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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Business & economic sciences"”.
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Market Dynamics in the Financial Industry - Essays on Interdependence and Market Timing
The global financial crisis and the subsequent sovereign crisis are painful reminders of how the standards of financial markets are profoundly challenged in times of crisis. The main lesson is that the structural changes and the increased risk of shock transmissions require a more accurate risk …
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Measuring Individual Brand Image Perceptions and Brand Reputation using Associative Networks: Theory and Implications for Consumer Goods
This study specifically addresses the question of how associative networks contribute to brand image perception measurement to segment the market more effectively, as well as to demonstrate brand image impairment. Carried out using surveys and experimental designs, this dissertation is positioned …
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Analyse de l’intégration de produits dérivés dans un référentiel rendement-risque
We present a model which aims at integrating derivatives into a portfolio management tool, taking into account the first four moments of the distributions of the assets it analyzes. We propose a new approach by regarding any optional asset as a portfolio made up of four basic assets which …
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Entrepreneurial Resource Mobilisation Strategies in Uncertain Contexts: the Case of Waste Collection Entrepreneurs in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
… contexts located in between local, traditional economic practices and international business influence. The integration of the final findings leads to a typology of African entrepreneurs according to an ideal-type approach. For each entrepreneur, the cognitive and metaphysical dimensions are …
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La vie boursière du premier fond de placement en Europe : Robeco, 1933-2010.
Si les fonds communs de placement sont devenus au fil des ans un choix populaire chez les investisseurs qui sont désormais prêts à investir dans des actifs différents avec un seul véhicule d'investissement, le phénomène de gestion collective est loin d’être un phénomène récent. Les premiers signes …
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More than Just Words. How the Communication Style Adopted by Brands Affect their Relationships with Consumers
The overall aim of this dissertation has been to examine how specific aspects of brand communication style affect the ways in which relationships between brands and consumers form and evolve. A central research question has guided this dissertation: How, when, and why does the style of …
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The dynamics of market, credit and liquidity risk in the US corporate bond market
Market, credit and liquidity constitute important risk factors in financial markets. Investors looking for optimal combinations of risk and return have to monitor their portfolios with regard to each of those factors. This work brings answers to some of the challenges presented by these three risk …
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New Forms of Market Intermediation: Matching Economic and Management Perspectives
… that show that matching the management approach (business strategy) to mediating organizations with recent economic theoretical concepts (industrial organization) may greatly enhance our understanding of the field.
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Lancement d’une unité de cogénération biomasse de 30 kWel sur le marché
La cogénération est une technique de production rationnelle et efficace de l’énergie. Le principe est simple : produire de l’électricité et de la chaleur simultanément. Le but étant d’éviter les pertes d’énergie thermique inévitablement liées aux centrales électriques de grosse puissance. Cette …
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Essays on the complex relationships between Innovation and Performance in service firms, with particular reference to financial services: An intellectual capital perspective
… an essential concern for both policy‐makers and business leaders. This dissertation specifically contributes to the current debate on the effects of innovation on performance at firm‐level in the service sector by shedding more light on the characteristics of these complex relationships and by …
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