ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Edited by Kenji Suzuki Artificial Neural Networks - Methodological Advances and Biomedical Applications Edited by Kenji Suzuki Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license, which permits to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work in any medium
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Journal of International Development J. Int. Dev. 12, 343±369 (2000) PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS FROM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INDIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS VINISH KATHURIA* Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Gota, Ahmedabad, India Abstract: The present paper employs techniques from stochastic production frontier and panel data literature to test a spillover hypothesis for large sized ®rms that `presence of foreign-owned ®rms and foreign technical capital stock in a sector leads to reduced
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CFA Institute Research Challenge Hosted by Local Challenge CFA Society of Buffalo and Rochester Canisius College Canisius College – Student Research Financial Sector, Real Estate Industry New York Stock Exchange Sovran Self Storage Date: 1/11/2015 Ticker - NYSE: SSS Current Price: $90.90 (1/06/15) Headquarters: Williamsville, NY SSS per Share This report is published for educational purposes only by students competing in the CFA Institute Research Challenge. Share Price
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Microeconomics 3 (February 2011): 1–36 http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/mic.3.1.1 Strategic Entry Deterrence and the Behavior of Pharmaceutical Incumbents Prior to Patent Expiration† By Glenn Ellison and Sara Fisher Ellison* This paper develops a new approach to testing for strategic entry deterrence and applies it to the behavior of pharmaceutical incumbents before patent expiration. It examines a cross section of markets, determining whether behavior is nonmonotonic in market size. Under
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researchers as well as among business practitioners. This philosophy is called supply chain management and has received enormous attention in logistics research. Collaboration based on supply chain management is expected to reduce total cost and improve service towards the supply chain’s end customers at the same time. The argumentation in existing literature is however seldom underpinned by more rigorous empirical material and becomes therefore conceptual and superficial. Furthermore, it is incongruous
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Chapter - I Introduction Economic development is one of the main objectives of every society in the world and economic growth is fundamental to economic development (Anwer and Sampath, 2000). There are several economic and non-economic factors affecting economic growth and development. Foreign trade plays an important role in the economic development and growth of a country (Meier, 1980). It serves as an important engine of economic growth and development. Foreign trade as a highway of learning
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following issues: (a) time horizon, (b) focus, (c) evaluation, and (d) consistency. 4. Global competition. How do we measure our success and economic health on a global scale? One way is to examine classical measures of relative economic strength, which include (a) balance of trade, (b) share of world exports, (c) creation of jobs, and (d) cost of labor. However, such macro measures do not adequately explain why certain countries dominate certain industries. National competitive advantage is a consequence
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orientation and business performance Sue Pulendran Gartner Group, Sydney, Australia Richard Speed Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, and Robert E. Widing II Department of Management, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Keywords Company performance, Marketing planning, Market orientation, Marketing concept Abstract This study examines the relationships between marketing planning, market orientation and business performance. We explore conceptually
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salary, wages, tips, commissions, and activities in which the taxpayer materially participates. Also see passive income. Add-on factor The ratio of rentable to useable square feet. Also known as the load factor and the rentable-to-useable ratio. Also see efficiency percentage. Formula: Add-on factor =Rentable square feet Useable square feet Add value Fourth stage of four-stage transaction management process pertaining to a transaction manager’s planning, effort, and continual contact with key decision-makers
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growth, Amazon Europe faced multiple expansion Taylor felt that a lot had been accomplished since his arrival six months options: it could replicate the broad array of product lines Amazon earlier. His team had managed to standardize and improve supply offered in the US, launch new Marketplacea activities, or expand into chain processes across Europe in the areas of vendor management, other European countries. In addition, Amazon Europe had to decide sales and operations planning
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