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Countering Social Information: Low Identity Integration Leads to Nonconformity in Consumption Choices

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how the processing of social information for identity‐driven consumption choices is moderated by individual differences in the psychological management of multiple identities. We specifically show that consumers who experience their multiple identities as more incompatible—or low identity integrators—are less likely to conform to ...
Kathrin J. Hanek, Stephen M. Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

THE FINANCING OF R&D: CHALLENGES FOR ROMANIAN FIRMS

Studies and Scientific Researches: Economics Edition, 2013
This paper provides a review regarding the financing issues of innovative firms in Romania. The financing resources used by innovative firms are closely interdependent with innovation modes adopted by firms (R&D and non-R&D innovations). In the context I
Mihaela Diaconu
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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
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Identification of Factors Influencing the Participation of Business Angels in Rural Tourism Projects Using the Grounded Theory Approach [PDF]

راهبردهای کارآفرینی در کشاورزی
Extended Abstract Background: In recent years, rural development has been raised as a vital area for policymakers and development organizations in different countries and nations.
Saba Ahmadi, Saeed Karimi, Maryam Mahmodi   +2 more
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The City's role in providing for the public equity financing needs of UK SMEs [PDF]

, 2010
The City of London recognises the important contribution made by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to the UK economy and the critical role played by UK financial services in providing equity finance to facilitate their growth.
Jones, Lynton, Mason, Colin, Wells, Stephen   +2 more
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Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios, Antonio Martínez Ruiz, Marisela Calderón Jurado, Ramón Saúl Luján Aguirre, Juan Luis Jacobo Cuellar, Oscar Sariñana‐Aldaco, María Teresa Martínez Damián, Oscar Cruz Alvarez   +7 more
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Sustainability Through Pensions: The Sustainability Preferences of Pension Beneficiaries in the United Kingdom Defined Contributions Pension Schemes

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pension funds are the largest combined institutional investors in the world. The integration of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria into defined contribution (DC) pension investments by pension funds can result in sustainable pensions that are in line with pension beneficiary preferences and help achieve Sustainable Development
Doran Bairbre, Morse Stephen, Wehrmeyer Walter, Chenoweth Jonathan, Jonathan Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are non‐economic goals and financial performance friends or foes in hybrid ventures? A duality perspective on academic spin‐offs

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study draws on the behavioral theory of the firm and a duality perspective to investigate the impact of founders' focus on academic goals on the financial performance of academic spin‐offs (ASOs)—a specific type of hybrid venture. We theorize that such relationship follows an inverse U‐shaped curve and is moderated by the
Tommaso Minola, Davide Hahn, Giuseppe Criaco, Daniel Pittino, Francesca Visintin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

LAS DEDUCCIONES AUTONÓMICAS EN EL IRPF PARA INCENTIVAR LA ADQUISICIÓN DE ACCIONES O PARTICIPACIONES EN SOCIEDADES, LOS BUSINESS ANGELS Y EL MERCADO ALTERNATIVO BURSÁTIL [PDF]

Revista d'Estudis Autonòmics i Federals, 2011
The autonomous communities common system includes in its system of personalincome tax (IRPF) regulatory powers to govern deductions in the contributionfor carrying out “non-company investments”.
Lilo Piña Garrido
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