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Gottardi, Piero; Tallon, Jean-Marc; Ghirardato, Paolo - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2009

rigid, non discretionary contracts. Delegation grants some flexibility in the choice of the action by the agent, but also …

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The Risk and Uncertainty Integration into the Investment Decision and Evaluation

Fotr, Jiří; Kislingerová, Eva - In: Politická ekonomie 2009 (2009) 6, pp. 801-826

The qualitative changes in surroundings for companies operation are calling for necessity of assertion new tools and method, which will help to increase the quality of decision making and firm evaluation. To these tools belong scenarios and Monte Carlo simulation. The aim of the article is to...

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Non-Standard Employment and Labour Force Participation: A Comparative View of the Recent Development in Europe

Schmid, Günther - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper presents – in a new way of examination and portrayal – the extent and changes of nonstandard employment relationships (part-time work, fixed-term contracts, and self-employment) in 24 EU member states at two points of time, in 1998 and 2008, on the basis of the European Labour...

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On the strategical policies and decisions in the main fields of the activity enterprise

Florica, BADEA; Cosmin, DOBRIN - In: Economia. Seria Management 12 (2009) 2, pp. 273-283

To obtain the established objectives from the general strategy, the enterprises have to adapt theirs policies and decisions to the real conditions in which they function. The adoption of such a set of tools is not always an easy action, because one always has to take into account the reciprocal...

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THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE REVISITED: ITS INTERPRETATIONS AND THEIR CONSERVATION CONSEQUENCES

TISDELL, CLEM - In: The Singapore Economic Review (SER) 55 (2010) 02, pp. 335-352

agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity. Yet, it is not a straight-forward guide for environmental policy …

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Investing in Biogas: Timing, Technological Choice and the Value of Flexibility from Inputs Mix

Moretto, Michele; Corato, Luca Di - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009

flexible technology allowing for such option. Investment is irreversible and flexibility is costly. The problem is solved …

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How New is the "New Employment Contract"? Evidence from North American Pay Practices

Levine, David I.; Belman, Dale; Charness, Gary; … - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

This book explores this apparent change in the employment contract from a new perspective. Whereas earlier studies in this area focused on the rigidities in the quantity side of the employment relationship, e.g., changes in job tenure and rates of displacement, the authors focus on the price...

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THE HUMAN RESOURCES’ DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ROMANIAN ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM APPLICATION

MANOLE, Cristina - Centrul de Cercetare în Administraţie şi Servicii …

’ flexibility in the human resources’ management; the payroll – major component of the human resources’ development in the …

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Outsourcing and its Impact on Manufacturing Flexibility: Contingencies Matter

Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Anand, Gopesh - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2010

impacts different types of flexibility is considerably lacking. This study seeks to advance our understanding of this … procuring and provider companies determine whether the effects of outsourcing on manufacturing flexibility are positive …, negative, or if the type of flexibility is not affected at all. We find that process and product flexibility are impacted …

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A Problem-Specific and Effective Metaheuristic for Flexibility Design

Grahl, Jörn; Schneider, Michael; Francas, David - Volkswirtschaftslehre-Lehrstühle, Gutenberg School of … - 2010

flexibility design problem (FDP) is solved. Existing literature on FDPs provides qualitative structural insights, but work on …

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