Managing Foresight for Innovation in Large Firms Lina Bakker & Linn Johansson Summary Corporate foresight has the potential to create competitive advantage by providing strategic orientation and supporting future insights. As humans we apply foresight every day by anticipating the future and preparing for it. Yet, in a corporate context the concept has been much less explored. There is a lack of research covering how to organise for foresight, particularly in an innovation setting. The purpose
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Strategic Service Marketing Reflective Journal Nicolae Focsa B00053177 Department of Business School of Business & Humanities Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown Dublin 15. Word Count 13582 Words General Business –BN101 Strategic Service Marketing 16th December 2014 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Week 1 1 3.0 Week 2 1 3.1 1 4.0 Week 3
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Foundations and Trends R in Finance Vol. 3, No. 1 (2008) 1–93 c 2009 C. Parsons and S. Titman DOI: 10.1561/0500000018 Empirical Capital Structure: A Review Christopher Parsons1 and Sheridan Titman2 1 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, Chris Parsons@kenan-flagler.unc.edu University of Texas at Austin, USA, Sheridan.Titman@mccombs.utexas.edu Abstract This survey provides a synthesis of the empirical capital structure literature. Our synthesis is divided into three parts
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Multiple Choice Quiz - Results You answered 0 out of 30 questions correctly, for a score of 0%. 1. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer. Which of the following is the best definition of managerial economics? Managerial economics is The correct answer was: b. a field that applies economic theory and the tools of decision science.. 2. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer. The value of an economic theory in practice is determined by The correct answer was: c. how well the theory can predict
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ARTICLE IN PRESS International Journal of Intercultural Relations 28 (2004) 577–594 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijintrel Learning styles and their impact on cross-cultural training: An international comparison in France, Germany and Quebec Christoph I. Barmeyerà ´ IECS—Ecole de Management de Strasbourg/Universite R. Schuman, CESAG (Centre d 0 Etude des Sciences ´es ` ˆt Applique a la Gestion), 61, Ave de la Fore Noire, F 67085 Strasbourg, France Abstract Every person has his or her own individual
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Accounting and Economics 45 (2008) 27–54 www.elsevier.com/locate/jae The contracting benefits of accounting conservatism to lenders and borrowers$ Jieying Zhangà Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA Received 1 March 2004; received in revised form 17 May 2007; accepted 8 June 2007 Available online 19 July 2007 Abstract This paper examines the ex post and ex ante benefits of accounting conservatism to lenders
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting This page intentionally left blank Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting An International Perspective Douglas J. Cumming Associate Professor and Ontario Research Chair, York University – Schulich School of Business, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sofia A. Johan Senior Research Fellow, Tilburg Law and Economic Centre (TILEC), Tilburg, The Netherlands AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO •
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1. constitutionalism, constitutional supremacy and the rule of law 1. constitutionalism a. Constitution without constitutionalism? Keith E Whittington, constitutionalism [5] * Constitutionalism = the constraining of government in order to better effectuate the fundamental principles of the political regime. i.e. A system of effective restrains on governmental action. * Constitution (often) = the written document that formalizes the framework of government * => Constitutionalism
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Auditor Independence and Non-Audit Services: A Literature Review Vivien Beattie University of Stirling and Stella Fearnley University of Portsmouth TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of tables and list of figures About the authors v vi List of abbreviations vii Executive summary ix Part 1 Auditor independence 1 Introduction 1 1.1 1 1.2 The ‘problem’ of non-audit services (NAS) 1 1.3 The current UK regulatory and professional environment 2
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The Influence of the Culture dimension ‘Power Distance’ on product choice: A Cross Cultural Exploration of Effects of Country of Origin on the Choice of Branded Products by Adriana Cordeiro Socha A Thesis presented to The University of Guelph In partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Marketing and Consumer Studies Guelph, Ontario, Canada © Adriana Cordeiro Socha, September, 2012 ABSTRACT THE INFLUENCE OF THE CULTURE DIMENSION ‘POWER DISTANCE’ ON
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