In the 1990’s it was often suggested that the economy had entered an ‘overinvestment boom’. During such a boom, investment and the stock market are high, until a day of reckoning occurs, when it is realized that the hoped-for returns in fact will never be realized. On the day of reckoning, the stock market and investment collapse, and the economy slips into recession. On a small scale, examples...

Periodically, there are concerns that the economy has entered an ‘overinvestment boom’. During such a boom, investment and the stock market are high, until a day of reckoning occurs, when it is realized that the hoped-for returns in fact will never be realized. On the day of reckoning, the stock market and investment collapse, and the economy slips into recession. On a small scale, examples are...

Safe disposal of nuclear waste is an important environmental challenge. Several countries are investigating deep geological disposal as a long-term solution for their high-level waste. In Belgium, the Oligocene Boom Clay is the reference host formation for research purposes and for the safety and feasibility assessment of the deep disposal of high-level and/or long-lived radioactive waste. The ...

Passive stabilization methods for satellites have undergone extensive research and development. Recently the number of small satellites (satellites less than I 00 kg.) has increased dramatically. This has lead to increased use of passive stabilization methods, such as gravity-gradient The core of a gravity-gradient stabilization system is a deployable boom with a damping mechanism. Traditionall...

In this paper we focus on understanding how the business environment influences strategy formation in organisations. This is relevant as there is little guidance on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be better managed in the wake of dramatic economic changes such as caused by the dot-com bust. The aim of this study is to investigate how CIOs strategise while coping with th...

A large literature following Ruhm (2000) suggests that mortality falls during recessions and rises during booms. The panel-data approach used to generate these results assumes that either there is no substantial migration response to temporary changes in local economic conditions, or that any such response is accurately captured by intercensal population estimates. To assess the importance of t...

rural economy has an important role in rural sustainable development in every region or country. however, the rural economy in iran is too much depending on agriculture and development of other rural economy in particular nonfarm activities, has been neglected by iranian rural communities. therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the role of non-farm business on rural sustainable develo...

Background. This research aimed at identifying the consequences of strategic entrepreneurship in sports business. Objectives. The objective of the research is to identify the consequences of deployment of strategic entrepreneurship in sports business. Method. A qualitative research approach was employed. Data collection was done through interview as well as research background. The population...