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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tides Tighten the Hycean Habitable Zone

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters
Hycean planets—exoplanets with substantial water ice layers, deep surface oceans, and hydrogen-rich atmospheres—are thought to be favorable environments for life. Due to a relative paucity of atmospheric greenhouse gases, hycean planets have been thought
Joseph R. Livesey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The standardisation of diplomatic in Scottish Royal Acts down to 1249. Part 2: letters with notification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This second major class of letters is closer in form to the charter, for it gives notice of a disposition which has given rise to the consequent instruction or injunction that the letter serves to relate.
Davies, John
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Environment of Quiescent Low-mass Galaxies Hosting AGNs in MaNGA

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
The discovery of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in low-mass ( M _* ≤ 5 × 10 ^9 M _⊙ ) galaxies has pushed forward the idea that AGN feedback may play a role in quenching star formation in the low-mass regime.
Catherine A. Witherspoon   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

BEST PRACTICES REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF AUDIT COMMITTEES [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Petrosani: Economics, 2012
The article intends to identify best practices regarding the organization and functioning of audit committees in the corporate governance codes, listing requirements of stock exchanges and views of practitioners.
ADRIAN POPA   +2 more
doaj  

Circular economy business models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Paper published in the proceedings of the 21st international conference in this series organised by the Centre for Sustainable Design, and held at UCA Epsom, UK, 7-8 November ...
Charter, Martin
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A community‐partnered process for construct & measure development: The 3Rs: Reading, Racial equity, & Relationships

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education Reform for the Digital Era [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Will the digital-learning movement repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement? How much more successful might today's charter universe look if yesterday's proponents had focused on the policies and practices needed to ensure its quality, freedom,
Bryan C. Hassel   +7 more
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