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A Dyad Model of Calling Behaviour with Tie Strength Dynamics

Shi, Mengze; Yang, Botao; Chiang, Jeongwen - University of Toronto; University of Southern California; … - 2009

This paper investigates the dynamic relation between callers' socialties and their wireless phone service consumption. We construct a largepair-level panel dataset with information on the number of each pair'scommon contacts, calling activities, prices, and each caller'scharacteristics over a...

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Pure Entertainment or Social Harmony? Understanding Private Returns to Social Spending on Household Ceremonies in China

Chen, Xi - 2011

Recent social spending inflation in China has led to its growth rate far exceeding that of income and other consumption. In this paper, we estimate private returns to social spending, such as higher social status and larger social network that serve as certain functions. In almost all...

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Group Polarization on Corporate Boards: Theory and Evidence on Board Decisions about Acquisition Premiums, Executive Compensation, and Diversification.

Zhu, Hongquan - 2009

This dissertation examines how a fundamental group decision-making bias referred to as group polarization may influence boards’ major strategic decisions (i.e. acquisition premiums, executive compensation, and diversification) and the diffusion of practices through interlock networks. I begin...

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Traditional Marketing, Online Communication and Market Outcomes Essay 1: Marketing Activity, Blogging and Sales Essay 2: Consumers' Social Learning about Videogame Consoles through...

Onishi, Hiroshi - 2011

The scope of my dissertation is to understand how consumers’ online communication affects consumers’ behavior and market outcomes. The recent growth of consumer generated media (CGM), also known as “new” media, has provided consumers easier interaction, both to search for product...

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Mit Sicherheit besser? : Aktivierung und Flexicurity in Dänemark

Bogedan, Claudia - 2005

Labour market policies in Denmark, especially measures for the unemployed, recently received much attention, because of …. Denmark offers a flexible labour market with minimal regulations combined with high social security. This ‘flexicurity’ has …. However, Denmark has been able to embed activation into the tradition of a generous and universal welfare state. The paper …

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Gestaltung von Innovationsprozessen in Virtuellen Organisationen durch Kooperationsorientierte Netzwerkanalyse

Eschenbächer, Jens - 2007

Distributed innovation processes are considered as a new option to handle both the complexity and the speed in which new products and services need to be prepared. Indeed most research on innovation processes was focused on multinational companies with an intra-organisational perspective. The...

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Which entrepreneurs expect to expand their businesses? Evidence from survey data in Lithuania

Aidis, Ruta; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2004

This paper presents an empirical study based on a survey of 399 small and medium size companies in Lithuania. Applying bivariate and ordered probit estimators, we investigate why some business owners intend to expand their firms, while others do not. Our main findings provide evidence that the...

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Across the pond : a comparison of the Mexican & British SMEs and their dealings with sustainability.

Victoria-Uribe, Ricardo; Lofthouse, V.A. - 2006

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are widely recognized as an importantpart of the worldwide economy, acting both as the backbone of local economiesand as consumers of natural resources. In light of this, since the 1990’s,research to investigate how to make them more sustainable through the...

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Did the bank capital relief induced by the supporting factor enhance SME lending?

Mayordomo Gómez, Sergio; Rodríguez Moreno, María - 2017

como SME SF, por sus siglas en inglés— permite a los bancos reducir los requerimientos regulatorios de capital por dar … forma de nuevos préstamos. El presente trabajo muestra que el SME SF contribuyó a aliviar las restricciones de crédito de … las empresas medianas que eran elegibles para la aplicación del SME SF, pero no así de las pequeñas y microempresas. Estos …

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