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insurance industry. These are important impacts of the liberalization and opening of the German insurance market. With the aid …
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life insurance industry. By referring to a recent study of the “International Center for Insurance Regulation”, he assesses … that, he discusses measures of insurance regulation that try to cope with the imminent problems of the life insurance … interest rates. Hereby, he argues, that life insurance products with lower investment guarantees that are granted for a shorter …
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The paper has been devoted to Business Intelligence seen as a modern information technology that can support local government units. Ensuring order and consistency in the functioning of local government units (communes, districts and provinces) is now one of the most important problems the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss three corporate real estate (CRE) perspectives (business, financial and capital market) as well as some potential issues, supported by key research studies and evidence drawn from listed retail companies in the USA, and European and Asian...
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Argues that to innovate is the only sure‐fire way to ensure long‐term stability, satisfy shareholder growth goals, maximize employee happiness, and stay at the forefront of industry. Identifies the contrarian views and guiding principles which are embraced by successfully innovative...
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Purpose – For the benefit of those who want to address gaps in our understanding of business relationships, this paper seeks to conceptually frame investigation into critical interaction episodes that fundamentally strengthen or fatally weaken relationship development. It also considers the...
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Purpose – To streamline the process of opportunity recognition and make it more effective by clarifying the meaning of opportunity and making its elements explicit. Design/methodology/approach – Clarifying opportunity is effected by providing a model and illustrating its effectiveness...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider organized crime as various forms of business activity which may or may not have attracted the label of criminality. In particular, how perceptions of legitimacy and the effects of other normative factors will influence strongly whether...
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This article addresses the question of how firms interested in identifying and exploiting business opportunities in less developed countries (LDCs) can use countertrade exchange mechanisms to accomplish their objectives. Key dimensions of this issue are illuminated using a business development...
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Purpose – E‐business adoption among small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) has been limited because of resource constraints and a failure to understand the strategic value of e‐business. To facilitate decision making concerning e‐business applications and their implementation,...
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