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household-related services contribute in the economic growth of the country in the case of Pakistan over the period of 1960 … test to test the long-run relationship between the services sector and the economic growth of Pakistan. The tests reveal … that the services sector has a long-run relationship with the economic growth of Pakistan. Furthermore, the estimation of …
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Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are an important part of worldwide economy, frequently, researches on SME mortality factors ignores their characteristics. This paper discusses the relation between the SME mortality factors and the small business owner-manager, based on the life...
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Current literature suggests that the innovation of a business model is among the most important success factors for organizations and has a positive influence on their performance. What is not yet clear, however, is how this relationship unfolds during an organization's life cycle. We posit that...
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Recently, outsourcing services has been an important component of the organizational strategy of service firms. However, most research studies mainly focus on analyzing the determining factors of outsourcing at the expense of its structural effects. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent...
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The paper looks at the role of services in the economy and discusses why competitive services are necessary for achieving inclusive growth. An overview of Philippine services sectors is first presented highlighting their economic contribution as well as performance. This is followed by a...
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This study looked at the sustainability of the growth and development of business process outsourcing (BPO) in the Philippines. It was prompted by the sector's spectacular growth in several of its subsectors, mainly contact call centers, medical transcription, animation, and software...
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Narrowing the digital divide is an important goal of any ICT policy. It must promote on one hand a high degree of accessibility to the "infostructure" by promoting competition, interconnection and convergence in the ICT sector. On the other hand, policies must also seek to increase the...
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There is a growing emphasis on the role of trade in health services (telehealth, health tourism and retirement, investments and deployment of medical professionals) in easing fiscal constraints, generating jobs and income, improving infrastructure and financing, and upgrading the capacities of...
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This paper considers the impact of changes in the rate of corporation tax in Ireland affecting the services sector. A model is estimated that relates services exports and output to world activity, competitiveness and the rate of corporation tax. This model indicates that a reduction in the rate...
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Since the mid-nineties, U.S. labor productivity outgrows its European counterpart by a wide margin. Several recent studies have found that this result is brought about by relatively few service industries, where productivity growth has accelerated in the U.S., but not so in Europe. Based on this...
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