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Accounting for competitive advantage: The resource-based view of the firm and the labour theory of value [PDF]
, 2010 This article uses accounting concepts to assist the field of strategic management in its search for a theory of value, competitive advantage and superior profitability. Specifically, it argues that the resource-based view of the firm requires a labour
Bowman, Cliff, Toms, S
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.High‐frequency (HF) welding of steel is limited by oxide inclusions that degrade weld quality. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the integration of a nonthermal Ar/H2 dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma jet into HF welding. Local plasma treatment provides effective shielding and in‐situ oxide reduction, resulting in markedly fewer and ...
Viktor Udachin +4 more
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Cogent Economics & FinanceThe revitalization of traditional medicine has intensified interest in medicinal plants; however, reliance on wild sources poses sustainability challenges.
Zusiphe Mbelebele +2 more
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Does Outsourcing Increase Profitability? [PDF]
We investigate the relationship between outsourcing and profitability paying particular attention to the endogeneity of outsourcing. The empirical analysis uses unique plant level data for the electronics sector in Ireland.
Aoife Hanley, Holger Görg
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Non-profit profits from animals [PDF]
Nature, 1991 A Californian zoo much admired for the manner in which animals are displayed may have hit on an even more important secret — that of running a scientific institution without begging for public funds.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.A numerical–experimental framework is developed for characterizing multi‐matrix fiber‐reinforced polymers (MM‐FRPs) combining epoxy and polyurethane matrices. Harmonic bending tests are integrated with finite element model updating (FEMU) to simultaneously identify elastic and viscoelastic material parameters.
Rodrigo M. Dartora +4 more
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Handbook of Establishing and Maintaining Oxygen‐Free Atmospheres
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a practical framework for creating oxygen‐free atmospheres at ambient pressure using silane‐doped inert gases. The results show that ultra‐low oxygen levels and strongly reduced water content can be achieved through controlled silane dosing, drying systems, and sensor monitoring.
Sascha Jan Zimmermann +3 more
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Фінансово-кредитна діяльність: проблеми теорії та практикиOur results show that there is a clear negative relationship between return on assets and NPLs, suggesting that an increase in NPLs leads to lower bank profitability. The objective of this study is to investigate whether non-performing loans (NPLs) have
Jehona Shkodra +2 more
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The Effect of Internal Financial Indicators on the Tendency of Accounting Fraud
Jurnal Dinamika Akuntansi, 2017 This research is carried out to prove factors of tendency of accounting fraud in companies empirically. Variable used in predicting the tendency of accounting fraud is profitability level, capital turnover, financial leverage, assets composition, and ...
Dana Iswati +2 more
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Corporate profitability and the dynamics of competition in emerging markets: a time series analysis [PDF]
The paper presents time-series analyses of corporate profitability in seven leading developing countries (DCs) using the common methodology of the persistence of profitability (PP) studies and systematically compares the results with those for advanced ...
Ajit Singh, Jack Glen, Kevin Lee
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