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16
Oct
2018

Initial Confidence: Determining Factors for the Internationalization of the Moroccan Cooperative Brand

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
The marketing of much of the Moroccan cooperatives has long been marginalized and undeveloped. However, a lot of researchers have noted the importance of using marketing practices especially in such open market that is characterized by the high rivalry on one side and the consumer…
15
Oct
2018

Using Meta Learning Methods to Forecast Sub-Sovereign Credit Ratings

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
This paper mainly analyses the forecasting of sub-sovereign credit ratings using machine learning methods in the non-US, Europe and other regional and sub-sovereign ratings. Specific focus is based on developing an accurate forecasting model based on machine learning. The forecasting accuracy was examined on two…
10
Oct
2018

Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Lessons in Innovation from the High-Tech Sector

Journal of Innovation and Business Best Practice
This paper examines the major priorities and prevailing values of firms highly regarded for innovation success within the Australian high-tech sector. In conjunction with the Information Industry Association of Australia (AIIA), a survey was undertaken regarding member perceptions of peer enterprises most admired for innovation…
09
Oct
2018

The Moroccans “TOO BIG TO FAIL”, Moral Hazard and Liquidity Risk

Journal of North African Research in Business
A financial institution that could be known as a systemic bank can easily engage in risky strategies as it is certain that it will be bailed out by its central bank. The central bank fears liquidity risk contagion to the other banks. This situation raises…
08
Oct
2018

Testing the Costumers’ Purchase Intention of an Artificial Sweetener Product: Do Brand Image Have an Effect?

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest number of diabetics in the world and diabetic in this archipelago became one of the deadliest diseases. Creating awareness about the dangers of diabetic could be an opportunity for producers of a sweetener product while offering…
05
Oct
2018

A Conceptual Framework for Emotional Connection towards E-learning Mobile Application Design for Children

Journal of Software and Systems Development
People usually tend to rely on their emotion in making a decision or doing something important in their lives. This emotion could affect how they view things around them and their decision every day such as buying a product, learning, communicating and memorizing. The user…
03
Oct
2018

Study of the Influence Factors of Effective Corporate Tax Rate from the Baltic Countries

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
This empirical research takes into consideration a topic that is not much studied in the academic literature: the drivers of effective corporate tax rate (ECTR) in the Baltic financial markets. Using a sample of 40 companies listed on stock exchanges from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,…
02
Oct
2018

Drugs Circuit in the Hospital Pharmacy: Reorganization and Model Proposal

Journal of Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management
This article’s purpose is to establish a diagnosis of hospital pharmacy drugs supply chain, by proposing an optimization approach of the procurement process of drugs and medical devices in order to cut the organizational costs, to increase the global efficiency and to assure the best…
28
Sep
2018

A Rationalization Perspective of Innovation Capabilities in Public Bureaucracies

Journal of Administrative Sciences and Technology
This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the innovation process in the context of bureaucratic organizations and institutions, and to identify how this specific context facilitates or inhibits innovation. Case studies from two different bureaucratic organizations were conducted to explore these questions.…
25
Sep
2018

Impact and Need for Financial Transformation in the Insurance Industry Using ERP

Journal of Enterprise Resource Planning Studies
Most big companies need one or another transformation at one point of time to improve their process efficiencies or change their business model to keep up with changing times.  Companies expand their operations internationally, but business units in each country continue to maintain their own…