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A bi‐cultural analysis of the cost of caring: nursing burnout in the United States and the Philippines

Turnipseed, David L.; Turnipseed, Patricia H. - In: Career Development International 2 (1997) 4, pp. 180-188

sample of American nurses in the USA. Identifies several significant differences. Burnout was also assessed in both countries … study used nurses from the Philippines and the USA as subjects, the methods are applicable across other cultures. The …

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Human resource turnarounds: advice from the experts

Oliver, John E.; Fredenberger, William B. - In: Career Development International 2 (1997) 6, pp. 274-277

Provides advice for human resource managers gathered from a panel of 24 turnaround managers. A turnaround is a situation in which a company has experienced a period of declining profits, high costs and/or inability to meet its financial obligations. Turnaround managers specialize in the...

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The high‐potential fast‐flying achiever: themes from the English language literature 1976‐1995

Altman, Yochanan - In: Career Development International 2 (1997) 7, pp. 324-330

‐1995). Ideas, examples and experiences reported are (in descending order of emphasis) from the USA, the UK and Canada; with a token …

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Overseas listing location and capital structure

Li, Peixin; Wang, Baolian - In: China Finance Review International 4 (2014) 1, pp. 3-23

the Chinese overseas listed companies are listed in the USA and Hong Kong. As the institutional quality of the USA is …. Specifically, the authors argue that the better institutional environment of the USA can mitigate the information asymmetry problem … and the agency problem of financing via equity. Consequently, firms listed in the USA will rely more on equity and have …

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2013 Awards for Excellence

In: China Finance Review International 4 (2014) 1

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Examining gender on corporate boards: a regional study

McCormick Hyland, MaryAnne; Marcellino, Patricia Ann - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 4, pp. 24-31

government filings were collected for the top 100 public companies in a suburban region of the USA. Results indicated a positive …

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A critical analysis of the directors’ protocol in new york’s not for profit and business corporations

Spencer Waters, Winston - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 1 (2001) 3, pp. 20-23

Analyzes the directors’ protocols in both the New York Not for Profit Corporation Law and in the New York Business Corporation Law. Examines the similarities and differences existing in the directors’ roles in not for profit corporations and in business corporations. Highlights the legal...

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Houston Business Process Re‐engineering Share Group: a case study

Gupta, Vipul K.; Rohe, Duke - In: Business Process Management Journal 3 (1997) 2, pp. 173-180

Describes how a group of organizations (consultants, companies and universities) in Houston, Texas, USA created an …

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Process improvement in a utility company

Hayes, Tracy M.; Helms, Marilyn M. - In: Business Process Management Journal 5 (1999) 4, pp. 297-310

Companies today must continuously improve their processes in order to meet the ever changing needs of the consumer. In the past, most utility providers (telephone, natural gas, etc.) paid little attention to improving processes in order to improve customer service, due to their monopolistic hold...

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The Smithers’ view: a rocky road ahead for Japan and the USA

Bruce, Robert - In: Balance Sheet 10 (2002) 3, pp. 19-24

Andrew Smithers is a leading UK economist and pundit. This outline of a talk which he gave to the UK Asset and Liability Management Association earlier this year looks at the economic prognosis for both the Japanese and the US economies. Both are facing tough and almost impossible choices, he...

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