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price gap also falls with the number of nearby repair shops, suggesting that market competition alleviates gender …-scale field experiment conducted in the US auto repair industry to study the existence and structure of gender-based price … requests that appear to come from high-income households raise quotes for men but not women, eliminating the gender gap. The …
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neighbours are subject to similar environmental conditions, but the confounding influence of competition was also observed over …
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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...
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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...
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This paper focuses on the theme of women entrepreneurs, business and gender in two transitional economies, namely …
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occupational segregation, gender wage inequality, female business leadership and public childcare support) interact with individual …-level perceptions in ways that increase women's start-up across thirteen countries. Results suggest that gender wage inequality has a … decision to start a business indirectly through perceptions and gender. …
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This paper explores the phenomenon of Thailand's female entrepreneurs and account for some of the cultural drivers in the way in which Thai women operate to be the leading country in the world for female entrepreneurship in terms of entrepreneurial activity. Based on interviews, media reporting,...
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into the perceptions and experiences of female DCI professionals identifying influences such as; existing gender ratios …, gender and occupational stereotypes, access into the industry and future parental responsibilities. The theoretical …
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A growing body of ethics research investigates gender diversity and governance on corporate boards, at individual and …
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research has explored a range of topics including gender differences (e.g. Birley, 1989; Hisrish & Brush, 1984), performance (e …
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