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Horizontal Integration of Hospitals – Does it have an Impact on their Effectiveness? 医院横向整合——对医院的有效性有影响吗?☆

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30299-4

Papadaki Sarka, Stankova Pavla

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引用次数: 3

The System of Indicators for Indicative Management of a Region and its Clusters 区域及集群指标管理指标体系研究

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30279-9

Yulia Vertakova , Vladimir Plotnikov , Gilan Fedotova

引用次数: 19

Study of Mediated Consumption Effect of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth of OECD Countries 经合组织国家可再生能源消费对经济增长的中介效应研究

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30068-5

Seyyedeh Fatemeh Naseri , Sima Motamedi , Majid Ahmadian

引用次数: 20

Is Pai a Sustainable Tourism Destination? Pai是可持续发展的旅游目的地吗

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30322-7

A. Nilnoppakun, K. Ampavat

引用次数: 14

New Approaches in Lean Management 精益管理的新方法

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30234-9

Jaroslava Kadarova, Michal Demecko

引用次数: 42

An Evolution of Mudarabah Contract: A Viewpoint From Classical and Contemporary Islamic Scholars 穆达拉巴契约的演变:古典与当代伊斯兰学者的观点

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)00043-5

Noraina Mazuin Sapuan

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引用次数: 43

The Impact of Major Macroeconomic Variables on Iran's Steel Import and Export 主要宏观经济变量对伊朗钢铁进出口的影响

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30051-X

Nasrin Esmaeili Todshki, Ali Ranjbaraki

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引用次数: 10

Effect of Bank-Based or Market-Based Financial Systems on Income Distribution in Selected Countries 以银行为基础或以市场为基础的金融体系对特定国家收入分配的影响

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30067-3

Zeynab Sedghi Moradi , Mohammadreza Mirzaeenejad , Gholamreza Geraeenejad

引用次数: 22

Growth and Productivity; The Role of Budget Deficit in the MENA Selected Countries 增长和生产力;预算赤字在中东和北非选定国家中的作用

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30046-6

Mansoor Arjomand , Karim Emami , Farshid Salimi

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引用次数: 35

The Influence of Country-of-origin on Consumer Purchase Intention: The Mobile Phones Brand from China 原产国对消费者购买意愿的影响:以中国手机品牌为例☆

Procedia Economics and Finance Pub Date : 2016-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(16)30135-6

Nor Sara Nadia Muhamad Yunus , Wan Edura Wan Rashid

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引用次数: 52