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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Barriers to entry"”.
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An investigation into the barriers to entry in the South African downstream petroleum industry
This dissertation investigates barriers to entry into the downstream petroleum industry of South Africa. The study seeks to understand why there is insignificant entry into the downstream petroleum industry by Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HSDA's), while the government has set itself …
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The Competitive Market Structure of the U.S. Lodging Industry and its Impact on the Financial Performance of Hotel Brands
The primary objective of this study was to explore the relationship among various market structure constructs (consisting of barriers to entry, competition, growth, and market share) and their potential impact on financial performance. By applying theoretical underpinnings from the disciplines of …
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Opportunities that exist for communication experts in the field of communication consulting
… were conducted with established consultants to determine how consultants describe their job functions, what kinds of consultants are needed in organizations, and what barriers to entry exist for those wishing to enter the field. Results indicate that there are several factors to consider when …
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The Shifting of Corporate Capital Acquisition Tax Subsidies: An Empirical Analysis
… in the marketplace (as reflected by industry barriers to entry). The capital acquisition tax subsidy is defined as the sum of the tax savings derived from the investment tax credit and accelerated (or excess tax) depreciation deductions, as disclosed in corporate financial statements.
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Managing the development of the real estate portfolios of state transportation authorities in the Boston area
… explores the question of whether it is possible to maximize the value of the real estate portfolios of the Commonwealth's transportation authorities while respecting these authorities' respective core public missions. This study develops several major policy initiatives designed to responsibly …
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An assessment of capital expenditure, required to establish a steel distribution business, as a barrier to entry into the steel distribution industry
… role in the economy of the country. It is seen to be a major source of employment for the South African people, and key to sustainable economic development for the country. In recent years however, the South African steel industry has been faced with a number of challenges resulting in the …
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State Of Mississippi Crisis Communications: Examining MSWIN Preparedness
… Network (MSWIN) and its level of preparedness to avert the communication problems for the State of Mississippi that were seen during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, in the event of a similar crisis. It explores the technical workings of the network and the makeup of the Mississippi Wireless …
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Strategies for Entering the Chinese Outbound Travel Market
… a huge opportunity for the development of world tourism in the coming years. Now this opportunity has come closer as China's admission into the WTO (World Trade Organisation) has occurred. This has raised the expectation that foreign firms will explore and benefit from Chinese outbound market …
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A survey study of entry transition practices used by teachers of infants and toddlers.
… and/or primary caregivers of infants and toddlers when entering child care programs across Dallas , TX . Participants completed the Program Entry Transition Practices Survey regarding their use of transition practices in fall 2003 and perceived barriers to entry transition practices. …
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Assessing Vulnerability in Households and Communities Involved in Fisheries Sector Activities
Global fisheries are in decline in response to intense pressure to feed a growing world population. Many of the world’s fisherpeople live in poverty and suffer disproportionately from this threat to global fish stocks due to competition for resources among other stressors. In recent years the …
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ANTECEDENTS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF GENDER IDENTITY, GRIT, THE DARK TRIAD, AND BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
… day economy. Knowing what causes an individual to become an entrepreneur has fostered much attention in academic literature, but not enough of the research has looked into individual level variables that could cause an individual to have an entrepreneurial intention. This study addresses this …
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RADAR Based Collision Avoidance for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
… the mid-air collision problem in addition to increasing the levels of autonomy of UAS beyond waypoint navigation to include preemptive sensor-based collision avoidance. The presented research goes beyond the current state of the art by demonstrating the feasibility and providing an example …
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An investigation into the effects of location and government regulation on the petrol sales of retail service stations in South Africa
The object of this thesis is to develop an economic framework in which to analyse the effects of regulation and location on retail service station petrol sales. The political leaders of most countries in the world today will attempt to ensure the stable, independent and secure growth of their …
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Financial viability and technical evaluation of dendritic cell-carrying "vaccination nodes" for immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy attempts to stimulate the immune system to reject and destroy tumor cells. Despite the amount of ongoing intensive research to prevent cancer, tumor cells continue to evade immune responses. Currently, dendritic cell vaccines are in development, in which autologous …
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Industrial Sickness in Indian Manufacturing
In India, the term ‘sick units’ refers to economically unviable firms which are kept alive ‘in the public interest’ by means of subsidies of various kinds. Since this practice is common, and large parts of the industrial sector are affected, this phenomenon is referred to as industrial sickness. As …
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BioJADE : a design and simulation tool for synthetic biological systems
… systems may provide us with the ability to build cells that are capable of a plethora of activities, from computation to synthesizing nanostructures. To develop these systems, we must have a set of tools not only for synthesizing systems, but also designing and simulating them. The …
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Intellectual property rights, market structure and social welfare : three essays in industrial organization
… the Indian pharamaceutical industry. In contrast to pharmaceutical industries in the developed world, India had historically enforced a weak system of intellectual property rights protection that eliminated most legal barriers to entry in its pharmaceuticals markets. As a condition of its …
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Think inside the box : an analysis of converting commercial property into self storage facilities
The modern self storage facility is a multi-tenant operating business that reflects the needs of residential and commercial customers. The industry has evolved from a transition asset to a property type that adheres to location qualities that typifies those of the modern retail facility while …
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Entrepreneurial success factor : a systematic approach to entrepreneur evaluation
… become much more accessible every day, barriers to entry to become an entrepreneur keep decreasing. However total investment funds raised by venture capital firms every year stays at the same level, and therefore it is now more critical to use this money wisely and invest in …
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REITs & market power : an analysis of market power theory and antitrust policy
… properties. During this period, REITs were able to grow through acquisitions alone, arbitraging their low cost of capital relative to private asset valuations. This changed the real estate industry and for the first time, real estate entities have concentrated ownership in an industry …
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