trust-building and knowledge creation, the latter to recognize the fact that new knowledge is developed in relationships. Journal of International Business Studies (2009), 40, 1411–1431. doi:10.1057/jibs.2009.24 Keywords: internationalization theories and foreign market entry; network relations theory; experiential knowledge; commitment; trust; opportunity Received: 10 July 2007 Revised: 15 October 2008 Accepted: 4 November 2008 Online publication date: 21 May 2009 INTRODUCTION Much has changed since
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GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF THE PROBLEMS OF EFFECTIVE SKILL ACQUISITION IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER THREE 3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research methodology is a system of explicit rules and procedures upon which research is based and against which claims for knowledge are evaluated (Nachmias & Nachmias, 1996:13). In this chapter, the methods for the study on guidance counselors and students perception of the problems of effective skill acquisition in senior secondary schools
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ABSTRACT Title of Thesis: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRAL AND PLACEMENT OUTCOMES IN INSTRUCTIONAL CONSULTATION TEAMS SCHOOLS Arlene E. Silva, Master of Arts, 2005 Thesis Directed by: Professor Sylvia Rosenfield Department of Counseling and Personnel Services University of Maryland, College Park The present study serves as an examination and documentation of referral and placement outcomes of English Language Learner (ELL) cases in Instructional Consultation (IC) Teams schools
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practices by US firms. JEL Classification: F31, G13, G15, G32, M21 Keywords: Financial Risk, Financial Management, Foreign Exchange Hedging, Corporate Hedging Practices Corresponding address: 700 19th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20431 e-mail: mpapaioannou@imf.org This paper draws heavily on various presentations on risk management while the author was the Director of Foreign Exchange Service of the WEFA Group. I thank Carlos Medeiros and a referee for helpful comments. As customary, the views
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topic of the report. The third chapter analyses the ‘war for talent’ concept with both pro and con academic arguments. The fourth section defines talent management as a mandatory ‘toolkit’ to fight the war for talent. In the first subsection a few definitions and talent management approaches are explained. This section is followed by two consecutive ones which define and analyse the notions of performance, and potential in relation with talent management. The fifth and final chapter expands the ‘war
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Chapter one Introduction 1. Background to the study Although service quality in banking has been considered markedly important over the years, the topic has recently been afforded even more attention. (Crosby, 1979). Such interest may be the result of the reduced customer base and decreased market share affecting a portion of the banking industry. (Bowen and Hedges, 1993). The trend of world markets has changed noticeably from agricultural to service markets (Asian Development Outlook, 2007). All
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Public Policy and Administration Research ISSN 2224-5731(Paper) ISSN 2225-0972(Online) Vol.3, No.6, 2013 www.iiste.org Influence of Performance Contract on Public Service Delivery in Kenya: Study of Registration of Persons Kericho District 1. Thomas Gekonde School of Law Mount Kenya University, P.O Box 2591, Eldoret-Kenya Tel: +254 721 206 387, Email: t.gekonde@yahoo.com 2. Dr Pamela Ochieng, Associate Dean Mount Kenya University School of Post Graduate Studies, P.O. Box 2591,
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Analysis of the Use of the Blue Ocean Strategy; Case Study Analysis on 14 Different Agencies Zainal Abidin Mohamed, Graduate School of Management/ Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia E-mail: zainal@econ.upm.edu.my ABStrAct Fourteen companies who have applied the use of Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) participated in this study through the case study approach. Basically, the data were focussed on the four action framework of BOS namely eliminate, reduce, raise and create activities
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THE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA BY OKUNLOLA TUNDE S. MATRIC NO: 139191 September 2011 Being research work submitted to Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Economics CERCTIFICATION I hereby certify that this work was carried out by OKUNLOLA TUNDE S.
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directly to a Master’s degree programme to take the degree of Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration at the Aalto University School of Business. The Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration) degree is a higher academic degree (second-cycle degree) in Finland and equals to 120 ECTS credits which corresponds to two years of full-time This admission guide covers only admissions studying. The student may also be assigned to Master’s degree and gives you information
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