This paper investigates the extent to which the gap in total factor productivity between small and large firms is due to differences in the endowment of factors determining productivity and to the returns associated with these factors. Particular emphasis was placed on the contribution of differences in the propensity to...
Sponsorship is getting a major contributor to the achievement of corporate strategic goals and marketers are progressively acknowledging in it not only new communication elements but also an outperformance if compared with advertisement or other traditional marketing practices due to factors as legal constraints for polemical products, clutter, zapping in...
This paper argues that countries whose governments are highly ranked according to various indices of the quality of institutions tend to do better in attracting foreign direct investment. In an empirical analysis of cross-section data, the paper finds that different aspects of the quality of institutions from a country (corruption,...
Consumption of certain commodities causes transitory satiation. The day after visiting an amusement park, the utility derived from another visit is likely to be very low, but tends to increase over time. Most people also experience a similar change in preferences after dining at an ethnic restaurant, getting a haircut,...
The paper shows that in today's global economy, enterprises are increasingly striving to develop long-term strategic partnerships with a few competent and innovative suppliers and collaborate with them in non-core process outsourcing in order to improve organizational performance and generate long-term competitive advantage. For this reason, suppliers should be selected...
AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREER COUNSELLORS NATIONAL CAREER CONFERENCE, HOBART, 26-28 March 2008 A distinguished assembly of workplace experts and academics will meet to confront the latest issues facing employees and employers around the world. The central theme of the 2008 AACC conference is Career Landscape: From Island to...
SUMMER SALES Transfer news *ANDREI ARSHAVIN Zenit St Petersburg say that no English clubs have bid for their playmaker, the subject of a reported 12m offer from Barcelona last week and who is also thought to have attracted interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. A Zenit spokesman said...
SUMMER SALES Transfer news *ANDREI ARSHAVIN Zenit St Petersburg say that no English clubs have bid for their playmaker, the subject of a reported 12m offer from Barcelona last week and who is also thought to have attracted interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. A Zenit spokesman said...
Zenit St. Petersburg has rejected an 11.9 million-pound bid from Barcelona for forward Andrei Arshavin, the Guardian said. Arshavin has also been linked with a move to Arsenal and Chelsea after helping Russia reach the semifinals at Euro 2008. Zenit last week offered to...
"NTRsupport Innovates On-Demand Remote Support with Broadest Industry Platform for Businesses that Count on Delivering Effective Help Desk and IT Services" BARCELONA & DALLAS -- NTRglobal (http://www.ntrglobal.com), today announced that NTRsupport[TM] earned top recognition from Communications Solutions Magazine for delivering unparalleled multiplatform capabilities that allow businesses of all...
Corifollitropin alfa meets primary endpoints in ENGAGE Trial KENILWORTH, N.J., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corp., announced today that corifollitropin alfa, its experimental, sustained follicle stimulant SFS met its primary endpoints in the Phase III ENGAGE trial, according to data presented during a Schering-Plough-sponsored symposium at...
MADRID AFP — Barcelona said Tuesday they are ready to play hardball and prevent Ronaldinho from joining the Brazil squad for the Beijing Games. Brazil coach Dunga on Monday included the Brazilian wizard along with Real Madrid's Robinho in his squad but Barca, who have already made it...
MADRID AFP — The under-fire president of Spanish football club Barcelona, Juan Laporta, will resign from his post on Thursday after he narrowly survived a weekend confidence vote, Catalan daily Sport reported on its website Tuesday. Laporta has been forced into this position by his management committee who...
MADRID AFP — The under-fire president of Spanish football club Barcelona, Juan Laporta, will resign from his post on Thursday, the Catalan daily Sport reported on their website Tuesday. Laporta has been forced into this position by his management committee who are due to hold an emergency meeting...
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF BARCELONA Doctors are preparing to introduce a cheap in-vitro fertilisation procedure in Africa, where women are often ostracised as witches or social outcasts if they cannot have children. Millions of dollars go into projects to prevent pregnancies, but more than 30 per cent...
Molecular Biometrics presents scientific evidence supporting accuracy of its biospectroscopy-based metabolomics platform at major international conference. BARCELONA, Spain and CHESTER, N.J., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Molecular Biometrics, LLC, a privately-held metabolomics company developing novel clinical tools for applications in personalized medicine to more accurately characterize biologic function...
SUMMER SALES Transfer news and managerial manoeuvres *ANDREI ARSHAVIN The Russian playmaker's agent said his client is in no rush to find another club, and believes his eventual destination may depend on the outcome of some of the summer's other transfers. The Zenit St Petersburg player was...
BARCELONA, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of the Ferring Research Infertility and Gynaecology GrAnt FRIGGA are announced today at the European Society for Human Reproduction & Embryology Congress. The two winners of this new prize are the University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands and the Universitair Ziekenhuis UZ...
MOSCOW AFP — Spanish club Barcelona refused to increase their initial 15-million-euro bid for Russian international forward Andrei Arshavin, Saint Petersburg side Zenit official site announced Monday. "Spanish football club Barcelona refused to improve their original 15-million-euro offer for our striker Arshavin," Zenit general director Maxim Mitrofanov said....
LONDON AFP — AC Milan technical director Brazilian Leonardo admitted Monday the Italian club were running the rule over Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor. "It's no secret we're interested in signing a forward and are studying candidates. Drogba is a fine player and Adebayor is...
Articles 2008-07-07
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