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Thams, Yannick. "Foreign-born CEOs, Country-Specific Skills, Selection, and Strategic Consequences." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/934.
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In this dissertation, I first suggest an extension of the managerial rents model and more specifically the managerial skills typology that it offers. Building on research in international business, I propose adding country-specific skills (CSS) to this typology in addition to firm-specific, industry-specific, and generic skills. I define CSS as managers’ abilities that are applicable and specific to a particular national institutional context. Such skills are distinct from the other three types identified and are likely to influence managers’ performance and the performance of their firms.
So if CSS are distinct skills, what are the implications for strategy and international business research? In an attempt to respond to this question, I conduct two empirical essays in which I examine the implications of this refinement of the typology of managerial skills for CEO selection and firms’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy.
In the first empirical essay, I puzzle at the fact that although CSS constitute a barrier to high-level executive mobility across countries, there have been a growing number of foreign-born CEOs being appointed across the globe. Why are these individuals being selected for the post of CEO? Using information on the appointment of foreign-born and national CEOs from 2005 to 2010 among global 500 companies, I show that internationalization pressures help explain their selection and that two types of firms are likely to appoint foreign leaders: highly internationalized firms and firms that are likely to internationalize.
In the second empirical essay, I examine the strategic implications of country-specific skills. Employing the same sample as the one used in the first empirical essay, I demonstrate that given that their mindset is likely to be less focused on firms’ home market, foreign-born CEOs may be prone to institute more changes in firms’ cross-border M&A strategy than their domestic counterparts. I also theorize on the moderating influence of CEOs’ insiderness.
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Gaum, Bernice. "The influence of country of origin on consumers’ quality perception and selection of interior merchandise." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46275.
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The study aimed to explore and describe consumers’ reliance on brands, specifically the
Country of Origin (COO) of brands as a heuristic, i.e. the perceived quality of a selected
category of interior merchandise and to subsequently explain how COO influences
consumers’ quality perceptions and product choices. The study focussed on major
household appliances, due to the prominence of brand names and the COO on these
products. In other interior merchandise product categories such as furniture and textile
products, the brand name and COO is not necessarily that prominent or visible. A survey
was conducted in the Tshwane metropolitan, which is a wealthy urban area in South Africa
and a key role player in the economic sector. The study was conducted in the context of an
emerging economy, where international brands have penetrated the market and made a
wider range of products and brands available to the consumer. The data was collected by
using convenience sampling methods supplemented by snowball sampling. It involved the
self-completion of a structured questionnaire by 450 willing respondents who fit the prerequisite
for the study, i.e. males and females, 25 years and older who belong to the middle
to upper socio-economic group (earn R5000 or more per month) and who have an education
level of grade 12 or higher, regardless of population group. Data analysis involved
descriptive statistics, as well as exploratory factor analysis, specifically Principal Axis
Factoring, using an Oblimin rotation with Kaiser Normalization to determine the underlying
factors associated with the quality indicated by brand names and the associations
consumers make of brand names and specific product characteristics. Calculations of
means, standard deviations, Cronbach’s Alpha, Anova, t-tests and post hoc Sheffe’s tests
were calculated where significant differences between demographics were investigated for
further interpretation.
The study concluded that consumers are relatively brand conscious, men more so than
women and that they are brand familiar in terms of various major household appliance
brands. Quality as the most important branded product meaning were confirmed, as well as
the use of brands as an indicator of performance and functional product attributes, i.e. value
for money. Brands are also frequently used, especially by females, as an indicator of the
product’s environmental and ethical compliances, but less so to infer its status implications.
The study did however confirm younger consumers use brand names to a greater extent to
infer social status than older consumers. It also revealed that the Black and other population
group use brand names as an indication of status characteristics significantly more than
White consumers. Consumers seem to have little knowledge of the COO of brands; they do however have strong stereotypes of Western and Eastern countries as well as South Africa,
where Western countries enjoy more positive stereotypes than the others. These stereotypes
also seem to strongly influence their overall quality perceptions of major household
appliances, especially in terms of durability, performance and prestige. The COO of a brand
can therefore have implications for its brand equity and should be addressed in brand
management and marketing initiatives.Dissertation (MConsumer Science)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Gould, Richard Robert, and RichardGould@ozemail com au. "International market selection-screening technique: replacing intuition with a multidimensional framework to select a short-list of countries." RMIT University. Social Science & Planning, 2002. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20081125.145312.
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The object of this research was to develop an international market screening methodology which selects highly attractive markets, allowing for the ranges in diversity amongst organisations, countries and products. Conventional business thought is that, every two to five years, dynamic organisations which conduct business internationally should decide which additional foreign market or markets to next enter. If they are internationally inexperienced, this will be their first market; if they are experienced, it might be, say, their 100th market. How should each organisation select their next international market? One previous attempt has been made to quantitatively test which decision variables, and what weights, should be used when choosing between the 230 countries of the world. The literature indicate that a well-informed selection decision could consider over 150 variables that measure aspects of each foreign market's economic, political, legal, cultural, technical and physical environments. Additionally, attributes of the organisation have not been considered when selecting the most attractive short-list of markets. The findings presented in the dissertation are that 30 criteria accounted for 95 per cent of variance at cross-classification rates of 95 per cent. The weights of each variable, and the markets selected statistically as being the most attractive, were found to vary with the capabilities, goals and values of the organisation. This frequently means that different countries will be best for different organisations selling the same product. A
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Martins, David Miguel Ramos. "Market selection and market entry recommendations for a non-profit organization's first international venture." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/10024.
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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsThis Work Project studies the internationalization of non-profit organizations and applies it by developing recommendations for Social Entrepreneurship Institute‟s (IES) first international venture. A model of foreign market selection was used to choose among eight foreign potential markets based on a proximity approach. A market analysis on the selected market was performed to obtain the best decision regarding entry mode. This study concludes that Spain is the market considered to have more proximity with Portugal and therefore less risk for an international expansion. In the case analyzed, a non-equity joint venture is pointed as the safest entry mode.
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Taylor, Peter A. "An evaluative criteria for partner selection in an international tourism country venue marketing collaboration." Thesis, University of East London, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532896.
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Global tourism is one of the world's largest industries, employing some 238 million people, generating over 10% of the world GDP, an annual growth rate of 4% and revenues expected to grow to $12 trillion by 2016. This important industry is an intensely competitive marketplace and, most importantly, characterised by an increasing difficulty in achieving differentiation. This, in turn, exacerbates the level of competition and limits viable response strategies. To cope with the increasing dynamism of the industry with particular reference to competitive intensity, fragmentation and differentiation, different augmentations of product/service bundles and strategies have been proffered. Prominently, the utilisation of co-marketing in parallel or in lieu of competition is increasingly prevalent, significant, and successful in product marketing. More recently, and to a lesser extent, it has been applied to domestic tourism marketing. Accordingly, this research is focused on pan country national level tourism collaborations and most specifically on developing a set of indicative selection criteria for country partners which reflect both marketing and organisational considerations and implications. Using a methods triangulation approach and building on theoretic corpus developed from marketing, organisational and behaviour literature, data collection involved the use of both questionnaire and in-depth interview methods. The questionnaire administration' was based on discretionary sample, selected from premier tourism events such as the international tourism trade exhibitions. Analyses of responses provided the basis for a series of subsequent personal interviews with strategic decision makers for national tourism such as tourism industry leaders and Ministers of Tourism of selected countries. On the basis of the intergrative findings from this research, a set of evaluative criteria for collaborative partner selection was developed. This set of criteria provides a template to evaluate potential collaborative partners reflecting both a spectrum of marketing considerations and organisational and behavioural perspectives . The criteria facilitates the design and selection of a co-marketing collaboration which provides a diverse, new and innovative basis for successful differentiation. The research reveals that arguments beyond purely rational decision making have a significant impact on collaborative decisions. Most specifically, political and vestiges of heritage based considerations were significant, prominent and prevalent. Similarly, the perception of which countries are competitors was often based on parochial perspectives. Thus, research substantiates the viability and efficacy of comarketing with the correct partner and its ability to create unique opportunities for marketing differentiations in an increasingly competitive and homogenious market place. However, there are some important caveats. While the benefits of collaboration are both established and significant, ambivalence and constraints based on subjective considerations are prevalent.
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Olsson, Fredrik. "E-commerce Internationalization : Driving Forces Behind Internationalization and Country Selection for Scandinavin Fashion E-tailers." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-24096.
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Lindström, Jonathan. "Childbearing among Polish migrant women in Sweden : A country-of-origin and country-of-destination approach." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-175357.
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This paper examines childbearing among Polish migrant women and their descendants in Sweden. While many studies have focused on immigrants' childbearing in relation to women in the destination country, this study uses a country-of-origin and a country-of-destination approach in order to more thoroughly examine the socialization, selection and adaptation hypotheses. Using a piecewise-exponential model, the transitions to first and second births are analyzed using Swedish register data and the Polish Generations and Gender survey (GGS). The results show that the Polish stayers and the first-generation have relatively similar fertility behavior in the transition to first birth but not in the transition to second birth. However, parts of the similarity in the transition to first birth can be attributed to marital status selection. By examining the 1.5-generation and the second-generation in relation to Swedish natives, it is possible to see fertility convergence across generations, both when it comes to timing and quantum. This study also shows that family migrants have higher risk of having a first child compared to migrants moving for other reasons. However, in the transition to second birth, there is no difference.
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Hollender, Lina [Verfasser]. "Internationalization Processes of SMEs: Foreign Market Entry Mode Choice, Experiential Learning, and Host-Country Selection / Lina Hollender." Düsseldorf : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1142000451/34.
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Miller, Abigail Jeannine. "The influence of types and selection of mental preparation statements on collegiate cross-country runners' athletic performance and satisfcation levels." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1145904211.
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Aref, Sepideh, and Foteini Bourzikou. "Heading towards an unknown culture : The adjustment of expatriates in Greece based on their selection and cross-cultural training." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-447347.
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International borders are dissolving as a result of globalization, and cross-cultural interactions are becoming a regular part of modern business. Many firms are expanding internationally, necessitating the need to send workers, known as expatriates, abroad. Being able to operate and adjust in a foreign country requires certain skills and traits. Not being able to adjust well in the host country has many times led expatriates to fail their international mission, which negatively affects the expatriate as well as the firm. Previous studies suggest that by selecting and offering a proper cross-cultural training (CCT), expatriates should have an easier time adjusting in the country they move to. Thus, leading to a successful international assignment. Research on selection and CCTs has predominantly focused on creating frameworks and finding variables that contribute to expatriates’ adjustment. However, there are still unclarities and disagreements regarding the effects of selection and CCT on the expatriates’ in-country adjustment. Therefore, it is important to understand whether expatriates perceive these processes helpful for their adjustment. Moreover, studies that have implemented these frameworks and variables into practicality for Asian or African host countries, thus leaving a gap in Europe and its emerging countries. As such, this study will contribute to this gap to further understand how selection and CCT affect the expatriate’s adjustment in Greece. A literature is presented with the relevant theories that exist in the field of expatriate selection, cross-cultural training and adjustment, and additionally cultural shock theories. With the aim of collecting data for this study, a qualitative method was approached, where 12 in-depth interviews were conducted on expatriates working in Greece. The interview covered topics of how they perceive their selection process, the CCT they received before their mission and their adjustment in the host country. General findings were that the classical selection and CCT theories and processes are still applicable up to this day. An additional finding to these theories was that the expatriates do not favor CCT processes. Moreover, it was observed that the perceived cultural differences between the home and host country of the expatriate is the main factor that is affected by the selection and CCT. Finally, the researchers suggest further research to be conducted for several factors concerning the in-country adjustment.
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Newton, Jessica. "Improving access to drinking water in the developing world through guided household water treatment and storage technology selection." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41224.
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Beginning at least as early as 1977, the international community formally recognized that drinking water and sanitation were not a reality for large percentage of the world and that it was necessary to take action to change this. Over the following three decades more actions and agreements were made, each with a progressively acute awareness of the requirements to achieve this goal and the failures of previous attempts. Poor information sharing and underestimation of cost were identified as two of the greatest recurring impediments. The Millennium Declaration made in 2000 is the newest campaign to move towards this goal, among others, and provides a metric against which progress and success can be measured.
At this point, great success has been made overall towards the Millennium Development Goals. Millions of people have gained access to improved sources of drinking water and several regions have surpassed their goals. Unfortunately this progress is not homogenous and the definitions of success are misleading. Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging significantly behind due to water scarcity, large population growth, urban versus rural disparities, and slow growth of piped infrastructure. Limitations to the sector as a whole have been identified as logistics, funding limitations, inadequate cost recovery, and inadequate operations and maintenance. Additionally, the metric of access to an "improved" source does not equate to safe drinking water and is not attached to sanitation improvements or overall health improvements.
In further examining the financial aspects of achieving the goals, it is clear that there is a great deal of inconsistency. Many donors, whether public or private, international or local, are giving money to the development goals. But the money given is often not equivalent to the original commitment, not given to the countries with the greatest need, not given to the water and sanitation sector specifically, given in the form of loans which must be repaid, given to new large scale systems which are not always appropriate, or not sufficient to achieve the desired target. This makes it very difficult to achieve and sustain progress in the areas which have been difficult to reach thus far, including Sub-Saharan Africa.
The need for progress toward safe water is clear from the perspective of health. Water is needed for hygienic practices, as well as consumption, and it is counterproductive to use water that is not clean. One of the leading causes of both death and disability worldwide is diarrheal disease which can largely be attributed to unsafe water. Studies have shown that there is a positive correlation between drinking water interventions and improved health outcomes, especially with increased proximity of the source, and for this reason there is an even greater need to tie the definition of success in improved water to overall health outcomes. It is also important that public health practitioners, engineers, and professionals from other related sectors work together to improve knowledge sharing and ultimately efficiency in achieving the goal of safe water for all.
Point-of-use interventions are among the best approaches to delivering means of water treatment to unreached communities because they can be deployed much more quickly and easily than a traditional piped system, require less expertise, and reduce recontamination that may occur during transport and storage. Such technologies utilize a variety of mechanisms to address a range of contaminants and concerns. In order for any technology to be successful though, it must be accompanied by a method of safe storage as well as education, training, and continued external support.
This information is synthesized in a technology selection guide, which attempts provide assistance in technology selection by addressing the immediate issue of water quality for the sake of health benefits, while also considering the context of the installation, the user preferences, the level of expertise of the implementers, the cost, operations and maintenance requirements, and common areas of failure. Simultaneously it allows for technologies to be compared so that the most appropriate technology may be chosen. The guide is marketed towards a non-technical audience with the intention of promoting knowledge sharing and serving as a translation between the developers of the treatment technology and those who implement it in developing countries.
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Kapur, Arjun. "The Impact of Mega Sporting Event Host Country Selection on Construction and Industrial Sectors of Stock Markets: An Event Study." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/734.
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Nations have always competed vigorously during the bidding process to host mega sporting events. The selection of the host nation is a much anticipated decision that results in the promotion of a country on a global platform. In this paper, I use a market adjusted return (index) model to conduct an event study in order to examine abnormal returns in the stock market surrounding the selection of a nation for the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. I also focus specifically on the construction and industrial sectors, as well as analyze the impact of selection on the nation emerging as the runner up in the bidding process. The research finds that the outcome of the selection process is partially anticipated by investors, resulting in a market reaction that does not accurately measure the financial impact of hosting the event. As developing nations have demonstrated an increased interest in the hosting of events over the years, this paper also addresses the resulting policy implications, as well as the opportunity cost and the economic effects of crowding out and substitution.
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Don, Carlen. "Far From Gold: Why Hosting the Olympics is Detrimental to the Host Country." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2010. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/7.
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Due to the excitement and prestige surrounding the Olympics, international perceptions of hosting the Games are positive and the Olympics are thought to bring prosperity and economic benefits to the host country. However this paper insists that hosting the Olympic Games is actually more detrimental to the host country than beneficial. Though each Games is different and every host country has the opportunity to create a positive Games, the negative aspects of hosting the Games create a difficult environment for any country to host a successful Games. Due to the negative effects of the Olympics on national unity, economic impact and international legitimacy, hosting the Olympics is a losing gamble for Olympic host nations.
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Viseth, Arina. "Essays on emigration, remittances, and employment in the source country : evidence from Mexico." Thesis, Lyon 2, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010LYO22020.
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This dissertation contributes to the emerging empirical literature on the developmental impact of international migration in the source developing economy. Given the policy priority placed on job creation and the emphasis on wage impacts in recent work, the focus here is on the consequences of emigration on the extent of employment and the nature of that employment of those left behind. In particular, our questions are (i) does international migration and remittances have an impact on unemployment rates in the source country? and (ii) do remittances encourage entrepreneurship, as reflected by the share of workers classified as self-employed? We investigate these questions using census data from Mexico, unlike much of previous work that has relied on household survey data. Our empirical strategy attempts to address the typical issues of self-selection and endogeneity that migration impact studies encounter. We classify workers into skill groups and employ the Borjas (2003) empirical strategy, carrying out our analysis at the national level. We also introduce the fractional logit estimator (Papke and Wooldridge (1996)), unused in this field before, to address the fact that the dependent variables of concern are both proportions, and thus avoid the flaws in typical studies that investigate the impact of selected variables on the conditional expectation of a proportion or vector of proportions. Our results show that (i) emigration and remittances decrease native unemployment rates, and (ii) remittances intensify self-employment activities among the receivers. These results are even stronger once we control for sample bias and endogeneity. In terms of economic policy, we therefore provide indirect evidence that migration and remittances could be growth enhancing through their effects on employment in the source countryCette dissertation contribue à la littérature empirique naissante sur l'impact développemental de la migration internationale dans le pays source. Etant donné la priorité de politique placée sur la création d'emplois, l’analyse est ici portée sur les conséquences de l'émigration sur l'emploi et la nature de cet emploi. En particulier, nos questions sont les suivantes, d’une part, (i) est-ce que la migration internationale et les transferts de fonds des travailleurs migrants ont un impact sur le taux de chômage dans le pays de source? D’autre part, (ii) les transferts de fonds des travailleurs migrants encouragent-ils l'esprit d'entreprise, comme reflété par la proportion de travailleurs indépendants du pays source? Nous étudions ces questions en utilisant des données de recensement du Mexique et des Etats-Unis, à la différence de beaucoup des travaux précédents qui se sont fondés sur des données d'enquête de ménage. Notre stratégie empirique essaye d'adresser les problèmes de biais de sélection et d’endogénéite, problèmes que les études précédentes ont rencontrés. Nous classifions les travailleurs dans différents groupes de compétence et utilisons la stratégie empirique dévelopée par Borjas (2003), effectuant ainsi notre analyse au niveau national. Nous introduisons également l'estimateur partiel de logit (développé par Papke et Wooldridge (1996)). Nos résultants montrent que (i) l'émigration et les transferts de fonds de travailleurs migrants diminuent le taux de chômage du pays source, et par ailleurs (ii) les transferts de fonds de travailleurs migrants augmentent le taux de travailleurs indépendants dans le pays source. Ces résultats sont encore plus significatifs une fois que nous prenons en considération les problèmes économétriques liés aux biais de sélection et d’endogénéité. En termes de politique économique, nous fournissons donc des preuves empiriques quant aux effets de la migration internationale et des transferts de fonds migrants sur la croissance économique du pays de source
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Harris, H. "Women in international management: an examination of the role of home country selection processes in influencing the number of women in international management positions." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1997. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10620.
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This thesis is concerned with understanding why women have such low participation
rates on international management assignments. It questions the assumption that the
main explanation for this phenomenon lies with factors extraneous to the home country
organisational context; for instance, foreigners' prejudice; family constraints and
women's own lack of interest.
In view of the lack of research evidence to show that women fail once on international
management assignments, the thesis explores the role of Human Resource
Management practices within the home country headquarters' context, as a key factor
in determining women's representation. In particular, it examines the role of the
selection system for international assignments in limiting women's opportunities in this
area.
The research study takes a UK perspective due to the minimal research undertaken on
women in international management within this country. A multi-stage research design
was used in order to ascertain, firstly, the participation rate of women in international
management and key barriers via a survey of UK-based international organisations.
Semi-structured interviews were then held with women expatriates and International
HR Directors as a result of which the focus on home country selection systems for
international management assignments was developed.
The main stage of the research consisted of an in-depth case study of the selection
process for international management assignments within three organisations with
differing levels of representation of women in international management positions.
The case studies explored how the operation of different systems might lead to greater
or lesser use of individual preferences by selectors, with resultant impacts on the
numbers of women entering international management positions. The analysis of
individual selectors' preferences was carried out with the use of Repertory Grid
technique. Inherent gender bias in the constructs elicited from the Grids was analysed
using Schein' s Descriptive Index.
The main contribution of the thesis is the development of a conceptual model
identifying a typology of selection systems for international management assignments
which will assist both academics and practitioners to analyse the potential for bias
within existing selection systems.
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Harris, Hilary. "Women in international management : an examination of the role of home country selection processes in influencing the number of women in international management positions." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1997. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10620.
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This thesis is concerned with understanding why women have such low participation rates on international management assignments. It questions the assumption that the main explanation for this phenomenon lies with factors extraneous to the home country organisational context; for instance, foreigners' prejudice; family constraints and women's own lack of interest. In view of the lack of research evidence to show that women fail once on international management assignments, the thesis explores the role of Human Resource Management practices within the home country headquarters' context, as a key factor in determining women's representation. In particular, it examines the role of the selection system for international assignments in limiting women's opportunities in this area. The research study takes a UK perspective due to the minimal research undertaken on women in international management within this country. A multi-stage research design was used in order to ascertain, firstly, the participation rate of women in international management and key barriers via a survey of UK-based international organisations. Semi-structured interviews were then held with women expatriates and International HR Directors as a result of which the focus on home country selection systems for international management assignments was developed. The main stage of the research consisted of an in-depth case study of the selection process for international management assignments within three organisations with differing levels of representation of women in international management positions. The case studies explored how the operation of different systems might lead to greater or lesser use of individual preferences by selectors, with resultant impacts on the numbers of women entering international management positions. The analysis of individual selectors' preferences was carried out with the use of Repertory Grid technique. Inherent gender bias in the constructs elicited from the Grids was analysed using Schein' s Descriptive Index. The main contribution of the thesis is the development of a conceptual model identifying a typology of selection systems for international management assignments which will assist both academics and practitioners to analyse the potential for bias within existing selection systems.
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Al, Qur'an Marwan. "Location decision-making processes of internationalising firms: a multiple case study investigation." Curtin University of Technology, Curtin Business School, 2005. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=16311.
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Research into the location decision of Australian international firms was primarily directed toward investigating motivations of Australian investors for setting up their foreign direct investments (FDI) in specific foreign countries. Nevertheless, the strategic decision-making process concerning the selection of a beneficial foreign country for either Australian or Western Australian international operations has been neglected in the existing literature; hence, an evident and significant gap was identified. Therefore, the current exploratory investigation used an interpretive paradigm to examine ‘how do Western Australian internationalising firms arrive at a beneficial foreign location choice for their international operations and hence attain successful international expansion. As an attempt to provide rich and deep insights into managerial actions and procedures, as well as critical success factors, that should be considered in effective international location decision-making process to attain a beneficial foreign location choice, five empirical comparative in-depth case studies excluding a pilot case study were purposefully selected from among sixteen potential Western Australian firms which established manufacturing and service operations abroad. Furthermore, seven international location decision-making processes were examined within these five cases through relying on several data sources: in-depth face to face interviews, short telephone and follow-up interviews and questionnaire instrument as primary data sources besides field notes, documents review when available and internet sources as secondary data sources. Two main stages of analysis were undertaken in the current research, namely, within and cross-case analyses.The empirical findings of the extant research show that a thorough consultative and international experience-based strategic decision process should be considered to attain effective foreign country selection decisions. The consultative decision process encompasses five crucial managerial phases; that is, (1) strategic analysis of internationalisation drivers, (2) strategic searching and development of location factors and alternatives, (3) acquiring of adequate and relevant information about the prospective locations and, hence, strategic assessment for these alternatives, (4) strategic selection of final beneficial foreign location choice, and finally, (5) effective implementation of the selected location choice. Results reveal that the decision process cannot separately lead to the selection of a beneficial foreign location choice in the absence of four critical success factors, i.e., (1) international business experience of the selected location team, (2) the country knowledge about the potential foreign locations, (3) in-house and external consultations with international business experts and (4) identification of a trustworthy and internationally experienced manager or local partner for the international operation. The findings also illustrate that the comprehensive foreign country selection decision process is a multi-stage decision process which incorporates three separate location selection processes, namely, (1) country selection, (2) city selection and (3) site selection process. The current research extends the satisficing or bounded rational decision theory by confirming the appropriateness and the effectiveness of the theory in foreign country selection decisions.
In addition, the earlier critical success factors are adding new and important aspects of knowledge to the existing research on location decision-making process in international business, as well as foreign direct investment decisions. Accordingly, the former management phases and critical success factors were integrated into a conceptual model. The major and the unique contribution of the current thesis to existing theory is the development of a decision model which combines two fields of management research; that is, strategic decision-making and location decision-making in international business. The research provides important methodological contributions to international business research in relation to an effective multiple case study approach to capture elements of the comprehensive and complex international location decision-making process. Finally, the research findings and decision model have practical managerial implications for both international and internationalising firms by assisting them to improve the effectiveness of their foreign country selection decision processes. Further, the findings provide benefits for foreign investment policy-makers as well as local development officials in both home and host countries by assisting them to increase their outward FDI and attract more inward FDI and, consequently, boost the economic development movement in their countries.
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Mulder, Gert Jan. "Banks, credit and culture : cross border lending and credit ratings, their effectiveness and the impact of cultural differences." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7226.
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Having the author been involved in banking and finance for almost 25 years, this thesis intends to reflect on the role of banks with emphasis on cross border lending and credit rating, their effectiveness and the impacts of cultural differences. Perhaps this would not differ substantially from a researcher or a scholar, yet the exploratory approach taken in this research will be somewhat different as it deliberately seeks to answer a number of questions relevant to practitioners in today’s banking. In trying to achieve this goal, this thesis hopefully may find its way to international bankers wondering about the perspectives of their business in general and their profession in specific. It even may perhaps improve the understanding of their clients. The Basel committee which published the new Basel II framework on bank regulation and supervision was the result of long and careful discussions, wide consultations and comprehensive impact studies. Whereas Basel II covers the entire risk profile and supervision of financial institutions, this research is limited to the cross border lending by banks to companies and provides the views from both practicing international bankers and their customers on their 3 expectations regarding Basel II, credit rating and the relevance of context and culture differences. Bankers all over the world are being trained on how to read balance sheets, yet less attention is being paid as to by whom they are being created and how precisely these balance sheets came into existence, other than the accountancy standards applied. Bankers furthermore seem to agree on the fact that credit risks in large part are related to the management competencies, effective corporate governance and integrity of management and organization. The argument could be made that the assessment of management capabilities, governance and integrity may be hindered in those cases where the culture is little understood. In a three days conferences titled; “The Future of Relationship Banking”, 80 senior executives from international banks and large companies were gathered in Punta del Este, Uruguay and were asked to speak about these aspects. A transcript of the conference is provided as annex to this thesis (Annex 1) and serves to triangulate the findings of the research. Main findings of three management papers were presented by the researcher during the conference. A survey was performed during the conference and in addition, through an online survey, in total over 100 practitioners in the field participated in the survey. Results show a variation of conclusions, but very especially seem to confirm the view, contrary to the approach taken in Basel II, that cultural differences and context are felt to be highly relevant in cross border lending.
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Lin, Yue. "A Comparison Study on Head/tail Breaks and Topfer’s Method for Model-based Map Generalization on Geographic Features in Country and City Levels." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-20453.
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Map generalization is a traditional cartographical issue which should be particularly considered in today’sinformation age. The aim of this study is to find some characteristics about head/tail breaks which worksas generalization method compared with the well known Topfer’s method. A questionnaire survey wasconducted to let 30 users choose either of the series maps of both methods and the reason(s) for thatchoice. Also to test their understanding of the series maps histograms were added for them to match.Afterwards the sample results were analyzed using both univariate and bivariate analysis approaches. Itshows that the head/tail breaks method was selected by 58%, compared with 38.7% of Topfer’s method,because of its simplicity. By checking the correctness of histogram question it also shows that those whowell understood answers choose the head/tail breaks rather than the Topfer’s method. However in somecases, where the amount of geographical features is relatively small, Topfer’s method is more selectedbecause of its informative characteristic and similar structure to the original map. It was also found that inthe comparison the head/tail breaks is more advantageous in line feature type generalization than in arealfeature type. This is probably because Topfer’s method changes its minority selection rule to half selectionin line feature type, whereas the head/tail breaks keeps the scaling property. Any difference between thetwo tested scales, Finland level and Helsinki level, is not found in this comparison study. However, futurework should explore more regarding this and other issues.
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Steenkamp, Ermie Annelies. "The identification of export opportunities for South African products with special reference to Africa / Ermie Annelies Steenkamp." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5605.
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This thesis identifies realistic export opportunities for South African products in the rest of the world and specifically in the rest of the African continent. The method chosen to achieve this goal is the Decision Support Model (DSM) developed by Cuyvers et al (1995) and Cuyvers (1997) that was specifically designed to assist export promotion institutions in planning and assessing their export promotion activities. This model is positioned into the international market selection literature and four main refinements to the DSM methodology are introduced to address the limitations of the model and to make it more applicable for the South African international trade conditions. The refined model is then applied to identify product–country combinations with the largest export potential for South Africa in the rest of the world and in the rest of the African continent specifically.
The refinements to the DSM filtering process introduced in this study contribute to the effective use and application of the DSM results by South African exporters and more focused export promotion activities by South African export promotion organisations. The four refinements include (i) running the DSM on a HS 6–digit level, (ii) introducing a method to calculate the potential export value of each identified export opportunity in order to prioritise between the product–country combinations identified as realistic export opportunities, (iii) taking the production capacity of South Africa into consideration in order to identify export opportunities that can be pursued immediately due to the country's existing revealed comparative advantage in the production and exportation of these products and (iv) developing a market accessibility index per product–country combination from a South African point of view on a HS 6–digit level in order to make filter 3.2 (barriers to trade) of the DSM applicable for South African conditions.
The results of the application of the refined DSM to identify export opportunities for South Africa in the rest of the world include the top 50 worldwide export opportunities. There are 17 countries in which the top 50 worldwide product–country combinations identified as export opportunities for South Africa are located. These include the United States, Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Singapore, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Italy and Brazil. Mineral products (coal, copper and aviation spirit); transportation products (1500 - 3000 cc automobile engines and diesel powered trucks); stone/glass (diamonds, platinum and rhodium) and metals (aluminium, iron/steel structures, nickel) are the product classifications within the top 50 worldwide product–country combinations that hold the largest worldwide export potential for South Africa.
In terms of the product–country combinations with the highest export potential for South Africa in the rest of the African continent, there are 18 countries in which the top 50 product–country combinations for South Africa in the rest of the African continent are located. These include Nigeria, Namibia, Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, Zambia, Tunisia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius, Tanzania, Senegal, Mozambique, Algeria, Malawi and Cote d'Ivoire. The products with the highest potential export values in the top 50 product–country combinations for South Africa in Africa include mineral products (aviation spirit, iron ore, sulphur and coal) and transportation products (1500 - 3000 cc automobile engines and diesel powered trucks weighing less than 5 tons).Thesis (Ph.D. (International Trade))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Alarcon, Gallegos Ligia Rocio. "Ethnobotany of the southern Basque country (Euskadi), Spain : the use of medicinal and foods plants and selection of species for further development of functional foods which increase perceived energy levels : identification and characterization of the effects of food substances which increase perceived energy levels." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.522821.
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Leachman, Lance Douglas. "Testing purebred and commercial combined selection in Angus: Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77007.
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The objective of this study was to characterize genetic relationships between growth and carcass traits measured in commercial feedlot and purebred cattle that would aid in determining the effectiveness of combined crossbred and purebred selection (CCPS) strategies for sire selection. Data included 2,183 steers and 418 heifers enrolled in the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity (TC). Feedlot traits evaluated were initial body weight at time of delivery (IBW) and final BW at time of harvest (FBW) and carcass backfat thickness at the 12th rib (CFAT), marbling score at the 12th rib (CMAR) and ribeye area at the12th rib (CREA). Purebred data from the American Angus Association (AAA) included records of 139,602 bulls, 130,944 heifers and 6,656 steers for weaning weight (WW); 85,702 bulls, 76,603 heifers and 1,908 steers for yearling weight (YW); and 62,752 bulls and 45,958 heifers for ultrasound measures of backfat thickness at the 12th rib (UFAT), intramuscular fat percentage at the 12th rib (UMAR) and ribeye area at the 12th rib (UREA). The genetic correlations between IBW and WW, FBW and YW, CFAT and UFAT, CMAR and UMAR, and CREA and UREA were 0.01 ° 0.21, 0.43 ° 0.22, 0.66 ° 0.19, 0.65 ° 0.17, and 0.92 ° 0.12, respectively. Regressions of TC traits on corresponding sire EPD resulted in coefficients of 0.23 ° 0.19, 0.57 ° 0.16, 0.67 ° 0.19, 93.3 ° 12.3, and 1.08 ° 0.17 for IBW, FBW, CFAT, CMAR, and CREA, respectively. Three selection indices were evaluated on the basis of relative efficiency of genetic progress toward TC goal traits. The index including AAA records on an individual sire with TC records on his progeny was most effective, thus indicating the benefit of CCPS.Master of Science
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Costa, Marisa Gomes da. "Fatores determinantes do nível do risco Brasil." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2016. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/977.
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Previous issue date: 2016-02-01This study aims to identify the determinants of Brazil country risk level, during the period from February 1995 to August 2015, based on the deviations from the covered interest rate parity condition. These deviations represent a measure of the risk assumed by an investor who choose to invest in a Brazilian security in Brazil, rather than do it abroad. Using Autometrics, an algorithm for automatic model selection, developed by Doornik (2009), thirty-nine explanatories variables were selected from previous studies. The Brazil country risk level is susceptible to changes in the balance of payments, import by GDP, the deviation covered interest rate parity of the previous period, the inflation rate, the change in exports, total debt per GDP, and external debt by exports.
Este estudo propõe-se a identificar os fatores determinantes do nível do risco Brasil, durante o período de fevereiro de 1995 a agosto de 2015, calculado pelos desvios da condição da paridade coberta de juros. Estes desvios representam a medida do risco assumido por um investidor ao optar investir em um título brasileiro no Brasil, ao invés de fazê-lo no exterior. Utilizando a técnica de seleção automática de modelos com a aplicação do algoritmo Autometrics, desenvolvido por Doornik (2009), trinta e nove variáveis explicativas foram selecionadas a partir de estudos anteriores. O nível do risco Brasil é altamente suscetível às variações do balanço de pagamento, da importação por PIB, do desvio da condição da paridade coberta do período anterior, à taxa de inflação, à variação das exportações (em $ e em volume), à dívida total por PIB e à dívida externa pela exportação.
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Wyszynski, K. "Semi-parametric copula sample selection models for count responses." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2016. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1489699/.
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Non-random sample selection arises when observations do not come from a random sample. Instead, individuals select themselves into (or out of) the sample on the basis of observed and unobserved characteristics. In this case, estimates obtained using standard methods such as linear or logistic regression will be biased and inconsistent. This problem can be addressed using sample selection models. In the methodological literature a lot of attention has been given to sample selection models with continuous response. At the same time, not much work has been attributed to sample selection models with count response. The aim of this project is to develop a copula-based sample selection model for count data with flexible covariate effects. First, the literature on sample selection models will be reviewed. Second, two motivating data sets originating from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) and the United States Veterans' Administration (VA) will be described and explored. Third, the parametric count sample selection model will be depicted. Fourth, flexible covariate effects will be introduced together with inferential and model selection methods. Fifth, the model will be illustrated on the previously mentioned data sets. Finally, potential extensions for future research will be discussed.
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Larson, Ann Michelle. "Selection for milk somatic cell count in laboratory mice." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44079.
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A bidirectional selection experiment for high and low somatic cell count (SCC) was conducted over 14 generations with two selected lines (high line = HSCC, low line = LSCC) of mice. Seven secondary traits (milk yield, total white blood cell count, percentage of phagocytic cells in blood, endotoxin challenge response, percentage of females littering, number of young born alive, and percentage of young surviving to weaning) were measured to examine correlated responses to selection for SCC.
Average response per generation for log2 SCC was small in both selected lines (HSCC = .0678 ±.0341, LSCC = .0384 ± .0390, P > .05). There was little per generation divergence between the selected lines (.0294 ± .0178, P > .05). Genetic and phenotypic selection differentials indicated that selection procedures did select the more extreme individuals for SCC, even though response to selection was poor.
Phenotypic correlations among SCC and the seven secondary traits were generally small, and near zero. Correlation coefficients ranged from -.17 to .17. Milk yield was negatively correlated with SCC (-.07, P < .05). The correlation between endotoxin challenge response and SCC was also negative (-.17, P < .05).
Components of genetic variance for SCC were estimated to explain the lack of selection response. Covariances between daughter and dam, and among full sibs were negative (-.1180 and -.0362, respectively). Analysis for offspring and maternal components for SCC yielded a negative estimate for the covariance between additive effects for the offspring and maternal components (-.1781). No biological explanation can be offered for its existence. Heritability from this same analysis was .05.
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Beaghen, Susan P. "Selection and Passage of County Land Preservation Voter Referendum: The Role of Government." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/887.
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County jurisdictions in America are increasingly exercising self-government in the provision of public community services through the context of second order federalism. In states exercising this form of contemporary governance, county governments with “reformed” policy-making structures and professional management practices, have begun to rival or surpass municipalities in the delivery of local services with regional implications such as environmental protection (Benton 2002, 2003; Marando and Reeves, 1993).
The voter referendum, a form of direct democracy, is an important component of county land preservation and environmental protection governmental policies. The recent growth and success of land preservation voter referendums nationwide reflects an increase in citizen participation in government and their desire to protect vacant land and its natural environment from threats of over-development, urbanization and sprawl, loss of open space and farmland, deterioration of ecosystems, and inadequate park and recreational amenities.
The study’s design employs a sequential, mixed method. First, a quantitative approach employs the Heckman two-step model. It is fitted with variables for the non-random sample of 227 voter referendum counties and all non-voter referendum counties in the U.S. from 1988 to 2009. Second, the qualitative data collected from the in-depth investigation of three South Florida county case studies with twelve public administrator interviews is transformed for integration with the quantitative findings. The purpose of the qualitative method is to complement, explain and enrich the statistical analysis of county demographic, socio-economic, terrain, regional, governance and government, political preference, environmentalism, and referendum-specific factors.
The research finds that government factors are significant in terms of the success of land preservation voter referendums; more specifically, the presence of self-government authority (home rule charter), a reformed structure (county administrator/manager or elected executive), and environmental interest groups. In addition, this study concludes that successful counties are often located coastal, exhibit population and housing growth, and have older and more educated citizens who vote democratic in presidential elections. The analysis of case study documents and public administrator interviews finds that pragmatic considerations of timing, local politics and networking of regional stakeholders are also important features of success. Further research is suggested utilizing additional public participation, local government and public administration factors.
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Kolada, Eric J. "Nest site selection and nest success of greater sage-grouse in Mono County, California." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1447600.
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Washington, Alycia Catherine. "Site selection and survival of Pseudemys texana and Trachemys scripta elegans nests at Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas /." View online, 2008. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/bioltad/22.
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Guichard, Lucas. "Three Essays on the Economics of Migration." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne (2017-2020), 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020CLFAD008.
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Les questions autour des migrations internationales, déterminées par des motifs économiques et/ou socio-politiques, apparaissent régulièrement comme un sujet important et clivant à la fois dans le monde politique, dans l’opinion publique ou dans les médias. Alors que l’attention sur ce débat est relativement récente, l’analyse des causes et des conséquences des flux migratoires entre pays est abordée par les économistes et, plus généralement, par le monde universitaire depuis de nombreuses années. Les trois articles de cette thèse s’inscrivent dans la continuité de la littérature économique sur les migrations, tout en contribuant aux recherches déjà existantes sur des problématiques similaires.Dans le premier chapitre, j’examine le schéma de sélection en matière d’éducation des demandeurs d’asile récemment arrivés en Allemagne en provenance de cinq pays d’origine clés : Afghanistan, Albanie, Irak, Serbie et Syrie. L’analyse repose sur des données individuelles uniques collectées en Allemagne, combinées à des enquêtes menées dans les pays d’origine. Les résultats révèlent une sélection positive en matière d’éducation des demandeurs d’asile qui ont pu fuir l’Irak et la Syrie, la sélection est neutre pour les personnes demandant l’asile en provenance d’Afghanistan et est négative pour les demandeurs d’asile venant d’Albanie et de Serbie. Je propose une interprétation de ces résultats fondée sur les différences de durée de séjour attendue à destination, les coûts de migration auxquels sont confrontés les demandeurs d’asile pour atteindre l’Allemagne et la taille des réseaux de migration à destination.Dans le deuxième chapitre, nous soulignons que l’acquisition d’information sur les pays de destination peut être coûteuse pour les migrants. Nous modélisons les éléments de friction relatifs à l’information dans le modèle d’inattention rationnelle et nous dérivons une solution analytique d’une équation de gravité pour les migrations que nous évaluons avec des données. Le modèle prédit que les flux en provenance de pays où le coût de l’information est plus élevé, i.e. où les a priori sont plus importants, sont moins sensibles aux variations des conditions économiques dans les différentes destinations, car les migrants obtiennent rationnellement moins d’informations avant de décider où aller. L’analyse économétrique révèle une hétérogénéité systématique dans le comportement pro-cyclique des flux migratoires entre les origines, ce qui est cohérent avec l’existence de frictions en matière d’information.Dans le troisième chapitre, je tente de répondre à la question suivante : est-ce que l’adoption d’une liste de pays d’origine sûrs influence les demandes d’asile déposées dans les États membres de l’OCDE ? Je m’appuie sur un modèle de gravité structurelle pour dériver une équation empirique de migration qui est évaluée avec des données pour estimer l’effet direct de la liste sur le nombre bilatéral de demandes d’asile. Cela me permet ensuite de résoudre le modèle structurel pour quantifier les externalités provenant d’une expérience contrefactuelle sur la politique des pays sûrs. L’analyse empirique révèle que l’introduction d’une liste de pays d’origine sûrs entraîne une diminution d’environ 30% du nombre de demandes d’asile entre pays. L’exercice de simulation basé sur un changement hypothétique de la politique d’asile suggère la présence d’effets de diversion sur le volume de demandes d’asile entre à la fois les pays d’origine et de destinationThe questions around international migration, determined by economic and/or socio-political motives, regularly appear as an important and divisive topic in the political world, in public opinion or in the media. While attention towards this debate is relatively recent, the analysis of the causes and consequences of migration flows between countries has been addressed by economists and, more generally, by academia for many years. The three articles in this dissertation are in line with the economic literature on migration, while contributing to existing research on similar issues.In the first chapter, I examine the pattern of selection on education of asylum seekers recently arrived in Germany from five key source countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Iraq, Serbia, and Syria. The analysis relies on original individual-level data collected in Germany combined with surveys conducted at origin. The results reveal a positive pattern of selection on education for asylum seekers who were able to flee Iraq and Syria, and the selection is neutral for individuals seeking asylum from Afghanistan and negative for asylum seekers from Albania and Serbia. I provide an interpretation of these patterns based on differences in the expected length of stay at destination, the migration costs faced by asylum seekers to reach Germany, and the size of migration networks at destination.In the second chapter, we emphasize that acquiring information about destinations can be costly for migrants. We model information frictions in the rational inattention framework and obtain a closed-form expression for a migration gravity equation that we bring to the data. The model predicts that flows from countries with a higher cost of information or stronger priors are less responsive to variations in economic conditions in the various destinations, as migrants rationally get less information before deciding where to move. The econometric analysis reveals systematic heterogeneity in the pro-cyclical behaviour of migration flow across origins that is consistent with the existence of information frictions.In the third chapter, I attempt to provide an answer to the following question: does the adoption of a list of safe countries of origin influence the asylum applications lodged in OECD member states? I draw on a structural gravity model to derive an empirical migration equation that is brought to the data to estimate the direct effect of the list on the bilateral number of asylum claims. This, in turn, allows me to solve the structural model to quantify the externalities arising from a counter-factual experiment about the safe country policy. The empirical analysis reveals that the introduction of a list of safe source countries leads to a decrease of around 30% in the bilateral volume of asylum applications. The simulation exercise under an hypothetical change of the asylum policy suggests the presence of diversion effects on the sheer scale of asylum claims across both origin and destination countries
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Cavalcante, Eider de Olivindo. "Selective modernization of the coast: conflicts, changes and permanebcies in cumbuco county." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2012. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8622.
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FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do CearÃA presente pesquisa procura tornar inteligÃvel a modernizaÃÃo estratÃgica e seletiva do estado do Cearà a partir do que se denominou vetores de modernizaÃÃo, focalizando principalmente a modernizaÃÃo do litoral que se realiza, principalmente, por meio do turismo e da urbanizaÃÃo. Atà os finais da dÃcada de 1970, que marcaram o surgimento dos primeiros conflitos com especuladores imobiliÃrios e grileiros, o litoral do Cearà representava um sinÃnimo de liberdade para remanescentes indÃgenas e outros agrupamentos humanos que historicamente habitaram o litoral ou que decidiram migrar, fugindo de conflitos agrÃrios e de outros processos que funcionalizavam fortemente outras particularidades do estado. Entretanto, no contexto da busca de novos territÃrios e setores para a acumulaÃÃo capitalista, como tambÃm da subordinaÃÃo do tempo livre e das demais relaÃÃes sociais que escapavam à lÃgica da (re)produÃÃo das relaÃÃes sociais de produÃÃo capitalistas, o litoral passou a ser fortemente funcionalizado como territÃrio turÃstico. Tal fato motivou uma situaÃÃo atual em que as possibilidades de apropriaÃÃo encontram-se cada vez mais sufocadas pelo conflito com a dominaÃÃo do aparato estatal-empresarial. Nesse contexto, destacou-se a localidade do Cumbuco â histÃrica comunidade pesqueira marÃtima localizada no municÃpio de Caucaia â enquanto recorte espacial, procurando compreender os conflitos, as mudanÃas e as permanÃncias da localidade diante da referida modernizaÃÃo. O foco central do trabalho à a mudanÃa do modo de vida no/do Cumbuco, modo que atà dÃcadas passadas era caracterizado pelo tempo lento, pelas atividades ligadas a pesca artesanal, confecÃÃo de bordados, labirintos e crochÃs, cultivo de vazante, religiosidade, e por todo um leque de prÃticas e representaÃÃes de mundo. No desenrolar histÃrico, entretanto, esse modus vivendi foi subordinado à lÃgica da mercadoria e estilhaÃado em vÃrios percursos e atraÃÃes para turistas, veranistas e investidores. Com a forte aÃÃo dos especuladores imobiliÃrios e o elevado preÃo da terra, observou-se, tambÃm, a re-territorializaÃÃo de parte dos cumbuqueiros no Parazinho â uma ocupaÃÃo precÃria sobre o campo de dunas, oriunda da saÃda de pescadores e/ou filhos de pescadores de suas antigas residÃncias. Nesse sentido, entendendo que a discussÃo està longe de ser esgotada e que a processualidade histÃrica nunca finda, procura-se contribuir com alguns subsÃdios para o entendimento da modernizaÃÃo do litoral cearense, sobretudo do Cumbuco.
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Densley, Landon T. "Hiring Practices for Graphic Designers In Utah County, Utah." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2004. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd489.pdf.
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Flower, Shawn Marie. "Predicting success in the Montgomery County Pre-Release Center the actuarial eficacy of the Selection Suitability Scale ] /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7150.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.Thesis research directed by: Criminology and Criminal Justice. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Morris, Ellen Victoria. "Affordable housing in a "high-tech Mayberry" : site selection and policy tools for San Mateo County, California." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104984.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2016.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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California's Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program offers gap financing to affordable housing developments and infrastructure projects that demonstrate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Funded through revenue from the state's carbon cap-and-trade market and motivated by statewide requirements to incentivize compact infill development near transit, AHSC challenges affordable housing developers, transit agencies, and city staff to work collaboratively to address issues of congestion, displacement, and transit access in the context of far-reaching sustainability goals. However, AHSC requirements in its inaugural year (2014-2015) favored projects in California's largest, densest cities, leaving suburban communities skeptical of their ability to tap into the state's largest new pot of funding for affordable housing. One such place is San Mateo County, California, the suburban region on the San Francisco Peninsula that connects San Francisco to San Jose and Silicon Valley. It is within the context of the AHSC program in San Mateo County that I pose the question: to what extent should affluent suburban communities assume a portion of the region's overall housing needs? I consider three scholarly discussions -- suburbanization of poverty, spatial mismatch theory, and exclusionary housing policy -- together to forge an alternative conception of affluent, transit-rich, and diverse inner-ring suburbs and their obligations to steward affordable housing development. To implement this conception on the ground, I consider the opportunities and barriers to affordable housing development in San Mateo County, identify sites that would be competitive for future rounds of AHSC funding, and propose policies and programs to protect critical sites.
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Slotta, Douglas J. "Evalutating Biological Data Using Rank Correlation Methods." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27613.
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Analyses based upon rank correlation methods, such as Spearman's Rho and Kendall's Tau, can provide quick insights into large biological data sets. Comparing expression levels between different technologies and models is problematic due to the different units of measure. Here again, rank correlation provides an effective means of comparison between the two techniques. Massively Parallel Signature Sequencing (MPSS) transcript abundance levels to microarray signal intensities for Arabidopsis thaliana are compared. Rank correlations can be applied to subsets as well as the entire set. Results of subset comparisons can be used to improve the capabilities of predictive models, such as Predicted Highly Expressed (PHX). This is done for Escherichia coli. Methods are given to combine predictive models based upon feedback from experimental data. The problem of feature selection in supervised learning situations is also considered, where all features are drawn from a common domain and are best interpreted via ordinal comparisons with other features, rather than as numerical values. This is done for synthetic data as well as for microarray experiments examining the life cycle of Drosophila melanogaster and human leukemia cells. Two novel methods are presented based upon Rho and Tau, and their efficacy is tested with synthetic and real world data. The method based upon Spearman's Rho is shown to be more effective.Ph. D.
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Guzlek, Hacer. "Counter-current chromatography for the purification of high value natural compounds : performance modelling and solvent selection." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/7130.
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Counter-current chromatography (CCC) is a separation technique, which utilises two immiscible liquid phases in equilibrium as stationary and mobile phases. It emerged in the 1970s and had been primarily used in academia. Over the past few years its application in the pharmaceutical industry has increased as a high-throughput system. However, most businesses are still reluctant to use this technique due to the lack of understanding in solvent selection, which is essential for experimental design. Additionally, instrument design was a mainly empirical methodology, because there were no reliable models available that could predict the performance of a CCC column. One aim of this research project was to improve solvent system selection for CCC separations in order to facilitate the use of greener solvents. Therefore, a solubility driven approach for solvent selection from a list of preferred solvents was developed. This approach enables rapid solvent system selection, and potentially improves sample loading, because solvent systems are chosen by taking the solubility of target materials into account. Another aim of this PhD thesis was to develop a novel model that can predict the performance of a CCC column from column dimensions. That enables the prediction of a solute’s elution profile from a CCC column from scratch using instrument and operational parameters only. Unlike previously developed CCC models, the novel model does not resort to empirical calibration. This model was validated using a series of experimental results from literature and successfully predicted retention times as well as peak resolutions.
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Milker, Joseph Alan. "Move-Count Means with Cancellation and Word Selection Problems in Rubik's Cube Solution Approaches." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1343073076.
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HSIEH, HUNG-MING, and 謝弘旻. "COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN ON CONSUMERS'' SELECTION OF SERVICE." Thesis, 1996. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18581973317283474530.
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MULIT, MARK ANTHONY B., and 馬克. "SELECTION OF FOREIGN SEAFARER SUPPLY-COUNTRY FOR TAIWANESE SHIPS." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46k648.
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碩士開南大學
觀光運輸學院碩士班
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UNCATD (2018) has ranked Taiwan as the 11th territory in terms of ownership of world fleet by dead-weight tonnage. However, Taiwanese graduates from maritime colleges prefer not to enter into seafaring (Guo et al, 2005). This event directly affects the supply of ship officers and indirectly affects the supply of masters and chief officers (Lin et al, 2001). Chung et al. (2009) mentioned that the imbalance of supply and demand led to being unable to recruit domestic seafarer leading to the recruitment of foreign seafarer. The employment of mixed seafarers could cut the operating expenses of Taiwan national merchant ship by 48.91% (Fong et al, 2001). In 1994, the government of Taiwan permitted the employment foreign seafarers due to the calls of Taiwan national ship-owners and in order to help the industry in cost reduction. The recruitment of foreign seafarer involves the consideration of important factors. Thus, it requires the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). Based upon the review previously published papers the researcher found out fifteen (15) factors categorized into three groups. Based on these factors, shipping manpower experts/managers was asked to evaluate the top 5 seafarer supplier country. Consistent Fuzzy Preference Relation (CFPR) was used to evaluate the relative weight of each factor because it guarantees satisfaction of consistency property which is vital in the computation of relative weights. Then, VIKOR method was used in the ranking of alternatives due to fact that it introduces multi-criteria ranking index on the bases of its particular measure of “closeness” to the ideal solution. This method focuses on ranking and selecting from set of alternatives in the presence of conflicting criteria.
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De-YiHou and 侯德儀. "Robust Bayesian Variable Selection for Cross-Country Growth Determinants Data." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66896360949719030756.
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CHANG, CHUN-CHIEH, and 張竣傑. "On the Hub Port Selection Problem for Buyer Multi-country Consolidation." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54541561254359448232.
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碩士長榮大學
航運管理學系碩士班
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Multi-country Consolidation(MCC) according to their operational purposes can be divided into three types, including transporting MCC, buyer MCC (or called, cross-docking MCC) and warehousing MCC. Port of Kaohsiung has operated the MCC business for many years. In recent years, the business of transporting MCC is decreasing, but those of buyer MCC and warehousing MCC are significant growth. This paper attempts to explain the reason why the different type of MCC has the different development trend. Furthermore, a selection model which takes the risk aspect into consideration is formulated to select the consolidation hub port for buyer MCC. The case study with the selection model shows that Port of Kaohsiung has to make some efforts to improve the operation environment for buyer-consolidation MCC to have some competitive advantages from other hub ports in the east Asian are.
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Chao, Ching-Hsien, and 趙清賢. "Response to Divergent Selection for Serum g-globulin Percentage in Taiwan Country Chicken." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39700149056510654613.
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博士國立中興大學
畜產學系
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ABSTRACT Since the market demands the Taiwan Country chicken have a sexually matured appearance, and due to the relatively slow growth rate, the Taiwan Country chicken takes more than double the length of rearing time for marketing as compared with commercial broilers. After joins the World Trade Organization, the industry of Taiwan Country chicken will face a great challenge on price. Only by improving production efficiency, promoting product quality and maintaining product safety and hygiene, it could then compete with the imported broiler. Generally, the breeder stocks are kept in wire-floored cages and reproduce by artificial insemination. Breeders of the Taiwan Country chicken often complain about a rapid decline of fertility after frequent artificial insemination. Improvement of reproductive performances in breeder stock could reduce the production cost of Taiwan Country chicken. Many reports have shown that the immunocompetence of female chicken may be one of the factors that decline the fertility. Therefore, the purposes of this study were 1) to investigate the relationship between reproductive performance and immunity in the Taiwan Country chicken; 2) to search for a heritable trait that had genetic correlation with fertility, then conduct a divergent selection for this trait to indirectly improve reproductive performance. The initial experiment was to estimate genetic parameters of reproductive performance and immunity, and to survey the relationship between these traits in the Taiwan Country chicken. Survey results indicated that: 1) serum g-globulin (%) in the Taiwan Country chicken is heritable with an estimate around 0.3 to 0.4; 2) the serum g-globulin (%) is genetically correlated with fertility; moreover, 3) pullets from the parents with high (or low) g-globulin (%) also had high (or low) g-globulin (%), but with low (or high) fertility. These results imply that reproductive performance of the Taiwan Country chicken might be improved by selection for low serum g-globulin (%). Therefore, a selection program of L2 strain chicken for high (H) and low (L) serum g-globulin (%) at 34 wk of age was carried out. After three successive generations of selection, the H and L lines were tested for the differences of their reproductive and immunological traits. Selection was effective in changing the serum g-globulin (%). The H line had significantly higher serum g-globulin (%) than that of L line over the course of selection. Realized heritabilities for serum g-globulin (%) ranged from 0.225 to 0.433 in the three successive generations. The heritabilities of serum g-globulin (%) estimated from parent-offspring regression were 0.342 and 0.451 for the H and L lines, respectively. The H line also had significantly higher serum total protein and globulin concentrations, and produced significantly higher antibody responses to both Newcastle disease vaccine (NDV) and sheep red blood cells (SRBC) than those of the L line. The H line had significantly lower fertility than the L line in the first and second selection generations, but it was not significant in the third selection generation. The body weight was significantly heavier in the L line than in the H line at both 8 and 16 wk of age in the third selection generation. From these results, it is suggested that serum g-globulin (%) of L2 strain chicken is affected by additive genes and this trait is negative genetically correlated with fertility. Selection of Taiwan Country chickens for serum g-globulin (%) not only change the selected trait but also indirectly change fertility, the blood components (serum total protein and globulin), and the humoral immunity (antibody responses to NDV and SRBC)。
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Liou, Ming-Li, and 劉明麗. "Selection strategy for egg productivity using serum proteins in Taiwan red-feathered country chickens." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04113571092195774388.
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分子醫學研究所
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Taiwan Red-feathered country chickens (TRFCC) was the main livestock products in our country. Owing to the lack of any systematic breeding program, the egg production rate has gradually decreased. Based on the basis of proteomics, this study was to investigate the correlation between serum protein levels and egg productivity during the laying period. Furthermore, multiple-stage selection for egg production using serum protein levels was proposed from growing to the laying period. The thesis was segmented into three chapter：chapter 1, analysis of oviposition-related biopathway in avians; chapter 2, association of serum protein levels with egg productivity in Taiwan Red-feathered country chickens; chapter 3, selection strategy using serum protein levels to improve egg production in Taiwan red-feathered country chickens. Three groups of serum proteins, including sex hormones and cytokines, egg yolk-related molecules and egg white-related molecules were related to egg production. In order to understand the association between serum protein levels and egg number, we investigate the relative levels of four ovipostion-related proteins, vitellogenin, ovotransferrin, IGF-I and apo A-I during initial egg production (24 wk) and peak egg production (35 wk). Except for ovotransferrin, the other proteins were shown to be significantly associated with egg number at peak egg production compared to the number of initial egg production. Since serum protein levels were not significantly different at 24 wk old, traditional statistical analysis using serum protein levels as a selection threshold could not be applied for chicken selection at this stage. However, selection at latter stage using serum protein levels seems not to decrease the breeding costs. To solve the problem, we bring up code-selection method by observing the levels of serum proteins in two batches of birds at 14, 24 and 35 wk old. The approach was to transform serum protein levels as a set of scores and ranks. The set of scores and ranks was then combined as a set of regional codes. Then the birds with similar codes in two batches of birds were selected. By the code-selection approach, we have found the regularity of serum protein levels of low egg production populations in these two batches of birds. 19.5% of chickens could be selected and 3% of egg production rate was estimated to be improved by the method during 14 wk old. Moreover, within those selected birds, 78.8% were belonged to lower 50% egg production group. The novel selection strategy of those protein levels at immature stage may provide a screening model to decrease the breeding costs and improve egg productivity.
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Roy, Jean-Paul. "International joint venture partner selection and performance : the role of the host country legal enivronment /." 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11623.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Business Administration.Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 187-233). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNR11623
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Hung, Hsi-Wen, and 洪兮雯. "Effects of long-term selection for productive traits on sexual behaviour of male Taiwan Country chicken." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34074800577038019891.
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碩士國立中興大學
動物科學系所
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Taiwan Country chickens are vigorous meat-type chickens which is one of the most important chicken breed in Taiwan. They have been selected for meat traits for a long time. Since 1983, National Chung-Hsing University had established 4 strains, B and S were selected for meat yield, and L2 and D for egg production. According to the theory of resource allocation, an individual has a limited amount of resources that is allocated to all biological activities, such as growth, immune functions, reproduction, and different behaviors. Our hypothesis is the long-term selection of meat and egg production might influence fowls’ behaviour by allocating resources on meat and egg production, and chickens of non-selected strains will retain their own behaviour. Therefore, this study investigated effects of long-term selection on the sexual behaviour of Taiwan Country chicken. Chickens used in this study were B and L2 selected strains and two randombred native chicken breeds, Quemoy and Shek-ki. Paired mating tests were conducted at 25-26 and 35-36 wk of age. Each male was paired with different female of the same strain for four different days. During the test, male and female were separated by a curtain for 20 min. to adapt the environment, and their behaviors recorded for the initial 10 min. After the removal of the curtain, chickens’ behaviors were recorded for 5 min. The results showed that the male’s behavior during the adaption period, Quemoy displayed the highest and L2 the lowest frequency of scratching and ground-pecking (P<0.05). L2 strain males displayed the highest frequency of preening (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference among other strains. For the female, Quemoy displayed the highest while B the lowest scratching frequency (P<0.05). Quemoy displayed the highest and L2 the lowest frequency of ground-pecking (P<0.05). L2 strain females displayed the highest frequency of preening (P<0.05). Quemoy performed more waltz, attempt-to-mount, mount and successful mating in both age period than any other strains. The selected strains had less successful mating than did the non-selected strains. For aggressive behavior, Shek-ki male pecked female more frequently (over 15%) than any other strains at 25-26 and 35-36 weeks of age. At 25-26 weeks of age, L2 males chased females more frequently while B and Quemoy had the lowest frequency (P<0.05). At 35-36 weeks of age, B strain showed the highest while Shek-ki the lowest frequency of chasing female (P<0.05). In all strains, over 50% males displayed force mating, and no significant difference among four strains. Except B strain, the frequency of force mating decreased with age. B strain males showed significant higher frequency of force mating than other strains at 35-36 weeks of age (P<0.05). For overall performance, Quemoy had highest while B strain the lowest sexual behavior score (P<0.05). The sexual behavior score of non-selected strains were higher than selected strains. Each strain had higher sexual behaviour score at 35-36 than at 25-26 weeks of age. In conclusion, long-term selection for productive traits might have influenced fowls’ mating behaviour, and male fowls will improve mating behaviour by age and experience.
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Peng, Chi-Yu, and 彭棋鈺. "Target Country Selection and Channel Strategies in Latin America—The Case of a Taiwanese Medical Devices Company." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8nuj4y.
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碩士國立政治大學
企業管理研究所(MBA學位學程)
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Numerous Taiwanese companies pursue expansion to the international market mainly to achieve higher sales revenue, and emerging markets such as Latin America present great business attractiveness. In this research, a case study with the Taiwanese medical devices company ACS Medical Corporation is being presented to explain the process of evaluation and analysis when selecting the target country and the corresponding channel strategies. Secondary data analysis shows that Argentina is the most recommended target country for first entry in Latin America, with strong market potentials for medical devices, in this case, CPAP. It is recommended that ACS should adopt a direct exporting entry mode to Argentina, in collaboration with some local importers of the leading CPAP brand Philips Respironics. Additionally, the retailers that are suggested by sleep centers and doctors must definitely be approached. Furthermore, it is learnt that the presence of a showroom of products and device rental programs are important influencing factors in the consumer purchasing decision of a CPAP. The process of data gathering, evaluation and analysis in this research may also be a reference for those companies with similar interests in expanding business to the Latin American market.
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Firman, Afrizal, and 費亞若. "The Critical Factors Selection to Develop Indonesia as A Medical Tourism Country – as An Example of AHP." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29140989191772416410.
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碩士中臺科技大學
醫療暨健康產業管理系碩士班
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Seeking medical treatment abroad has become a common practice for Indonesians. No wonder if many of them travel to Malaysia or Singapore to obtain a high quality of services and affordable prices. However, to become an advanced medical tourism country is a complicated challenge. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to help decision-maker to select the most significant critical factors to develop the industry in the country in order to compete and facing in international level. Based on the literature review, 4 criteria and 12 sub-criteria were adopted in this study to evaluate and select the suitable factors using an AHP method. The AHP questionnaire survey was adopted to acquire the experts’ opinion and conducted during March to April in 2013. The selection of 8 experts was from ministry of health, health professional in hospital, travel agent, and experienced customer. Survey data were collected on internet and analyzed with an AHP software package – Expert Choice 11.5. The result of the Consistency Ratio (CR) is 0.03 and less than 0.10 with overall criteria. Therefore, the reliability of the survey instrument for this study is acceptable (C.R.≤0.10). The overall weights (%) and performance ranking of the evaluation criteria with respect to main goal were the best for the quality (61.30%), followed by accessibility (14.50%), availability (12.50%), and affordability (11.70%). The global ranking and global weights of sub-criteria with respect to each evaluation criteria were computed as 0.379 (medical expertise/manpower), 0.154 (hospital accreditation), 0.90 (policy and regulation), 0.78 (medical treatments), 0.78 (medical insurance), 0.72 (cost), 0.62 (hospital infrastructure), 0.26 (travel package), 0.23 (medical visa), 0.14 (waiting list), 0.14 (language ability), and 0.10 (promotion activities), respectively. Finally, the results indicated the sub-criteria ranking from quality criteria, such as medical expertise/manpower and hospital accreditation performed the best for overall ranking and the critical factors to develop Indonesia as a medical tourism country. KEYWORD: MEDICAL TOURISM, CRITICAL FACTORS, AHP, INDONESIA
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Iap, Rita Maria Castelo Branco. "The internationalisation case of fib: in-depth country analysis - Germany." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/123238.
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The purpose of this work project is to develop an internationalisation plan for FiB, a Portuguese SME. The market evaluation and selection were performed by using analytical approaches based on available secondary data. The international market selection was made by using preliminary screening techniques, the country clustering and ranking analysis, and an in-depth analysis of the countries with the greatest potential. France was the selected country to enter, through direct exporting with contracting. A business model and marketing plan were developed in order to support the strategic move. Finally, a financial forecast was performed, suggesting that the expansion project will be profitable and worthwhile.
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Queijeira, Sofia Isabel Mira. "The internationalisation case of fib- in-depth country analysis - Denmark." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/123286.
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The purpose of this work project is to develop an internationalisation plan for FiB, a Portuguese SME. The market evaluation and selection were performed by using analytical approaches based on available secondary data. The international market selection was made by using preliminary screening techniques, the country clustering and ranking analysis, and an in-depth analysis of the countries with the greatest potential. France was the selected country to enter, through direct exporting with contracting. A business model and marketing plan were developed in order to support the strategic move. Finally, a financial forecast was performed, suggesting that the expansion project will be profitable and worthwhile.
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Costa, Ana Rita De Luís Casquinha e. "The internationalisation case of fib - in-depth country analysis - France." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/123168.
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The purpose of this work project is to develop an internationalisation plan for FiB, a Portuguese SME. The market evaluation and selection were performed by using analytical approaches based on available secondary data. The international market selection was made by using preliminary screening techniques, the country clustering and ranking analysis, and an in-depth analysis of the countries with the greatest potential. France was the selected country to enter, through direct exporting with contracting. A business model and marketing plan were developed in order to support the strategic move. Finally, a financial forecast was performed, suggesting that the expansion project will be profitable and worthwhile.
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Nunes, Carlota Duarte Pires Fardilha. "The internationalisation case of fib - in-depth country analysis - Sweden." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/123172.
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