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Firms and Flexibility [PDF]

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The United States and France have very similar labor productivity levels while there are considerable differences between the firm‐size distributions and firm dynamics in the two countries. To reconcile these observations we introduce a joint model of endogenous entrepreneurship and firm‐size dynamics with firing costs, unemployment benefits, entry ...
Bart Hobijn, Aysegül Sahin
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Clinics in Sports Medicine, 1984
The information presented in this article is intended to make the reader aware of the most current research on the topic of flexibility and to make some practical suggestions for planning effective programs for developing flexibility in athletes. Though additional research needs to be done, we have enough knowledge to plan sound programs for reducing ...
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ENDOGENOUS FLEXIBILITY IN THE FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM

Bulletin of Economic Research, 2012
ABSTRACTWe investigate the flexible manufacturing system (FMS) by using the spatial price discrimination framework of Pal. The degree of flexibility when producing variants can be increased by increasing the investment or production cost and is endogenously determined.
Matsumura, Toshihiro, Shimizu, Daisuke
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Flexibility as a Service

2009
The lack of flexibility is often seen as an inhibitor for the successful application of workflow technology. Many researchers have proposed different ways of addressing this problem and some of these ideas have been implemented in commercial systems.
Wil M. P. van der Aalst   +4 more
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Flexibility: The Capacity for Flexibility

2021
Mature flexibility means being open to meaning possibilities in one’s lifeworld. Integrative flexibility involves having an open-ended behavioral repertoire. The flexible self is both fluid and grounded. The fluid self is able to navigate a balancing act between being responsibly responsive to change and being able to consolidate and cohere in one’s ...
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Flexible flexibility! Food categorization flexibility and utilitarian preference

Journal of Consumer Marketing, 2018
Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose that high categorization flexibility’s positive influence on hedonic or affect-laden choice is attenuated by conservation and nutrition mind-sets. Further, categorization flexibility can also promote utilitarian or cognitively superior preference and may have a role in steering customers toward healthier
Tilottama Ghosh Chowdhury   +2 more
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Flexible skills for flexible manufacturing

IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 1987
Abstract This paper briefly reviews some of the employment implications of the current trend towards computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). It draws on empirical studies of the diffusion and operation of flexible manufacturing systems in the UK since these can be considered as "islands of automation" on the way to full CIM. The paper concludes that
J. Bessant, B. Haywood
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Flexibility and Growth

International Review of Applied Economics, 1999
After two decades of theoretical discussion and application of labour policies aimed at flexibility, ever-spreading unemployment in Europe has compelled some official institutions to admit that the 'rigidity' of the labour market does not suffice to account for the different trends in employment displayed by Europe and the United States. In this paper,
SIMONAZZI, Annamaria, P. Villa
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Flexibility for Runners

Clinics in Sports Medicine, 2010
Flexibility training, commonly referred to as stretching, has become a standard part of athletic training for nearly all sports. Athletes almost universally engage in some form of flexibility training because of the perception that it prevents injury and may enhance sports performance.
Jeffrey, Jenkins, James, Beazell
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Specialized But Flexible

Science, 2013
Hawk moths are specialized to recognize the odors from specific plants but can learn to recognize and follow other plant odors. [Also see Report by Riffell et al. ]
Knaden, M., Hansson, B.
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