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12
Aug
2013

An Empirical Study of Craft Design in Vietnam

IBIMA Business Review
Design plays a very important role in Vietnam’s craft sector.  Attractive craft design can help add value to the country’s craft products. In a highly competitive craft market, craft design is considered a key competitive edge for craft companies to secure a position in the…
12
Aug
2013

Alternative Budgetary Adjustment Strategies in EU Countries — a Critical Approach

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
The current crisis has deeply affected world’s economies, reviving both debates and budgetary consolidation efforts in order to stabilize them and resume the upward trend. Although based on some commonly accepted theoretical backgrounds, government’s action was differently conceived in various countries, in relation to their…
31
Jul
2013

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Management
The adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the key factors explaining growth discrepancies across countries in general and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular. ICT has been the most dynamic component of investment in recent years, and until recently…
30
Jul
2013

Cutaneous Manifestation of Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Objective: We present an unusual clinical presentation of a carotid artery pseudoaneurysm on a post-laryngectomy patient with a history of carotid artery blowout and subsequent ligation of the carotid artery. Methods: Case report and literature review. Results: The patient presented with subtle cutaneous bleeding in the peristomal…
29
Jul
2013

An Agile Approach towards eGovernment Solution Procurement and Implementation: An Experience from Sri Lanka

Journal of e-Government Studies and Best Practices
The global IT industry and software engineering academia have over the years, fine-tuned many aspects of iterative software development process models. As a result, almost all large scale enterprise systems are now quite successfully built using agile, iterative software engineering processes that features small phases…
29
Jul
2013

Social Network System in Classroom: Antecedents of Edmodo © Adoption

Journal of e-Learning and Higher Education
Social networks provide various benefits to educational settings. Nevertheless, a dominant social network tool like Facebook is not suitable for classroom, due to lacks of privacy concerns. Edmodo is a private social network that is claimed to provide a secure learning platform for learners and…
29
Jul
2013

Diagnosis and Treatment of Affections of the Urethra in Male Ruminants: A Review of 403 Cases

International Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Research & Reports
The aim of the present study was to review different surgical affections of the penile urethra in male ruminants [cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats] with special reference to diagnosis and outcome of surgical treatment. The study was carried out on a total number of 403 animals…
29
Jul
2013

Evidence of Convergence to a Signaling Equilibrium for California Wine 2001-2005

Journal of Research in Industrial Organization
Much research has examined Akerlof’s “lemons” problem, however, very little has addressed convergence to a Spence signaling equilibrium.  We examine this convergence issue by testing whether the explained variance in wine prices for California Cabernet Sauvignon improves as the same set of wines progress through…
28
Jul
2013

A Case Study on Service Design in an Egyptian Professional Consulting Firm

IBIMA Business Review
Organizational change and transformation traditionally attracts many researchers to dedicate their times and energy to research, because it is one of the important research topics. However there does not seem to be enough research especially in Arab world such as Egypt, although the area is…
27
Jul
2013

Linkage between Target Setting in Performance Contracting and Employee Performance. A Kenyan Perspective

Journal of Human Resources Management Research
The current problem facing Performance Contracting (PC) in Kenyan public enterprises has been attributed to the failure of organizations to cascade the concept to individual employee level, leading to a discrepancy between the results of PC and the reality on the ground. The purpose of…