the amount of basic research it conducts. The optimal expenditures on basic research depend on its costs, and these … expenditures in turn affect the amount of applied research a firm conducts to lower production costs. This paper shows that firms …' expenditures on basic research can differ from the socially optimal levels, and the difference depends on the magnitude of the …

-school research in China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper offers four fundamental questions to guide business-school research … in China. Findings – By offering answers to these guidance questions, this paper hopes that business-school research in … China will reject the single path of the natural-science model of basic research and choose to also travel the path of the …

ethnomethodology, IE focuses on how everyday experience is socially organized. Ideological shifts have changed the view of research as …. Research has translated into partially unsuccessful practice because it negates individuals' unique experiences based on race …

The body of research on CALL tasks and topics grows daily; however, there are still a number of areas that are … underrepresented in the literature. While there are many gaps in the CALL research to address, this article specifically focuses on … eight gaps, chosen because of their perceived importance in improving CALL evidence and research practices and, by extension …

on the use of smart technologies for testing are addressed in the light of past and current research. …

pluralistic ethical approach to dealing with children as respondents in research. Relevant literature and theoretical findings on … ethics, marketing research, neuromarketing and neuroethics as well as the most common and applied ethical policies are … on ethics and children. The use of research ethics regulatory and policy mechanisms and its harmonisation at different …

This article aims to point out four possible directions which time banking research is taking or should take with some … direct examples included. Previous research is compared with various other sources to produce a document which shows fields … that should be more stressed in time banking research. They are: project management, knowledge management, retention of …

learn and do research. In education, the trend topic Gamification has appeared, trying to fulfil the needs of digital … overview on the different research fields. Further, we introduce a way to measure disciplinary diversity of Gamification and …

The investigation of relationship between teaching and research has flourished for several decades. Teachers' knowledge … and their experiences in conducting research studies are collectively expected to enrich the learning process of students …

have a great deal of influence upon student and teacher performance. However, there has been little research conducted … using certified Green School because of the paucity of such schools. The National Research Council of the National Academies … achievement. The committee had difficulty finding any research available that addressed the topic. The findings from existing …