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5941
Facebook guide to attract and recruit generation Y graduates.
Published 2012“…Data for the questionnaire was collected from 203 respondents and 8 participants took part in the focus group interview. Findings established ways in which Facebook pages can be both informative and attractive to Generation Y. …”
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5942
Characterization of harbor seal whisker
Published 2012“…Furthermore, it was found that an increase in the mode number caused a corollary decrease in the vibration amplitude. The findings also showed that resonant frequencies decreased with increasing length. …”
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5943
Segmental reporting in Singapore
Published 2013“…The data collected from the questionnaires were analysed and the results generated led us to conclude that segmental reporting is useful and should remain mandatory. Based on our findings, we have identified two areas for further improvements. …”
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5944
Group learning : the impact of group personality and psychological safety on group performance.
Published 2013“…In attaining this objective, statistical analyses were performed on self-reported responses collected from 170 students (N = 47 students groups). Notably, the findings from this study have demonstrated that (1) psychological safety and group learning are positively related; (2) group learning positively affects group performance; and (3) group learning fully mediates the relationship between psychological safety and group performance. …”
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5945
Nonverbal communication cues of bank CEOs and long term performance during financial crisis.
Published 2013“…Another interesting result obtained is that male CEOs with a lower voice pitch repaid TARP money faster, which may be due to testosterone levels, dominance and leadership. The findings of this study also suggest that one can possibly predict the future profitability of companies just by observing the CEO during interview sessions. …”
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5946
Banking behaviour of expatriate lecturers in Singapore.
Published 2013“…From the conclusions of this study, the banks can sieve out relevant information which can assist them in developing appropriate marketing strategies to attract this group of expatriates. These findings can also be used as a guide to target other expatriate groups.…”
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5947
Segmental reporting in Singapore
Published 2013“…The data collected from the questionnaires were analysed and the results generated led us to conclude that segmental reporting is useful and should remain mandatory. Based on our findings, we have identified two areas for further improvements. …”
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5948
The study of radiotherapy resistance of hypoxic tumour for improving survival of cancer patient.
Published 2013“…Interestingly, our preliminary findings revealed that 3Gy of ionising radiation can significantly enhance the survival rates of hypoxic A431 epithelial carcinoma cells rather than killing them. …”
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5949
Developing a human capital strategy for JWA positioning it for the future
Published 2013“…The approach adopted was to bring together findings, relevant research and best practices in human resources management and development in a simple and practicable strategy, implementable at little cost, for JWA's consideration. …”
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5950
Vein matching enhancement
Published 2014“…Based on the result, the most significant finding was that the senior citizen age group has a huge range in grayscale values as compared to other age groups.…”
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5951
Applications of energy absorption strategies in industry
Published 2014“…Through the analysis of the Finite Element Models, we have seen that similar data and models can be used for accurate simulation and sharing findings help researchers save time and resources. …”
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5952
Evolution, current and future developments in quality control circles : an empirical study trade unions' involvement in quality control circles in Singapore
Published 2015“…Due to the stereotype perception of trade unions' role, they were not invited by management to be involved in QCCs. The findings support Debrah's preposition that in most situations, trade unions are not involved in the initiation of employee involvement techniques such as QCCs (Debrah,l991).…”
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5953
Job search, expectations and preferences of accountancy and business undergraduates
Published 2015“…Furthermore, interviews with graduates from Business (NTU) were conducted to supplement the information gathered (from the Graduate Employment Surveys) about the graduates from Business Administration (NUS). The analysis of findings revealed that the Accountancy and Business undergraduates exhibit different job search behaviour but share common job expectations and preferences. …”
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5954
Public knowledge about healthcare financing philosophy and perception of affordability of medical treatment for cancers in Singapore
Published 2016“…Consequently, the change in the variable factor (which is the presence of information), prove that majority of the respondents are not well aware of the public health facilities that they have access to, which may distort their initial perception of affordability of medical treatment in Singapore. The findings are organized into three broad levels of analysis, namely unique experiences, changes of perception before and after the information, as well as sources where they receive their information. …”
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5955
A systematic review : sport management undergraduates' employability
Published 2016“…The purpose of the paper is to look into the employability of Sport Science and Management undergraduates, specialising in Sport Management, in the global market. Specifically, finding what the Sport Management practitioners consider important when looking at their prospective employees, identifying what the curriculum is lacking when preparing its students for employment, and lastly, recognising the possible solutions to better aid students transit into employment. …”
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5956
"Wage growth must be offset by productivity growth" The determinants of real unit labour costs : a case of Singapore's manufacturing sector
Published 2016“…Secondary data on Singapore’s manufacturing sector over the period of 1985 to 2014 was then utilized to study the three model variations of the overall manufacturing sector, two-digit industries, and the manufacturing sector as categorized by firm size. The main findings highlighted that increases in real wages are sustainable only if it is offset by proportionate increases in capital intensity and total factor productivity. …”
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5957
Cooling of liquid in a tube under rotation
Published 2016“…Features of the flow in these two phases are analyzed. From the findings, the rotation of the cone about z and y-axis gave better temperature homogenization than the rotation of the cone about the x-axis. …”
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5958
Stronger dielectric-elastomer grippers using spine-like bending structure
Published 2016“…This spine-like structure of high stiffness curls longitudinally upon bonding with a pre-stretched dielectric elastomeric actuator membrane. The actuator finds equilibrium in bending when the pre-stretch is released and it can unfolds by the application of a voltage bias. …”
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5959
Effects of indoor environment on building occupants
Published 2016“…To obtain more conclusive findings, further studies need to be conducted that include several other factors of lighting such as quality, source, uniformity and reflectance. …”
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5960
Social inequality and democracy
Published 2017“…Using a long-difference analysis, we also verify the relevance of the level of acceptance towards social inequality in explaining the differences in the democracy levels of countries between two time periods. The key finding of our empirical analyses is that the level of acceptance towards social inequality is also another significant cultural predictor of democracy levels. …”
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