In the age of digitalization, customer and consumer data have become a valuable source information for companies. However, to obtain these data, companies depend on peoples' willingness share (WTS) their private with them. By means large-scale online experiment more than 20,000 participants, we investigated extent which WTS is affected by contextual factors. We complement extend previous resear...

This paper examines the investment strategies of regulated companies in irreversible abatement technologies and the environmental achievements of the system in an inter-temporal cap–and–trade market using laboratory experiments. The experimental analysis is performed under varying market structures: firstly, in a market where there are exclusively regulated companies and then in a market with t...

BACKGROUND The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control includes tobacco advertising restrictions that are strongly opposed by the tobacco industry. Marketing strategies used by transnational tobacco companies to open the Japanese market in the absence of such restrictions are described. METHODS Analysis of internal company documents. FINDINGS Between 1982 and 1987 transnational tobacco comp...

he Internet changed software development’s top priority from what to when. Reduced time-to-market has become the competitive edge that leading companies strive for. Thus, reducing the development cycle is now one of software engineering’s most important missions. The market demands that we deliver software ever more quickly, but also with richer functionality and higher quality. Further, today’...

The complexity of software development has increased over the last few years. Customers today demand higher quality and more stable software with shorter delivery time. Software companies strive to improve their processes in order to meet theses challenges. Agile practices have been widely praised for the focus they put on customer collaboration and shorter feedback loops. Companies that have w...

Pharmaceutical companies are regarded as principal contributors to national economies all over the world owing to their substantial assistance to public health system; GDP, employment, and market growth. Consequently, pharmaceutical managers must take the necessary steps to improve strategy-making and firm performance. This study investigates the relationship between four conventional modes of ...

Higher education institutions are confronted with a declining growth in the number of students in initial education. At the same time, the market for training of employees has increased significantly. Between 1993 and 1999, the total training volume on this market has doubled. However, at least in the Netherlands, higher education institutes altogether have only a small and stable share in the ...

exchange rate has the fundamental role as one of the economy key variables in determining the domestic price. so it is important to know how is the empirical relationship between the exchange rate and domestic prices and the factors influencing this relationship. the main objective of this study is to determine the effect of vehichel imports share on the exchange rate pass – through on domestic...

The article includes the results and conclusions from empirical researches that had been done. The research focuses on the impact of investments made in small and medium-sized enterprises financed from EU funds on the competitiveness of these companies. The researches includes financial results in sales revenue and net income, expenses, and many other new products/services on offer, higher qual...

Abstract The main objective of this study is to identify opportunities for improving processes specific e-commerce firms. Identifying business within companies critical staying competitive in today’s market. With the rapid growth e-commerce, must constantly strive optimize their remain efficient and effective. By identifying areas where can be improved, reduce costs, increase customer satisfact...