MARKETING STRATEGY OF THE UNIVERSITY: FORMATION AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION REALIZATION by Natalia К. Shemetova

“…The study is aimed at developing an algorithm of formation of university’s marketing strategy and the development of evaluating methods of its effectiveness realization. Despite the competitive expansion of the educational services market and the transition to a system of university self-financing, researchers have not paid due attention to the process of developing the marketing strategy of the university and the evaluation of its effectiveness yet. …”
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Environmental scanning: how developed is information acquisition in Western European companies? by David Benczur

“…A number of theoretical works focus on the potential revolutionary impact of the Internet and other Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) upon Competitive Intelligence, but only a few empirical research papers can be found on it. …”
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LIGHTWEIGHT OPTIMIZATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE FRONT AXLE BASED ON THE IMPROVED MANTA RAY FORAGING ALGORITHM (MT) by LU Jia, WANG Chao

“…Results show that the improved manta ray algorithm has competitive convergence speed and convergence accuracy. …”
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Yumuşak Güç Kavramı Çerçevesinde Avrasya Ekonomik Birliği ve Kuşak-Yol İnisiyatifinin Değerlendirilmesi by Göktürk TÜYSÜZOĞLU

“…However, the fact that both initiatives have generally targeted the same geography also leads to a prediction that China and Russia, which co-exist in the context of demand for systemic change in the current conjuncture, may lead to a long-term competitive conflic…”
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A Modified Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Firefly Algorithm Strategy for Continuous Optimization Problems by Amnat Panniem, Pikul Puphasuk

“…It has no sensitive control parameters and has been shown to be competitive with other well-known algorithms. However, the slow convergence, premature convergence, and being trapped within the local solutions may occur during the search. …”
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Investigating ACF Policy Change Theory in a Unitary Policy Subsystem: The Case of Ghanaian Public Sector Information Policy by B. Timothy Heinmiller, Emmanuel M. Osei, Eugene Danso

“…This case is also interesting because it took place in a unitary policy subsystem, as opposed to a competitive or collaborative subsystem. Unitary subsystems are characterized by a single, dominant advocacy coalition, in this case a pro-transparency coalition, and are relatively uncommon in the ACF literature. …”
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MACHINE MAINTENANCE MANAGER SELECTION PROCESS WITH FUZZY TOPSIS TECHNIQUE: AN EMPIRICAL APPLICATION by Burcu Doğanalp

“…Because of the fact that today human resources has been accepted as one of the most important source of competitive advantage of an organization, finding the right person for the job has become as a vital human resource management function. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIAN REGIONS ON THE BASIS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP by F. Ibyatov

“…In this regard, the state bears huge costs in parallel with the reduction of productivity and competitiveness of the regions and observing a lower standard of living. …”
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Do nano-boom à paralisação: a trajetória da política brasileira de nanotecnologia by Noela Invernizzi, Guillermo Foladori, Josemari Perschke de Quevedo

“…The area was declared strategic in the country´s science, technology and innovation policy since 2004, and considered a motor to increase competitiveness. In this article we assess the trajectory of nanotechnology policy throughout 15 years, since the initial euphoria to current virtual shutdown due to funding cuts. …”
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Ten Years After the 2008 Crisis: Has Risk Aversion Won? by Eliana Marcia Martins Fittipaldi Torga, Carolina Magda da Silva Roma, Paula Magda Roma, Bruno Pérez Ferreira

“…Results have evidenced that, together, risk-based portfolios using 12-month rolling window or conditional volatility were superior to the tangent portfolio, as well as that the minimum variance portfolio was competitive to other alternatives. The main contribution of the current study lies in the fact that risk aversion was relevant to portfolios’ performance in the post-crisis period.…”
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New challenges for banking, financial services and insurance by Radić Nikola

“…The pandemic has made customer experience even more differentiated, so banks, financial service providers and insurance companies need to optimize their operations and transform existing business models to meet new requirements and withstand competitive pressure. Because the processes are the "veins" of a highly regulated business, they must adapt to unprecedented change. …”
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PSYCHOLOGY OF CONSUMER CHOICE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PRICING IN MARKET CONDITIONS by I. L. Goncharov, O. A. Gorelova

“…Two global approaches to segmentation of the consumer market have been considered, the use of which allows the manufacturer to assess the company’s competitiveness, assess the market size, and assess the customer’s commitment.…”
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Degree Mobility in the Higher Education Context: Could the English Language be a Key Driver of Internationalisation? by Tuğba Elif Toprak Yıldız

“…In a similar vein, literature on internationalisation has linked internationalisation to greater degree and credit mobility and extensive use of English as the medium of instruction. Competitiveness in the academic market, in particular, might have caused a considerable number of higher education institutions to associate the notion of internationalisation with Englishisation. …”
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Flexural behavior of delta and bi-delta cold-formed steel beams: experimental investigation and numerical analysis by Yazid Hadidane, Nadia Kouider, Mohammed Benzerara

“…The optimization of these CSF elements will make it possible to construct buildings at very competitive prices, having in addition an increased load capacity, and thus obtaining a stable and economical construction. …”
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN BANKS by Oloruntoba Oyedele

“…The study also confirmed that adoption of CSR by Nigerian banks was influenced by the demands and expectations of other stakeholders as a source of competitive advantage and to comply with government policies. …”
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Turning the spotlight: Hostile behavior in creative higher education and links to mental health in marginalized groups. by Marina Fischer, Susanne Veit, Pichit Buspavanich, Gertraud Stadler

“…We conclude by suggesting strategies for prevention in this highly competitive industry.…”
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Vegan Triple-Ironman (Raw Vegetables/Fruits) by Roman Leischik, Norman Spelsberg

“…In this case report we present the findings of an ultra-triathlete (three times Ironman, means 11.4 km swim, 540 km bike, 125 km run in 41:18 h as a whole) living on a raw vegan diet and having finished the competitions under these nutritional conditions. To this end, the vegan ultra triathlete and a control group of 10 Ironman triathletes of similar age living on a mixed diet were investigated, using echocardiography and spiroergometry. …”
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World and Russian Market of Mergers and Acquisitions by N. S. Zagrebel’Naya

“…Such transactions could improve a company's development, make business more competitive and profitable. In today's global economy we could observe the growing trend of global integration, which is manifested in the access of various types of companies into new markets, as well as the concentration of capital and consolidation of business, on the one hand. …”
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ANTIMONOPOLISM AS A SYMPTOM OF AMERICAN POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION by Ramsi A. Woodcock

“…Indeed, both the original American progressives of a century ago, as well as Thomas Piketty, whose work sparked contemporary intellectual interest in inequality, agree that inequality’s source is scarcity, rather than monopoly, and so will persist even in perfectly competitive markets. The only real solution is taxation, not a potentially destructive campaign of breakup. …”
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Technology adoption by women-owned businesses in Canada by Huju Liu, Hassan Faryaar

“…Technology adoption is essential for improving the growth, productivity and competitiveness of businesses. Previous research suggests that women-owned businesses may be less likely to adopt technologies because they are usually smaller, face more financial constraints, are less likely to access technology knowledge or training, and have different risk-taking preferences. …”
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