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Public sector pay gap in France : new evidence using panel data

Bargain, Olivier; Melly, Blaise - 2008

We estimate the public wage gap in France for the period 1990-2002, both at the mean andat different quantiles of the wage distribution, for men and women separately. We account forunobserved heterogeneity by using fixed effects estimations on panel data and, departingfrom usual practice, allow...

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The evaluation of E-business related technologies in the Railway Industry

Tetther, Clara M.; Ferreira, Luis - 2004

For the purposes of this paper, e-business is defined as: "the performance, automisation and organisation of … research has been conducted either into how e-business technology can be successfully evaluated, or into the associated costs … Australian Fortune 100, the paper puts forward a framework for the evaluation of e-business investments within the railway …

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An examination of institutional factors for internationalizing the business and accounting curricula

Hor, Jamal; Matawie, Kenan; Mahony, Greg; Fisher, Greg - University of Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

Today's global economy and increased internationalization of business activity are forcing business schools to … internationalize their business curriculum, including the accounting curriculum, in order to educate and prepare students to practice … international component in their business and/or accounting curricula. In this study, it was found that, among the seven variables …

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Business process integration and automation in ERP system environment : integration of applications and workflows

Samaranayake, Premaratne; Chan, Felix T. S. - University of Western Sydney; University of Hong Kong; … - 2006

Business process integration and automation have gained popularity among business community, in the recent past. This … maximizing the benefits of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) projects. This paper presents a framework for integrating …) methodology, incorporating unitary structure-based models for business process applications and workflows. Main features of the …

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Small firms & e-business uptake : Embracing an incremental learning approach

Braun, Patrice; Harman, Jessie - 2004

on individual business barriers to information and communication technologies (ICT) and e-business adoption. Such … the uptake of e-business by SMEs. In this discussion paper, the authors posit that the current approach to ICT adoption … interventions fail to take into account the incremental nature of the SMEs e-business learning processes. An incremental learning …

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Endgame : Optimal selling strategies in online auctions

Knox, Ian; Lynch, David - 2007

Principal Topic: Online auctions have emerged as a major opportunity for individuals to start businesses or for established businesses to diversify and grow their markets. To-date, research interest has focused largely on the technological entrepreneur rather than the Internet based (cyber)...

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Dynamic Pooling for the Combination of Forecasts Generated Using Multi Level Learning

Riedel, Silvia; Gabrys, Bogdan - 2007

In this paper we provide experimental results and extensions to our previous theoretical findings concerning the combination of forecasts that have been diversified by three different methods: with parameters learned at different data aggregation levels, by thick modeling and by the use of...

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The Importance of Location in Pop Up Retailing

Marciniak, Ruth; Budnarowska, Corinna - 2010

Despite pop-up stores being a retail format that is both temporary and mobile, as with other physical stores, despite their mobility, location considerations may be assumed necessary for their success. This paper reports on a study that examined locational drivers for this form of retailing and...

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How do fashion retail customers search on the Internet?: Exploring the use of data mining tools to enhance CRM

Budnarowska, Corinna; Marciniak, Ruth - 2009

This paper seeks to determine the usefulness of data mining tools to SMEs in developing customer relationship management (CRM) in the fashion retail sector. Kalakota & Robinson’s (1999, p.114) model of ‘The Three Phases of CRM’ acts as a basis to explore the use of data mining software....

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An Autoethnographic Approach to Examining Electronic Retail Development

Budnarowska, Corinna; Marciniak, Ruth - 2008

Autoethnographic approaches to doing research in retailing are rare. Through the researcher reflecting on and analysing her own personal experiences as a fashion retail store proprietor, this study reconstructed the process of her strategic decision making with regard to moving from selling...

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