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Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China [PDF]
Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50 percent of the world’
Aldo Musacchio +3 more
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(WP 2011-07) Factoring Emerging Markets into the Relationship Between Global Liquidity and Commodities [PDF]
, 2011 What caused the mid-2000s world commodity price “bubble” and the recent commodity price growth during the economic recovery after the 2007-2009 recession?
Chowdhury, Abdur, Landgraf, Steven
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the strategic efficacy of corporate low‐carbon energy transition, such as through nuclear energy adoption, as a response to decarbonization pressures. Analyzing an international sample of energy firms, we demonstrate that the relationship between this form of transition and emission reductions is not technologically ...
Bilal Ahmed Abbasi +4 more
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Policy and Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Finance: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainable finance has emerged as a critical instrument for addressing the dual challenges of climate change and sustainable development. Nonetheless, a substantial financing gap persists, while the concept remains under‐theorized without a universally accepted definition, and empirical evidence of its effectiveness remains inconsistent and ...
Jihyung Joo, Byounguk Keum, Taewoo Roh
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Beyond BRIC: offshoring in non-BRIC countries: Egypt – a new growth market: an LSE Outsourcing Unit report January 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 This report was commissioned as an independently researched report by Hill & Knowlton, acting for the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) of Egypt.
Griffiths, Catherine +2 more
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CEO Duality and Corporate Social Responsibility. A Literature Review With a Focus on Country Effects
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, many researchers have become interested in the relationship between CEO duality (where one individual serves as both CEO and board chair) and CSR outcomes. Given the varied research results, this structured literature review concentrates on the country effects of this dynamic link.
Patrick Velte
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Paradox and potential: trends in science policy and practice in Canada and New Zealand
Prometheus, 2011 Over the last 30 years, Canada and New Zealand have redirected their science and research systems to meet changing national priorities, and in response to global trends and needs. They have shared a common effort to transform their traditionally resource-
Janet Halliwell, Willie Smith
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Commodity Prices and BRIC and G3 Liquidity: A SFAVEC Approach [PDF]
, 2013 This paper investigates the influence of liquidity in the major developed and major developing economies on commodity prices. Unanticipated increases in the BRIC countries‟ liquidity is associated with significant and persistent increases in commodity ...
Ratti, R, Vespignani, JL
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The Role of Business R&D in Environmental Sustainability: Evidence From the Nordic Countries
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As environmental sustainability becomes an increasingly important concern for advanced economies, the role of business innovation in relation to environmental outcomes has attracted increasing attention. This study examines the relationship between business enterprise research and development (BERD) and environmental sustainability in the ...
Abdullah Emre Caglar +2 more
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