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Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230001
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Military business interests and economic reform in Myanmar.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210808
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The government is attaching high hopes to its digitalisation strategy to stimulate economic growth, increase government efficiency and improve people's quality of life. Despite…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225526
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The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280183
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Business impact of US tax reform.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229482
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Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285712
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After being targeted by Western sanctions, Russia’s high-tech sector has been boosted by the new opportunities created by the government’s import substitution programme, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284668
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Endo is a colloquial expression meaning end-of-contract and refers to the practice of hiring and re-hiring workers on contracts lasting less than six months, the period after…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214885
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The consequences of renewed US sanctions on Iranian domestic manufacturing
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243088
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Trends in global trade and shipping.