Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada … for the successful implementation of world-class practices. The Shingo Prize emphasises the improvement of operations and … processes, the adoption of proven world-class practices, the use of specific measurements related to quality and process …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …

financial developments infl uence private consumption in a panel of OECD countries, after controlling for the traditional …

Longitudinal panel studies of large, random samples of business start-ups captured at the pre-operational stage allow …

In the developed world the importance of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised. Panel studies – a long … gather information about the same people or communities over a number of years. Panel studies distinguish between transitory … starting panel studies. This paper identifies challenges that arise in panel studies and shows possible ways to address them …

first where longitudinal data is available for studying the process of internationalisation. The data comes from a panel …-95. Around 47% of the enterprises in the panel exhibit development of their export quotas which can be explained by an …