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The competitive advantages of nations : Applying the “Diamond” model to Armenia

Chobanyan, Armen; Leigh, Laurence - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 1 (2006) 2, pp. 147-164

Purpose – To apply the Porter “Diamond Model” to the case of Armenia, a small and land‐locked economy, in order to draw conclusions about its current situation, future prospects and appropriate development policies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses the shape of the...

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Monetary dynamics, exchange rates and parameter instability: an empirical investigation

Arize, A.C.; Malindretos, J.; Christoffersen, S. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 30 (2003) 5, pp. 493-513

This paper examines the existence and stability of both the long‐ and short‐run demand for narrow and broad money balances. The data for Singapore are used as a case study. The quarterly period examined is 1973:2‐1999:3 (105 observations). The study reveals the existence of a systematic...

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Decision making under extreme uncertainty: blending quantitative modeling and scenario planning

Kennedy, Peter J.; Avila, Robert J. - In: Strategy & Leadership 41 (2013) 4, pp. 30-36

Purpose – This disguised case aims to describe a scenario planning project to improve decision making for a manufacturer operating in Brazil's confusing, unpredictable politico‐economic environment. “BrasilAuto's” management team faced a range of complex choices related to capacity,...

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Valuing intellectual capacity in the police

Collier, Paul M. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 14 (2001) 4, pp. 437-455

Presents a case study of intellectual capital within the police service of the UK. Describes the acquisition and maintenance of intellectual capacity through five mechanisms and explores the ways in which the utilization of intellectual capacity is reported. Makes two contributions to the...

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Accessibility and usability of a digital TV health information database

Thompson, Deborah; Williams, Peter; Nicholas, David; … - In: Aslib Proceedings 54 (2002) 5, pp. 294-308

of digital interactive television as a source of health information. The aim of this study was to evaluate access issues … reading level of the information content. The results gave an insight into the issues of accessibility and usability, and …

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Saved by a Metaphor!

Stephens, Charlotte S. - In: Executive Development 7 (1994) 4, pp. 7-9

A new executive role has emerged, the chief information officer or CIO. Five successful CIOs in five different industry … information executives was their use of figurative or metaphorical language. Anecdotes illustrating this particularly effective …

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Innovation through creation of strategic communities in traditional big businesses: a case study of digital telecommunication services in Japan

Kodama, Mitsuru - In: European Journal of Innovation Management 4 (2001) 4, pp. 194-215

service markets and established a dominant position in the competitive information and communication technology field in Japan …

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The owner of time has the power

Hoppe, Maria‐Theresse - In: Foresight 1 (1999) 4, pp. 362-367

time that the new society reaches its full effect. Right now, we live in an information society in which the ownership …

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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park gets to grips with time and attendance : New system improves monitoring, transparency and forecasting

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 13 (2005) 5, pp. 18-19

meant that the hotel often did not have entirely accurate information on the number of hours each employee worked, and the …

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Success factors in learning organizations: an empirical study

Gardiner, Penny; Whiting, Peter - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 29 (1997) 2, pp. 41-48

information. Attempts to assess learning organization characteristics in an engineering company using a specially developed … information throughout the company. This, in turn, had precluded the growth of trust between management and other employees. …

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