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Does A Foreign Subsidiary’S Network Status Affect Its Innovation Activity? Evidence From Postsocialist Economies, Jože P. Damijan, Črt Kostevc, Matija Rojec Dec 2010

Does A Foreign Subsidiary’S Network Status Affect Its Innovation Activity? Evidence From Postsocialist Economies, Jože P. Damijan, Črt Kostevc, Matija Rojec

Economic and Business Review

Questionnaire survey among 809 foreign subsidiaries in five post-socialist economies (East Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia) is used to study determinants of innovation activity of foreign subsidiaries. Findings demonstrate that foreign subsidiaries are relatively independent as far as innovation activity is concerned, while at the same time subsidiaries with better access to foreign parent companies R&D results are more likely to innovate. Important differences are found in factors that determine product and process innovation: subsidiaries that invest more in R&D exhibit higher probability for product but not for process innovation; transfer of responsibilities from headquarters to subsidiaries is conducive …

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Comprehensive Management Of Project Changes, Aljaž Stare Dec 2010

Comprehensive Management Of Project Changes, Aljaž Stare

Economic and Business Review

The goal of this research was to examine how project changes can be prevented, and how to reduce their negative impact. Theoretical research examined risk management, project control and change management. Based on the study a “Comprehensive Change Management Model” was developed and verified after conducting empirical research in Slovenian enterprises. The research confirmed that risk management identifies possible changes and reduces their impact; project control ensures the timely detection of changes and an efficient response, while formal change management ensures the effective implementation of changes. The combined functioning of all three areas ensures effective project execution.

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The Impact Of A Responsive And Proactive Market Orientation On Innovation And Business Performance, Mateja Bodlaj Dec 2010

The Impact Of A Responsive And Proactive Market Orientation On Innovation And Business Performance, Mateja Bodlaj

Economic and Business Review

The purpose of the presented empirical study was to examine the impact of a responsive and proactive market orientation on the degree of novelty, innovation performance and business performance. Data obtained from 325 Slovenian companies that introduced product, process, marketing and organisational innovations during the 2005-2007 period were analysed via structural equation modelling. The main findings reveal that only a proactive market orientation is positively related to the degree of novelty, whereas no support was found for the direct impact of both market orientations on innovation performance and business performance.

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Ocena Naravne Stopnje Brezposelnosti V Sloveniji, Marjan Senjur, Katja Zajc Kejžar Dec 2010

Ocena Naravne Stopnje Brezposelnosti V Sloveniji, Marjan Senjur, Katja Zajc Kejžar

Economic and Business Review

In this article, we estimate the movement of natural rate of unemployment in Slovenia since 1997, as the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU). The estimates based on the Kalman filter method indicate a stable decline in the NAIRU from 1997 to the end of 2004, when the lowest NAIRU was detected during the period studied, somewhere between 4.5 and 5.1%. After 2005, a gradual increase in the NAIRU occurred, which came to a halt at the end of 2007. Since the second quarter of 2007, the actual unemployment rate has been at least 1 percentage point lower than the …

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Stališča Do Spletnega Oglaševanja In Vpliv Na Vedenje Mladih, Milena Fornazarič Dec 2010

Stališča Do Spletnega Oglaševanja In Vpliv Na Vedenje Mladih, Milena Fornazarič

Economic and Business Review

Today's children and adolescents are the first fully digital generation, changing the rules of how we use information technology, communication and marketing. In the article, I addressed the model of attitudes/values/behaviours to Internet advertising among children by reviewing the existing literature, starting by critically reviewing existing models for adults. The article describes the structure and methodology of the research (operationalisation of variables, data collection, reliability and validity of measurement, hypothesis development) and the sample characteristics (young people in Slovenia). We analysed the results obtained, tested the hypotheses, and evaluated the adequacy of the proposed research model for attitudes/values/behaviours to online …

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Identifikacija Zaposlenih Z Organizacijo Ali S Stroko: Primer Slovenskih Računovodij In Revizorjev, Eva Repovš, Robert Kaše Dec 2010

Identifikacija Zaposlenih Z Organizacijo Ali S Stroko: Primer Slovenskih Računovodij In Revizorjev, Eva Repovš, Robert Kaše

Economic and Business Review

The concepts of organizational and occupational identification have been identified as key factors in workplace morale and behaviour. Through a survey, we determined the extent of both concepts and the link between them among Slovenian accountants and auditors. The results show that Slovenian accountants and auditors identify more with the organization than with the profession, and the level of both identifications is relatively low. Based on the results, we conclude that cultivating employees' professional identification should be in the interest of companies, as there is a positive relationship between professional and organizational identification and the latter has important positive effects …

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Front Matter Dec 2010

Front Matter

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

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Revegetating Burned Arid Lands: Identifying Successful Native Species Using Trait And Competition Analysis: Final Report, Scott R. Abella Dec 2010

Revegetating Burned Arid Lands: Identifying Successful Native Species Using Trait And Competition Analysis: Final Report, Scott R. Abella

Fire Science

Species selection can make the difference between successful revegetation projects and costly failures. Candidate native species for revegetating burned arid lands in the southwestern United States must meet at least two criteria. These species must: (1) be competitive in postfire environments typically dominated by exotic grasses, and (2) be able to become established reliably by seeding or planting. In response to Manager’s Request Task 3 (reestablishment of native vegetation after fires on arid lands) in the 2006 JFS announcement for proposals, this research tackled the problem of selecting native species with the greatest chance of revegetation success by conducting synergistic …

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The Impact Of Monetary Policy And Exchange Rate Regime On Real Gdp And Prices In The Republic Of Macedonia, Besnik Fetai, Zeqiri Izet Dec 2010

The Impact Of Monetary Policy And Exchange Rate Regime On Real Gdp And Prices In The Republic Of Macedonia, Besnik Fetai, Zeqiri Izet

Economic and Business Review

This paper investigates the relative costs and benefits associated with introducing a more active monetary and a different exchange rate regime in the Republic of Macedonia. In this finding, the econometrics result show that introducing a more active monetary policy and a different strategy of the exchange rate targeting in order to promote rapid economic growth could easy disturb macroeconomic stability (after having achieved it at a substantial cost) without any significant economic benefits. Therefore, introducing a more active monetary policy and a different strategy of the exchange rate regime is likely to incur more costs than benefits, since changes …

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Bendera Macan Ali Koleksi Museum Tekstil Jakarta, Tawalinuddin Haris Dec 2010

Bendera Macan Ali Koleksi Museum Tekstil Jakarta, Tawalinuddin Haris

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

The Textile Museum of Jakarta in Tanah Abang preserves a ragged animal calligraphy embroidered in indigo banner framed in white silk cloth of the Cirebon Sultanate made in 1797. The old bunting has three pictures of “Ali” Tiger painted in Arabic letters, a double-edged Sword of Zulfakar, four magical square boxes decorated with Arabic inscription, and Arabic letters quoted from the Quran on five-cornered stars. The paper describes the significance of the regalia: it does not only function as the symbol of sovereignty of the Cirebon Sultanate, but it also has a magical power to protect the kingdom.

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Flotation Circuit Performance Determination Using Size By Size Recovery – Case Of Bulyanhulu Gold Mine, Savinus Maronga Dec 2010

Flotation Circuit Performance Determination Using Size By Size Recovery – Case Of Bulyanhulu Gold Mine, Savinus Maronga

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The Bulyanhulu rougher flotation circuit performance has been determined by establishing the performance of individual cells. Direct sampling was done on all the rougher cell input, output and size analysis was performed on the samples with material in each size fraction assayed for copper and gold to determine their recoveries. It was observed that the performance of rougher cell number 3 and 4 was poor compared to other cells especially for finer particles below 53 µm where the recoveries were below 60%. In the last two flotation cells recoveries of both metals was very good (above 90%) in all particle …

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Universal Design Of Transportation Systems: A Case Study Of Access And Mobility Of People With Disabilities At Selected Intersections In Dar Es Salaam, Nurdin Mushule Dec 2010

Universal Design Of Transportation Systems: A Case Study Of Access And Mobility Of People With Disabilities At Selected Intersections In Dar Es Salaam, Nurdin Mushule

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The pedestrian facilities at intersections must be usable by pedestrians of all ages and capabilities. Intersections in particular must be designed to safely accommodate pedestrians of all ages and physical and mental abilities. Often, however, intersection designs fail to accommodate people with visual and mobility disabilities. In this regard, for pedestrians with disabilities, intersections can prove to be a challenge. Some of those challenges include provision of insufficient pedestrian clearance time due to use of inappropriate design pedestrian speed. Most importantly, the required facilities to enable People With Disabilities (PWD) to use the intersection without hindrance may be missing. Obstacles …

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Optimization Of Application Of Delactosed Whey Permeate Treatment To Extend The Shelf-Life Of Fresh Cut Tomato Using Response Surface Methodology., Lubna Ahmed, Ana Belen Martin-Diana, Daniel Rico, Catherine Barry-Ryan Dec 2010

Optimization Of Application Of Delactosed Whey Permeate Treatment To Extend The Shelf-Life Of Fresh Cut Tomato Using Response Surface Methodology., Lubna Ahmed, Ana Belen Martin-Diana, Daniel Rico, Catherine Barry-Ryan

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Optimization of delactosed whey permeate (DWP) treatment for fresh-cut tomato was accomplished by evaluating different quality, nutritional and microbial markers. Response surface methodology was applied to obtain polynomial model equations. DWP concentration (0 - 5 %) and storage (0 - 10 days) were used as independent factors in order to optimize the process. The analyses showed that increases in DWP concentration extended the quality of the fresh-cut tomato significantly (p3 % were scored unacceptable by the sensory panel due to perceived off-odours. DWP treatment also improved retention of ascorbic acid and lycopene over storage. The total aerobic counts and yeast …

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Introduction To The Cuny Law Review Dec 2010

Introduction To The Cuny Law Review

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Newsroom: Jerzyk '08 Wins Key Mayoral Appointment, Roger Williams University School Of Law Dec 2010

Newsroom: Jerzyk '08 Wins Key Mayoral Appointment, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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All Human Rights Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others: The Extraordinary Rendition Of A Terror Suspect In Italy, The Nato Sofa, And Human Rights, Chris Jenks, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2010

All Human Rights Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others: The Extraordinary Rendition Of A Terror Suspect In Italy, The Nato Sofa, And Human Rights, Chris Jenks, Eric Talbot Jensen

Faculty Scholarship

On November 4, 2009, an Italian court found a group of Italian military intelligence agents, operatives from the Central Intelligence Agency and a U.S. Air Force (USAF) officer guilty of the 2003 kidnapping of terror suspect Abu Omar. Thrown in a van on the streets of Milan, the abduction took Abu Omar from Italy to Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured and interrogated about his role in recruiting fighters for extremist Islamic causes, including the insurgency in Iraq. This essay posits that lost amidst politically charged rhetoric about Bush administration impunity and the “war on terror” is that the Italian …

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Determination Of The Effect Of Dairy Powders On Adherence Of Streptococcus Sobrinus And Streptococcus Salivarius To Hydroxylapatite And Growth Of These Bacteria, Rachel Halpin, D.B. Brady, E.D. O’Riordan, M. O’Sullivan Dec 2010

Determination Of The Effect Of Dairy Powders On Adherence Of Streptococcus Sobrinus And Streptococcus Salivarius To Hydroxylapatite And Growth Of These Bacteria, Rachel Halpin, D.B. Brady, E.D. O’Riordan, M. O’Sullivan

Articles

Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease caused by colonisation of tooth surfaces by cariogenic bacteria, such as Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus salivarius. Reducing initial adherence of such bacteria to teeth may delay onset of caries. Many foods, such as milk, can inhibit microbial adherence. In this investigation, the effect of untreated (UT) and enzyme-treated (ET) dairy powders on adherence of S. sobrinus and S. salivarius to hydroxylapatite (HA), an analogue of tooth enamel, was examined. Untreated (UT) acid whey protein concentrate (AWPC) 80 inhibited streptococcal adherence to phosphate-buffered saline-coated HA (PBS-HA) and saliva-coated HA (S-HA) by >80% at …

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Front Matter Dec 2010

Front Matter

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

No abstract provided.

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Masthead Dec 2010

Masthead

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

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Back Matter Dec 2010

Back Matter

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

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Identifying Service Quality Dimensions As Antecedents To Customer Satisfaction In Retail Banking, Barbara Culiberg, Iča Rojšek Dec 2010

Identifying Service Quality Dimensions As Antecedents To Customer Satisfaction In Retail Banking, Barbara Culiberg, Iča Rojšek

Economic and Business Review

This paper explores service quality in a retail bank setting in Slovenia and its influence on customer satisfaction. In previous studies both SERVQUAL and SERVPERF scales have been used for measuring service quality. Based on SERVPERF a 28-item scale has been developed for this study. Through factor analysis four dimensions of service quality have been obtained. The results from regression analysis suggest that all four dimensions of service quality as well as service range influence customer satisfaction. The information provided by this research can be used when designing marketing strategies to improve customer satisfaction in retail banking.

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My Plan To Play: A Personal Journey Towards A Lifetime Of Play, Aimee Blaquiere Dec 2010

My Plan To Play: A Personal Journey Towards A Lifetime Of Play, Aimee Blaquiere

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

In my first Critical and Creative Thinking course, I chose to explore singing and performing meaningful songs with my father as a form of creative thinking. This project led to the realization that, as an adult, I had forgotten what it was like to play. With this acknowledgement, I was prompted to explore underlying reasons for why my capacity to play was blocked in the first place. In doing so, I explored play theories and reflected on my own forms of play, as a basis for understanding how to successfully re-introduce play into my life. Through metacognitive reflection, this synthesis …

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Pengaruh Kualitas Akrual Dan Leverage Terhadap Cash Holding Perusahaan, Anggita Langgeng Wijaya, Bandi Bandi, Sri Hartoko Dec 2010

Pengaruh Kualitas Akrual Dan Leverage Terhadap Cash Holding Perusahaan, Anggita Langgeng Wijaya, Bandi Bandi, Sri Hartoko

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research tests the effect of accrual quality and leverage on corporate cash holding for a sample of manufacturing company listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange over the period 2006-2007. This research also tests the role of asymmetric information as a mediating variable on the relation between accrual quality and cash holding. Population of this research is 197 manufacturing companies at the Indonesian Stock Exchange. This research uses the purposive sampling method. Hypothesis test of this research em­ploys multiple regression analysis and path analysis. The results show that: accrual quality does not affect asymmetric information; asymmetric information positively affects corporate cash …

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Analisis Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Book Tax Gap Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Persistensi Laba, Aulia Eka Persada, Dwi Martani Dec 2010

Analisis Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Book Tax Gap Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Persistensi Laba, Aulia Eka Persada, Dwi Martani

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The aim of this study is to examine the factors affecting book tax gap and analyze the effects of book tax gap for the persistence of earnings using a panel data set of manufacturing company in Indonesia over the period 2001-2007. The key result suggests that, only tax loss utilization and the firm size significantly affect the book tax gap in Indonesia. The result for the persistence of earnings shows that both temporary and permanent book tax gap significantly affect the persistence of earnings. The result also shows there are other factors that affect the persistence of earnings like operating …

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Analiza Učinkov Uvajanja Družini Prijaznega Delovnega Okolja, Tadeja Knaflič, Anja Svetina Nabergoj, Marko Pahor Dec 2010

Analiza Učinkov Uvajanja Družini Prijaznega Delovnega Okolja, Tadeja Knaflič, Anja Svetina Nabergoj, Marko Pahor

Economic and Business Review

The success of reconciling work and family responsibilities is influenced by many factors, both at the level of individuals and their families and at the level of organisations and the state. The main objective of the paper is to present the impact of the implementation of family-friendly measures in organizations. The project covers Slovenian companies that have introduced a family-friendly company certificate. The study has shown that employers who support work-life balance measures achieve benefits in several areas, including reduced turnover and sick leave, improved retention and recruitment of staff, increased productivity, motivation, satisfaction and commitment.

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Suspect Fits Description: Responses To Racial Profiling In New York City, Darius Charney, Jesus Gonzalez, David M. Kennedy, Noel Leader, Robert Perry Dec 2010

Suspect Fits Description: Responses To Racial Profiling In New York City, Darius Charney, Jesus Gonzalez, David M. Kennedy, Noel Leader, Robert Perry

City University of New York Law Review

A panel discussion with Darius Charney, Jesus Gonzalez, David Kennedy, Noel Leader, and Robert Perry. September 29, 2010

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Hispanic National Bar Association Commission On The Status Of Latinas In The Legal Profession: Study On Latina Attorneys In The Public Interest Sector, Jill Lynch Cruz, Melinda S. Molina, Jenny Rivera Dec 2010

Hispanic National Bar Association Commission On The Status Of Latinas In The Legal Profession: Study On Latina Attorneys In The Public Interest Sector, Jill Lynch Cruz, Melinda S. Molina, Jenny Rivera

City University of New York Law Review

This Report was originally prepared for and published by the Hispanic National Bar Association.

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Regulating Vessel Traffic Service (Vts) To Mitigate Maritime Accidents At Port Approaches, Abdulhusain Mansoor. Abdulla Dec 2010

Regulating Vessel Traffic Service (Vts) To Mitigate Maritime Accidents At Port Approaches, Abdulhusain Mansoor. Abdulla

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Limitation Of Liability Of Classification Societies, Young Min Dec 2010

Limitation Of Liability Of Classification Societies, Young Min

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Discovery Of Novel Viruses From Animals, Plants, And Insect Vectors Using Viral Metagenomics, Terry Fei Fan Ng Dec 2010

Discovery Of Novel Viruses From Animals, Plants, And Insect Vectors Using Viral Metagenomics, Terry Fei Fan Ng

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Understanding emerging viruses is critical for disease monitoring and prediction; however, surveys of novel viruses are hindered by the lack of a universal assay for viruses. Viral metagenomics, consisting of viral particle purification and shotgun sequencing, is a powerful technique for discovering viruses in a wide variety of sample types. However, current protocols are not effective on tissue samples (e.g., lungs, livers and tumors), where they are hindered by the high amount of host nucleic acids which limits the percentage of sequences that originate from viruses. In this dissertation, a modified viral metagenomics protocol was developed and utilized to effectively …

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