Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms Emerald Book Chapter: Unions and productivity growth: A meta-analytic review Chris Doucouliagos‚ Patrice Laroche Article information: To cite this document: Chris Doucouliagos‚ Patrice Laroche‚ "Unions and productivity growth: A meta-analytic review"‚ in (ed.) 7 (Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms‚ Volume 7)‚ Emerald Group Publishing Limited‚ pp. 57 82 Permanent link to this document:
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ABSTRACT There have been major changes which are witnessed in the world and at the centre is the ever changing phase of technology‚ like advances in the way people communicate‚ do businesses‚ exchange of information. At the heart of all this lies the World Wide Web and the same has revolutionised the way people are communicating and transferring the data and information. The best part about being that there exists no single entity or person who owns the World Wide Web some organizations and other
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MODERN ORGANIZATION THEORY TERM PROJECT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS FROM AN ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE Ýhsan Ulaþ Kocaoðlu JANUARY 2006 CONTENTS Definition of Qualitative Research in Social Sciences Approaches to Management Research Positivism versus Phenomenology Deductive and Inductive Schools of Thought in Management Research Major Qualitaitve Research Approaches Ethnographic Approach Phenomenology Field Research Grounded Theory Case study Action Research
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social studies * Only observable phenomena can be accounted as knowledge * K is developed inductively through the accumulation of verified facts * Hypotheses are derived deductively from scientific theories to be tested empirically Interpretivism: K about world can be acquired in other ways than direct observation. INTERPRETATIONS. * Distinction between: Scientific reason casual determination & Practical reason moral freedom Positivism has been on top but then it has been questioned
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Credit Risk Assessment of SMEs: Loan Criteria and Default Probability Final Year Project - I Aamir Aijaz Memon 10/12/2013 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Study Credit Rating is a very vast and emerging field of finance‚ it has opened up many new opportunities and challenges for financiers. Credit Agencies has adopted a almost standard set of rules to follow for individuals and big organizations‚ which has started resolving the default issues in these two
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Allocation of scarce Medical Resources Prepared By: Noura B. Younes Supervised By: Dr. Khalid Al Ali Course : BIOM550: Medical Lab. Laws & Ethics L01 Abstract Allocation of scarce medical resources and access to medical care are major bioethical concerns in today’s society. Allocation refers to the distribution of available health –care resources. Access refers to whether people who should have health care are able to receive that care. Winners in the arena of access to health care are
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The Qualitative Report Volume 10 Number 4 December 2005 758-770 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR10-4/krauss.pdf Research Paradigms and Meaning Making: A Primer Steven Eric Krauss Universiti Putra‚ Selangor‚ D.E.‚ Malaysia An introduction and explanation of the epistemological differences of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms is first provided‚ followed by an overview of the realist philosophical paradigm‚ which attempts to accommodate the two. From this foundational discussion
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In recent times‚ customer’s satisfaction has been the main concern for every hotel and resort. Customers are now more valued and every effort is being made to keep them loyal to the hotel and make them permanent visitors. The hotel industry believes that higher level of customer satisfaction may result in higher levels of repurchase. Repeat purchasing is essential to a continued stream of profitability through achieving higher levels of
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Qualitative Research by Michael D. Myers Originally published in: MISQ Discovery‚ June 1997 This is the "living version". [Welcome] [Introduction] [Overview of Qualitative Research] [Philosophical Perspectives] [Qualitative Research Methods] [Qualitative Techniques for Data Collection] [Modes of Analysis] [Writing Up Qualitative Research][References on Qualitative Research] [Resources for Qualitative Researchers] [Software Tools for Qualitative Researchers] [Teaching Qualitative Research] [Calls
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2/21/13 Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? - Stephen Marche - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/ 1/8 Print | Close • SUBSCRIBE • RENEW • GIVE A GIFT • DIGITAL EDITION Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? SOCIAL MEDIA—FROM FACEBOOK TO TWITTER—HAVE MADE US MORE DENSELY NETWORKED THAN EVER. YET FOR ALL THIS CONNECTIVITY‚ NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN LONELIER (OR MORE NARCISSISTIC)—AND THAT THIS LONELINESS IS MAKING US MENTALLY
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