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Green new product development and supplier involvement: strategic partnership for green innovation (2012)
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Lee, K. H., & Kim, J. W. (2012). Green new product development and supplier involvement: strategic partnership for green innovation. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 6(3), 290. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijisd.2012.047841

Integrating environmental concerns into New Product Development (NPD) have become a strategic issue for corporate competitiveness. Despite increasing attention of green products in supply chain management, there is a gap between emerging green NPD a... Read More about Green new product development and supplier involvement: strategic partnership for green innovation.

Posting of temporary workers in Germany, will the end of transitional period really help? (2012)
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Kunertova, T., & Štefko, M. (2012). Posting of temporary workers in Germany, will the end of transitional period really help?. The Lawyer Quarterly, 2(1), 108-116

As of May 1, 2011 the last two member states of the European Union, Austria and Germany, have opened their job markets to the new member states joining the European Union in 2004 (incl. Czech Republic). From now on workers coming from the new member... Read More about Posting of temporary workers in Germany, will the end of transitional period really help?.

Factors that influence the level of problem gambling: A Macao case (2012)
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Cheung, M. (2012). Factors that influence the level of problem gambling: A Macao case. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.5750/jgbe.v6i1.576

This study has two purposes. First, we aim to identify the demography factors, namely gender, marital status, educational level, age, monthly income, and cognitive factor, namely casino-related job and emotional intelligence are predictive of problem... Read More about Factors that influence the level of problem gambling: A Macao case.

An Appraisal of Facilities Management Practice in Nigeria: A Perceptual Survey (2012)
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Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., & Awodele, A. (2012). An Appraisal of Facilities Management Practice in Nigeria: A Perceptual Survey. International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences, 7(3), 259-271

Facilities management has transformed over the years from what was traditionally perceived to be mere facilities maintenance to a profession that integrates the management of an organization's buildings and infrastructure in order to create an enviro... Read More about An Appraisal of Facilities Management Practice in Nigeria: A Perceptual Survey.

An Evaluation of Personnel Training Policies of Construction Companies in Nigeria (2012)
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Ikediashi, D. I., Ogunlana, S. O., Awodele, O. A., & Okwuashi, O. (2012). An Evaluation of Personnel Training Policies of Construction Companies in Nigeria. Journal of Human Ecology, 40(3), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.31901/24566608.2012/40.03.04

Construction companies are the engines that propel the construction sector of any nation's economy, and are therefore expected to vigorously train their workforce to effectively match this responsibility. This study investigates the personnel trainin... Read More about An Evaluation of Personnel Training Policies of Construction Companies in Nigeria.

Key Performance Indicators of Design and Build Projects in Nigeria (2012)
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Ikediashi, D. I., Mendie, A., Achuenu, E., & Oladokun, M. G. (2012). Key Performance Indicators of Design and Build Projects in Nigeria. Journal of Human Ecology, 37(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.31901/24566608.2012/37.01.06

The Nigerian Construction Industry has witnessed the evolution of many procurement systems including Design-Build, mainly due to perceived failures of the one-way traditional Design approach. The study, therefore, aims to develop a set of key perform... Read More about Key Performance Indicators of Design and Build Projects in Nigeria.

Strategic HRM Outside of Corporate HQ: Lost in Translation? (2012)
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Sheehan, M. (2012). Strategic HRM Outside of Corporate HQ: Lost in Translation?. Organization and Management, 4, 121-140

The paper evaluates the importance of successfully transferring knowledge about Human Resources role to subsidiaries within Multi-National Corporations. The author presents result of the research conducted on a group of MNC's Head Quarter HR director... Read More about Strategic HRM Outside of Corporate HQ: Lost in Translation?.

Multi-band weakly ground-coupled balanced antenna design for portable devices (2012)
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Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., Alhaddad, A., See, C. H., Noras, J., Excell, P., & Gao, S. (2012). Multi-band weakly ground-coupled balanced antenna design for portable devices. IET Science Measurement and Technology, 6(4), 306-310. https://doi.org/10.1049/ie

A balanced antenna for wireless portable devices applications with multiple band operational performance is investigated and discussed. The designed antenna is weakly ground-couple, although can be considered as an energy-efficient radiator. The ante... Read More about Multi-band weakly ground-coupled balanced antenna design for portable devices.

Design and Analysis of Planar Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Function (2012)
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Zhu, F., Gao, S., Ho, A. T. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Li, J., & Xu, J. (2012). Design and Analysis of Planar Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Function. Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 127, 523-536

A novel planar ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna with dual band-notched characteristics is proposed. The antenna is fabricated on a printed circuit board (PCB), having a circular monopole and arc-shaped parasitic strips on one side and a ground plane with... Read More about Design and Analysis of Planar Ultra-Wideband Antenna with Dual Band-Notched Function.

Massive tenting at the Ryder Cup (2012)
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Hussain, A. (2012). Massive tenting at the Ryder Cup. InTents, 19,

Long before the U.S. and European teams could begin their match play for the 2012 Ryder Cup, the course had to be prepared with temporary environments that could accommodate players and fans. The popular, biennial golf event—held in 2012 at Medinah C... Read More about Massive tenting at the Ryder Cup.

Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers (2012)
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Vasantha, G., Hussain, R., Roy, R., Williams, S., & Lockett, H. (2012). Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers. The Laser User Magazine, 65,

Manufacturers often outsource laser cutting to laser job shops which will cut components to fairly tight deadlines and budgets. However, the concept of laser cutting as a way to improve manufacturing output is no longer novel; it has now been 'commod... Read More about Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers.

Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study (2012)
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Gubbins, C., Corrigan, S., Garavan, T. N., O' Connor, C., Leahy, D., Long, D., & Murphy, E. (2012). Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(8), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1108/030905

Purpose – This paper aims to present a case study illustrating the issues involved in the tacit knowledge conversion process and to determine whether such conversion delivers value to the organisation in terms of business value and return on investm... Read More about Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study.

Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies (2012)
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Lewrick, M., & Raeside, R. (2012). Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation management, 15(3), 159. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2012.046598

The subject of the study reported in this paper is the exploration of companies' attributes, which discuss the impact of core companies' characteristics towards innovation in diverse innovation typologies, for both incremental and radical innovations... Read More about Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies.

Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges (2012)
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Weber, K., & Ali‐Knight, J. (2012). Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 3(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/17582951211210898

Purpose – This editorial aims to provide a brief overview of recent developments in the events industry in general, and in Asia and the MENA region in particular. The discussion forms a prelude for the individual contributions of this special issue.... Read More about Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges.

Creatine-Kinase- and exercise-related muscle damage implications for muscle performance and recovery (2012)
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Baird, M. F., Graham, S. M., Baker, J. S., & Bickerstaff, G. F. (2012). Creatine-Kinase- and exercise-related muscle damage implications for muscle performance and recovery. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2012, Article 960363. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/960363

The appearance of creatine kinase (CK) in blood has been generally considered to be an indirect marker of muscle damage, particularly for diagnosis of medical conditions such as myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophy, and cerebral diseases. Howeve... Read More about Creatine-Kinase- and exercise-related muscle damage implications for muscle performance and recovery.