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Deregulation-restructuring: Evidence for individual industries

Costello, K.W.; Graniere, R.J. - 2008

Several studies have measured the effects of regulation on a particular industry. These studies range widely in sophistication, from simple observation (comparison) of pre-transformation and post-transformation actual industry performance to econometric analysis that attempt to separate the...

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Beaverbrooks sparkles in the workplace

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 16 (2008) 5, pp. 20-22

Purpose – This paper aims to describe the policies that have helped high‐street jeweller Beaverbrooks to win a lifetime‐achievement award for being among the top companies in the Sunday Times “Best Companies to Work For” for the fifth year running. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Employability development in business undergraduates : a qualitative inquiry of recruiter perceptions

Nicholas, Jennifer M.; Handley, Meg H. - In: Journal of education for business 95 (2020) 2, pp. 67-72

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Retaining good people through a focus on talent and purpose

Wilson, Clive - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 20 (2012) 2, pp. 29-31

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how best to ensure that good recruits stay with a company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the importance of proper inductions to make talented people feel as though they truly belong. It also presents a framework that can...

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Pertemps retains a family feel despite a decade of expansion

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 20 (2012) 6, pp. 16-18

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how UK recruitment company Pertemps has retained its small‐company mentality … details the effects of this company ethos on employee involvement, internal communications, training and development and the …

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Ninety days convert recruits into hosts at Edwardian Group London

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 22 (2014) 2, pp. 15-18

Purpose – Describes the various approaches taken to training and development at Edwardian Group London, a group of hotels. Design/methodology/approach – Examines the reasons for the training, the form it takes and the results it has achieved. Findings – Emphasizes the importance the...

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Adoption of Near Field Communication (NFC) for Mobile Payments in the UAE: A Merchants' Perspective

Halaweh, Mohanad; Al Qaisi, Hashem - In: International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) 12 (2016) 4, pp. 38-56

by merchants and retailers in the UAE. This paper presents the results of semi-structured interviews conducted amongst … the UAE merchants and retailers. The analysis of data revealed a lack of knowledge, awareness and experience, from both … merchants and retailers, about the NFC mobile payment system. Security, promptness and business sustainability were found to be …

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Do we go shopping downtown or in the 'burbs? Why not both?

Ushchev, Philip; Sloev, Igor; Thisse, Jacques-Francois - 2014

We combine spatial and monopolistic competition to study market interactions between downtown retailers and an outlying …) dominates. Downtown retailers swiftly vanish when the mall is large. A predatory but effi_x001E_cient mall need not be regulated …, whereas the regulator must restrict the size of a mall accommodating downtown retailers. …

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Expanding distribution channels

Matsushima, Noriaki - 2016

We provide a model in which upstream producers, whose production cost is quadratic in quantity, sell their products through two distribution channels, a traditional channel and an external retailer. Some producers (called "large" producers) supply to both channels, whereas other producers...

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Impact of the Expansion of Private Brands on Korean Retail and Manufacturing

Lee, Jin Kook - In: KDI Journal of Economic Policy 40 (2018) 2, pp. 1-21

The private brands (PB) of corporate retailers are booming in Korea. This paper examines the effect of the rise of PB … PB elevates the profits of corporate retailers but does not significantly affect, and in some cases even reduces, those …

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