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Domestic Health Policies and International Trade: a Framework for Assessing Trade-Related Legal Risk
(2011-06-09)
this was an invited talk delivered at the International Conference on Healthcare and Trade in Rotterdam Netherlands, December 10-11, 2009.
"Flying with a Safety Net"
(2009-08-24)
Working as a member of a multidisciplinary team with non-offending spouses and children who have experienced or witnessed family violence can lead to a number of ethical dilemmas. There may be pressure from child protection ...
Determinates of Buyer-Supplier Relationships: The Effects of Organizational Culture
(2009-10-01)
Buyer-supplier relationship has been gaining increasing attention in the last few decades. A skilled and loyal supplier base has proved to be a key source of competitive advantage. Despite such attention, most of the ...
Calcitonin for Treating Acute and Chronic Pain of Recent and Remote Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
(2010-04-14)
Background:
Vertebral collapse is one of the most common fractures associated with osteoporosis. The subsequent back pain may be severe and often requires medications and bed rest to control pain and improve mobilization. ...
Deconstructing the Quest for Value: Language Games of Organizational Investment
(2010-04-14)
Abstract of the paper
For many years practitioners have attempted to define and measure what value project management brings an organization (see for example Kwak & Ibbs, 2000; Cooke-Davies, 2002; Reginato & Ibbs, 2002; ...
Management & Leadership Training for Law Enforcement
(2010-04-14)
A pilot online management and leadership course was delivered to various law enforcement personnel, i.e. police officers, sheriffs, and corrections officers. Prior to the course, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, ...
Undergraduate Laboratory Experiments in Sonochemistry using an Ultrasonic Bath
(2010-04-14)
Two undergraduate experiments in sonochemistry are presented. The first experiment involves the sonication of aqueous solutions of potassium iodide. Sonication of aqueous media generates hydroxyl radicals, which oxidizes ...
Continuous Response Evaluation of Digital Video Clips over the Internet” and Strategies for Success: Meta-Cognitive Vidcasts for Orientation of Online Learners
(2009-11-26)
1. Continuous response evaluation of video and film has been a useful method in media. It has been particularly prevalent in advertising as it allows producers to pinpoint events that evoke particularly strong audience ...
The Determinants of the Corporate Hedging Decision: An Empirical Analysis
(2009-11-26)
This paper is concerned with testing the hypotheses put forth by Smith and Stulz (1985) and Nance, Smith and Smithson (1993) regarding the four reasons for which a firm will hedge. In this paper, we extend the analysis ...
Oil-exporting economies and political liberalism: comparative trends and their relevance for the Canadian Political Economy
(2009-11-26)
Alberta oil has enabled Canada to become the largest supplier of oil and refined products to the United States, ahead of Saudi Arabia and Mexico. However, the largest mining operations in history, is also one of the most ...