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Can 'distant water ... quench the instant thirst'? The renegotiation of familial support in rural China in the face of extensive out migration (2016)
Journal Article
Cook, J., & Liu, J. (2016). Can 'distant water ... quench the instant thirst'? The renegotiation of familial support in rural China in the face of extensive out migration. Journal of Aging Studies, 37, 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2016.02.002

This article addresses debates on modernisation, ageing and intergenerational support in developing/emerging economies. By examining the impact of rural to urban migration on elder support in Chinese rural families, it examines how support is being r... Read More about Can 'distant water ... quench the instant thirst'? The renegotiation of familial support in rural China in the face of extensive out migration.

FDI and growth (2016)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K. (2016). FDI and growth. Advances in Management and Applied Economics, 6(2), 1-23

Multinational corporations [MNCs] usually engage in foreign direct investment [FDI] to take cost advantages of producing abroad to negate the need for licensing or subsidiary production. At the macro level, FDI accounts for significant proportions of... Read More about FDI and growth.

Natural resources, decentralization, and risk sharing: can resource booms unify nations? (2016)
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Pérez-Sebastián, F., & Raveh, O. (2016). Natural resources, decentralization, and risk sharing: can resource booms unify nations?. Journal of Development Economics, 121, 38-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.02.003

Previous studies imply that a positive regional fiscal shock, such as a resource boom, strengthens the desire for separation. In this paper we present a new and opposite perspective. We construct a model of endogenous fiscal decentralization that bui... Read More about Natural resources, decentralization, and risk sharing: can resource booms unify nations?.

Reverse logistics in household recycling and waste systems: a symbiosis perspective (2016)
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A Jalil, E. E., Grant, D. B., Nicholson, J. D., & Deutz, P. (2016). Reverse logistics in household recycling and waste systems: a symbiosis perspective. Supply chain management, 21(2), 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-02-2015-0056

Purpose: The article investigates the proposition there is a symbiosis effect for exchanges between household waste recycling systems (HWRS) and household recycling behaviour (HRB) within the reverse logistics (RL) discourse. Design/methodology/appro... Read More about Reverse logistics in household recycling and waste systems: a symbiosis perspective.

US dollar carry trades in the era of “cheap money” (2016)
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Erdõs, P., Erdos, P., Li, Y., Moore, M., & Shehadeh, A. (2016). US dollar carry trades in the era of “cheap money”. Czech journal of economics and finance, 66(5), 374-404

In this paper, we employ a unique dataset of actual US dollar (USD) forward positions against a number of currencies taken by so-called commodity trading advisors (CTAs). We investigate the extent to which these positions exhibit a pattern of USD car... Read More about US dollar carry trades in the era of “cheap money”.

The failure of consulting professionalism? A longitudinal analysis of the Institute of Management Consultants (2016)
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Butler, N., & Collins, D. (2016). The failure of consulting professionalism? A longitudinal analysis of the Institute of Management Consultants. Management & organizational history : M & OH, 11(1), 48-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2016.1151363

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Abstract: This paper offers a longitudinal analysis of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). Drawing on archive sources, we consider the manner in which the IMC sought to institutionalize a form of expertise specif... Read More about The failure of consulting professionalism? A longitudinal analysis of the Institute of Management Consultants.

An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach (2016)
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Malekpoor, H., Mishra, N., Sumalya, S., & Kumari, S. (2017). An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach. International Journal of Systems Science: Operations and Logistics, 4(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23302674.2015.1135354

© 2016, © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Dose planning of prostate cancer is a complex and time-consuming process. Usually, oncologists use past experience and spend a large amount of time to determine the optimal combi... Read More about An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach.

Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications (2016)
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Jayawardhena, C., Morrell, K., & Stride, C. (2016). Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications. Journal of marketing management, 32(7-8), 777-805. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2015.1134627

Understanding how consumers make ethical purchases has numerous benefits for firms and other stakeholders. Although several ethical decision-making frameworks seek to explain such purchasing behaviour, they typically focus on the content of such deci... Read More about Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications.

An examination of the ethical influences on the work of tax practitioners (2016)
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Frecknall-Hughes, J., Moizer, P., Doyle, E., & Summers, B. (2017). An examination of the ethical influences on the work of tax practitioners. Journal of Business Ethics, 146(4), 729-745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3037-6

As a contribution to the continuing debate about tax practitioner ethics, this paper explores the main streams of Western ethical thought that are relevant to tax practitioners’ work, most typically deontology and consequentialism (although virtue et... Read More about An examination of the ethical influences on the work of tax practitioners.

A three-fold framework for understanding HRM practices in South-Eastern European SMEs (2016)
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Psychogios, A. G., Szamosi, L. T., Prouska, R., & Brewster, C. (2016). A three-fold framework for understanding HRM practices in South-Eastern European SMEs. Employee relations, 38(3), 310-331. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-07-2014-0078

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study particular structural and organisational factors affecting the formality of human resource management (HRM) practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (S... Read More about A three-fold framework for understanding HRM practices in South-Eastern European SMEs.

Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia (2016)
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Al Harbi, S., Thursfield, D., & Bright, D. (2017). Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia. The international journal of human resource management, 28(19), 2792-2810. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1138987

This article explores the relationship between Arabic culture and employees’ perceptions of performance appraisal in a Saudi Arabian company named SACO. Using an interpretive and qualitative methodological framework, the article suggests that Western... Read More about Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia.

Board independence, audit quality and earnings management: evidence from Egypt (2016)
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Khalil, M., & Ozkan, A. (2016). Board independence, audit quality and earnings management: evidence from Egypt. Journal of emerging market finance, 15(1), 84-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652715623701

Using a unique dataset for Egyptian firms, we investigate the relationship between board independence, audit quality and earnings management. We test whether firm-level corporate governance provisions matter in an emerging market setting characterise... Read More about Board independence, audit quality and earnings management: evidence from Egypt.

Global health policy and access to care: investigating patient choice on an international level using social media (2016)
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Zhukovsky, P., Ruggeri, K., Garcia-Garzon, E., Plakolm, S., Haller, E., Petrova, D., Mahalingam, V., & Menezes, I. G. (2016). Global health policy and access to care: investigating patient choice on an international level using social media. Frontiers in public health, 3, Article 284. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00284

Background: Increased access to transportation and information has led to the emergence of more diverse patient choice and new forms of health care consumption, such as medical travel. In order for health care providers to effectively attract patient... Read More about Global health policy and access to care: investigating patient choice on an international level using social media.

Identifying the relative importance of stock characteristics (2016)
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French, D., Wu, Y., & Li, Y. (2016). Identifying the relative importance of stock characteristics. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 34, 80-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2016.01.002

There is no consensus in the literature as to which stock characteristic best explains returns. In this study, we employ a novel econometric approach better suited than the traditional characteristic sorting method to answer this question for the UK... Read More about Identifying the relative importance of stock characteristics.

Customer relationship building: The role of brand attractiveness and consumer–brand identification (2016)
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Elbedweihy, A. M., Jayawardhena, C., Elsharnouby, M. H., & Elsharnouby, T. H. (2016). Customer relationship building: The role of brand attractiveness and consumer–brand identification. Journal of business research, 69(8), 2901-2910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.12.059

Building enduring relationships with consumers is a key marketing objective for most firms, but how can they develop such relationships? Drawing on social identity and self-verification theories, this research postulates that value congruence and cus... Read More about Customer relationship building: The role of brand attractiveness and consumer–brand identification.

Embracing supply chain agility: an investigation in the electronics industry (2016)
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Tse, Y. K., Zhang, M., Akhtar, P., & MacBryde, J. (2016). Embracing supply chain agility: an investigation in the electronics industry. Supply chain management, 21(1), 140-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/scm-06-2015-0237

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the antecedents of firm’s supply chain agility (SC agility) and how SC agility impacts on firm’s performance. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a comprehensive literature review, a conceptual model was propo... Read More about Embracing supply chain agility: an investigation in the electronics industry.

Equity market contagion during global financial and Eurozone crises : evidence from a dynamic correlation analysis (2016)
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Mollah, S., Quoreshi, A. M. M. S., & Zafirov, G. (2016). Equity market contagion during global financial and Eurozone crises : evidence from a dynamic correlation analysis. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 41, 151-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2015.12.010

The devastation resulting from the recent global financial and Eurozone crises is immense. Most researchers commonly believe that the global financial crisis originated in the United States, and spread immediately to global financial hubs where it ev... Read More about Equity market contagion during global financial and Eurozone crises : evidence from a dynamic correlation analysis.

Do rating grades convey important information: German evidence? (2016)
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Kenjegaliev, A., Duygun, M., & Mamedshakhova, D. (2016). Do rating grades convey important information: German evidence?. Economic modelling, 53, 334-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2015.11.021

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. In this paper we investigate the impact of credit rating changes on German stock market. We evaluate daily abnormal stock returns of companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (HDAX). Rating upgrades and downgrades are made... Read More about Do rating grades convey important information: German evidence?.

Is there club convergence in Latin America? (2016)
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King, A., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2016). Is there club convergence in Latin America?. Empirical economics, 51(3), 1011-1031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-015-1040-x

Previous studies of the income convergence hypothesis for Latin American economies indicate that almost all are not systematically closing their income gap with developed nations. The few studies to consider whether they instead exhibit club converge... Read More about Is there club convergence in Latin America?.