Blockbuster and Netflix are two firms in the home video rental market that experienced vastly different outcomes. Netflix vastly increased its firm value while Blockbuster lost its dominant market position and slid into bankruptcy. This paper examines the strategies pursued by Blockbuster and Netflix and the impact these strategies had on firm value. This paper finds that on average Blockbuster...

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of real interest rate on economic growth in Jordan, using annual data for period from 1990 2019.
 Methods: To achieve study's objectives, both descriptive and analytical curriculum was used Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method.
 Results: The revealed that there is a statistically significant negative as when increases by (1...

The main objectives of the study are to: ■ assess the number of illicit small arms in Kenya; ■ identify the sources and prevalence of small arms and their movement in and out of Kenya; ■ assess the capacity of various actors involved in small arms control and peace-building efforts in the country; ■ assess the role and use of information on illicit small arms and linkages to early warning and r...

This paper presents a demonstration of a process and software for evaluating the ability of an electronic product to operate with out failure under anticipated life cycle loading conditions. For this purpose, a preliminary design for an electronic module that is being developed to support aircraft engines was selected and evaluated. The process included developing a model of the physical hardwa...

This CIHR-funded pilot project puts into action recommendations made in the literature for cross-cultural end of life health care. Results of our previous research supported by a developmental grant from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation consistently suggest that services based on palliative care philosophy are underutilized by ethnic minority patients due to cultural barriers. These ...

This paper highlights the challenges of performance management in health care, wherein multiple different objectives have to be pursued. The literature suggests starting with quality performance, following the sand cone theory, but considering a multidimensional concept of health care quality. Moreover, new managerial approaches coming from an industrial context and adapted to health care, such...