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Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states (2014)
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Pickering, J., Skovgaard, J., Kim, S., Roberts, J., Rossati, D., Stadelmann, M., & Reich, H. (2015). Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states. World Development, 68, 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.10.033

Developed countries have relied heavily on aid budgets to fulfill their pledges to boost funding for addressing climate change in developing countries. However, little is known about how interaction between aid and other ministries has shaped contrib... Read More about Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states.

Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach (2014)
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Crotty, J. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach. Business and Society, 55(6), 825-853. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650314561965

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a concept for business from within developed, Western economies. Such economies are underpinned by functioning institutions, where compliance with regulation is assumed. Recently, however, the abil... Read More about Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach.

Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management : a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism (2014)
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a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(18), 2288-2307. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2014.985329

Gossip is a common phenomenon in the workplace and yet relatively little is understood about its influence to employees. This study adopts social information theory and social cognitive theory to interpret the diverse literature on gossip, and to d... Read More about Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management : a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism.

Understanding artefacts related to human aspects : The case of information technology and systems (2014)
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The case of information technology and systems. Koers (Online), 79(3), https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v79i3.2156

This paper has two aims. One is to critique and expand Stafleu's ideas about artefacts. The other, which may be seen as a demonstration of this expansion, is an outline of a rich view of the type of artefact that is information and communication te... Read More about Understanding artefacts related to human aspects : The case of information technology and systems.

Determinants of brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty constructs (2014)
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Maheshwari, V., Lodorfos, G., & Jacobsen, S. (2014). Determinants of brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty constructs. International Journal of Business Administration, 5(6), 13-23. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijba.v5n6p13

Marketing strategies for brands have shifted its focus on relationships and value creation that directly links to brand loyalty, is the main focus of this paper and two key factors: brand experience and brand commitment, within automotive sector, are... Read More about Determinants of brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty constructs.

Post-Soviet civil society development in the Russian federation: The impact of the NGO law (2014)
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Crotty, J., Hall, S., & Ljubownikow, S. (2014). Post-Soviet civil society development in the Russian federation: The impact of the NGO law. Europe-Asia Studies, 66(8), 1253-1269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2014.941697

The passing of the Russian NGO Law in mid-2006 set clear parameters for Russian NGO activity and civil society development. In this paper we assess the impact of the NGO Law on both NGOs and Russian civil society. Our findings illustrate that the NGO... Read More about Post-Soviet civil society development in the Russian federation: The impact of the NGO law.

An investigation of systemic stress and interdependencies within the Eurozone and Euro area countries (2014)
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MacDonald, R., Sogiakas, V., & Tsopanakis, A. (2015). An investigation of systemic stress and interdependencies within the Eurozone and Euro area countries. Economic Modelling, 48, 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2014.10.023

One of themost challenging issues that economists are dealingwith is the investigation of the financial turmoil in Eurozone economies. Particularly, the issue of exposing the potential crisis transmission channels has attracted considerable interest... Read More about An investigation of systemic stress and interdependencies within the Eurozone and Euro area countries.

Corporate citizenship and its impact upon consumer moralization, decision-making and choice (2014)
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McEachern, M. (2014). Corporate citizenship and its impact upon consumer moralization, decision-making and choice. Journal of Marketing Management, 31(3-4), 430-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2014.974658

Businesses are increasingly embracing corporate citizenship strategies. However, the empirical literature surrounding consumer responses to such practices, features many contradictions concerning their impact. As a result, many businesses are uncerta... Read More about Corporate citizenship and its impact upon consumer moralization, decision-making and choice.

The life cycle of initial public offering companies in China (2014)
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Liu, J., & Li, D. (2014). The life cycle of initial public offering companies in China. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 15(3), 291-307. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-12-2013-0111

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which the company’s post- initial public offering (IPO) outcome varies, along with the determinants of the post-IPO outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use Cox propor... Read More about The life cycle of initial public offering companies in China.

The elaboration likelihood model : review, critique and research agenda (2014)
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Kitchen, P., Kerr, G., Schultz, D., McColl, R., & Pals, H. (2014). The elaboration likelihood model : review, critique and research agenda. European Journal of Marketing, 48(11/12), 2033-2050. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-12-2011-0776

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review, critique and develop a research agenda for the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM). The model was introduced by Petty and Cacioppo over three decades ago and has been modified, revised and extended.... Read More about The elaboration likelihood model : review, critique and research agenda.

A new fast LDI for assessment of burns: a multi-centre clinical evaluation (2014)
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Hoeksema, H., Baker, R., Holland, A., Travis, P., Steven, L., Jeffery, J., & Monstrey, S. (2014). A new fast LDI for assessment of burns: a multi-centre clinical evaluation. Burns, 40(7), 1274-1282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.04.024

INTRODUCTION: Laser Doppler imaging (LDI) provides early accurate determination of wound healing potential. LDI can scan large areas of up to 2500 cm2 within 2 min. This duration may require additional sedation in a mobile, uncooperative child. In... Read More about A new fast LDI for assessment of burns: a multi-centre clinical evaluation.

Examining hotel salespeople's new membership programme sales performance (2014)
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Chen, A., & Peng, N. (2014). Examining hotel salespeople's new membership programme sales performance. Current Issues in Tourism, 19(8), 755-762. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2014.972345

Promoting new membership programmes can be a rewarding, yet challenging task for hotels. However, high-performance sales teams can improve consumer perceptions of new membership programmes in the market and allow hotels to remain competitive. Few stu... Read More about Examining hotel salespeople's new membership programme sales performance.

Capital structure of internet companies : case study (2014)
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Miglo, A., Lee, Z., & Liang, S. (2014). Capital structure of internet companies : case study. Journal of Internet Commerce, 13(3-4), 253-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332861.2014.961348

The financing decisions and capital structure of Internet companies are analyzed, and observed findings are related to the common capital structure theories. Large Internet companies usually have low debt, and small Internet companies have high debt.... Read More about Capital structure of internet companies : case study.

Exploring key antecedents of purchase intentions within different services (2014)
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Ha, H., K. Akamavi, R., Kitchen, P., & Janda, S. (2014). Exploring key antecedents of purchase intentions within different services. Journal of Services Marketing, 28(7), 595-606. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-01-2013-0025

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the direct and indirect effects of these determinants on purchase intentions. Competitive environments such as those in retail and banking industries impose increased pressure on managers to... Read More about Exploring key antecedents of purchase intentions within different services.

Patient attitudes to intensive care and life-sustaining technology (2014)
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Tully, R., Kitchen, G., Tufchi, A., Saha, B., & Baker, R. (2014). Patient attitudes to intensive care and life-sustaining technology. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 15(4), 331-335. https://doi.org/10.1177/175114371401500413

We used a validated questionnaire to explore the views of patients regarding receiving intensive care and life-sustaining technology. Data was obtained from 38 patients. A score was obtained for ‘general attitude towards use of lifesustaining/prolong... Read More about Patient attitudes to intensive care and life-sustaining technology.

The effect of autonomous information on machine learning (2014)
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Cheng, K., & Chang, K. (2014). The effect of autonomous information on machine learning. Journal of computers and applied science education, 1(2), 16-30

The wireless electrical engineering approach to DNS is defined not only by the investigation of model checking, but also by the typical need for Lamport clocks (Corbato, Raman, Cheng, & Gupta, 2002). The purpose of the study is an application for the... Read More about The effect of autonomous information on machine learning.

Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants : a semiparametric smooth coefficient model (2014)
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Heshmati, A., Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2014). Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants : a semiparametric smooth coefficient model. Energy Economics, 45, 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2014.08.019

This paper analyzes the impact of load factor, facility and generator types on the productivity of Korean electric power plants. In order to capture important differences in the effect of load policy on power output, we use a semiparametric smooth co... Read More about Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants : a semiparametric smooth coefficient model.

Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011 (2014)
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Bátiz-Lazo, B., Eskandari, R., & Goddard, J. (2015). Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011. Investigaciones de Historia Económica, 11(3), 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihe.2014.07.010

This paper examines the factors determining the citation success of authors who have published via the Internet on the economic and business history of Spain. It departs from the dominant cross-sectional approach to the quantitative assessment of cit... Read More about Online publishing and citation success in the accounting, business and economic history of Spain, 1997–2011.

Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria (2014)
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Ihuah, P., Ekenta, C., & Nwokorie, B. (2014). Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria. International journal of environment, ecology, family and urban studies, 4(4), 9-20

The purpose of the study is to investigate and analyses the impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value, utilizing Agbama and Ehimiri Housing Estate located in Umuahia City of Nigeria. Both open and closed ended questionnai... Read More about Impacts of inadequate infrastructures provision on real property value: a comparative study of Agbama and Ehimiri housing estate, Umuahia, Nigeria.