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Realising "Partnership" in employment relations: some legal problems

Hough, Barry; Spowart-Taylor, Ann - 2002

The UK Government’s policy on economic and social renewal, the ultimate goal of which is to improve living standards for all, emphasises the importance of adopting a partnership model of industrial relations. Government perceives this model of employment relations as essential to achieving...

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Patenting insurance related business methods: predictability and risk

Soetendorp, Ruth - 2003

This paper raises and responds to questions concerning the patentability of business method patents. It explores the … utility of patent applications in informing business method innovators of the risks associated with using the patent system …, unpredictable change. Inventive changes in the insurance industry include new business models and e-business technologies to improve …

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Applying Performance Management Principles to a Learning Environment for Undergraduate Dissertations: A Case Study

Day, Jacqui; Bobeva, Milena - 2007

taught postgraduate degrees in business, law and humanities subjects. However, changes in the business environment have …

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Importance-performance analysis of UK and US bank customer perceptions of service delivery technologies

Joseph, M.; Allbright, D.; Stone, G.; Sekhon, Y.K.; … - 2005

Importance-performance analysis is utilised to compare the perceptions held by bank customers regarding selected service delivery technologies (SDTs) such as automated teller machines (ATMs), telephone banking and internet banking. Bank patrons in the United Kingdom and the United States are...

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An exploratory study on the use of banking technology in the UK: a ranking of importance of selected technology on consumer perception of service delivery performance

Joseph, M.; Sekhon, Y.K.; Stone, G.; Tinson, J. - 2005

Purpose – The current exploratory study is an attempt to discover the underlying areas of dissatisfaction associated with the banking experience in the UK, particularly as it relates to the implementation of new service delivery technology in the banking industry. Design/methodology/approach...

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Success in selling - the current challenge in banking

Kiely, Julia; Stephenson, B. - 1991

is most likely to be successfully accomplished by top-down target setting based on corporate business objectives. …

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Increasing returns and social contagion in cultural industries

Kretschmer, Martin; Klimis, G.M.; Choi, C.J. - 1999

A formal definition of cultural industries is developed following four distinct features of cultural goods: (a) oversupply, (b) quality uncertainty, (c) network effects and (d) demand reversal. Drawing on economic and socio-psychological notions of ‘network’, increasing returns and social...

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The influence of critical service incidents in a health and fitness club environment: exploring buyer and seller relationship perspectives.

Oliver, John - 2004

that the research had to be conducted within real time business constraints. Action research was used as an umbrella …

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The Single European Currency and Implications of Labour Market Imperfections

Lange, Thomas - 2002

Britain’s decision to reject membership of a Single European Currency - the Euro - remains a focal point of contemporary political and economic debate. Both the Danish vote to reject the Euro and the latter’s slide in value have resulted in some anxious moments for those politicians and...

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Knowledge and Innovation for New Zealand: Dynamic Benefits of a Two Stage Wage Strategy and Its Unlikely Application

Lange, Thomas - 2006

substantial government funded training programmes and highlights the limitations of public investment in business R&D. Instead …

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