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Jackson, James K.; Foreign Affairs, Defense - 2008

losses have disproportionately negative impact on local communities. Economists generally argue that free and unimpeded …

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Perils of simplistic classifications of universities : a preliminary case study of economic departments

Gangopadhyay, Partha; Gangopadhyay, Renu - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2005

Universities represent a highly complex organizational structure that is beset with serious informational problems. A simplistic allocation rule based on university rankings is sometimes applied to fund disciplines/departments in order to promote efficiency. This study shows the pitfalls of...

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The incoherent emperor : a heterodox critique of neoclassical microeconomic theory

Lee, Frederic S.; Keen, Steve - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2004

It is somewhat common for heterodox economists to come to the defense of neoclassical microeconomic theory. This is due … to many reasons, but perhaps the commonest one is ignorance. It seems that most heterodox economists are not aware of the …

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The two tribes of 'The Econ': A study of economists and economic media commentary in Australia

Millmow, Alex; Courvisanos, Jerry - 2007

current economic issues. This has implications for the acceptance of economic policy since these economists are apt to uphold … the interests of their employer. In contrast, academic economists suffer from a lack of recognition and reach in the media … generation of academic economists, in contrast to previous generations, is becoming reticent on matters of public policy. …

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Four Essays on University Economics

Hein, Miriam - 2008

This dissertation is a collection of four research papers written during my doctoral studies at the University of Konstanz between October 2004 and November 2008. These papers are empirical studies dealing with different aspects in the field of university economics. The focus of the first two...

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Community-Based Research and Development (R&D) Patterns in the Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Sector

Catalan, Pablo; Cozzens, Susan E. - 2009

I explore patterns in regard to community based Research and Development in the Water Supply and Sanitation sector. I set a bibliometric analysis, covering the 1998-2008 period, by means of applying a framework based on three factors: productivity, collaboration, and research topics, which are...

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MAPPING THE LITERATURE ON INTEGRATED THINKING: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

BĂRBIERU, Ana-Carolina; MIHAILA, Svetlana; BĂDICU, Galina - 2021

The goal of this research is to elucidate the idea of integrated thinking, which was introduced in the Integrated Reporting (IR) initiative for the disclosure of non-financial data, because it has not been thoroughly studied and there is no consensus on its meaning. The literature on integrated...

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MAPPING THE RESEARCH TRENDS OF TELEWORKING

Teiusan, Sorin-Ciprian; Deaconu, Sorin-Constantin - 2022

Teleworking is a form of organising and performing work, by which the employee works in another place than the work place organised by the employer and uses information and communication technology. The purpose of this paper is mapping the research trends of teleworking. For this, we conducted a...

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STEAM SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

Covas, Lilia; Solcan, Angela; Timbaliuc, Natalia; … - 2024

The influence of multiple internal and external factors, which have an impact on the activity of higher education institutions in the Republic of Moldova, imposes the need to implement new teaching methods, able to create and develop in students the competences required by the current context....

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Ein webbasiertes Evaluationssystem für Hochschulen

Vandenhouten, Ralf; Selz, Miriam - 2006

Angetrieben durch die Hochschulgesetzgebung, Maßnahmen zur systematischen und regelmäßigen Veranstaltungsevaluation von Fachbereichen zu ergreifen, wurde das Projekt „Webbasiertes Evaluationssystem“ vom Total Quality Management (TQM) der Technischen Fachhochschule Wildau (TFH Wildau)...

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