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Nonwoven and Technical Textiles Thrive in India’s Market

The study, done at the Nonwoven and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, was conducted by Seshadri Ramkumar, an…

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Understanding Auditors’ Roles in Keeping Your Money Safe

Roles and Responsibilities of Auditors' from Professor Peter A.M. Diekman RA. He contends that both the internal and public accountant have an important duty…

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Discover the Key to Successful Brand Extensions

In an increasingly borderless world in which brands can be as powerful as currency, stretching brands that already have strong equity has become an ever more…

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Women’s Salary Requests vs. Men: Key Insights from Research

Stereotypical notions of gender differences have an adverse effect on women's capacity to negotiate. This is shown in a dissertation in psychology by Una…

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Navigating Shared Information Systems Projects: Key Insights

In his dissertation Nurmi studies the joint information systems development projects of organizations operating within the same industry. The goal of these…

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Minority Shareholder Protection’s Effect on Dividend Policy

This dissertation covers the impact of minority protection on dividend policy. Majority shareholders as well as company management have the opportunity to take…

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Ski Resort Brands: Building Identity Through Core Competencies

The traditions of brand philosophy lie deep in the world of marketing physical consumer products. Location branding is a new application area in brand…

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Boosting Productivity Through Strategic R&D Funding

Is it possible to increase the research and development (R&D) activities of companies by means of public funding? What impact does R&D have on the productivity…

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False Self-Employment Costs in UK Construction Revealed

The study by Professor Mark Harvey of the University of Essex calculates that there are between 375,000 and 425,000 workers falsely self-employed in the UK…

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IT Budgets and Their Impact on Performance and Returns

In 1978 information-technology expenditures accounted for only five percent of firms’ fixed investments, but by 2005, that figure had risen to 22 percent, for…

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Closing The Productivity Gap In Northern Ireland: Key Insights

The booklet, funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment (Northern Ireland) presents the…

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Overconfidence in Business: Study Reveals Risks for Entrepreneurs

Psychologists say that people who are so ‘full of themselves’ and cocksure of their own abilities are the ones most likely to venture into markets that may be…

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University of Kent Launches Dive Tourism Research Project

Dr Mark Hampton, the University’s Director of CENTICA – the Centre for Tourism in Islands in Coastal Areas, part of Kent Business School – will lead a team of…

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British Colonial Legacy: No Shield Against Corruption

The analysis of survey data from up to 107 countries goes against previous research which argues that countries with a British colonial past inherited systems…

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Programmed Death: Boosting Business in Innovative Healthcare

Palmira López-Fresno of “STIGA” in Barcelona is working with Fernando Fernández-González of the Hospital Central de Asturias in Oviedo to demonstrate how a…

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Boosting Productivity in Crisis: How Employees Step Up

When management is busy dealing with matters other than daily operations, employees shoulder a greater responsibility for their work­ and efficiency is…

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