Social and Cultural Dimensions of Market Expansion [PDF]
We have identified three dimensions of market expansion: the growth of market oriented production and trade, internal and external market integration and the creation of virtual markets. These three processes can occur side by side and are connected with
Evers, Hans-Dieter, Gerke, Solvay
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The problem of transition and reintegration of East and Central Europe: conceptual remarks and empirical problems [PDF]
: Eight years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain economic and political cleavages are still visible in Europe. With respect to social and economic transition the saliency of the problems seem to increase, as the efforts to solve the ...
Andreas P. Cornett
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Building envelope design as a contribution for improvement of urban spaces and social housing environmental quality [PDF]
, 2008 The design of building envelope and the definition of its elements, can influence both the quality of the external spaces perception and the living standard referred to internal building spaces. This improvement depends by the planning of some component
ARBIZZANI, Eugenio +3 more
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A Dynamic Analysis of Growth via Acquisition [PDF]
Firms have a choice: grow through internal investment, or grow through acquisition. While internal growth takes time, an acquisition provides cash flows immediately, as the acquirer benefits from the investments of previous owners.
Margsiri, Worawat +2 more
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Regional Integration and Internal Economic Geography - an Empirical Evaluation with Portuguese Data [PDF]
The effects of the reduction of international trade costs on the internal economic geography of each country have been very scarcely studied in empirical terms.
Maria Paula Fontoura, Nuno Crespo
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The Free Movement of People in the European Union: Principle, Stakes and Challenges [PDF]
, 2014 The free movement of people is a fundamental acquis of European integration; Introduced as part of the Internal Market it was extended with the Schengen Agreements. It is also inexorably linked to European citizenship.
Philippe Delivet
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Supply chain management as a competitive advantage in the Spanish grocery sector [PDF]
Adversarial relationships have long dominated business relationships, but Supply Chain Management (SCM) entails a new perspective. SCM requires a movement away from arms-length relationships toward partnership style relations.
Cristina Giménez, Eva Ventura
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Distributed Plasticity Analysis of Frame Structures in Rate Form [PDF]
, 2013 Distributed plasticity beam column elements are able to efficiently track hysteretic nonlinear behavior of structures under static or dynamic loading. This is accomplished by a refined discretization of the element in control sections along its length ...
Gkimousis, I. A., Koumousis, V. K.
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COMPETITION – AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION OF THE ECONOMY OF REPUBLIC MOLDOVA [PDF]
Under the influence of regional and international economic changes competition has reaffirmed its role as a decisive regulating force of the market economy. Increased competition leads to enhancement of productivity and competitiveness processes, to cost
Tatiana TROFIMOV +1 more
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Business Process Risk Management, Compliance and Internal Control: A Research Agenda [PDF]
Integration of risk management and management control is emerging as an important area in the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and with ongoing development of frameworks such as the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework from the Committee of ...
Best, Peter +3 more
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