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eight European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Findings – The study … company strategies across Europe (with countries such as Germany and the Netherlands being more advanced). There is also some …
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possibilities. The property sectors of Finland, France, Germany and Sweden, however, have only partially converged. Further analysis … property sectors of the USA, Canada, Netherlands, and the UK have fully converged implying limited diversification …
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Summary Using a unique data set on German child care centers, we estimate a long-run multi-product cost function for child care provision in Germanywhile taking into account legal minimal labor input restrictions. For a representative child care center we find economies of scale, a U-shaped...
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to improve understanding of the use of performance information in the public sector. Design/methodology/approach – The article is based on a comparative case study in the field of German childcare administration. Two cities have been selected based on...
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reflection in PR history writing. It aims to provide some suggestions for a future PR historiography, based on this comparison … comparison of 36 PR histories. A triple matrix of theoretization is used in order to differentiate the histories. Findings … – Within the comparison American PR historiography accounts for 24 public relations history approaches, whereas Great Britain …
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pattern. Most concept maps were created by authors who were professors from the USA, Germany, France, or Canada. Roughly half …
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This paper presents the findings of a study of the marketing strategies and headquarters‐subsidiary relationship of 186 German and 113 French subsidiaries operating in the UK. German companies were found to pursue market‐focused strategies with an emphasis on product quality. Meanwhile,...
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developed models that groups information systems success as they are defined in France, Canada and Germany. Research limitations …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how people from different national cultures; France, Canada and … Germany, define and perceive information systems success. Design/methodology/approach – This is exploratory research that used …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the behaviour of economic sentiment indicators at rent‐growth turning points and indicators' ability to forecast such turning points. More specifically, the paper looks at whether early signals are generated for forthcoming periods of negative...
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