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Public infrastructure and the productive performance of Canadian manufacturing industries

Paul, Satya; Sahni, Balbir Singh; Biswal, Bagala P.; … - Concordia University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

This article examines the effects of public infrastructure on the productive performance of 12 two-digit Canadian manufacturing industries. A flexible cost function incorporating public capital infrastructure is estimated for each industry separately using annual time series data for 1961-1995....

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Determinants of international financial integration

Vo, Xuan Vinh; Daly, Kevin James; Leal, Ricardo P.C.; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2007

This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive review and new concept of the so called international financial integration. In addition, it provides a review on the available indicators used as proxies for international financial integration in empirical study literature. It also proposes a...

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An illfare approach to the measurement of unemployment : a reply

Paul, Satya - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2002

In a recent comment on my paper (Paul, 1992), Riese (1999) has tried to show that the value of my illfare index of unemployment based on the distribution of completed spells will be superior than that based on the distribution of interrupted spells. In this note, certain limitations of the...

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The impact of macroeconomic variables, demographic structure and compulsory superannuation on share prices : the case of Australia

Huynh, Wilson; Mallik, Girijasankar; Hettihewa, Samanthala - University of Western Sydney; College of Business; … - 2006

This paper investigates the impact of the population in the 40-64 age band on share prices, using an annual time series data set for the period 1965-2002, and the impact of the superannuation fund on share prices using quarterly time series data for the period 1988 Q1 to 2002 Q4. In accordance...

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Understanding and applying decision support systems in Australian farming systems research

Robinson, Jeffrey Brett - University of Western Sydney; College of Science, …; … - 2005

Decision support systems (DSS) are usually based on computerised models of biophysical and economic systems. Despite early expectations that such models would inform and improve management, adoption rates have been low, and implementation of DSS is now ?critical? The reasons for this are unclear...

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The art of relationships

Stegemann, Nicole; Sutton-Brady, Catherine; Wynstra, J. … - University of Western Sydney; University of Sydney; … - 2005

arts. This paper is part of a wider study into marketing communications, branding and relationships in this industry. It is … personal interviews with key marketing personnel from the art galleries and performing arts organisations. Additional data was …

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Country of origin' and 'psychic distance' : separate constructs or two sides of the one coin?

Fletcher, Richard; Wynstra, J. Y. F.; Dittrich, K.; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005

One of the major contributions of the IMP approach to international marketing has been the concept of interaction …. Often concepts that in international marketing are treated as discrete, are in fact interrelated if the notion of … both the network paradigm and the application of marketing in the international domain. They are also discussed in relation …

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The link between NPD activities and market volatility : an empirical study

Hyland, Paul W.; Soosay, Claudine A.; Sloan, Terrence R.; … - University of Queensland; University of South Australia; … - 2008

New products are unquestionably imperative for business sustainability and success. Firms need to maintain their competitive advantage, and a major determinant of sustaining competitive advantage is the ability of the firm to develop and launch successful new products. There are highly volatile...

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Networks and buyer behaviour at the base of the pyramid (BOP)

Chikweche, Tendai; Fletcher, Richard; Baraldi, Enrico; … - University of Western Sydney; University of Western Sydney; … - 2008

Networks traditionally have been studied in the context of areas such as industrial marketing in developed country …

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Service-provider retention and switching behaviour by ethnic minority consumers : the Portuguese community in Sydney

Pires, Guilherme D.; Stanton, John - University of Newcastle; University of Western Sydney; … - 2003

The viability of ethnic market targeting can be increased through high provider retention by customers. Concepts of loyalty and switching are explored and applied to a study of the Portuguese community in Sydney, Australia. Considering three classes of products, the aims are to examine...

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