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Selling, resistance and reconciliation : a critical discursive approach to subsidiary role evolution in MNCs [PDF]

, 2011
Studies of political dynamics between multinational enterprise (MNE) parents and subsidiaries during subsidiary role evolution have focused largely on control and resistance.
Balogun, Julia, Jarzabkowski, Paula, Vaara, Eero   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of an extensive asthma education campaign for physicians on their drug prescription practices

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2006
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of an extensive education campaign for physicians, in effecting positive changes, in their asthma prescription practice, in line with the ′Saudi protocol for diagnosis and management of asthma′. MATERIALS
Al-Shimemeri Abdullah, Al-Ghadeer Hend, Giridhar Hema, Al-Jahdali Hamdan, Al-Moamary Mohamed, Khan Javid, Al-Mobeireek Abdullah, Al Wazzan Abdullah   +7 more
doaj  

The SEALS Yardsticks for Ontology Management [PDF]

, 2010
This paper describes the rst SEALS evaluation campaign over ontology engineering tools (i.e., the SEALS Yardsticks for Ontology Management). It presents the dierent evaluation scenarios dened to evaluate the conformance, interoperability and scalability
García-Castro, Raúl, Grimm, S., Marte, A., Schneider, M., Toma, I.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Mainstreaming Case Study - India: Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project [PDF]

, 2015
Project Goals and Results • The Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project (CIDP) aimed to increase agricultural productivity, improve rural livelihoods, and reduce poverty by improving irrigation delivery, enhancing agricultural practices, and ...
Asian Development Bank
core   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the perception of Parkinson’s disease in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia among the visitors of a public campaign: before and after survey

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionInsufficient knowledge and beliefs hinder the early diagnosis and provision of adequate treatment and care for PD patients, causing socio-economic burdens.
Alia A. Alokley, Fatimah M. Alhubail, Abdullah M. Al Omair, Rawan A. Alturki, Rabab M. Alhaddad, Ali M. Al Mousa, Sarah A. Busbait, Mohammed A. Alnaim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source