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Prediction of financial strength ratings using machine learning and conventional techniques (2017)
Journal Article

Financial strength ratings (FSRs) have become more significant particularly since the recent financial crisis of 2007–2009 where rating agencies failed to forecast defaults and the downgrade of some banks. The aim of this paper is to predict Capital... Read More about Prediction of financial strength ratings using machine learning and conventional techniques.

Option pricing under the double exponential jump‐diffusion model with stochastic volatility and interest rate (2017)
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Chen, R., Li, Z., Zeng, L., Yu, L., Qi, L., & Liu, J. (2017). Option pricing under the double exponential jump‐diffusion model with stochastic volatility and interest rate. Journal of management science and engineering, 2(4), 252-289. https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1383.204012

This paper proposes an efficient option pricing model that incorporates stochastic interest rate (SIR), stochastic volatility (SV), and double exponential jump into the jump‐diffusion settings. The model comprehensively considers the leptokurtosis an... Read More about Option pricing under the double exponential jump‐diffusion model with stochastic volatility and interest rate.

Time-varying ratings for international football teams (2017)
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Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2017). Time-varying ratings for international football teams. European Journal of Operational Research, 267(2), 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.042

We present a model for rating international football teams. Using data from 1944 to 2016, we ask `which was the greatest team?'. To answer the question requires some sophisticated methodology.
Specifically, we have used k-fold cross-validation, whi... Read More about Time-varying ratings for international football teams.

Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study (2017)
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There is a substantial body of literature on behavior inappropriateness in face-to-face social settings; however,
not much is known about what individuals consider inappropriate (or appropriate) on Internet-mediated social
networks. Although online... Read More about Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study.

ERP benefits capability framework : an orchestration theory perspective (2017)
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Mohamad, M. (2018). ERP benefits capability framework : an orchestration theory perspective. Business Process Management Journal, 24(1), 266-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-11-2015-0162

ERP benefits can be classified as automation, planning and innovation benefits. This research aims to answer two research questions: (1) what are the ERP resources and organizational complementary resources (OCRs) required to achieve each group of be... Read More about ERP benefits capability framework : an orchestration theory perspective.

Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system (2017)
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This paper examines the financing behaviour of R&D investments in emerging markets. Drawing on institutional theory and using panel data of generalized methods of moment (GMM) estimation for a sample of 302 firms from 20 countries during the period 2... Read More about Financing behavior of R&D investments in the emerging markets : the role of alliance and financial system.

Managing to make markets: Marketization and the conceptualization work of strategic nets in the life science sector (2017)
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This paper presents one of the first studies to identify and explain the marketization work of a strategic net. Through a study of the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst – a strategic net formed to support the marketization of Life Science Discoveries - w... Read More about Managing to make markets: Marketization and the conceptualization work of strategic nets in the life science sector.

Peculiarities in the development of special economic zones and industrial parks in Russia (2017)
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Sosnovskikh, S. (2017). Peculiarities in the development of special economic zones and industrial parks in Russia. European Journal of Geography, 8(4), 82-102

This paper investigates the process of developing and implementing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and industrial parks in Russia. Governments commonly use SEZ policies to develop and diversify exports, create jobs, and launch technology and knowledge... Read More about Peculiarities in the development of special economic zones and industrial parks in Russia.

Politicians lie, so do I (2017)
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This research analyzed whether political leaders make people lie via priming experiments. Priming is a non-conscious and implicit memory effect in which exposure to one stimulus affects the response to another stimulus. Following priming theories, we... Read More about Politicians lie, so do I.

Quantitative analysis of breast cancer diagnosis using a probabilistic modelling approach (2017)
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Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women in most countries of the world. Many computer aided diagnostic methods have been proposed, but there are few studies on quantitative discovery of probabilistic dependencies among breast... Read More about Quantitative analysis of breast cancer diagnosis using a probabilistic modelling approach.

A novel multiobjective generation and transmission investment framework for implementing 100% renewable energy sources (2017)
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Over the last decade, it has been considerable attempts to replace thermal power plants by renewable energy sources (RESs), mainly to reduce harmful gaseous emissions. Ubiquitous nature of these sources in the emerging smart grid,demands a dominated... Read More about A novel multiobjective generation and transmission investment framework for implementing 100% renewable energy sources.

The value and significance of corporate community relations : an Italian SME perspective (2017)
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Palazzo, M., Foroudi, P., Siano, A., & Kitchen, P. (2017). The value and significance of corporate community relations : an Italian SME perspective. Bottom Line, 30(4), 330-344. https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-08-2017-0019

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between community of place and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lombard industrial districts in Italy.

Design/methodology/approach
A brief literature review of internat... Read More about The value and significance of corporate community relations : an Italian SME perspective.

Organisational dynamics and adoption of innovations : a study within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka (2017)
Journal Article

This paper examines the effect of organisational dynamics on innovation focus using the residual dominant and emergent theoretical framework (RDE) and the empirical evidence of four case studies. The findings revealed that different types of innovati... Read More about Organisational dynamics and adoption of innovations : a study within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka.

An adjusted random-effects model for binary-data meta-analysis (2017)
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Baker, R. (2017). An adjusted random-effects model for binary-data meta-analysis. Statistics and Probability Letters, 134, 93-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2017.10.018

A new model with a variable size of random effect
is introduced for the meta-analysis of 2 times 2 tables.
The random-effects parameter has a simple interpretation in terms of sample size and offers a new measure of heterogeneity.

The relation between the producer and consumer price indices : a two country study (2017)
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Marketing managers are often in a dilemma about which pricing index to rely on while calculating the annual increase in the prices for their product. To provide insights that can reduce this dilemma, a critical comparison of the Producer Price index... Read More about The relation between the producer and consumer price indices : a two country study.

Book review : Bob Crow : Socialist, Leader, Fighter : a political biography (2017)
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Book review.

Vers un droit à l’autonomie des personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer? (2017)
Journal Article
Baudoin, M., & Kang-Riou, N. (2017). Vers un droit à l’autonomie des personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer?. Gérontologie et société, 39(154), 45-59

Towards a right to autonomy for people living with dementia?

One of the key challenges of the 21st century is to protect the autonomy of an ageing population, with a growing proportion living with cognitive impairments. However, this is an arduo... Read More about Vers un droit à l’autonomie des personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer?.

Corporations and professionalism : awkward bed-fellows? (2017)
Journal Article
Kreps, D. (2017). Corporations and professionalism : awkward bed-fellows?. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 15(4), 366-369. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-01-2017-0005

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to respond to Burmeister’s paper on Professionalism in information and communication technology.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a short and simple response to an issue that seemed central to Burmeister’... Read More about Corporations and professionalism : awkward bed-fellows?.

Visual service scape aesthetics and consumer response : a holistic model (2017)
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The paper looks at the impact of visual servicescapes at consumer preferences. Using an experimental methodology, we try to understand the imapct of different servicescape aesthetic dimensions on emotional and congnitive responses of customers.

A general inspection and opportunistic replacement policy for one-component systems of variable quality (2017)
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Cavalcante, C., Lopes, R., & Scarf, P. (2018). A general inspection and opportunistic replacement policy for one-component systems of variable quality. European Journal of Operational Research, 266(3), 911-919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.10.032

We model the influence of opportunities in a hybrid inspection and replacement policy. The base policy has two phases: an initial inspection phase in which the system is replaced if found defective; and a later wear-out phase that terminates with rep... Read More about A general inspection and opportunistic replacement policy for one-component systems of variable quality.