviations...

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Born global firms in knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) – what do we know of their performance?

Halldin, Torbjörn - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2012

This paper studies the performance of KIBS firms that are aimed for global markets from inception. Despite the increasing importance of KIBS, no previous study has investigated born global firms in this sector of the economy. Three definitions are used to categorize firms as born global. Both...

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