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Strategic delegation and market competitiveness [PDF]
Within a strategic delegation model, this paper examines in a quantity setting oligopoly framework the determinants of the degree of strategic delegation - the latter being defined as the extent of the departure from pure profit maximization.
Alessandra Chirco +2 more
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The As and Bs of titi monkey linguistics: why emotional communication is not the enemy
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The alarm call sequences of titi monkeys (genera Plecturocebus, Callicebus and Cheracebus) have sparked important debates over whether they exhibit parallels with human language. Some researchers consider these sequences to involve both semantics and syntax, while others argue that the sequences convey semantic information without syntax.
Mélissa Berthet +2 more
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A Functionalist Analysis of Free Will and Its Role in Lifestyle from the Perspective of Imam Ali [PDF]
International Multidisciplinary Journal of Pure LifeSUBJECT & OBJECTIVES: The paper provides a functionalist analysis of human free will and its impact on lifestyle from the perspective of Imam Ali . The discussion of free will and human influence over one’s actions is a significant issue in the fields of
Aliyu Mustapha +2 more
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Delegation and R&D Spending: Evidence from Italy [PDF]
We use data from the Italian manufacturing industry to document a positive relation- ship between delegation of decisions within organizations and involvement in research and development. This positive correlation is robust to controlling for the determi-
David Martimort +2 more
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Early evolutionary history of the seed
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman +2 more
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The Globalization of Health and Safety Standards: Delegation of Regulatory Authority in the SPS Agreement of the 1994 Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization [PDF]
, 2008 Buthe examines why states delegated regulatory authority in the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures, an integral part of the founding treaty of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Buthe, Tim
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Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That Requires More Rules
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines why Italian for‐profit firms convert to Benefit Corporation status and how they navigate the ensuing hybridization. Survey data from 118 companies are interpreted through a pragmatic and moral legitimacy lens. Results show that the main trigger is pragmatic legitimacy: managers seek to strengthen trust with internal and ...
Laura Rocca +3 more
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Institutional Entrepreneurship and Work for Enhanced Sustainability at the Base of the Pyramid
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Promoting sustainability at the base of the pyramid (BoP) often falls short of inclusive development due to informal and fragmented institutions, creating institutional voids. Although institutions are critical in BoP settings, there is limited clarity on how institutional mechanisms can address sustainability challenges in low‐income contexts
Nikolas K. Kelling +2 more
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Visit of Yugoslav president Josip Broz to Egypt (28. 12. 1955 - 06. 01. 1956) [PDF]
Baština, 2018 The trip of the Yugoslav delegation to Egypt took place at the end of December 1955. It was a demanding diplomatic campaign. In the course of ten-day stay in the country situated on the Nile River, Josip Broz Tito had several conversations with Gamal ...
Živković Milutin D.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity‐related financial risk is increasingly recognized not only as a market concern but as an ethical and systemic imperative for businesses and financial institutions. This systematic literature review synthesizes 103 peer‐reviewed studies to examine how biodiversity risk is conceptualized, measured, and integrated within financial ...
Thang Ngoc Dang +3 more
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