In recent decades, neo-mercantilism has become a fashionable trend. The appeal of an export-led growth regime is often explained based on the material interests of the domestic growth coalition. This article offers an alternative explanation based on the geopolitical territorial interests of the...

In recent decades, neo-mercantilism has become ubiquitous among small and large states. The conventional explanation for the appeal of an export-led growth regime has focused on the material interests of domestic growth coalitions. This article offers an alternative explanation for transition to...

In recent decades, neo-mercantilism has become a fashionable trend. The appeal of an export-led growth regime is often explained based on the material interests of the domestic growth coalition. This article offers an alternative explanation based on the geopolitical territorial interests of the...

In recent decades, neo-mercantilism has become ubiquitous among small and large states. The conventional explanation for the appeal of an export-led growth regime has focused on the material interests of domestic growth coalitions. This article offers an alternative explanation for transition to...

Different statistical measures have been utilized in direct marketing to assess response models. The environment typically consists of large data files and small response rates. Resulting correlations seem surprising small and statistically significant. Frequently, measures, which emphasize...

An increase in competition and broader product lines has resulted in cannibalization of product categories. This waste of marketing resources concerns both manufacturers and retailers and has drawn the attention of marketers to the need for effective category management. One strategy to...

This study examines individual decision making in financial contexts. Specifically, the study investigates basic propositions of Prospect Theory (Kahneman and Tversky, 1979) in a variety of decision making contexts that are often faced by corporate managers. In addition, the research explores...

A growing body of evidence has accumulated on the behavior of volatility for pricing data on a variety of different financial assets. Twenty-four-hour currency markets are a particularly useful vehicle for examining the relationship between information and asset volatility--in part because the...

This study provides current comprehensive information about the formal work/family planning practices of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" (Working Mother Magazine, Moskowitz and Townsend, 1994). These companies are chosen by researchers from thousands of firms that actively campaign...

The focus of this thesis is twofold. First, the development of a model for the determination of prices of Arrow-Debreu securities implicit in the term structure of interest rates. Second, the implementation of the model, both in a simulated environment and using market data, and the execution of...