There has been a dramatic increase in all forms of international cooperation in science, technology and innovation over the last three decades. This chapter focuses on a specific subset of such cooperative agreements: those that primarily (but not exclusively) involve firms that seek some commercial benefit from the outputs of interfirm collaboration, known as strategic technology partnering (S...

background: informal payments in the health sector of many developing countries are considered as a major impediment to health care reforms. informal payments are a form of systemic fraud and have adverse effects on the performance of the health system. in this study, the frequency and extent of informal payments as well as the determinants of these payments were investigated in general hospita...

introduction payment system is any organized arrangement for transferring monetary value leading to discharge and settlement of obligation. negotiable instruments in their special meaning are tradable documents that can be used as means of payment in commercial and consuming trades and are considered as non-cash payment system among the monetary transferring systems. the negotiable instruments ...

We design an experiment to study how agents make use of different pieces of information in the lab, depending on how many others have access to them and the strategic nature of interaction. Agents receive signals about a payoff relevant parameter, and the information structure is represented by a non directed network, whose nodes are agents and whose links represent sharing agreements. We compa...

nowadays, along with the development of human communities, wildlife has been faced with serious issues even to the estent of a threatening extinction,therefore the role of natural ecosystem preservation for the needed conservartion of wildlife is of crucial importance. estimation of payment willingness is an apparopriate method for an assessment of an individual's interest in wildlife cons...

In transactions using Paypal, of course, there are many reasons for the risk disputes occurring, ranging from delays in delivery, damaged goods, and without authorization. The problem will be different when they carry out business regions country have nationalities. research method uses a normative empirical juridical approach, approach is carried by studying legal norms or rules, while direct ...

Firearm-related injuries are a major cause of premature deaths in the United States. Although state-based vital records systems monitor fatal injuries, few surveillance systems exist to monitor nonfatal firearm-related injuries. Wisconsin is one of seven states funded by CDC cooperative agreements to establish firearm-related injury surveillance systems. Wisconsin's system, which links hospital...

background and objectives: informal payment in the health settings is a significant challenge facing the health system, with consequences such as inequity in access to healthcare services, distrust to health care system, and dissatisfied customers. detailed identification of the nature of the problem is perquisite to developing relevant overcoming strategies. given that, this study aimed at pro...

Background: This paper is an effort to analyze cashless payment vs Conventional system in India. The current study focuses on the challenges and threats faced by Indian consumer while using digital money. highlights buying patter of context conventional system. Methods: In theoretical model constructed reviewing different journals based as well evaluates factor effecting purchase decision light...