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Small Firms Investment: A Search For The Motivations 1999-2002

Hankinson, Alan - 2002

in the south of England. The results were published in the International Small Business Journal 1984. This research has …

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Regime of Obstruction: How Corporate Power Blocks Energy Democracy

Carroll, William K. (contributor) - 2021

Rapidly rising carbon emissions from the intense development of Western Canada's fossil fuels continue to aggravate the global climate emergency and destabilize democratic structures. The urgency of the situation demands not only scholarly understanding, but effective action. Regime of...

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Russia's War in Ukraine: Consequences for European countries' businesses and economies

Prohorovs, Anatolijs - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 15 (2022) 7, pp. 1-15

article notes that not only the end date of the war in Ukraine may be important for business and economies, but also which of …

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A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How

Ascah, Robert L. (contributor) - 2022

The days of buoyant capital investment, jobs, and wealth are passing Alberta by as the boom-and-bust cycle runs its course and the global climate crisis becomes more acute. As the province scrambles to boost the dying oil economy and curb spending, one solution is all but ignored—a sales tax....

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Transitioning to a circular economy: Changing Business Models and Business Ecosystems

Mansuy, Jean (contributor); … - 2022

business ecosystems. The book results from collaborative work between researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and … expertise in sustainable urbanism, transition governance, the redesign of systems, lifecycle analysis, and business model …

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Accounting Problems at Fannie Mae

Jickling, Mark; Government and Finance Division - 2005

On September 22, 2004, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Supervision (OFHEO) made public a report that was highly critical of accounting methods at Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored enterprise that plays a leading role in the secondary mortgage market. OFHEO charged Fannie Mae with not...

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Advantages and Disadvantage of Switching from U.S.GAAP to IFSR

Yoon, Nara - 2009

In today’s business, markets are demanding increasing conformity. Many countries have converted to and implemented the …

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Adding value through human resources: Reorienting human resource measurement to drive business performance

Yeung, Arthur K.; Berman, Bob - 1997

) measurement: (1) Do HR practices impact business results? (2) How can HR practices add value to business performance? (3) What HR … measures can drive business performance? Using Eastman Kodak as a case study, this article identifies three paths through which … HR practices contribute to business performance: (1) by building organizational capabilities; (2) by improving employee …

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If HR were really strategically proactive: Present and future directions in HR's contribution to competitive advantage

Brockbank, Wayne - 1999

Current business conditions mandate greater competitive advantage from HR agendas and processes. To add greater … value either reactively or proactively. In its strategically reactive mode, HR assumes the existence of a business strategy … and adds value by linking HR practices to the business strategy and by managing change. In its strategically proactive …

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Evolutionary diffusion: internal and external methods used to acquire encompassing, complementary, and incremental technological changes in the lithotripsy industry

Nagarajan, Anuradha; Mitchell, Will - 1998

&D. Our theory draws on perspectives that emphasize the need to develop new competencies within a business organization and to …

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