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Understanding Cultural Difference Management through Charles Taylor’s Philosophy: Case Studies from the Food Processing Industry

Ouellet, Samuel Marleau; Facal, Joseph; Hébert, Louis - In: Administrative Sciences 5 (2015) 2, pp. 46-70

In this paper, we use the work of the philosopher, Charles Taylor, to investigate the role of culture on internationalization decisions. Using parameters related to key constructs such as positive liberty, social ontology, expressivism, civic republicanism and common spaces, we look at how...

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Is the Asset Transfer of Public Leisure Facilities in England an Example of Associative Democracy?

Nichols, Geoff; Forbes, Deborah; Findlay-King, Lindsay; … - In: Administrative Sciences 5 (2015) 2, pp. 71-87

In England, public sports facilities and libraries provided by local government are being transferred to management and delivery by volunteers. The catalyst for this development has been reductions in local government budgets. However, case studies explore if this asset transfer “offers a way...

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Disclosure of status in an agency setting

Marino, Anthony M.; Ozbas, Oguzhan - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 105 (2014) C, pp. 191-207

We develop a model in which the principal and the agent share private information about the value of the agent for a multi-agent organization. The principal can disclose private information and make public the relative standing or status of all agents in the organization. We study whether it is...

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Statistical Evaluation of the Emissions Level Of CO, CO2 and HC Generated by Passenger Cars

Ursu, Claudiu; Morosanu, Alina - In: Romanian Statistical Review 62 (2014) 4, pp. 3-12

This paper aims to make an evaluation of differences emission level of CO, CO2 and HC generated by passenger cars in different walking regimes and times, to identify measures of reducing pollution. Was analyzed a sample of Dacia Logan passenger cars (n = 515), made during the period 2004-2007,...

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The Effects of Average Revenue Regulation on Electricity Transmission Investment and Pricing

Matsukawa, Isamu - EconWPA - 2005

This paper investigates the long-run effects of average revenue regulation on an electricity transmission monopolist who applies a two- part tariff comprising a variable congestion price and a non-negative fixed access fee. A binding constraint on the monopolistfs expected average revenue lowers...

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Equilibrium Foreclosure and Complementary Products

Church, Jeffrey; Gandal, Neil - EconWPA - 1993

In this paper we address the possibility of horizontal foreclosure in markets for complementary services (software …) where the consumption value of durables (hardware) depends on the availability of software. Horizontal foreclosure occurs … when a hardware firm merges with a software firm and the integrated firm ceases to supply compatible software for a rival …

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Internet Intermediaries' Editorial Content Quality

Gaudeul, Alexandre - EconWPA - 2004

Information intermediaries deliver information about a supplier's product. They are paid by those same suppliers they certify. This introduces conflicts of interests as the intermediaries want to retain customers by delivering truthful information about suppliers, while suppliers would want the...

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Buy it Now: A Hybrid Internet Market Institution

Anderson, Steven; Friedman, Daniel; Milam, Garrett; … - EconWPA - 2004

This paper analyzes seller choices and outcomes in approximately 700 recent Internet auctions on eBay. The ‘Buy it Now’ option that is available in these auctions allows the seller to supplement or replace the auction with a posted price offer. We use a structural model to control for the...

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Design of a Period Batch Control planning system for cellular manufacturing

Riezebos, Jan - EconWPA - 2004

Thesis 1 Introduction 2 Relationships between cells 3 Period Batch Control 4 Design factors for basic unicycle PBC systems 5 Models and methods for determining a period length P 6 Modelling the trade-off between N and P 7 Determining a configuration of the PBC system 8 Co- ordination between...

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El diagnóstico de poder de mercado en Economía Industrial: Una revisión de la literatura empírica española del siglo XX

Huergo, Elena - EconWPA - 2005

El propósito de este trabajo es revisar las principales aplicaciones sobre el diagnóstico de poder de mercado que hacen referencia concreta a la industria española de manufacturas. En el marco del paradigma clásico las aplicaciones han consistido básicamente en estimaciones de ecuaciones de...

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