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Size and specialization as determinant of iberian port performance: new methodology to group different ports
Caldeirinha, V. M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
cargo, and size as determinants of efficiency. Focus is made on the gaps of literature about port efficiency regarding size … and specialization. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology is used. Conclusion about the existence of 5 port groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151138
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COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PORT OF SINES: THE RBV CONTRIBUTION
Azevedo, Susana; Ferreira, João - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the competitiveness of the main maritime Port sited in Portugal - Port … the information needed about its main resources and capabilities of Port and also its competitiveness. The resources … analysed in this paper are: the infrastructures, the accessibilities, the Port operations and also the information systems used …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267852
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Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia: The case of G.E.
Mongay, Jorge; Bohlander, Anne; Lin, Tai-Chun Vicky; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Cambodia, a country located on the Southern tip of Asia between Vietnam and Thailand, has been subject to incredible controversy and strife in the past century. However, in the past decade the nation has made incredible strides in their efforts to become an attractive option for foreign direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259272
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Implementation of Course Management System in an Institute of Higher Learning: A Case study
Kannan, Srinivasan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Learning Management Systems are becoming more popular among all institutions of higher learning. One problem all institutions face is the selection of appropriate solution fit in to organization's requirement. While selecting a system the organisations have to focus on all stakeholders rather...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836316
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Harnessing the 'essential tension' of design: The complex relationship between the firm and designer consultants
Filippetti, Andrea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
A central factor which characterizes design-related innovative activities is that a major source of knowledge – that is designers – is very often located outside the firm. This raises a central management issue for the firm and unavoidably generates a tension between designer consultants and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552811
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COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PORT OF SINES: THE RBV CONTRIBUTION
Azevedo, Susana; Ferreira, João - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the competitiveness of the main maritime Port sited in Portugal - Port … the information needed about its main resources and capabilities of Port and also its competitiveness. The resources … analysed in this paper are: the infrastructures, the accessibilities, the Port operations and also the information systems used …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619572
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Property Rights on Biodiversity and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1993
Major pharmaceutical companies such as Smith Kline Beecham, Merck, Glaxo and Lilly, and a score of smaller ones, are developing profitable business opportunities in the world's forest while preserving biodiversity and producing incentives for leaving the forests intact. This case study covers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621738
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Impacts of HIV/AIDS on labour allocation and agrobiodiversity depend on the stage of the epidemic: case studies in Ethiopia
Gebreselassie, Kidist; Price, Lisa; Wesseler, Justus; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper examines the impact of HIV/AIDS on labour allocation, crop choice and agrobiodiversity in Jimma Zone, south-western Ethiopia. The study comprised a survey of 205 farm households and an in-depth analysis of four rural households. HIV/AIDS caused households to increase sharecropping...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008674263
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The Use of Simulation Technology in Sport Finance Courses: The Case of the Oakland A’s Baseball Business Simulator
Joris, Drayer; Daniel, Rascher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Teaching a graduate level sport finance class can be quite complex. With a variety of concepts, such as pricing, budgeting, and public funding, to convey in a limited amount of time, new forms of pedagogy are necessary to assist instructors as this technologically-advanced generation enters into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685569
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Designing case studies from secondary sources – A conceptual framework
Reddy, K. Srinivasa; Agrawal, Rajat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Liberalization and globalization has risen the opportunity to third-world nations for the development of industry and educational standards. This paradigm inspires us to suggest a conceptual model for writing case studies and encourage faculty and instructors likely to apply the case learning...
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