“Intellectual property protection is important, but, almost of necessity, imperfect. It is harder and therefore more costly to define than conventional property, and by the same token, it is costlier to enforce intellectual property rights. In some cases, the inventor gets more than his marginal contribution, in other cases, less. Intellectual property protection strengthens dynamic efficiency ...

this study aims to investigate the mediating role of organizational learning capability in relationship between intellectual capital and organizational performance. the importance of studying organizational performance has been admitted and investigated in many researches. therefore, this study aims to improve performance of saderat bank considering intellectual capital and organizational learn...

the generation, acquisition, utilization and application of knowledge/ information is an indispensable factor for growth and development. nigeria’s vision 20: 2020 is a blueprint designed for the development of the country with emphasis on making it one of the top developed economies by the year 2020. however, the observation and analysis of the vision’s objectives and thematic areas shows that...

This article uses the mass-media career of the British psychiatrist David Stafford-Clark (1916-1999) as a case study in the exercise of cultural authority by celebrity medical professionals in post-war Britain. Stafford-Clark rose to prominence in the mass media, particularly through his presenting work on medical and related topics for BBC TV and Radio, and was in the vanguard of psychiatrists...

This paper unearths the contribution of lexical cohesion to the textuality and overall meaning of Malcolm X’s speech 'The Ballot or the Bullet'. Drawing on Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) and Hoey’s (1991) theory of cohesion, specifically lexical   cohesion, whose main thrust is the role of lexical items in not only contributing to meaning but also serving as cohesive ties, the paper discusses how ...