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Do Multinational Enterprises Substitute Parent Jobs for Foreign Ones? Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data
Konings, Jozef; Murphey, Alan - 2001
Eastern Europe did not contribute to a relocation of domestic jobs to Central and Eastern Europe. Substitution effects do take …
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Firm relocation as adaptive response to climate change and weather extremes
Linnenluecke, Martina K.; Stathakis, Alexander; … - 2011
integrating firm relocation decisions into firm adaptive responses to climate change. The framework consists of three assessment … steps: the level of risk from climate change impacts at a firm's location, the feasibility of relocation, and associated … Victoria/Australia illustrates how the relocation (undergrounding) of cables could decrease the vulnerability of distribution …
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Adaptive Agent Modeling in a Policy Context
Gulden, Timothy R - 2004
agent modeling efforts and suggests avenues by which existing conflict models might be brought into closer accord with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450791
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Multi-agent utility theory for ethical conflict resolution, Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2002, nr 3
Tamura, Hiroyuki
In this paper we try to construct a two-attribute group disutility function for two conflicting decision makers, taking into account the property of utility independence and/or convex dependence between them. Two variables in the group utility function are disutility levels of two conflicting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482367
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ESSAYS IN OUTSOURCED IS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Parolia, Neeraj - 2013
significant predictor of program outcomes. In the second study, we investigate the outcomes of conflict resolution and their … impact on program performance. The results indicated that conflict resolution can enhance the level of communication, mutual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431057
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Rainwater harvesting in the UK: a strategic framework to enable transition from novel to mainstream
Ward, Sarah - 2010
The approach to water management worldwide is currently in transition, with a shift evident from purely centralised infrastructure to greater consideration of decentralised technologies, such as rainwater harvesting (RWH). Initiated by recognition of drivers including increasing water demand and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440937
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Towards more inclusive long-term bulk water resource management
de Lange, Willem J.; Kleynhans, T.E. - 2007
Fresh water resources provide a platform for complex and often emotional issues to develop, particularly in resource scarcity situations. Bulk water infrastructure contains elements of a public good and proved vulnerable to failures in market and government driven allocation strategies. Common...
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Emerging Issues in Water Resources Management in Swaziland
Mlilo, P.; Mhlanga, N. B.; Senzanje, A. - 2008
"Water is central to the economy of Swaziland as it contributes significantly to GDP via agriculture export earnings and basic livelihoods of people. Infrastructure like roads, electricity and potable water are expanding around this sector. The health sector and communications are also expanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468324
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Finding Practical Approaches to Integrated Water Resources Management
Butterworth, John; Warner, Jeroen; Moriarty, Patrick; … - 2010
"Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has often been interpreted and implemented in a way that is only really suited to countries with the most developed water infrastructures and management capacities. While sympathetic to many of the criticisms leveled at the IWRM concept and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468359
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Sustainable Energy Development in Canada’s Mackenzie Delta–Beaufort Sea Coastal Region
Voutier, Keltie; Dixit, Bharat; Millman, Peter; Reid, John - 2008
"The oil and gas sector is returning to the Mackenzie Delta–Beaufort Sea region of Canada’s western Arctic after a decade-long absence. If brought into production, the hydrocarbon resources in this region could generate significant long-term economic and social benefits for Canadians in...
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