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Measuring Firm Performance: Testing a Proposed Model
Studies in Business and Economics, 2018 Firm performance is a very complex and exhaustive concept. It can be related to many factors: starting with variables from balance sheet, income statement or cash-flow statement, continuing with research and development expenses or IT competences, and ...
Herciu Mihaela, Șerban Radu Alexandru
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Exploiting the margin: How capitalism fuels AI at the expense of minoritized groups
AI and EthicsAbstract This paper explores the intricate relationship between capitalism, racial injustice, and artificial intelligence (AI), arguing that AI acts as a contemporary vehicle for age-old forms of exploitation. By linking historical patterns of racial and economic oppression with current AI practices, this study illustrates how modern ...
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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Public expenses, credit and natural capital: Substitution or complementarity? [PDF]
, 2014 Improving access to capital through credit and public spendings is an important steptoward development and poverty alleviation. At the same time, deforestation-relatedactivities, like agricultural expansion, can be seen as relying on natural capital, through thedepletion of forest resources and the use of land in an extensive way.
Combes, Jean-Louis +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
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Do hospital data breaches affect health information technology investment?
Digital HealthObjectives Data breaches are a financial and operational threat to hospitals. In this study, we examine the association between a data breach and information technology capital and labor investment.
Jinhyung Lee, Hyeyeong Kim, Sung J Choi
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Co-Financing of Capital Investment Within the Frames of Federal Projects
Вестник Российского экономического университета имени Г. В. ПлехановаThe article deals with issues of inter-budget and inter-departmental coordination to finance project activities connected with capital investment. Special attention was paid to evaluation of factors influencing budget expenses of all levels and non ...
A. Yu. Chalova, A. S. Borisov
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Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood +3 more
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Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Palm oil, which is extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of the Elaeis guineensis Jacq. palm tree, is the most widely produced vegetable oil in the world. The extraction of this substance typically utilizes the conventional pressing method, a technique that is advantageous due to its low operating cost and simplified process.
Constantino Lucas Queta +2 more
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