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International oil and gas exploration and development: 1991

2008

This report starts where the previous quarterly publication ended. This first publication of a new annual series contains most of the same data as the quarterly report, plus some new material, through 1991. It also presents historical data covering a longer period of time than the previous...

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How Germans use their time

Scheffel, Juliane - 2011

Arbeitsbedingungen der deutschen Bevölkerung auf die Allokation der Freizeit zu bestimmen. Der zweite Aufsatz untersucht, ob Arbeit zu … Arbeitsbedingungen, vernachlässigt mögliche adverse Auswirkungen auf das Sozialleben und die Gesundheit. Der dritte Artikel untersucht …, diesen Arbeitsbedingungen schon über einen längeren Zeitraum ausgesetzt zu sein. Abschließend untersucht der vierte Aufsatz …

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Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Transfer. The Case of the European Transition Countries and the Automotive Industry in the Czech Republic

Torlak geb. Cokoja, Elvisa - 2010

Technology transfer and the so-called productivity spillover-effects are important aspects of foreign direct investments regarding their contribution to the long-term development potential of the host countries.The effects of the foreign direct investments on the foreign and domestic companies...

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Inflation targeting and monetary integration in European emerging market economies

Felix Hammermann - 2008

This study addresses the potential trade-off between inflation and exchange rate targeting in former transition countries, which now may be labeled emerging market economies and which prepare for entry into the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Among this group of countries, some implemented...

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Upgrading the System of Innovation in Late-Industrialising Countries -The Role of Transnational Corporations in Thailand's Manufacturing Sector

Martin Berger - 2005

The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailands manufacturing sector and compares them with...

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Agency, socio-cultural context, and the role of the technical communicator during IT adoption: a case study in innovation diffusion across cultures.

Coggio, Grace Leinbach - 2010

national culture differences can influence adoption decisions by demonstrating that Dutch management tends to reinforce …

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Electricity savings from residential appliance standards in Sweden

Turiel, I.; Lebot, B. (Agence Francaise pour la … - 2008

This paper discusses the energy savings that could be obtained in Sweden by instituting specific standards for five appliances: Refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, and clothes dryers. At the present time, Sweden has no minimum energy efficiency standards for residential...

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The Effects of Economic Factors in Determining the Transition Process in Europe and Central Asia

Lopez, David A. - 2010

This paper examines how economic determinants affect foreign direct investment into a sample of Western European and transition countries from 1990 to 2003. The observed differences in the flow of foreign investment into the transition countries, relative to those in Western Europe, provokes the...

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OECD Domestic Support and the Developing Countries

Dimaranan, Betina; Hertel, Thomas; Keeney, Roman - 2003

This paper aims to shed light on the potential interests of developing countries in reforms to domestic support for agriculture in the OECD economies. In order to accomplish this goal, we begin by reviewing the literature on the impacts of domestic support on key variables, including farm...

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15.389 Global Entrepreneurship Lab, Fall 2004-Spring 2005

Locke, Richard M.; Loessberg, Shari - 2005

Enables teams of engineering, science, and management students to work with the top management of international high-tech start-ups and gain hands-on experience in starting and running a new enterprise outside the United States. Lectures expose students to the issues and policies that affect the...

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