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A Comparative Study of Manufacturers' Sales Subsidiaries and Manufacturers' Sales Finance Subsidiaries in the UK, USA, Canada and Japan

Seto, Hiroaki - In: European Journal of Marketing 19 (1985) 3, pp. 41-47

UK, the USA, Canada and Japan. Suggests that, in the UK and the USA, these subsidiaries have room for improvement. …

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New Style Product Development

Johne, Axel - In: Management Decision 30 (1992) 2

The distinguishing feature of new style product development is that it allows companies to achieve new sales growth even in markets which many suppliers regard as mature. Success is achieved by using marketing skills to focus technical skills. Discusses the operational requirements for making...

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Terrorism as an International Business Crisis

Barton, Laurence - In: Management Decision 31 (1993) 1

Despite a global shift towards democracy, terrorism targeting corporations continues at an alarming rate. British, American and Japanese corporations in particular have been the victims of an increasing number of bombings, kidnappings, cases of extortion and other serious criminal acts....

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Testing Proportionality, Symmetry and Exclusiveness in Long‐run PPP

Moosa, Imad A. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) 3, pp. 3-21

Present some empirical evidence on long‐run Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using a sample of annual data covering the period 1900‐1987. Three exchange rates are used in the analysis: the dollar, yen and French franc against the pound. It is shown that PPP does hold in the long run and that is...

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Validity of the short‐ and long‐run Fisher relationships: an empirical analysis

Shrestha, Keshab; Chen, Sheng‐Syan - In: Managerial Finance 24 (1998) 8, pp. 64-76

short‐run Fisher relationships. Applies them to the UK, USA, Canada and Japan, using 1978‐1997 monthly data and Eurocurrency … relationship for all four currencies in the long run; and for the UK and Japan but not for Canada in the short run, with … significance only at the 10 per cent level for the USA. …

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UK Computer Industry: American, British and Japanese Contrasts in Human Resource Management

Oliver, Nick; Lowe, James - In: Personnel Review 20 (1991) 2, pp. 18-23

The management practices of three organisations in the computer industry, one North American, one Japanese and one British owned are described. Although operating in similar marketplaces, markedly different management styles and practices were apparent, with the British company showing much less...

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Avoiding the Pitfalls: Can Regime-Switching Tests Reliably Detect Bubbles?

van Norden, Simon; Vigfusson, Robert - In: Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics 3 (1998) 1

Our paper uses simulation methods to examine the size and power of regime-switching tests for bubbles. We find that … tests conservative; they understate the significance of the evidence of bubbles. Despite this, the tests display … considerable power to detect bubbles even when using the conservative asymptotic critical values. We also find that the frequency …

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The bubble contagion effect between crude oil and oil-exporting stock markets: the case of GCC countries

Ben Douissa, Ismail; Tawfik Azrak - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 19 (2023) 12, pp. 4345-4363

Purpose This study aims to investigate the existence of bubbles and their contagion effect in crude oil and stock … identify multiple bubbles stock and oil markets with precise dates. Furthermore, the authors check the contagion effect of … bubbles between crude oil and GCC stock markets based on the time-varying Granger causality test. Findings First, the authors …

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British steel: the challenge for an international industry

In: European Journal of Marketing 5 (1971) 2, pp. 2-7

Looks at the critical issues facing British Steel as its technological basis develops drastically. Identifies the need to acknowledge the Japanese challenge and develop planning for marketing on an international basis.

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Employee Participation in a Japanese‐owned British Electronics Factory: Reality or Symbolism?

Lewis, Philip - In: Employee Relations 11 (1989) 1, pp. 3-9

In recent years it has become clear that joint consultation has not withered away in British industry but has managed to maintain a considerable institutional presence. The precise character of consultation in these companies is rather more difficult to determine. Drawing on research in a...

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