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Clean coal initiatives in Indiana
Bowen, Brian H.; Irwin, Marty W.; Sparrow, F.T.; … - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 1 (2007) 1, pp. 96-108
Purpose – Indiana is listed among the top ten coal states in the USA and annually mines about 35 million short tons (million tons) of coal from the vast reserves of the US Midwest Illinois Coal Basin. The implementation and commercialization of clean coal technologies is important to the...
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Coal: the metamorphosis of an industry
Martin‐Amouroux, Jean‐Marie - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 2 (2008) 2, pp. 162-180
Purpose – Coal, a fuel that once dominated the global energy scene, is staging a come‐back despite being environmentally dirty. The purpose of the paper is to analyse the return of King Coal to find out whether it is likely to be regain its dominance in the global energy in the future....
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Coal mining in China: policy and environment under market reform
Zhu, Songli; Cherni, Judith A. - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 3 (2009) 1, pp. 9-28
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the main environmental impacts of coal mining in China, examine the main institutions and reform factors that failed the control of these damages, and discuss what would be necessary to establish a sustainable and environmentally responsible...
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Miners' identity and the changing face of the labour process within the UK coal mining industry
Allsop, David; Calveley, Moira - In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management 6 (2009) 1/2, pp. 57-69
Purpose – Much current academic writing focuses on the changing nature of work in the services sector, particularly with regard to the implementation of new technological processes. Bringing attention back to a traditional industry, coal mining, the paper aims to consider the impact of...
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A Comparative Analysis of the Cyberattacks Against Estonia, the United States, and Ukraine: Exemplifying the Evolution of Internet-Supported Warfare
Boyte, Kenneth J. - In: International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT) 7 (2017) 2, pp. 54-69
original data in a broader analysis that primarily includes the cyberattacks against Ukraine during the 2013-2015 conflict, but …
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Contra Spem Spero : The Third Sector’s Resilience in the Face of Political Turbulence and Legislative Change in Ukraine
Krasynska, Svitlana - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 6 (2015) 2, pp. 167-186
and a far from favorable legislative system have affected Ukraine’s society in a variety of ways since the dissolution of … the Soviet Union. How have Ukraine’s nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) been shaped by these conditions? A review of … legislative environment in Ukraine is highly unstable and, at times, antagonistic to NGOs. However, indicators of sector activity …
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Impact of political changes on industrial efficiency: a case of Ukraine
Goncharuk, Anatoliy G. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) 4, pp. 324-340
apparel and leather products is among the lowest efficient industrial activities in Ukraine and need to be improved. The … recommendations for the decision making for the purpose of efficiency‐improving in the consumer goods industry of Ukraine were … of Ukraine under political changes.  …
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Evaluating the penetration of capitalism in post‐socialist Ukraine
Williams, Colin C.; Round, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) 5, pp. 415-429
burgeoning critique by analysing the degree to which capitalism has penetrated a post‐socialist society, namely Ukraine. Design … localities in Ukraine, conducted during 2005/2006 using face‐to‐face interviews. Findings – Analysing the practices used by … array of localities in Ukraine, this paper reveals the need for a re‐representation of the realities of work in such post …
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The weekend effect: an exploitable anomaly in the Ukrainian stock market?
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Gil-Alana, Luis Alberiko; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 43 (2016) 6, pp. 954-965
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide some new empirical evidence on the weekend effect (one of the best known anomalies in financial markets) in Ukrainian futures prices. The analysis uses various statistical techniques. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses various...
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Case study: international development in Ukraine
Jones, Brian; Iredale, Norma - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 2 (2008) 4, pp. 387-401
programme in Ukraine, managed by the University of Durham. It seeks to offer a description and explanation of the programme … apply a programme for the introduction of enterprise education from the UK to Ukraine. Design/methodology/approach – A … societies and economies in transition are explored with a specific focus on Ukraine. The programme rationale and its operational …
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