can provide a competitive advantage. Methodology: We use an explorative case study methodology to investigate the link between the establishment of an XPS and competitive advantage. Specifically we investigate the part of the Volvo Group’s globally implemented Volvo Production System (VPS) that aim to improve the manufacturing processes worldwide. Due to its historical trajectories, Volvo constitutes a unique case for studying the trend and effects of XPS. The resource-based view of the firm
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managers and human resource professionals to evaluate the suitability of job applicants for positions across many levels in an organization. The growth of this personnel selection practice undoubtedly stems from a series of meta-analytic research studies in the early 1990s in which personality measures were
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(TrustCom), 2013 12th IEEE International Conference on. IEEE. Alazab, M., Layton, R., Venkataraman, S., Watters, P., 2010, Malware detection based on structural and behavioural features of api calls. Alrabaee, S., Saleem, N., Preda, S., Wang, L., Debbabi, M., 2014, OBA2: an Onion approach to binary code authorship attribution. Digital Investigation, 11, S94-S103. Anderson, R., Barton, C., Böhme, R., Clayton, R., Van Eeten, M. J., Levi, M., ... Savage, S., 2013, Measuring the cost of cybercrime
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International Forum - 2011 Conventional physics can explain cold fusion excess heat S. R. Chubb* Infinite Energy Magazine, 9822 Pebble Weigh Ct, Burke, VA 22015-3378 Abstract In 1989, when Fleischmann, Pons and Hawkins (FP), claimed they had created room temperature, nuclear fusion in a solid, a firestorm of controversy erupted. Beginning in 1991, the Office of Naval Research began a decade-long study of the FP excess heat effect. This effort documented the fact that the excess heat that FP
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Pathophysiology II Digestion/Hepatic Case Study Worth 15 pts; July 15, 2014. Name: ___________________________ Directions: Please read the following scenarios and answer the questions that accompany each. Use complete sentences when answering your questions. You will likely need to use your textbook, the class BB site, additional web sites, and your own analytical skills to answers these questions in full. No two people should turn in word for word answers even if you are in the same group
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People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. doi: Henry G. Grabowski (grabow@ econ.duke.edu) is a professor of economics at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina. Joseph A. DiMasi is director of economic analysis at the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University, in
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INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT: DEVELOPMENTS IN INTEREST RATE TERM STRUCTURE MODELING FOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION OF INTEREST-RATE-DEPENDENT CASH FLOWS Andrew Ang* and Michael Sherris† ABSTRACT This paper surveys the main concepts and techniques of recent developments in the modeling of the term structure of interest rates that are used in the risk management and valuation of interest-rate-dependent cash flows. These developments extend the concepts of immunization and matching to a stochastic
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The Effect of Study Habits on the Academic Performance of Baguio Juniors The researchers decided to conduct a research about the study habits because they want to know the techniques of Baguio Juniors on having good grades. They want to find out if the study habits have positive or negative effects on the academic performance of the students. They also want to share the findings to those students who have difficulties on their subjects. Statement of the Problem/Research Question The research
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MANAGING CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Daniel R. Denison, Bryan Adkins and Ashley M. Guidroz ABSTRACT Cross-border M&A has become one of the leading approaches for firms to gain access to global markets. Yet there has been little progress in the research literature exploring the role that culture may play in the success of these ventures. Poor culture-fit has often been cited as one reason why M&A has not produced the outcomes organizations hoped for (Cartwright & Schoenberg
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MANAGING CULTURAL INTEGRATION IN CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Daniel R. Denison, Bryan Adkins and Ashley M. Guidroz ABSTRACT Cross-border M&A has become one of the leading approaches for firms to gain access to global markets. Yet there has been little progress in the research literature exploring the role that culture may play in the success of these ventures. Poor culture-fit has often been cited as one reason why M&A has not produced the outcomes organizations hoped for (Cartwright &
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