Understanding Factors Influencing Whole-Process Consulting Service Quality: Based on a Mixed Research Method by Qinghong Cui, Haoran Zhao, Haiyang Zhang, Xiancun Hu, Guangbin Wang

“…Engineering consulting companies are actively transitioning towards WPC and aiming to enhance whole-process consulting service quality (WPCSQ). …”
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Fundamentalist Signals in Volatility Scenarios: Evidence in the Brazilian Stock Market by Edson Bastos, Patricia Bortolon, Vinicius Maia

“…The methodological choice is for estimators in panel data for the analysis of non-financial companies that have shares traded on B3 - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão - in the period from 2011.3Q to 2018.2Q. …”
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ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE VARIABLES: INSIGHTS FROM GRAPHICAL GAUSSIAN MODEL by CARMINE DA FERMO, PAOLA MUSILE TANZI, MARCO NICOLOSI, ELENA STANGHELLINI

“…Our analysis shows that companies with a higher level of compliance with ESG standards have lower assets’ volatility than others and are not penalized in terms of returns. …”
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Digital Recruitment Using Intelligent Dialogue Systems Based on Machine Learning Principles by I. N. Kalinouskaya

“…In connection with the digital transformation of the Belarusian economy companies face the task of choosing the ways of transition from classical methods of human resources management to the model "HR 3.0", which allows to increase efficiency and speed of solving the tasks of recruitment, retention and development of personnel as a result of using cloud technologies, chat bots and artificial intelligence. …”
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Earnings Management and Quarterly Discretionary Accruals Level in the Brazilian Stock Market by Rodolfo Maia Rosado Cascudo Rodrigues, Clayton Levy Lima de Melo, Edilson Paulo

“…This study aims to investigate the behavior of the quarterly earnings management level of Brazilian public companies. For this purpose, a sample of 107 companies listed on the B3 Brasil Bolsa Balcão S.A. was selected and the quarterly discretionary accruals among 2012 and 2017 were estimated using Paulo’s (2007) model as a proxy for earnings management. …”
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Analysis of intention to purchase travel on the Web by German Gemar, Ismael P. Soler, Laura Melendez

“…To maximise the benefits of e-commerce, companies must develop strategies that meet each type of client’s expectations…”
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TRANSFORMATIONAL TRENDS AND INNOVATIVE FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SECTORS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET by E. A. Bykova

“…The author proposes the term of “polarization” for wholesale and retail companies.…”
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Grad Ready: Enhancing graduate readiness through intelligent mobile application by Hanan ALOTAIBI, Shireen S. SAIFUDDIN

“…The issues include a shortage of practical experience, a disparity between their academic knowledge and companies’ requirements, struggles with resume building, and challenges in job searching. …”
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Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Affect M&A Operations? Evidence from the Brazilian Market by Alexandre Teixeira Norberto Batista, Wagner Moura Lamounier, Poueri do Carmo Mário

“…Using a sample of 128 publicly traded non-financial companies, from 2010 to 2018, we identified that Economic Policy Uncertainty reduces the propensity of acquiring firms to engage in Mergers and Acquisitions activities. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers faced by Mobile Payment Fintechs in the Brazilian Context by Gabriel Braido, Amarolinda Klein, Guilherme Papaleo

“…However, several barriers are faced in the emergence and development of these companies, such as regulatory issues, investment needs, difficulties in finding partners, and conflicts of interest with major players in the financial market. …”
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Methodological proposal for an optimal management of Social-Ecological Systems in relation to large-scale mining in Peru by Dueñas Militza, Ferrer Jorge

“…Through the proposed methodology, this article studies mining companies considering value of mining production, mineral diversification and participation of companies in the mineral production, resulting that the optimal management of SES, in relation to large-scale mining, is “in development”, with partial compliance.…”
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Chinese economic presence in East Africa: the case of Kenya by K. A. Gemueva

“…The Mombasa-Nairobi railway, the largest project involving Chinese companies in Kenya, is used as an example with regard to typical problems that foreign companies may face in Kenya, including media pressure. …”
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The Growing Role of Re-export in International Trade by V. N. Kirillov, Y. A. Savinov, A. E. Gudzenko

“…Many US trading companies themselves are actively involved in re-export operations without disclosing partners. …”
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Dividend policies and managerial ability beyond financial constraints: insights from China by Dan Hou, Ziyan Yuan, Alina Taran-Bozbay, R. M. Ammar Zahid

“…Alternative empirical estimations on a sample of 18,011 firm-year data of Chinese A-share listed companies between 2010 and 2019 indicate that managerial ability has a positive influence over cash dividend distribution, enhancing shareholders’ returns and the attractiveness of the companies on the financial market. …”
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SUSTAINABLE MARKETING AS A FACTOR OF INNOVATION GROWTH IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES by Monika Zajkowska

“…Innovation is nowadays a key for companies to stay competitive and to successfully compete in changing markets and environments. …”
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PROSPECTS FOR EXPORT DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SERVICES OF RUSSIA by D. I. Tkachenko

“…The need is noted for state support not only for large enterprises, but also for small companies specializing in the development and implementation of innovations in transport services. …”
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Problems and development prospects of “green” logistics of maritime transport in the Russian Federation by I. A. Ermakov, A. A. Podoliako

“…The experience of applying “green” technologies by foreign companies in the maritime industry has been analysed. …”
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Impacto de la Educación Formal y Migración en el Desempeño de las Empresas Familiares: Un Caso en Jerez, Zacatecas by Héctor Gabriel Villegas-Berumen, Humberto Morales Magallanes, César Landeros Soriano

“…It was found that companies whose average educational level is high do not necessarily have better performance expectations in a Mexican urban area with low economic growth, due to the phenomenon of migration at an early age. …”
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CHANGES IN SUBSTITUTION OF BANK LOANS AND EU SUBSIDIES IN POLISH BUSINESSES by Paulina Filip

“…In the course of the study it was established that companies receiving the state aid reduced their share of bank credits on balance sheet totals, as well as indebtedness in total. …”
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