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What are the factors driving academy-industry linkages in latecomer firms: Evidence from Mexico

Torres, Arturo; Dutrénit, Gabriela; Sampedro, Jose L.; … - 2009

It is now widely recognized that Universities can play a fundamental role on the performance of the firms’ innovation … and Walsh, 2002; Arocena and Sutz, 2001). In the pursuit of innovation, firms interact with other organizations to gain …. Structural and innovation effort related factors have been introduced in a logistic model (logit binomial and multinomial models …

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Supporting knowledge transfer in web-based managed IT support

Cooper, V; Lichtenstein, S - 2010

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance and complexities of the knowledge transfer process in the provision of effective managed after-sales IT support, when the web is used for service delivery. Design/methodology/approach : The paper features an interpretive case study of a...

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Supporting knowledge transfer in web-based managed IT support

Cooper, Vanessa A.; Lichtenstein, Sharman - 2010

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance and complexities of the knowledge transfer process in the provision of effective managed after-sales IT support, when the web is used for service delivery. Design/methodology/approach – The paper features an interpretive case...

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`Do-It-Yourself': Self-checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Self-Service Trend in American Business

Andrews, Christopher K. - 2009

A significant portion of sociology has always taken as its central focus the underlying relationship between economy and society. This dissertation continues this tradition by examining how self-service and its `do-it-yourself' ethos is changing the U.S. economy and the way in which Americans...

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Financial contracts on electricity in the Nordic power market

Kispert, Wolfgang - 2005

Already before the EU Directive 96/92/EG was passed in 1996, some countries in the EU had started their liberalisation process for energy markets. So, in 1991, Norway established a national power market that in 1996 turned into the multinational power exchange Nord Pool, including all Nordic...

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Pennsylvania heating oil and propane price survey, 1993--1994 heating season. Final report

Fletcher, R.A. - 2008

The State Heating Oil and Propane Price (SHOPP) survey for the 1993--1994 heating season was conducted by the Pennsylvania Energy Office (PEO) in conjunction with the US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (DOE/EIA). The objective of the program was to collect price...

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An analysis of US propane markets, winter 1996-1997

2009

In late summer 1996, in response to relatively low inventory levels and tight world oil markets, prices for crude oil, natural gas, and products derived from both began to increase rapidly ahead of the winter heating season. Various government and private sector forecasts indicated the potential...

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Motor gasoline assessment, Spring 1997

2009

The springs of 1996 and 1997 provide an excellent example of contrasting gasoline market dynamics. In spring 1996, tightening crude oil markets pushed up gasoline prices sharply, adding to the normal seasonal gasoline price increases; however, in spring 1997, crude oil markets loosened and crude...

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Application of a prognostic model validation system to real-time dispersion modeling

Pace, J C - 2008

The Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (ARAC) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory uses the U.S. Navy's Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) to supply high-resolution wind data for use in its real-time dispersion modeling system. ARAC has used COAMPS...

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Modified seasonal factors in exponential smoothing

Armstrong, J.S.; Hwang, Ho-Ling; Bandy, J. - 2008

Current practice uses statistical tests to determine whether seasonal factors should be applied in a given forecasting situation. Research suggests that an optimal policy might lie somewhere between using full seasonal factors and using no seasonal factors on series. This research proposes and...

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