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Does anyone know or have a questionnaire that I can use to measure social capital and human capital (Entrepreneurial specific)?

I'm investigating potential relationship between entrepreneurial opportunity recognition processes and performance of SMEs with social capital and entrepreneurial specific human capital as...

04 April 2015 1,549 17 View

How do you measure the economic regulation of a specific sector?

OECD provides general regulation indexes but they are of little help with measurment of regulation to the specific sector. I am particularly interested in tourism or service-related regulations...

04 April 2015 6,658 14 View

Can anyone share a case study on the garment industry?

Garment industry - HR methods, Production methods, Procurement and shipment methods, etc.and the challenges faced

04 April 2015 1,637 8 View

Differences in regulatory systems ( common law and civil law ) and adherence to systems SOP may have effects on the levels of remuneration of the CEO?

differences in regulatory systems ( common law and civil law ) and adherence to systems SOP may have effects on the levels of remuneration of the CEO?

04 April 2015 1,660 10 View

What are the various mechanisms through which the impact of asset bubbles can be measured?

Assest Bubble; Impact on various stakeholders

04 April 2015 9,503 4 View

Is there a better market/industry concentration measure than the HHI or k-firm concentration ratio?

how we can choose the best out of the options?

03 March 2015 7,853 6 View

Is anyone familiar with the Shewhart-Deming cycle ?

I am looking for scientists whose research is the basis for Shewhart-Deming cycle?  Please contact me. Kate

03 March 2015 9,021 7 View

Does anyone have information on pharmaceutical industry performance and CEO influence?

Latest numbers of 15 largest pharmaceutical companies US vs Europe. Reasons why results US in comparison with Europe are better. Plus reasons.

03 March 2015 5,925 4 View

What do we mean by negative external growth opportunity of a firm?

I have come a cross this word "negative external growth opportunities" during reading an article. what i understand by this is external growth opportunities that are value deteriorating i.e. that...

03 March 2015 2,421 4 View

Do you know any quantitative research on the triggers of the internationalization of "Born-again global" firms?

We are carrying out an investigation into the triggers for the internationalization of SMEs, in particular, of the born-again global firms. Bell, McNaughton and Young (2001) identified some...

03 March 2015 9,180 3 View

Is ARPU (Average Revenue per User) a valid proxy for prices in Telecommunications?

I would like to confirm if ARPU can be a valid alternative for prices in the industry. If not, what can be a valid proxy for price?

03 March 2015 8,413 3 View

Is there a surrogate/proxy measure for bank conduct?

any quantitative measure...

03 March 2015 5,313 4 View

In your case, which constituent of individual-difference influences work-motivation the most: peer, personal or reward expectations?

This question is in line with a current motivational study I am developing. Please choose one and give a brief explanation why.

03 March 2015 1,127 10 View

Does anyone have any research on what motivates the private sector to implement the COSO-model and what do they benefit from the new regulations?

Me and my partner are about to write our thesis in economics, and have chosen to write about Coso- model applied in Swedish private sector. If anybody knows of any articles or reports would be...

03 March 2015 3,454 1 View

Can anyone recommend recent articles and papers addressing the DoD acquisition system?

GAO Reports or Requirement regulations or DoD Acquisition?

03 March 2015 8,562 3 View

Can anyone recommend some research on the development and use of ecosystems in business ?

One of the current texts that begins to explore this subject is 'The Wide Lens'. While he does cite multiple sources, I am interested in identifying additional sources describing the use of...

03 March 2015 9,402 11 View

What is the next step in motivation theory?

I have a foundation in motivation theory including: expectancy, reinforcement, agency, goal-setting, determination, game, ERG, equity, theories. These theories form the foundation of...

03 March 2015 10,191 4 View

How is pricing determined for sustainability products?

Shouldn't firms price their sustainability products cheaper than ordinary ones? Since the production of them involves less resources (such as water, energy, and so on). Or we still have to pay...

03 March 2015 2,356 17 View

How is performance defined here? Submission/effort or score?

This paper is also about the impact of feedback on performance. But does effort/Submission specify the "work performance" or is it described by the achieved score? (see Table 2 or page 10)

03 March 2015 4,788 2 View

Is anybody doing research on mergers and acquisitions of SOEs?

In Clo-Fiorio-Florio: ideas.repec.org/p/mil/wpdepa/2014-17.html public enterprises  are also acquirers (i.e.) the opposite of privatization, where they are targets, If you are doing research on...

02 February 2015 3,523 2 View

Does price affect value creation in the context of a firm?

A general consensus seems to be reached on value creation involving the production and delivery of goods/services at a cost that is lower than what the consumer is willing to pay for that...

02 February 2015 3,554 11 View

Do you have an example where technology is not displacing labour, yet improving labour productivity?

It has been observed that investment of capital in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) leads to improvement in technology which further increases output. However, at the same time, manual...

02 February 2015 8,255 19 View

How can the Beta-factor of a non-traded company be estimated, except with Comparable Company Analysis (CCA)?

For Companies traded at the Stock Exchanges, Beta-Factors are available (CAPM). But most companies are not traded on the Stock Exchanges (many SMEs). So how can the risk premium of the Equity (for...

02 February 2015 1,006 4 View

In manpower resource planning, how does an organisation know when its overtime cost exceeds that of taking on new employees?

Labour has a cost (wages, overtime, shift penalties, weekend/public holiday penalties, oncosts such as payroll taxes).  Has any research been done to assist in determining when it is more...

02 February 2015 2,316 6 View

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