1 Introduction and research overview “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin | English Naturalist and Geologist (1809 – 1882) The world is changing: Digital…
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O seguinte trabalho consiste em uma avaliação do valor das ações da Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. para o ano 2020, os pressupostos adotados para a previsão dos próximos cinco anos (2020F-2024F) foram baseados no desempenho histórico dos últimos quatro anos (2016-2019). Este trab…
This study examines the influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on the financial distress risk of a company. The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are employed as a proxy for CSR, while three different measures are applied to assess financial distress level…
The addition or subtraction of species in a community can alter the ecology and evolution of resident species. As human-mediated introductions and extinctions have become commonplace, understanding the consequences of changing species interactions is more important than ever. He…
This thesis ventures to understand and explain aspects of the complex system of land usage, housing and transportation in cities. It proposes theoretical models and uses empirical analysis to aid its goal of explaining some stylized facts and anecdotal evidence available in the …
The regional coordination toward financial integration of the ASEAN economies started in the aftermath of the 1997 Asian crisis. Along with banking structural reforms in individual countries, several regional financial integration initiatives were launched to promote regional fi…
This dissertation explores the causes and consequences of capital flight in the U.S. carpet industry. From humble beginnings in the 1820s, carpet manufacture flourished for generations in the mid-Atlantic and New England states. By the late 1960s, however, it was concentrated la…
Why do states vary in their responses to the multifaceted competitive pressures of globalization? Why, in particular, do some states accept a measure of economic loss in exchange for cultural gain? How much autonomous control do they retain in the cultural domain? This dissertat…
This study consists of two parts, provides data on the interference between Ziziphus spina-christi, native to Saudi Arabia, and Prosopis juliflora, an introduced species. Dry leaves from both species were milled and used to prepare extracts using 0g/l, 5g/l, 20g/l, 40g/l, 60g/l,…
If fission-fusion systems and dominance hierarchies are responses to limited resources, how might chimpanzees respond in a harsh environment? This study examined if and how low-ranking male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Fongoli, Senegal compensate for a diminished socia…
The thesis develops a multisectoral model of the Johansen type intended for analyzing industrial and trade policies. The innovations brought by the thesis include (a) increasing returns to scale and imperfect competition, (b) technological progress via the learning curve. The th…
Mixed species colonies are common among seabirds. In Louisiana black skimmers (Rhynchops niger) usually nest with gull-billed terns (Sterna nilotica). My objective was to determine if mixed species coloniality was a function of similar nest site requirements, or if members of a …
The elevational diversity pattern of small mammals on Mount Kinabalu was investigated based on data gathered from a field survey, museum specimens, and published and unpublished literature. The diversity of small mammals across elevations on this mountain formed a hump-shaped pa…
The purpose of the research is to assess the influence of the entrepreneur's characteristics and strategies on the Egyptian firm's status of competitiveness. Moreover, almost all of the existing literature and empirical studies relating to SMEs issues have been staged in develop…
This study examines the impact of the introduction of new media technologies in Saudi Arabia on the country's advertising revenue. The study uses trend and functional analysis in evaluating data on the allocation of advertising revenue to various media. While the percentage of t…
The fact that we have entered turbulent times has been a central theme in the recent strategy literature. Turbulent environments are commonly described by increased competitive intensity, disruptive changes in the industry structure, volatility of demand, and unpredictability of…
Since 2000, there has been a marked decline in the number of harbour seals in some regions around Britain; one possible contributing cause is competition for prey with sympatric grey seals. To explore one important aspect of this interaction, in this thesis the diet of harbour s…
Horizontal relationships between subsidiaries within an MNC are rarely shown on an organisation chart but the interactions along this dimension are critical to the achievement of an MNC’s global operations and strategic activities. Different interaction logics of social relation…
This thesis aims to make two types of academic contributions. The first is the development of empirical models in situations of new product entry in the marketplace. The second type of contributions is to provide substantive results regarding the impact of launching new products…