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Leaving the L-Space; Kundenintegration als Erklärungsansatz multinationaler Unternehmen im Dienstleistungssektor - Eine Weiterentwicklung des OLI-Modells
Radmacher-Nottelmann, Nils A. - 2010
Das Wachstum multinationaler Unternehmen (MNU) wird zunehmend durch Investitionen von Dienstleistungsunternehmen vorangetrieben. Die Produktion von Dienstleistungen unterscheidet sich allerdings in mehreren Aspekten von der Herstellung klassischer Industriegüter. Eine zentrale Eigenschaft ist...
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Upgrading the System of Innovation in Late-Industrialising Countries -The Role of Transnational Corporations in Thailand's Manufacturing Sector
Martin Berger - 2005
The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailand’s manufacturing sector and compares them with...
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Tale of two Koreas
Ratten, Vanessa; Waechter, Estelle - 2007
The economic performances of North and South Korea over the past decade have differed significantly. This is largely due to the government policies of the two countries, which affect business in conflicting ways. Despite the differences in economic growth, there are a number of similarities...
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Dollarization and Macroeconomic Stability in Latin America.
Castillo, Sofia - 2006
This paper examines if dollarization has had a positive impact on the macroeconomic stability of Latin American …. Currently four Latin American countries are officially dollarized and the rest experience varying levels of unofficial … dollarization. Data from the World Bank World Development Indicators for 21 Latin American countries from 1960 to 2003 are analyzed …
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Worth the price: Sarah as hero in John Updike's "S.".
Hilton, Bonita Clarice. - Florida Atlantic University
Sarah Price Worth is a hero in mythical and psychological terms. Her growth can be traced through her name changes within the novel: Sarah Price Worth/Kundalini/Rare Sarah. She leaves the Judeo-Christian belief system and enters an Eastern system in an ashram where yoga is practiced. Sarah's...
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Positioning terrorism in management and marketing: Research propositions
Czinkota, M.R.; Knight, G. A.; Liesch, P. W.; Steen, J. T. - 2005
Terrorism poses both direct and indirect threats to the operations of the firm. It represents a market imperfection … in the presence of unhindered exchange. Terrorism reflects the risk or actual encounter of violent acts, whose goal is to … engender fear, coercion, or intimidation. We investigate terrorism and its association with marketing strategy and operations …
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Essays on risk aversion
Neilson, William S. (contributor) - 2006
This dissertation contains three essays on risk aversion. In the first essay, we an-alyze comparative risk aversion in a new way, through a comparative statics problemin which, for a cost, agents can shift from an initial probability distribution towarda preferred distribution. The Ross...
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Simulating the Impacts of Agroterrorism on U.S. Financial Markets and Regional Economic Performance
Routhe, Christopher - 2007
The threat of terrorism against the United States has been a primary concern of public policy makers, particularly … simulation model that captures the impacts of agricultural terrorism (agroterrorism) on the economic performance of various … financial uncertainty brought forth by terrorism can decrease consumer confidence, increase interest rates, increase credit …
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Inspections to Avert Terrorism: Robustness Under Severe Uncertainty
Moffitt, L. Joe; Stranlund, John K.; Field, Barry C. - 2005
Protecting against terrorist attacks requires making decisions in a world in which attack probabilities are largely unknown. The potential for very large losses encourages a conservative perspective, in particular toward decisions that are robust. But robustness, in the sense of assurance...
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