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Sustainable Retailing Performance of Zara during COVID-19 Pandemic 新冠疫情期间Zara的可持续零售绩效

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-15 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93054

Suheela Shabir, N. Albishri

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引用次数: 4

High-Order Portfolio Optimization Problem with Background Risk 具有背景风险的高阶投资组合优化问题

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-02 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93052

Xiao-Dong Zhou

引用次数: 1

Studies in Agro-Industrial Complexes: Analysis of Literature Indexed on the Web of Science 1945-2020 农工综合体研究:1945-2020年科学网文献索引分析

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93060

Edenis Cesar de Oliveira, Rafael Moura De-Carli

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引用次数: 2

Design: Aesthetics as a Promoter of Selling Products in Kosovo 设计:美学作为在科索沃销售产品的推动者

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93059

Ariana Gjoni

引用次数: 2

U.S. Regional Scorecard: Comparing U.S. Regions for Selected Economic Variables 美国地区记分卡:比较美国各地区选定的经济变量

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93058

J. Ojih

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引用次数: 0

Managing Peer-to-Peer Cooperation Using Knowledge-Based Trust and Encouraging the Willingness to Share Tacit Knowledge 运用知识信任管理点对点合作，鼓励隐性知识共享意愿

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93067

LaJuan Perronoski Fuller

引用次数: 4

Research on Xiaomi’s Internationalized Business Model b小米国际化商业模式研究

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93056

Ruyi Wei, Qiong-hua Long

引用次数: 2

The Influence of Marketing Strategies on Growth and Sustainability in the Original Equipment Manufacturing Industry 营销策略对原始装备制造业成长性和可持续性的影响

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93077

Janet Nanyangwe, J. Phiri

引用次数: 0

The Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on the Asset Positions and Financial Performance of Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs) in Jamaica 宏观经济变量对牙买加非银行金融机构(nbfi)资产头寸和财务绩效的影响

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93076

F. Thompson

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引用次数: 4

Safety Measurements and Risk Assessment of Coal Mining Industry Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 基于人工智能和机器学习的煤矿安全测量与风险评估

Open Journal of Business and Management Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.4236/OJBM.2021.93064

Sundas Matloob, Yang Li, Khurram Zaman Khan

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引用次数: 10