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Trust And The Successful Coordination Of Sme Co-Operation – An Empirical Study In Slovenia, Matthias Fink, Alexander Kessler, Mojca Duh, Jernej Belak, Richard Lang

Economic and Business Review

This paper aims to investigate the role of trust and test the impact of trust on performance in the context of co-operation between small- and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) in a transition country. Based on a sample of 122 Slovenian SMEs, an analysis based on OLS regression reveals that trust does have a strong impact on performance. We thereby identify trust as a powerful co-ordinating mechanism for SME relationships involving co-operation in transition economies.

Sustaining The Challenge From The Outskirts: City Centre Retail Viability In Ljubljana, Slovenia, Andreja Cirman, Marko Pahor

Economic and Business Review

Like many other cities, Ljubljana is no exception to changes in its retail landscape. With retail suburbanisation, the city centre's monopoly as a shopping district has been lost. Our paper studies customer-perceived shopping area attributes and their impacts on patronage. The conceptual framework is set up to investigate factors that draw consumers to different shopping areas. The model was tested on a sample of consumers to evaluate the importance of various shopping area attributes and their performance in two decentralised shopping areas and the downtown shopping area in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Involvement, Knowledge Sharing And Proactive Improvement As Antecedents Of Logistics Outsourcing Performance, Andreja Križman

Economic and Business Review

The purpose of this article is to present the research results of a study on the impact of the drivers of logistics outsourcing performance: involvement, knowledge sharing, and innovation. The sample was derived from companies in the Slovenian market who choose to outsource their logistics services to logistics service providers. The article also attempts to contribute to the theoretical and methodological findings and managerial implications in logistics outsourcing discussions. On the basis of the existing literature and some new arguments derived from in-depth interviews with logistics experts, the measurement and structural models were empirically analysed on a sample of manufacturing …

“So Hard Was It To Release Princes Whom Fortuna Had Put In Her Chains:” Queens And Female Rulers As Hostage- And Captive-Takers And Holders, Colleen Slater

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Marital Affection And The Medieval Lucretia, Lynn Shutters

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Gendering Action In Iberian Chivalric Romance, Montserrat Piera, Jodi Shearn

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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How To Be A Man, Though Female: Changing Sex In Medieval Romance, Angela Jane Weisl

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Bleeding Pages, Bleeding Bodies: A Gendered Reading Of British Library Ms Egerton 1821, Nancy Thebaut

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Rhetoric Of The Anchorhold: Space, Place And Body Within The Discourses Of Enclosure, Ed. Liz Herbert Mcavoy. University Of Wales Press, 2008., Sally Livingston

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Nuria Silleras-Fernandez. Power, Piety And Patronage In Late Medieval Queenship: Maria De Luna. The New Middle Ages Series. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008., Miriam Shadis

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Peggy Mccracken. The Curse Of Eve, The Wound Of The Hero: Blood, Gender, And Medieval Literature. The Middle Ages Series. University Of Pennsylvania Press, 2003., Shona Harrison

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Oil Spill Compensation Scheme From An Oil Tanker In Korea : A Case Study On The Hebei Spirit, Uk Kim

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Role Of Traditional Knowledge In Fisheries Management : A Study Case Of Panglima Laot (Sea Commander) In The Aceh Province Of Indonesia., Prayudi Budi Utomo

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Pengaruh Bankruptcy Risk, Size Dan Book-To-Market Perusahaan Terhadap Imbal Hasil, Cynthia Afriani Utama, Astari Lumondang

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study investigates: a) the influence o f firm size and book-to-market ratio on bankruptcy risk, and b) the effect o f bankruptcy risk, firm size, and book-to-market ratio on subsequent return. The study employs Altman Z-Score and Ohlson 0-Score as proxies for bankruptcy risk. The results show that size has positive impact on Bankruptcy Risk measured by Altman Z-Score while book-to-market has positive impact on bankruptcy risk measured Ohlson 0-Score. Furthermore, the results show that none o f the variables has significant impact on subsequent return. Overall, this study asserts Dichev’s (1998) findings that bankruptcy risk is not rewarded …

Ujian Sertifikasi Akuntan Publik: Determinan, Pola Kelulusan, Dan Evaluasi Ujian, Lindawati Gani, Lianny Leo

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This study analyzes determinants of passing the Indonesia CPA exam, whether there is any pattern ofpassing the exam, and the validity and reliability of tests. The analysis shows that sex (gender) and accounting education systems do not determine the odd ofpassing the CPA exam, however the probability to pass the exam is higher for younger test-takers and those working in public accounting firms. We also obtain the evidence of a significant pattern of passing the exam. The probability of exam takers passing in the first sitting of each subject apparently approximates the probability of test-takers passing the CPA exam. There …

Assessment Of Individual Activities Of Daily Living And Its Association With Self-Rated Health Status In Elderly People, Yu-Ning Hu, Chin-Ching Li, Chia Lee, Rung-Huei Lin, Gwo-Chi Hu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Health-related quality-of-life in the elderly generally encompasses freedom from disease, good physical and psycho-social well-being, and preventing the loss of function in activities of daily living (ADL). Some indices of ADL, such as basic ADL and instrumental ADL, are considered to be measures of functional status in the elderly. However, in most studies, functional status is evaluated by either the summed ADL score or disability score in one or more ADLs. No studies have investigated the association between an individual's ADL function and self-rated health status. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of functional status (i.e., …

Combining Therapeutic Ultrasound And Breast Massage For Plugged Ducts: Three Casereports, Yu-Chun Lee, Xiu-Yong Hong, Chin-Teng Chung, Wei-Chih Chen, Hui-Mi Liu, Si-Wa Chan

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Plugged ducts are a common problem during lactation. They often occur when the breast is not emptied properly, or when there is local pressure on the breast. Plugged ducts usually occur three to four weeks postpartum. Symptoms include a sensitive lump with well-defined margins in the breast. There may be pain and tenderness in the affected area, although this is not necessarily accompanied by systemic symptoms such as high-grade fever. Milk flow can be blocked and sometimes a tiny white spot can be seen at the opening of the mammary duct on the nipple. Without treatment, plugged ducts can lead …

The Pornographic Secondary Effects Doctrine, John Fee

Faculty Scholarship

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Evil Has A New Name (And A New Narrative): Bernard Madoff, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

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Cyber Warfare And Precautions Against The Effects Of Attacks, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

Ninety-eight percent of all U.S. government communications travel over civilian-owned-and-operated networks. Additionally, the government relies almost completely on civilian providers for computer software and hardware products, services, and maintenance. This near-complete intermixing of civilian and military computer infrastructure makes many of those civilian objects and providers legitimate targets under the law of armed conflict. Other civilian networks, services, and communications may suffer collateral damage from legitimate attacks on government targets. To protect those civilian objects and providers from the effects of attacks, the law of armed conflict requires a state to segregate its military assets from the civilian population and …

Ship Recycling In The International Regulatory Regime Of The Marine Environment : Selected Legal And Practical Issues And Implications, Ying Fang

World Maritime University Dissertations

Ship recycling is considered to be a safe and green solution to the disposal of ships reaching the end of their operational lives. It has become an issue of grave concern mainly due to the deteriorating records of work safety and environmental pollution associated with this activity. Therefore, international regulatory measures are needed to effectively control ship recycling activities taking into account the important factors of environmental protection and socio-economic development. The discussion in this dissertation revolves around the co-existence and effectiveness of two regulatory conventions relating to ship recycling, namely, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements …

An Analysis Of Multimodal Route Via Iraq To The Mediterranean And Europe Compared To The Suez Canal, Safaa Abdul Hussein Jaiyz Al Fayyadh

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Climate Protection And Ocean Acidification : The Case For Immediate Action In International Law & Policy Negotiations, Carolyne Okeijn

World Maritime University Dissertations

This dissertation discusses ocean acidification as an emerging priority in international climate protection processes within the UNFCCC and the IMO. It provides discussion in an area where there is currently a gap between ocean acidification science and corresponding action in law and policy processes. It builds the case for substantial, immediate action on CO2 within the context of negotiations at UNFCCC for the post-Kyoto climate regime. This dissertation contains an examination of the available science publications on ocean acidification and submissions made by leading ocean acidification experts at COP-15; references to “ocean acidification” in the IMO MEPC meeting protocols and …

Tonnage Measurement Of Ships : Historical Evolution, Current Issues And Proposals For The Way Forward, Aji Vasudevan

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Beyond Trademark Use, Stacey Dogan

Faculty Scholarship

For several years now, the question of “trademark use” has taken center stage in the debate over trademark liability of online intermediaries. Doctrinally, the debate addresses whether the Lanham Act places any limit on the types of “use” of trademarks that can subject one to a claim of infringement. The real conflict, however, has occurred at the normative level: whatever the Lanham Act says or does not say about trademark use, should trademark law limit the definition of infringement to situations in which the defendant has used the mark to brand its own products?

The Second Circuit appears to have …

An Empirical Study On The Need For Anchor Operation Education And Training, Masashi Sugomori

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Institutional Framework For Ocean Governance : A Way Forward, Mohd Khairul Tazril. Tarmizi

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Asymmetric Threats And Their Challenges To Freedom Of Navigation, K. R. Deepak Kumar

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Multinational And Multicultural Seafarers And Met Students : A Socio-Cultural Study For Improving Maritime Safety And The Education Of Seafarers, Didin Susetyo. Alfiani

World Maritime University Dissertations

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A Comparative Study On The Effective Implementation Of The Mandatory Imo Member State Audit Scheme : A Case Study Of The Republic Of Korea, Dong Min Seo

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.