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The purpose of this paper is to explore empirically the effects of size asymmetry between Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Multinational Corporations (MNCs) on the performance of these companies in an alliance. We analyze the effects of this asymmetry on alliance performance, both direct…

For a monetary policy that is geared towards maintaining a low and stable level of inflation an assessment of the expected inflation is of crucial importance. Numerical indicators can be obtained from surveys concerning the expectations of various economic agents regarding the future developments of…

The present research gives an insight on the connection between corporate governance and financial performance, using companies from technology sector listed on NASDAQ, during 2010-2013.  Financial performance was measured using as proxy the return on equity (ROE) and the return on assets (ROA). For the…

Background: We needed evidence as to which exercises are appropriate in conservative treatment of patients with chronic lumbalgy. Objective: To render an account of the effect of a kinesitherapeutic program of special exercises for endurance of the flexor trunk muscles in patients with chronic lumbalgy.…

The uniqueness of the business risks lies in the fact that the result can be either positive or negative. In business, it is important to take some risk in order to become successful. It is necessary to work effectively with the given risks as well…

We blend the corporate governance and corporate taxation literature streams to study the association between board, abreast CEO characteristics, and effective corporate tax rate. We have tried to sweep a broad brush over a large number of different econometric techniques that are relevant to the…

Mobile commerce or M-commerce can be seen as transactions made using mobile devices such as cellular phones and other mobile devices including tablet PCs.  Advancements in mobile technologies and the availability of low cost mobile devices triggered the opportunities for mobile commerce. In recent years,…

A whole range of organisations use the MS Office package on different levels of their internal structure, either directly or as ITC support. The package includes the MS Excel spreadsheet processor. Excel is mostly used where the deployment of stronger tools such as SQL or…

The objective of this study is to research suicide rates in Turkey for the period 2002-2011 for both males and females by using spatial statistical methods and mapping analysis. The results of the analyses show that the suicide mortality rates in Turkey are higher among…

Government e-procurement initiatives have the potential to transform local institutions, but few studies have been published of strategies for implementing specific e-procurement tools, particularly involving procurement by a foreign government adapting to local culture in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA).  This case describes procurement at…