THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE WOMAN: DOES SPIRITUALITY HAVE A PLACE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP BEHAVIOR?

The purpose of this paper is to review current literature relating to corporate entrepreneurship and to discern the issues that have arisen in this area of research. Issues of concern are: conceptualization of entrepreneurship (ES) and corporate entrepreneurship (CE), whether ES and CE can be taught and lastly factors facilitating CE. In addition, it will disclose the findings of a qualitative study relating to a woman entrepreneur in Malaysia. The latter study would shed light on how a woman entrepreneur in Malaysia learns to act entrepreneurially and how the findings converge or diverge from past research in this area.Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Behavior

ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF COMMITMENT FROM COSTUMERS OF BCA FINANCE IN JAKARTA

The background of this study was the situations that customers loyalty in a crucial constructs in marketing area, especially in relationship management. The aims of this study was to analyze the influence of trust, information sharing, customer satisfaction against word-of-mouth referrals, marketing research support and increased repatronage intentions through commitment to customer of BCA Finance in Jakarta. The research design was applied to the customer of BCA Finance in Jakarta with purposive random sampling methods, the analysis of research method in this study was using the structural equation model method which use AMOS 8.0 program with 5% sampling error. Totally sample number in this was 257 costumers of BCA Finance in Jakarta. The results of this study conclude that trust, information sharing, customer satisfaction have a positive influence against word-of-mouth referrals, marketing research support and increased repatronage intentions through commitment. Thus this research conclude that the company excelsior applies trust information sharing and customer satisfaction will increase word-of-mouth referrals, marketing research support and increased repatronage intentions to customers and influences commitment of customersCustomer retentions, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, customer orientation, retailing, loyalty schemes, communication, relationship marketing, trust

THE EFFECTS OF OIL PRICE SHOCKS ON MONETARY POLICY IN IRAN

Changes and increases in the price of oil are effective on the aggregate economic. So, it's important to study on oil price shocks, because they affect on economic growth& monetary policy. In this paper a structural and generalized VAR modeless has been considered for Iran in order to study the direct effects of oil price shocks on output and prices and reaction of monetary variables to external shocks over the period 1991:I–2008:I (1370:I_1386: IV). Empirical analysis shows that inflation rate increase and exchange rate decrease and gross domestic product has fluctuations.Oil price shocks, monetary policy

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FRANCHISING BUSINESS

There are many multinational companies engaging with the franchising mechanisms in order to expand the business opportunity, to explore new opportunities, and to develop businesses domestically and internationally. Even though this is a good opportunity for multinational companies to expand their market to achieve the company target, but there is a problem attached with this mechanism. The main problem of franchising business is mainly conflict of interest between the parties involved. Hence, this paper attempts to critically evaluate the potential of conflict of interest that arises among the parties. Apart from that, this paper also outlined certain way on how to avoid this problem from occurs continuouslyconflict of interest, franchising

Railcars From Canada: A Misapplication of the Countervailing Duty Law

This Note examines the countervailing duty law and how it was applied in Railcars. Part I discusses the MTA\u27s decision to award the subway car contract to Bombardier, Inc., a Canadian corporation. The countervailing duty proceeding and other legal actions initiated in response to the allegedly subsidized contract are also described. Part II provides a general background on the Act. Part III explains the procedure for conducting a countervailing duty proceeding under the Act. After each step in a countervailing duty proceeding is outlined, its application in Railcars is discussed. Finally, Part IV analyzes how the Act was misapplied in Railcars

SELECTION AND REVIEW OF MEASUREMENT ITEM OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

The learning environment plays important roles in the cognitive, effective and social students. Reviewing the learning environment is given due attention to this day because of its importance in helping to improve learning outcomes. This study will look at the selection and review of the measurement items of learning environment factors in Technical Institutions in the country. Variables to be examined in this study are assessment, teaching approaches, learning community, learning resources, work load, the clear objectives. Respondents consisted of 455 final semester engineering students. Data were analyzed descriptively for reliability (Cronbach Alpha values) and factor analysis was used to obtain 6 factor solutions (Eigenvalues and KMO) using SPSS 17 software. Results showed that 6 factor solutions with Eigen values above 1.0. The value of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy 0.868> 0.6 is adequate for inter-correlation while Barlett Test was significant(Chi Square = 5962.485, p <0.05). The anti-image correlation matrix by The Measure of Sampling Adequacy (MSA) is more than the value of 0.5. Items O2, PP6, PP7, PP5, P1, SP3 and SP4 dropped based on the criteria by Hair et al (2006), where each item should exceed the value of 0.50. Total variance explained for this loading was 61.51%assessment, teaching approach, learning community, learning resources, work load, clear objectives

THRESHOLD EFFECTS OF REAL INTEREST RATE ON INVESTMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN IRAN: TESTING STIEGLITZ'S THEORY

In this paper, Stieglitz’s theory regarding the threshold effects of real interest rate on investment of Iran's private sector during 1973-2008 is experimentally examined. The study showed that although the real interest rate directly affects on private investment in Iran, an increase of more than 2 percent in the real interest rate will reduce the private sector's investment. In other words, Stieglitz’s argument about a one-threshold level (close to zero) of the real interest rate is confirmed in Iran. Paying attention to the rate of inflation and threshold limit of influence of interest rate on monetary policies is considered the most important proposals of the present researchPrivate sector's investment, Real interest rate, Threshold effects

BASE LENDING RATE AND HOUSING PRICES: THEIR IMPACTS ON RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ACTIVITIES IN MALAYSIA

The construction sector, which had grown rapidly in the early 1990s, encountered slower grows after the financial crisis. The decline in the construction industry, however, is cushioned by the residential property construction. This paper examines empirically whether the increasing trend in residential property construction is related to changes in base lending rate and house prices. Pooled EGLS model (Cross Section Seemingly Unrelated Regression) is used to analyze the impact of lending rate and housing price upon the trading volume of residential housing activities. The results show base lending rate is the key determinant of residential housing activities. However, changes in housing prices may not necessarily influence residential housing activities in the country when there is a mismatch between current and desired housing for all. In view of the substantial number of housing left unsold, several recommendation and precautionary measures for housing provision should be made before it leads to a property glut. This study is crucial to housing developers and policy makers as any housing decisions not always should be made just on the basis of interest rates and house prices, but should pay more attention to the efficiency and effectiveness of housing delivery system in the country.Residential Housing Activities, Base Lending Rate, Housing Price Index

Search for the Higgs Boson and Beyond Standard Model Phenomena in CMS

Results of recent Higgs boson and beyond standard model searches in CMS performed with datasets of 1.0 - 1.7 fb-1 will be summarized in this proceeding contributed to the 41st International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics (ISMD2011).Comment: Conference proceeding contributed to the 41st International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics (ISMD2011

MARKETING STRATEGY RELATIONSHIP AND SERVICE QUALITY TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AT AUTO 2000 IN BANDUNG (WEST JAVA)

The background of this study was customer relationship marketing and service quality of customer Auto 2000 in Bandung (West Java) have accepted that customer retention is even more profitable than customer attraction and we can observe the interest of customer Auto 2000 in Bandung (West Java). In adopting relationship marketing principles and designing strategies to develop close and long lasting relationships with the most profitable customers. The objective of this study to analysis of marketing activities and programs implemented in order to establish, develop and maintain relationships with customers and the impact these activities have on the firm performance. The design of this study applies to customer Auto 2000 in Bandung (West Java) and the questionnaires were spreaded away to 175 respondents. Data analysis used in this study was Multiple Regression with SPSS program. The resulted of this study conclude that relationship marketing strategy and service quality in customer Auto 2000 in Bandung (West Java) significantly affect to customer satisfactionMarketing strategy, service quality, customer satisfaction