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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Entry Barrier"”.
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Strategic firm behavior and entry deterrence: three essays
… thesis consists of three independent chapters on entry deterrence. The first two chapters consider the use of contracts as a barrier to entry, while the final chapter examines the possibility of firms expanding their product lines to deter entry in a vertical differentiation model. In Chapter 1, …
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A new portable digital forensics curriculum
… psychology, and accounting. To lower the entry barrier for institutions to adopt digital forensics programs, we are designing the curriculum with the express intent of distributing it as a self-contained curriculum package including everything needed to teach the course. At the time of …
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Determinants and impacts of inward FDI in Japan
… By contrast, this effect becomes a significant entry barrier to foreign employment in low-tech sectors. The final study evaluates the impacts of a foreign presence on the productivity of Japanese manufacturing firms over the period of 1997-2003. Our results suggest that spillover effects largely …
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Additive Manufacturing for Robust and Affordable Medical Devices
… the use of a clean room, thus lowering the entry-barrier for researchers to explore cell patterning. With the commercialization of 3D-printing an opportunity has arisen to transition life-saving technologies into more cost-effective versions of existing technologies. This would not only …
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Investment Strategies under Uncertainty: Theory and evidence of preemption in case of geographical market entrance
… for strategic exercise of geographical market entry option. The theoretical model analyses the impact of asymmetries of the competing firms such as follower entry barrier and asymmetric profitability on the optimal market entry timing and firm values. The duopoly model shows the existence of …
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The structural organization of higher-order networks: Measures, algorithms and software for hypergraphs
… domains. These contributions aim to lower the entry barrier for higher-order network analysis and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. With this Thesis, we aim to advance our ability to characterize and understand complex systems beyond traditional network approaches, opening new …
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Representation at CCMA tribunal: still a vexed issue
… a lack of skill and resources do not cause an entry barrier to the system. According to the explanatory memorandum which accompanied the LRA, a key objective of the legislation was to address the perceived shortcomings of the previous system. In essence the system was considered to be: costly, …
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Rethinking laboratory activities with digital technologies and developments in physics education
… Notebooks. This approach aimed to lower the entry barrier to programming, enhancing students' computational skills, which are fundamental for modern scientific methodologies, and self-efficacy in a manner more aligned with professional physics practices. The effectiveness of the approach is …
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An Effective End-User Development Approach through Domain-Specific Mashups for Research Impact Evaluation
… domain-specific mashup tools indeed lower the entry barrier for non-technical users in mashup development. The methodology presented in this thesis is generic and can be applied for other domains. Moreover, following the methodological approach the developed mashup platform is also generic, …