Innovation and strategy: Does it make a difference! A linear study of micro & SMEs

Innovation is known to be used by some businesses to help them differentiate their trading position within a specific locale. Research has also proven that by adopting a strategy, aims can be achieved and turnover increased. This study will endeavour to use these two key areas to evaluate how, they are used and to what extent they can improve business performance. The study was carried using 145 Micro and SME business, located within the rural county of Lincolnshire. The businesses were taken from specific locations on a random basis which included rural, remote rural and urban settings. Initial findings found that businesses situated within remote areas performed better than those within the other test areas, leading to the conclusion that they use innovation as a strategy to outperform their business rivals

Juvenile Sex Offenders: Attachment, Narcissism, Aggression and Cognitive Distortions Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference on the Management of Adults and Juveniles with Sexual Behavior Problems

Abstract • This presentation will address attachment issues, narcissism, psychopathy, aggression and cognitive distortions of juvenile sex offenders in treatment. Brief literature review of such concepts and their therapeutic considerations for juvenile sex offenders will be focused on. Learning Objectives At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to: 1. Describe concepts of attachment, narcissism, psychopathy, aggression and cognition as they pertain to personality development of juvenile sex offenders. 2. Relate, connect and describe how basic tenets in sex offender treatment (e.g., thinking errors, lack of empathy, anger, poor impulse control, poor decisionmaking, offense cycle, maintenance behaviors, etc.) are related to attachment, narcissism, psychopathy, aggression and cognition, which collectively contribute to personality development or lack thereof. 3. Articulate therapeutic considerations which address or target such concepts in juvenile sex offender treatment

Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrophosphonylation of Alkenes with Dialkyl H-Phosphonates

The palladium-catalyzed hydrophosphonylation of alkenes with previously unreactive acyclic dialkyl H-phosphonates has been developed. A catalyst system based on palladium/DavePhos or palladium/SPhos enables the transformation of various alkenes to phosphonates in moderate to good yields and with excellent levels of regioselectivity. Hydrophosphonylations with internal, disubstituted and/or unactivated alkenes are also reported. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim

How different formal institutions affect opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship

The objective of this research is to deepen in the role played by formal institutions on the different types of entrepreneurship (opportunity and necessity) as well as in its relative importance. The institutions we analyze are property rights, business freedom, fiscal freedom, labor freedom, financial capital and educational capital. Our results show that, in general, opportunity entrepreneurship benefits from an improvement of these institutions, while necessity entrepreneurship is damaged. This will positively influence the relative presence of opportunity entrepreneurship that is usually considered to be of greater quality and is more clearly related to economic development in a country