Showing 1 - 10 of 268
Purpose - This paper evaluates the comparative progress of Asda in the UK since its surprise takeover by Wal-Mart in 1999. Wal-Mart expected to become the #1 retailer in the UK and many commentators saw massive problems ahead for local retailers. These expectations were not met; this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465849
neighbours are subject to similar environmental conditions, but the confounding influence of competition was also observed over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448357
We investigate the situation where a customer experiencing an inventory stockout at a retailer potentially leaves the firm's market. In classical inventory theory, a unit stockout penalty cost has been used as a surrogate to mimic the economic effect of such a departure; in this study, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431041
3rd Place in Denman Undergraduate Research Competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475139
Rising wage inequality in the U.S. and Britain and rising continental European unemployment have led to a popular view …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476767
firms, endogenous determination of informal wage and politically dictated strategies. We argue that firms which operate both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476914
Taking advantage of a complex minimum wage structure in Honduras, this paper examines how changes in minimum wages over … the economy: medium and large-scale firms v. small firms in the private sector (where minimum wage legislation applies … effectively enforced only in medium and large-scale firms, where a 1%increase in the minimum wage leads to an increase of 0.29% in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477114
counterparts. The gap is particularly large at the top of the wage distribution. At the same time, workers in both sectors have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477117
This research paper investigates wage and its improvement opportunities at “Sviesa” JSC. Theory part of this research … paper investigates concept of wage, its function and factors which influence wage size, system and form. Research is based … presented which helps to determine fixed and variable part of the wage. Practical part of this research paper contains short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009478296
In this master’s work are formulated the definitions of wage and it‘s differentiation, analyzed and organized … theoretical wage functions, systems and models presented by Lithuanian and foreign authors. Also shown the minimum-wage influence … to income differentiation. Discussed main economical factors that influence wage differentiation. Made a detailed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009478429