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Macro-level perspective of consumer ethnocentrism: a panel data study in Turkey

Altintas, Murat Hakan; Harcar, Talha; Dulgeroglu, Ismail; … - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 4, pp. 402-421

This article analyses the relationship between the main antecedents of and imports/GNP ratio as a subtle reflector of macro-level consumer ethnocentrism (CE). We constructed a model that reflects the macro level ethnocentrism in a domestic country. This ratio expresses the economy openness of a...

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Protectionism under R&D policy: innovation rate and welfare

Mello-Sampayo, Felipa de; Sousa-Vale, Sofia de; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) January, pp. 106-124

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain how eventual pressures from national lobbies may lead governments to shift from an optimal into a non-optimal innovation policy. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is developed in order to examine and explain the growth and...

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Long-term effects of fiscal policies in Portugal

Pereira, Alfredo Marvão - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) January, pp. 114-127

Purpose – This paper seeks to estimate the long-term effects on output of different fiscal policies in Portugal. Design … consolidation in Portugal. Also, deficit-neutral policies that offset increases in public investment with increases in indirect …

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Intentions towards the sustainability of young adults: a cross-cultural comparison

Loureiro, Sandra Maria Correia; Kaufmann, Hans Ruediger - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 10 (2014) 2/3, pp. 247-266

institutions across five countries: USA, Portugal, Cyprus, Serbia, and South Korea. The results suggest that individualism …

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Cooperation networks as a mechanism for strengthening territorial competitiveness: the case of the Qualifica Association

Franco, Mário; Belo, Manuel - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 9 (2013) 4, pp. 421-443

The objective of this study is to identify evidence of collaborative behaviour in territorial cooperation networks. To this end, a qualitative investigation approach was adopted, by means of a case/network study - the Qualifica Association, where the instruments for collecting information were...

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Public-private partnerships in the ecotourism sector: a Portuguese case study

Franco, Mário; Quintela, Fátima - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 9 (2013) 3, pp. 365-392

partnership in Portugal as its subject, has been used for evaluation of tourism partnerships. As data-collecting instruments …

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Determinants of the property-liability insurance market: evidence from Portugal

Garcia, Maria Teresa Medeiros - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 4, pp. 440-450

premiums and economic and financial development in the case of Portugal, assuming a supply-leading causality pattern of … explaining the level of property-liability insurance demand in Portugal. Originality/value – To the best of the author …'s knowledge, this is the first attempt to examine determinants of property-liability casualty insurance in Portugal, using time …

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Fragmentation in the automobile manufacturing industry: evidence from Portugal

Faustino, Horácio C.; Leitão, Nuno Carlos - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) July, pp. 287-300

components industry between Portugal and the European Union 27 (EU-27) and the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China … variables. Findings – The results indicate that VIIT is a positive function of the difference in per-capita GDP between Portugal … distance influences negatively this type of VIIT between Portugal and the EU-27 only. The results do not confirm the hypothesis …

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The attractiveness of Portugal as a tourist destination, by mature domestic travellers

Neves, Joana M.O. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 1, pp. 37-52

This paper aims to ascertain the attractiveness of a tourist destination for mature domestic travellers, analyse the relation between this attractiveness and their socio-demographic characteristics and identify groups in line with the perceived attractiveness. A theoretical framework is proposed...

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Measuring performance in defense-sector companies in a small NATO member country

Barros, Carlos Pestana - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) May, pp. 112-128

In all European national defense-sector industries, organizational efficiency forms a vital component of the operations that improves competitiveness in the market. The Portuguese government subsidizes companies that are active in this sector in its mission for the companies to achieve improved...

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