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We compare two prominent approaches to capital allocation in insurance firms. The financial theory approach includes … Merton and Perold (1993) and Myers and Read (2001). The cooperative game theory approach utilizes concepts such as the …
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Abstract We analyze the impact of three controversial pipeline projects on the power structure in the Eurasian network for natural gas. Two pipelines, “Nord Stream” and “South Stream,” allow Russian gas to bypass transit countries, Ukraine and Belarus. The third project, “Nabucco,”...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to decompose inequality in Sri Lanka by population subgroups and income sources. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on the latest Sri Lankan Household Income and Expenditure Survey. The study firstly sketches an inequality profile for Sri...
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Cloud computing, with dependable, consistent, pervasive, and inexpensive access to geographically distributed computational capabilities, is becoming an increasingly popular platform for the execution of scientific applications such as scientific workflows. Scheduling multiple workflows over...
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Abstract To achieve equality and justice is the main objective of China’s judicial reform. However, due to the scarcity of judicial resources in China, the cost of achieving equality and justice must be considered when designing the judicial system. Thus, how to balance equality, justice and...
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Academic Entrepreneurship in the last three decades has risen to greater heights. There are various reasons too. Indian's education sector has been undergoing sea changes in these decades. Every state has been opening up and there has been a plethora of institutions established. In the process,...
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theory approach, this paper examines some theoretical and methodological issues of BSC to develop a holistic perspective when …
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The current study systematically and thoroughly reviewed the extant literature on e-service quality research to examine 1) how e-service is defined by researchers, 2) how e-service quality is defined by researchers, 3) what e-service quality scales and dimensions have been identified, 4) what...
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) theory on scholarly communication can be supplemented and strengthened by this interpretation. By establishing a social … epistemology of subject literature the article contributes with a sketch of a coherent theory of scholarly literature explaining … the epistemological and communicative division of labor between the various types of subject literature. Such a theory is …
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Purpose – This paper aims to gain insights from existing models of information behaviour, building on them to develop a new model which, unlike most others, encompasses both information seeking and communication. By identifying key factors affecting the successful communication and use of...
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