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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
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One‐Class Autoencoders for Porcelain Art Attribution: The Case of William Billingsley

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This comprehensive study explores the application of advanced machine learning techniques, specifically one‐class autoencoders, for the authentication and attribution of English porcelain artworks. Focusing primarily on the works of William Billingsley (1758–1828), one of England's most celebrated porcelain decorators, we demonstrate how ...
Hassan Ugail, Morgan Denyer, Rachel Denyer, Howell Edwards   +3 more
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Circular Business Models in Luxury: Impacts on Consumer Perceptions

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the adoption of circular business models impacts consumer perceptions of luxury companies. Through two factorial scenario‐based experiments applied to a total sample of 736 participants from the UK, we analyse how the introduction of circular initiatives may impact corporate credibility (expertise and ...
Camila Lee Park, Mauro Fracarolli Nunes, Hyunju Shin, Jose A. D. Machuca   +3 more
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The Effect of Materialism and Conspicuous Consumption on Purchase of Fashion Luxury Goods and Counterfeits [PDF]

Korean Journal of Human Ecology, 2007
The purposes of this study were to investigate the effect of materialism and conspicuous consumption on purchase of fashion luxury goods and counterfeits, and demographic variables' effect on these fashion purchase behaviors. For this study, 386 women aged over 20 were surveyed.
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Bioethics and the World Order: A Curious Coincidence Between Chinese and African Approaches

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐1945 world order is standardly pictured as a Westphalian system, in which each state is equal under the law with sovereign authority over its territories. This paper argues that the Westphalian system is changing and examines the implications for bioethics. We show that cross‐border health, economic, ecologic, and sociopolitical risks
Nancy S. Jecker, Jing‐Bao Nie, Anita Ho   +2 more
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The Counterfeit Market and the Luxury Goods [PDF]

, 2020
Amélia Maria Pinto da Cunha Brandão, Mahesh Gadekar   +1 more
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Counterfeit Luxury Goods – Effects on the Brand Image and Exclusivity Perception

International Journal of Applied Research in Management and Economics
As counterfeits of luxury brands threaten the authenticity of genuine brands, this study considers, in the context of a quantitative analysis, the impact exposure to good and bad counterfeits has on the perception of the exclusivity and the brand image of genuine luxury brands.
Jens Kai Perret, Christiane Beyerhaus, Leonie H. Steinkamp   +2 more
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Innovation and the great divergence

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent historical national accounting data show that the timing of the Great Divergence hinges on the different trends in north‐west Europe and the Yangzi Delta region of China. Although north‐west Europe only pulled ahead of the Yangzi Delta after 1700, both the positive trend of GDP per capita in north‐west Europe after 1700 and the negative
Stephen Broadberry, Runzhuo Zhai
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“Feminist Suffering” and “Aftermath Solidarity”: Repairing Female Solidarity in the Wake of a Friendship's Fall

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In my experience, the end of a female friendship came to symbolically represent the erosion of female solidarity as (I thought) I knew it. In this paper, I first present an evocative autoethnographic narrative that foregrounds the emotional toll of losing solidarity with a close childhood friend.
Daniela Aliberti
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When Leadership Is Denied: A Phenomenological Study of Women's Lived Experiences of Promotion Rejection in the Pakistani Fashion Industry

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growing presence of women in creative and leadership roles within the fashion industry, many continue to face barriers to leadership progression. Leadership rejection remains a critical yet underexplored experience that can significantly affect women's professional identity and aspirations.
Atif Bilal, Faiza Majid, Shumaila Zeb, Saqlain Raza, Aliya Abdul Hayee, Wali Ur Rehman   +5 more
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