Keyword: developing countries

Found 852 papers in total
Interorganizational ties and business group boundaries: Evidence from an emerging economy
Interorganizational ties and business group boundaries: Evidence from an emerging economy
2006,
We identify which types of ties best distinguish pairs of Chilean firms in the same...
The impact of corruption on entry strategy: Evidence from telecommunication projects in emerging economies
The impact of corruption on entry strategy: Evidence from telecommunication projects in emerging economies
2006,
With globalization and the growth in emerging economies, multinational enterprises...
A survey on relationships and cultural issues in supply chain management practices in Indian organisations
A survey on relationships and cultural issues in supply chain management practices in Indian organisations
2006,
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is regarded as a means of improving competitiveness. SCM...
A simulation model to predict body weight gain in growing steers grazing tropical pastures
A simulation model to predict body weight gain in growing steers grazing tropical pastures
2006,
A simulation model was developed to predict performance of growing steers grazing...
Intensification or extensification? Factors affecting technology use in peri-urban lowlands along an agro-ecological gradient in West Africa
Intensification or extensification? Factors affecting technology use in peri-urban lowlands along an agro-ecological gradient in West Africa
2006,
The paper analyses whether the increased use of lowlands in proximity to urban centres...
Bio-economic evaluation of farmers' perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya
Bio-economic evaluation of farmers' perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya
2006,
Arable land in western Kenya is under considerable pressure from increasing human...
New technologies, marketing strategies and public policy for traditional food crops: Millet in Niger
New technologies, marketing strategies and public policy for traditional food crops: Millet in Niger
2006,
New technology introduction in this semiarid region of the Sahel is hypothesized to be...
Demand management of groundwater with monsoon forecasting
Demand management of groundwater with monsoon forecasting
2006,
This paper presents an operational approach to setting prices for groundwater in...
An entropy approach to spatial disaggregation of agricultural production
An entropy approach to spatial disaggregation of agricultural production
2006,
While agricultural production statistics are reported on a geopolitical – often...
The productivity potential and technical efficiency of the agricultural sector in Africa
The productivity potential and technical efficiency of the agricultural sector in Africa
2006,
This study utilizes frontier metaproduction functions to analyze inter-region...
Analysis of farmers' efficiency and growth factors in oil exporting Arabian Gulf countries: the case of Oman
Analysis of farmers' efficiency and growth factors in oil exporting Arabian Gulf countries: the case of Oman
2006,
This paper presents a best practice analysis of farmers' technical efficiency and...
Why can't we transform traditional agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Why can't we transform traditional agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa?
2006,
While population continues to grow rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), uncultivated...
Networks, distance and trust: Telecommunications development and changing trading practices in Ghana
Networks, distance and trust: Telecommunications development and changing trading practices in Ghana
2006,
Ghana liberalized its telecommunications sector in 1995. This article examines the...
Optimal pooled testing
Optimal pooled testing
2006,
This paper first characterizes three pooled testing techniques for generic testing...
Financial risk management in the planning of refinery operations
Financial risk management in the planning of refinery operations
2006,
Most models for refinery planning are deterministic, that is, they use nominal...
Comparing third party logistics usage in the service and manufacturing industries: A Saudi Arabian perspective
Comparing third party logistics usage in the service and manufacturing industries: A Saudi Arabian perspective
2006,
This paper compares manufacturing and service industries on a variety of practices...
Specification and estimation of production functions involving damage control inputs: A two-stage, semiparametric approach
Specification and estimation of production functions involving damage control inputs: A two-stage, semiparametric approach
2006,
Productivity assessment of damage control inputs (such as pesticides) is complicated...
Efficient surfaces and an efficiency index in data envelopment analysis: a constant returns to scale
Efficient surfaces and an efficiency index in data envelopment analysis: a constant returns to scale
2005,
Data envelopment analysis is an approach to assess the relative efficiency of...
Determinants of hospital loss in Thailand: experience from the first year of a universal coverage health insurance program
Determinants of hospital loss in Thailand: experience from the first year of a universal coverage health insurance program
2006,
The objective of this study was to examine determinants of hospital loss in Thailand....
Practical aspects associated with location planning for maternal and perinatal assistance in Brazil
Practical aspects associated with location planning for maternal and perinatal assistance in Brazil
2006,
A study has been carried out aimed at reducing perinatal mortality in the municipality...
Analytic hierarchy process with fuzzy scoring in evaluating multidisciplinary R&D projects in China
Analytic hierarchy process with fuzzy scoring in evaluating multidisciplinary R&D projects in China
2005,
A system for evaluating the outcomes of multidisciplinary R&D projects was...
A traditional agroforestry system under threat: an analysis of the gum arabic market and cultivation in the Sudan
A traditional agroforestry system under threat: an analysis of the gum arabic market and cultivation in the Sudan
2005,
The main aim of this study is to review the environmental and socioeconomic...
Testing an ecologically based classification tool on fruit-based agroforestry in northern Thailand
Testing an ecologically based classification tool on fruit-based agroforestry in northern Thailand
2005,
Ecologists are increasingly using multivariate analytical approaches to reveal...
Currency crises analyzed by type-1 fuzzy system modelling
Currency crises analyzed by type-1 fuzzy system modelling
2004,
Currency crises in developing countries have been an attracting point for economists...
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