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The problems currently evident in emergency management give ample reason to reflect upon the direction of this … profession in the USA. This paper evaluates the founding principles upon which this profession was based in the 1980s. It then … for and problems associated with homeland security, this paper puts forward the concept of vulnerability management. This …
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Despite more than half-century history of the 'human capital' concept a lot of questions about the internal structure of human capital still remain open. The article covers the issue of specifying the list of human capital components. The study has emphasized that depending on the nature and set...
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Despite more than half-century history of the 'human capital' concept a lot of questions about the internal structure of human capital still remain open. The article covers the issue of specifying the list of human capital components. The study has emphasized that depending on the nature and set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757209
the methods of queuing theory—for the first time, to the best of my knowledge—to model a groundwater management problem …In this paper I propose and develop a new framework for modeling groundwater management issues. Specifically, I apply … from a long-run perspective. I characterize two simple management regimes as two different kinds of queues and then show …
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In this paper I propose and develop a new framework for modeling groundwater management issues. Specifically, I apply … the methods of queuing theoryfor the first time, to the best of my knowledgeto model a groundwater management problem from … a long-run perspective. I characterize two simple management regimes as two different kinds of queues and then show how …
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Commenting on recent research articles which look at the potential health benefits of behaviour change, the PLoS Medicine Editors say that publication of the findings of such research is only one part of the behaviour-change process.
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theory of options in financial markets, which permits a much richer dynamic framework than was possible with the traditional … theory of investment. The authors present the new theory in a clear and systematic way, and consolidate, synthesize, and … extend the various strands of research that have come out of the theory. Their book shows the importance of the theory for …
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ILO pub. Working paper on employment effects of multinational enterprises, comprising a case study of the USA - covers … etc. Of both USA multinationals and foreign enterprises based in the USA. References and statistical tables. …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper presenting a theoretical framework for an employment status approach to data collecting on labour force - discusses the definition of exploitation, underemployment, division of labour, occupation, skill, labour force, etc.; proposes a taxonomy of labour status...
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