(1990). Diversifying with Gold Stocks. Financial Analysts Journal: Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 76-79.

Social entrepreneurs can be powerful change agents for alleviating the suffering of disadvantaged. However, their prosocial motivation and behavior frequently result in detrimental impacts on those they intend to support, especially when operations span different socio-spatial contexts. We conducted a multiple comparative case study among 12 transnational social foreign, domestic non-indigenous, local indigenous origin, who are seeking improve livelihoods communities rural Ecuador. introduce...

This paper uses unconditional quantile regression analysis to interrogate the effects of institutional quality on innovation outcomes. We assess important determinants such as property rights (including enforcement intellectual rights), human resources within R&D and high-technology exports. Regarding rights, while most previous research focuses patent strength (de jure or book law), we focus de facto enforcement. Using data from World Bank, Heritage Foundation a new index, construct panel...

Click to increase image sizeClick decrease size Notes Jan Aart Scholte, 'Global trade and finance', in: John Baylis & Steve Smith (eds), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction International Relations, 2nd edn. (Oxford University Press, 2001), p. 521. Joseph Nye Jr, Paradox American Power: Why World's Only Superpower Can't Go It Alone 2002), 144. Previous contributions Global Monitor by Rorden Wilkinson Simon Lee provide an excellent overview the contemporary work being...

This study considers whether or not gold has been an effective hedge against inflation for investors in six major indusrial countries over the period 1975 to 1980, Gold is considered a if changes returns on investments systematically offset general price level of particular country. The results indicate that only US inflation, and one month investment holding periods. When actual rate was decomposed into expected unexpected component, it again found could themselves using gold.

In this paper we examine how foreign actors capitalize on their ethnic identity to gain skills and capabilities that enable them operate in a new strange environment. We explore the mechanisms by which Bulgarian entrepreneurs London use develop competitive advantage business contacts. find studied access diaspora network, enables essential integrate knowledge from both home host country environments. The community possesses collective asset (transactive memory) allows its members remove...

The important of security markets to economic development is being increasingly recognized. However, whether these aid or hinder largely depends on their efficiency. This efficiency in turn a great extent the degree market thickness (thinness). paper conducts number empirical tests investigate price-efficiency Kuwaiti stock market, with specific objective assessing how departures from idealized are for this less-developed country.

Abstract This article examines a popular complaint against the fictionalist account of possible objects bruited by Gideon Rosen. is that modal fictionalism is, in some sense or other, hopelessly artificial . I shall separate two different strands to this worry and examine each turn. As we see, neither strand objection intractable.

Abstract When we engage with a work of fiction gain knowledge about what is fictionally true in that work. Our grasp central to our engagement representational works art, and assessments their merits. Of course, it sometimes difficult determine fictional – good question whether the main character American Psycho genuinely psychotic or merely delusional, for instance. (And even this case, ignorance itself crucial how story assess its qualities.) But vast majority cases, have no difficulty...

Drawing on the resource orchestration literature, we explore processes by which transnational entrepreneurs offset liabilities of outsidership they face in their host country. We show how these entrepreneurs’ with respect to domestic business networks country is compensated involvement diaspora networks. Our second contribution lies an extension framework, as that sequencing important for implementation strategy using embeddedness within network enhancing competitiveness and can lead...

AbstractAbstractThe importance of international organizations to the development and diffusion policy norms is widely recognized but increasingly tempered by an appreciation pathologies transfer. Using a case study OECD's campaign promote transparency in global tax affairs, this paper identifies new relatively distinctive form dysfunctional Specifically it argues that face bureaucratic incentives weak or lowest common denominator standards order maximize their prospects brokering successful...

This article focuses on the implementation of Blair governments' agenda for delivery public services in England. A distinctive approach to policy is identified which has effectively nationalized process been achieved by a move from negotiated discretion towards centralized prescription resource allocation Treasury; construction 'new center' joined–up and integrated policy–making; application principle 'earned autonomy' services' reform. Devolution confined delegation responsibility...

This paper examines the relationship between innovation performance and employment growth in firms by taking a closer look at specific activities industry effects context of services sector. Firm-level CIS data on Polish 2004–2009 are analysed using robust M-estimation. The results indicate that product, process organisational innovations depend strongly level technological opportunities question. Given widely acknowledged role marketing services, possible synergies form new products...

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(1987). Potential Gains from Stock Market Timing in Canada. Financial Analysts Journal: Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 50-56.

In Mimesis as Make‐Believe, Kendall Walton gave a pioneering account of the nature fictionality, which holds that what it is for p to be fictional there exist prescription imagine p. But has recently distanced himself from his original analysis and now prescriptions are merely necessary conditions on fictionality. Many alleged counterexamples have prompted Walton's retreat drawn field photography, upon these cases I focus. argue once properly articulated, we can accommodate apparent by...