The success of the US military recruiting depends not only on recruiting efforts but also on the labor market conditions. In this paper we review the econometric literature that examined the effects of marketing as well as recruiting effort on high quality enlistment contracts in the 1980s. A...

The market for mobile phones has increased substantially. In an attempt to maintain or increase their market share, mobile phone companies invest a significant amount of their budget on advertising. In this paper, we analyze TV advertising lifetime data of five mobile phone companies in Korea....

Evidence of communication traffic complexity reveals correlation in a within-queue and heterogeneity among queues. We show how a random-effect model can be used to accommodate these kinds of phenomena. We apply a Pareto distribution for arrival (service) time of individual queue for given...

Technology based loan default is related not only to technology-oriented attributes (management, technology, profitability and marketability), and firm-specific characteristics but also to the economic situation after the loan. However, the default phenomenon for technology based loan has not...

Funding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to support technological innovation is critical for national competitiveness. Technology credit scoring models are required for the selection of appropriate funding beneficiaries. Typically, a technology credit-scoring model consists of several...

Disruptive technology platforms from emerging companies hold great promise for exploiting innovation, but often face legitimacy hurdles due to their liability of newness. Nascent firms must learn new roles with limited precedent, and establish ties with an environment that may not fully...

Shale gas has become an increasingly important form of hydrocarbon energy, and related technologies reflect the geographical characteristics of the countries where the gas is extracted and stored. The United States (U.S.) produces most of the world’s shale gas, while China has the world’s...

A technology credit guarantee policy has been established to provide financial support to technology-based SMEs with a limited asset base. For an effective technology credit guarantee policy, risk management is essential. In this paper, we investigate a survival model that predicts start-up...