The study of the impact of institutions on the economy necessitates the assessment of such impacts and the definition of a clear list of methods and criteria for evaluation. The purpose of our research is the formation of a methodological approach that would allow to compare the institutional...

This paper explores the factors potentially responsible for the overconsumption of office paper and estimates the adverse environmental and economic impact of overconsumption. Data were collected from the employees of selected higher educational institutions in Oman. Technical factors, workplace...

The study of the impact of institutions on the economy necessitates the assessment of such impacts and the definition of a clear list of methods and criteria for evaluation. The purpose of our research is the formation of a methodological approach that would allow to compare the institutional...

Chapter 1. Introduction — Trends, Puzzles and Hopes for the Future of Healthcare -- Chapter 2. Innovations in Psychiatric Care Models: Lessons from the Past to Inform the Future -- Chapter 3. Mobile Sensors in Healthcare: Technical, Ethical, and Medical Aspects -- Chapter 4. New Horizons in...

The best way to learn more about one region and its historical, economic, political and cultural development is through books and other printed materials. In Croatia, there are many regional and local bibliographies. When it comes to Slavonia, the "Osjecka bibliografija Sv. I (1742-1944)" by...

The causes of the Protestant Reformation have long been debated. This paper seeks to revive and econometrically test the theory that the spread of the Reformation is linked to the spread of the printing press. I test this theory by analyzing data on the spread of the press and the Reformation at...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

This paper examines the reform of the main domestic consumption taxes initiated by the CEMAC and the WAEMU aimed at reinforcing their economic integration. On the whole, compliance with the VAT is relatively weaker in the CEMAC than in the WAEMU. The opposite applies for excises. Major reforms...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the University of Mississippi Libraries' experience in implementing a printing cost-recovery service, unexpectedly finding itself managing a large number of cash transactions, and ultimately – many years later – eliminating the cash...

Techniques aimed, on the one hand to establish or create a contact with all economic and political agents and, on the other hand, this contact must be successful. Techniques can be grouped into reception ones (concerning congresses, conferences, seminars, symposia, colloquia, contests) used in...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

This article uses economic theory for analysing the invention and diffusion of mechanical printing. Major conclusions are as follows. The invention of moving types printing by Gutenberg results from the expansion of demand for writings at the end of the Middle Ages in Europe (demand pull). It is...

Company-initiated training has become an increasingly important activity in printingfirms because of the digital revolution in the industry which started in the mid 1980's.Previously, almost every step in prepress, press and finishing was analog, but today theworkflow can be 100 percent digital...

This paper provides an assessment of the poverty and social impact of replacing Ethiopia's sales tax with a value-added tax (VAT). The results indicate that this reform has not had a major adverse effect on the poorest 40 percent of the population. The VAT is progressive in its incidence, and...

This article throws light on the self-consciously modern attempt on the part of Raja Serfoji II (r. 1798–1832) of Tanjore, South India to establish a Devanagari press in 1802–07 for the dissemination of ‘useful knowledge’. Adopting a social constructivist approach,...

New technologies have not always been greeted with full enthusiasm. Although the Ottomans were quick to adopt advancements in military technology, they waited almost three centuries to sanction printing in Ottoman Turkish (in Arabic characters). Printing spread relatively rapidly throughout...

New technologies have not always been greeted with great enthusiasm. Although the Ottomans were quick to adopt advancements in military technology, they waited for almost three hundred years to allow the first book to be printed in Arabic script. We explain differential reaction to technology...

The role of the Venetian republic in the history of intellectual property is not well known although the innovations which were later codified into law by the British Crown, and which are usually regarded as heralding the age of intellectual property, were first developed a century before in...

Managers are one of numerous stakeholder groups for whom the chief executive officer (CEO) statement, published with the annual report and accounts, would have visual impact. Addresses components of traditional print design by measuring areas of interest (attracting initial attention) and...

This paper places Knowledge Management in an historical perspective, frames some of the key questions and challenges which must be addressed as it rides the waves of management acceptance, and highlights some of the new opportunities within Knowledge Management, as well as covering some of the...

Notes the concern that the launch of a new technological product into a European market can cause to the management of a company. Suggests that a close examination of the traditional planning process and a deeper understanding of the management devices that are used in marketing can indicate a...

Presents the results of an empirical study performed for a population of Swedish printing firms in order to investigate how firms with different order rates differ in other respects. Provides a number of hypotheses relating to order rates and reports. Suggests that there is a complex interplay...