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Factors behind the Supply and Demand for Less Alienating Work, and Some International Illustrations
Rosner, Menachem; Putterman, Louis - In: Journal of Economic Studies 18 (1991) 1
An economic framework for understanding the incidence of less alienating job designs in varying industrial settings is developed. Both the supply and demand sides are discussed, and the approach is illustrated by consideration of the frequency of introduction of alienation‐reducing job designs...
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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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Measurement equivalence and applicability of core marketing concepts across Nigerian, Kenyan, Japanese and US firms
Dadzie, Kofi Q.; Johnston, Wesley J.; Yoo, Boonghee; … - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 17 (2002) 6, pp. 430-455
, Japan and the USA. The results show that optimal scaling analysis of the managers’ evaluations provide more valid and …
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Retail buyer beliefs, attitude and behavior toward pioneer and me‐too follower brands
Alpert, Frank; Kamins, Michael; Sakano, Tomoaki; Onzo, Naoto - In: International Marketing Review 18 (2001) 2, pp. 160-187
brand advantage with retailers developed in the USA was tested in Japan, as a replication and cross‐cultural extension. This … differences in pioneer brand advantage with retailers between Japan and the USA are discussed. Results from a survey of buyers … from Japan’s largest supermarket chains suggest that pioneer brand advantage is about as strong for them as for their US …
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Perceptions of Organizational Fairness: A Cross‐national Perspective
Kotabe, Masaaki; Dubinsky, Alan J.; Un Lim, Chae - In: International Marketing Review 9 (1992) 2
of perceived equity) across the United States, Japan and Korea. Prior research has found that employees′ perceived equity …
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Import Purchasing Decision Behaviour: An Empirical Study of Japanese Import Managers
Ghymn, Kyung‐il; Jacobs, Laurence W. - In: International Marketing Review 10 (1993) 4
systematic sample of 52 managers representing different companies in Japan participated. The Japanese findings were compared with …
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The Japan That Can Say ″No″ Revisited
Lazer, William; Yamanouchi Rynn, Midori - In: International Marketing Review 8 (1991) 5
A note commenting on the recent book, The Japan That Can Say “No ”, written by Akio Morita and Shintaro Ishihara. The …
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Japanese Trade in International Perspective
Green, Robert T.; Larsen, Trina L. - In: International Marketing Review 8 (1991) 5
Examines the USA‐Japan trade controversy, arising from the extended trade imbalance between them, with respect to the …
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US‐Japan distribution channel cost structures: is there a significant difference?
Pirog, Stephen F.; Lancioni, Richard - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 27 (1997) 1, pp. 53-66
. Discusses some critical dimensions that make distribution appear to be less efficient in Japan than the US. An empirical study …
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Two Strategies for Regaining US Manufacturing Dominance
Modarress, Batoul; Ansari, A. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 7 (1990) 6
Despite US government policymakers′ hopes for a return to US predominance in the marketplace, manufacturers face the fact that the Japanese manufacturing superiority is largely due to better quality, cost‐effective operations, and rapid response to customers. A few explanations for the US...
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