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Wine Purchasing in Singapore: A Supermarket Observation Approach
Handley, Ian; Lockshin, Lawrence - In: International Journal of Wine Marketing 9 (1997) 2, pp. 70-82
need for education and further development before wine becomes a regular part of weekly shopping and consumption.  …
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Bank risk ratings and the pricing of agricultural loans
Walraven, Nick; Barry, Peter J. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 64 (2004) 2, pp. 107-118
This paper reviews the prevalence of the use of risk ratings by commercial banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Terms of Bank Lending to Farmers between 1997 and 2002. Adoption of risk rating procedures held about steady over the period, with a little less than half the...
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Enhancing microfinance using index‐based risk‐transfer products
Skees, Jerry R.; Barnett, Barry J. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 66 (2006) 2, pp. 235-250
used to transfer the correlated natural disaster risks that often hamper the development of farm‐level microcredit. By …
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External equity in agriculture: Risk sharing and incentives in a principal‐agent relationship
Wang, Zijun; Leatham, David J.; Chaisantikulawat, Thanapat - In: Agricultural Finance Review 62 (2002) 1, pp. 13-24
The moral hazard problem which obstructs external equity financing of farm businesses is studied using the principal‐agent framework. We assume that the supplier of external equity capital (the principal) cannot directly observe the farmer’s (agent’s) effort, but can observe the random...
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Innovation, research and development in professional service firms: A comparison of management and public relations consultancies, drawing implications for public relations practic...
White, Jon - In: Journal of Communication Management 5 (2001) 1, pp. 82-88
This paper examines the arrangements made for innovation, research and development in professional service firms … paper outlines some of the principles by which the processes of innovation, research and development are managed in … professional service firms, and draws conclusions relating to practice development in public relations.  …
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Ideas into action: Innovation in public relations practice
White, Jon - In: Journal of Communication Management 3 (1998) 2, pp. 187-189
On 9th July, 1998, the Journal of Communication Management organised a seminar on innovation in public relations practice with the Institute of Public Relations special interest group, Mindlink, and City University Business School in the City of London. This paper summarises the thinking which...
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The Entrepreneur in Theory and Practice
Hamilton, R.T.; Harper, D.A. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) 6, pp. 3-18
is critical to economic development and economists should now devote more attention to it.  …
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Robotics education and training: a strategy for development
Robinson, Paul - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 23 (1996) 2, pp. 4-11
inhibit the development of relevant courses; discusses specific course aims, recent developments, and practical issues.  …
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Development in legal Issues of Corporate Governance in Islamic Finance
Bhatti, Maria; Bhatti, Ishaq - In: Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences 25 (2009) 1, pp. 67-91
This paper is an attempt to present legal issues of Islamic corporate governance (ICG) in the presence of global financial crises. It presents ICG model and discusses its viability in today’s corporate structure. The model is based on institution of Hisbah which demands book keeping,...
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MIS Project Risk and Applications Development Approach
Lynch, Robert M. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 87 (1987) 5/6, pp. 22-26
Inherent in MIS applications undergoing development are elements of risk and a potential for failure. A strategy for … choosing a development approach based on project risk is presented. Project risk is examined in the light of project size, a … development group's experience with a technology and project structure. Three development approaches are considered: SDLC …
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