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A risk-based availability estimation using Markov method
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Emerald Group Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose: Asset intensive process industries are under immense pressure to achieve promised return on investments and production targets. This can be accomplished by ensuring the highest level of availability, reliability ...
Constraint violations in stochastically generated data: Detection and correction strategies
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
, 2014 , Article)
We consider the generation of stochastic data under constraints where the constraints can be expressed in terms of different parameter sets. Obviously, the constraints and the generated data must remain the same over each ...
An empirical investigation of quality performance expectations in the software industry: A gap analysis approach
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Inderscience
, 2014 , Article)
The assessment of quality is pervasive but vital in organisations. It is particularly important in the design of an effective quality management system. The assessment is often considered from the perspective of fulfilling ...
India shining? A two-wave study of business constraints upon micro and small manufacturing firms in India
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Sage Publications
, 2014 , Article)
The national marketing slogan 'India Shining' was launched in 2004 by the Indian government to showcase rapid economic growth; around the same time, a number of new policy measures to promote small businesses were introduced ...
The current assessment of foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North African region
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2014 , Article)
This research aims to assess the growth and the current status of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a sample of 16 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1984-2011. Our goal is to give some insight ...
The effects of second language on ethical judgement in accounting
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Inderscience
, 2014 , Article)
The number of participants in accounting practices and academia who use English as their second language is significant and growing. Many of them are involved in making ethical judgements based on information provided in ...
An extension of consumer environmental behavior research among expatriates
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
A wealth of research has explored different configurations of consumer environmental beliefs, attitudes, and values, and their influence on consumer environmental behavior. It is essential that a more comprehensive ...
State and foreign ownership and the value of working capital management
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
In this paper we examine whether state and foreign ownership affect the shape of the value-net working capital (NWC) curve. Using a multinational sample of privatized firms from 54 countries, we provide documentation ...
An exploratory study of the determinants of the quality of strategic decision implementation in Turkish industrial firms
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Braybrooke Press
, 2014 , Article)
This paper investigates the determinants of quality of decision implementation. By drawing on a sample of 116 firms located in Turkey, the authors test whether the features of important team processes (i.e. trust and ...
Brand switching of high-technology capital products: How product features dictate the switching decision
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that underpin brand switching of medical imaging products by mass-market users. Most of the literature on brand switching is focused on competitive market ...