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This work analyzes the use of the train by the Galician companies when they do business transactions with northern Portuguese operators. The residual usage of this infrastructure (0.01 of all the transactions) is proved opposite the masive use of the truck; factors that explain the choice and...
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This study analyses the readiness of multinational enterprises to export their human resource management (HRM) system to their subsidiaries abroad, depending on the perceived quality of the system and the differences in the cultural contexts of the headquarters and subsidiaries. Using a...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of economic integration among countries on firms investment decisions when such decisions are taken strategically. It is shown that, in this context, the traditional "tariff jumping" argument is not always applicable and that localisation...
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As a result of globalization trends many businesses are able to raise capital not only in their domestic market, but also abroad. Among the stock exchanges which have managed to attract foreign companies is the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Over the past few years many companies from Ukraine have...
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Tax burden is one of the important determinants in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). In the case of Vietnam, the tax burden is considered a powerful tool that Vietnam has used to create a competitive advantage compared to other countries in the area to attract FDI flows. In addition to...
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internationalization of research and development in multinational companies has given rise to a new transfer channel for knowledge. The … of knowledge flows from abroad is constantly growing in the course of globalization. Particularly in developing countries …, imports of high-technology goods, requiring a high level of knowledge, contribute to increased productivity levels. The …
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Undoubtedly, poverty reduction has become a front-burner issue in development and business agenda. Since its announcement and defense by its advocates as a potent weapon against poverty, the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) concept has been bedeviled by controversies. A major controversy is whether...
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Deutsche und ausländische Unternehmen haben ihre Forschungsund Entwicklungsinvestitionen in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren beständig gesteigert. Mit gut 45 Milliarden Euro lagen die Aufwendungen im Jahr 2009 um ein Drittel über dem Niveau von 2001. Während die ausländischen Unternehmen...
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Die Zinsschranke ist ein Instrument der Unternehmenssteuerreform 2008. Sie soll verhindern, dass international agierende Unternehmen ihre Gewinne über Fremdfinanzierung ins Ausland verlagern. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Untersuchung sprechen dafür, dass multinationale Unternehmen...
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Deutschland besitzt seit 1994 eine Regelung, die der Gewinnverlagerung multinationaler Konzerne mittels interner Fremdfinanzierung einen Riegel vorschieben soll. Trotz Nachbesserungen in den Jahren 2001 und 2004 war diese nach den bisherigen empirischen Untersuchungen wenig effektiv und...
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