This research identifies the experiences, behaviours, attitudes, values and beliefs of Australia's most successful franchise owners in order to understand the reasons for their outstanding success in a business environment designed to encourage replication and uniformity. In this study, twelve...

The impact on a utility incorporating wind turbine generation due to wind speed sampling frequency, wind turbine performance model, and wind speed forecasting accuracy is examined. The utility analyzed in the study was the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the wind turbine assumed...

The use of mobile services has increased rapidly in recent. Although research has been conducted on which services people use and the benefits they attach to those services, the values associated with the adoption and use of m-services at the individual level is still unclear. This formation...

The economic efficiency of wetland mitigation in Minnesota's Red River Valley was examined using the Minnesota Routine Assessment Method on ten wetland case studies to rate the functions of impacted and replacement wetlands. Secondary sources were used to assign dollar values to wetland...

Research on consumer behaviour has revealed that the prospect of reachinga personal value is the virtual buying motive. Bearing this in mind, the researcher, aswell as the marketer, is not only able to observe whether one product is preferred toanother, but also to understand why this product is...

Public sector organizations traditionally have been associated with the internal process (bureaucratic) model of organizational culture. Public choice and management theory have suggested that public sector managers can learn from the experience of private sector management, and need to change...

For sociologists interested in sustainability, justice, global trade and agri-food relations, there is intense debate over the capacity of Northern-led ethical trade schemes to enhance the livelihoods of Southern smallholder farmers. It is often taken for granted that the processes for...

Scholars suggest that organizational diversity management (DM) programs are useful not only to satisfy legal requirements or social demands, but also to further the achievement of business objectives. However, much is still to be learned about the effects of such programs on individuals'...

The new emphasis on relationships in marketing has spurred a resurgence of interest in brand loyalty and the positive effect of brand loyalty on company profitability and long-term survival have been well-documented in recent years. Recent research has begun to identify new types and sources of...

Šio darbo tikslas nustatyti darbuotojų, dirbančių aptarnavimo ir pardavimo sferoje, vertybių ir perdegimo sąsajas. Naudojant Schwartz (2001) sudarytą „Portretinę vertybių skalę“ (Portrait Value Questionnaire - 40) bei Kristensen ir Borritz (2004) sudarytą „Kopenhagos perdegimo...