Modeling the dynamics of firms' international and product market diversification strategy: the case of US firms' respons...
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status: accepted
status: published
Small- and medium-sized accounting practices (SMPs) offer clients – small and medium-sized entities – support to comply with statutory services (financial statements, tax file preparation) and provide customised business advice. This paper investigates differences in SMP’s financial performance. A survey was sent to Belgian heads of SMPs, asking ab...
In this study, industrial solid waste steel slag was used as supporting material for the first time, and polyethylene glycol (PEG), sodium nitrate (NaNO3), and sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) were used as low, medium, and high -temperature phase change materials (PCMs). A series of shape-stable composite phase change materials (C-PCMs) were prepared by vac...
R&D activities by indigenous firms create new knowledge and technology in a region, while foreign-owned firms bring advanced knowledge and technologies from their home countries. This paper analyses the spillover effects of R&D-active or foreign-owned firms on total factor productivity of domestic non-R&D active firms. It combines two sets of liter...
We address two key issues concerning bank bailout effects on depositor and bank behavior. The first is whether bailouts weaken or strengthen market discipline by depositors through deposit supplies. The second is if bailed-out banks decrease or increase their deposit demands. These questions can only be adequately addressed by analyzing the effects...
In this study, industrial solid waste steel slag was used as supporting material for the first time, and polyethylene glycol (PEG), sodium nitrate (NaNO3), and sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) were used as low, medium, and high -temperature phase change materials (PCMs). A series of shape-stable composite phase change materials (C-PCMs) were prepared by vac...
Published in International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE
Objectives. Risk perception can affect safety behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between safety behaviors and risk perception among cement factory workers. Methods. The study was conducted on all 236 workers of a cement factory in Bijar, Iran. Three valid questionnaires were used: a sociodemographic and job-relat...