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A Fresh Look at Decision Making in International Investment Choices: Firm International Coherence and Home-Host Country Relatedness
Celo, Sokol - 2011
Understanding how decisions for international investments are made and how this affects the overall pattern of investments and firm’s performance is of particular importance both in strategy and international business research. This dissertation introduced first home-host country relatedness...
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Consultants’ advice to adopt management control systems: the joint effect of persuasion triggers and manager competence
Leiby, Justin - 2011
common persuasion tactics in the consulting setting, specifically social proof and scarcity (Cialdini 1993; 2001), which are … the persuasion tactics of social proof or scarcity, and that the consultant applies these tactics based on the manager … persuasion tactics based on the competence of the manager. I also provide evidence that consultants believe that their advice …
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On the strategic use of attention grabbers
Kfir Eliaz; Ran Spiegler - Department of Economics, Brown University; Department … - 2011
[This item is a preserved copy. To view the original, visit http://econtheory.org/] When a firm decides which products to offer or put on display, it takes into account the products' ability to attract attention to the brand name as a whole. Thus, the value of a product to the firm emanates from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455285
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Demand Response in the West: Lessons for States and Provinces
Douglas C. Larson; Matt Lowry; Sharon Irwin - 2008
meeting load growth and addressing the challenges posed by the region's aging transmission system. Western states should work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435550
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Next-generation building energy management systems and implications for electricity markets.
Zavala, V. M.; Thomas, C.; Zimmerman, M.; Ott, A.; … - 2011
constraints, and aging infrastructure. A significant number of technologies are emerging under this environment including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437424
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The Implications of Aging for the Structure and Stability of Financial Markets
D’Arista, Jane - 2008
Aging populations have altered saving and investment patterns in many developed and emerging market economies. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467882
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Exploring everyday privacy behaviors and misclosures
Caine, Kelly Erinn - 2009
As access to information changes with increased use of technology, privacy becomes an increasingly prominent issue among technology users. Privacy concerns should be taken seriously because they influence system adoption, the way a system is used, and may even lead to system disuse. Threats to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475847
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POPULATION AGING – A GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Zubiashvili, Tamaz; Zubiashvili, Nino - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012522064
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COPING WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Bussell, Stephen L. - 2011
This paper introduces a unified model for organizational change that is designed to help change analysts think through the decision-making process. Most organizational leaders do not manage change effectively because they fail to acquire the minimum amount of information necessary to make a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009474988
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Vision, functional and cognitive determinants of motor vehicle incidents in older drivers
Stavrou, Eftyhia P. - 2006
accounts for the majority of the sensory input required for driving), processing ability and cognition have been shown to … incident occurrence was minimised. Association between all visual tests, cognition and scores obtained for non … variation in vision, functional performance and cognition, these tests of cognition and information processing should be added …
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