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Understanding Income Inequality in Latin America: New Insights

Contrary to what is usually assumed, income inequality according to Frankema is absolutely not persistent and there are definitely ways to close the gap…

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Westward Expansion Causes: Key Factors in U.S. History

Western Expansion during the nineteenth century was an important determinant of geographic distribution and economic activity in the United States today….

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Stock exchange for ‘grid’ computing?

As you read this, millions of computers all over the world are sleeping peacefully after a busy day at work. Computing power is going to waste simply because…

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Retailers’ Billions Wasted on Loss Prevention Technology?

Trying to decide in which technology to invest can be a tricky business, with often extravagant claims by suppliers being unsubstantiated by any published…

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Discover Disposable Credit Card Numbers for Enhanced Security

Writing in a recent issue of the Inderscience publication International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics Mohammed Assora, James Kadirire…

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Disaggregated Earnings: A Better Predictor of Stock Prices

As a stockholder when you receive the company’s annual report, do you typically look beyond the earnings per share?Most people don’t, but they may want to…

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Barriers to Growth for Bangalore Businesses Explored

Winter 2008, Vol. 7, No. 1, Pages 120-153Posted Online February 14, 2008.(doi:10.1162/asep.2008.7.1.120)What Holds Back Bangalore Businesses?Amar BhidéColumbia…

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Indian Pharma’s New Strategy: Are They Ready for Change?

April 11, 2001, when people saw a short, bespectacled figure waving from the balcony of the New York Stock Exchange, after his company became the first Indian…

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The human side of company boards’ work

Company boards in both the private and public sectors are in the firing line as never before. Whenever something goes drastically wrong, it is the board that…

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Corporate Social Responsibility Boosts Company Value Insights

In four sub-research projects, Dam investigated the economics of corporate social responsibility, with the emphasis on the role of financial markets and…

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University of Hertfordshire Joins Cambridge Network for EKTN

It is to join forces with Cambridge Network to become the regional hub for the Eastern Region of the Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network (EKTN).The EKTN is…

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Creating Emergent Business Opportunities Through Networking

Brett Fifield's study focused on a Finnish micro firm establishing a business network to strategically create an emergent business opportunity. Mr. Fifield…

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University of Kent’s Research on Sustainable Business Performance

The project, called Promoting Sustainable Performance, is the brainchild of the Centre for Regional Business Productivity (CRBP), one of the five key research…

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Move over US — China to be new driver of world's economy and innovation

A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world’s economy – a…

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Why Multinationals Should Embrace Their Own Management Style

Rather than struggle to adapt to the Chinese cultural environment, firms from the UK and elsewhere are better advised to hone and refine existing managerial…

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Going Global – Is The Future Bright?

Dr Michael Moynagh and Richard Worsley, directors of The Tomorrow Project, argue that, in the future, more and more people will work in virtual worlds like…

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