Does Accountability Require Agency? Comment on Responsibility and Accountability in the Algorithmic Society. [PDF]
Vierkant T.
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Optimal Job Design and Information Elicitation
ABSTRACT When managers rely on their subordinates for local information but cannot commit to how such information is used, the incentives for effort and information elicitation become intertwined. This incentive problem influences the firm's job design decision, that is, whether to assign all tasks in a job to one worker (“individual assignment”) or ...
Arijit Mukherjee +2 more
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Phase Transformation Behavior, Mechanical Properties Under Thermal Stress, and Slag-Induced Erosion of 2-4 mol% CeO2-Doped CaO-Stabilized Zirconia. [PDF]
Kim J, Jeon H, Jo K, Lee H, Lee H.
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Network Structure and the Efficiency Gains from Mergers: Evidence from U.S. Freight Railroads
ABSTRACT The trade‐off between market power and efficiency gains is central to antitrust analyses of mergers, but empirical evidence quantifying efficiencies remains limited. Using transaction‐level data from U.S. freight railroads (1985–2005), this article quantifies merger‐induced cost efficiencies, driven mainly by eliminating inter‐railroad ...
Yanyou Chen
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Multi-model large-scale AI framework for avian influenza surveillance and preparedness: Harnessing large language models to enhance risk communication, real-time decision support, and public health response strategies. [PDF]
Kong JD +3 more
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ABSTRACT New product development (NPD) has become essential for many small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to ensure their competitiveness and survival. However, NPD is fraught with pitfalls that can lead to project failure. To increase the likelihood of success, SMEs need to monitor the performance of their NPD projects using accurate indicators ...
Caroline Blais, Josée St‐Pierre
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Optimal CeO2 Doping for Synergistically Enhanced Mechanical, Tribological, and Thermal Properties in Zirconia Ceramics. [PDF]
Chen F +5 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines whether lenders' risk preferences explain the use of cost‐synergy adjustments in loan contracts. These adjustments represent an aggressive accounting choice that permits borrowers to add expected cost savings and synergy gains from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to contractual earnings. Using novel data from loan
Shushu Jiang
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Overseas background executives and enterprise ESG performance -The moderating effect of the executive pay gap. [PDF]
Liu B, Wei H, Liu J.
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