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Flexibilizing inorganic thermoelectrics

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This perspective reviews advances in flexible inorganic thermoelectric materials, covering ductile bulks, thin films, and fibers/yarns. It highlights strategies like warm metalworking, van der Waals material screening, orientation and sandwich engineering, and device integration, offering pathways to combine flexibility and performance for wearable ...
Xiao‐Lei Shi, Nan‐Hai Li, Meng Li, Zhi‐Gang Chen   +3 more
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Knowledge sourcing, geopolitics, and FDI: An empirical analysis on the US green and digital sectors

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper examines how foreign direct investment (FDI) shapes firms' sourcing of knowledge in the digital and green domains under rising geopolitical frictions. We assemble a firm–country dyadic panel (2013–2020) linking US patent backward citations to firms' FDI, enriched with bilateral geopolitical distance and host‐country
Alberto Maria Radici
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The Effect of Downsizing on Survived Employees’ Performance: A Case of Pakistan [PDF]

Revista de Management Comparat International, 2013
This research examines the effects of downsizing on the performance of survived employees in context of Pakistan. Downsizing is used as an independent variable and attributes of survived employees’ performance such as employees’ loyalty, employees ...
Rashid SAEED , Muhammad ARSHAD , Zeeshan FAREED, Farrukh SHAHZAD , Rab NAWAZ LODHI   +4 more
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Geopolitics and global strategy: Making money under anarchy

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Multinational firms conduct cross‐border trade and investment in a world of anarchy, where nation‐states must secure their survival in the absence of a world government. We develop a geopolitical‐economic order (GEO) framework to argue that the extent of geopolitical competition incentivizes states to create one of two types ...
Daniel J. Blake, Srividya Jandhyala, Quan Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research and development resilience of foreign MNE subsidiaries during the Great Recession

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study examines the research and development (R&D) resilience of subsidiaries of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) during the Great Recession, defined as the ability to sustain R&D investment amid economic disruption.
Omid Aliasghar, Pedro Mendi, C. Annique Un, Kazuhiro Asakawa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scalar Translation as a Method - Small Approaches to Scalability in Digital Cultures

Digital Culture & Education
Processes of scaling lie at the heart of digital cultures and form the prerequisite for global exploitations of labor. However, when researching on, and teaching about and from within digital cultures, we are faced with a dilemma: The very quantitative ...
Christoph Engemann, Jens Fehrenbacher, Sylvia Kokot, Thomas Nyckel, Alex Schmiedel, Mary Shnayien, Florian Sprenger   +6 more
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MNE retrenchment and redeployment in the face of the US–China trade war: Real options and strategic flexibility

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Trade wars increasingly manifest in the contemporary environment for global business; thereby, calling for examination of MNE strategic responses. MNEs can respond to such shocks by leveraging their strategic flexibility and engaging in retrenchment and redeployment; that is, the respective scaling down (up) of subsidiary ...
Hyewon Ma, Joseph A. Clougherty
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Testing a Relational Model of Workplace Spirituality Across Three Levels: Linking Employee Attitudes and Turnover in a Healthcare Setting

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of research demonstrates that purpose and meaning are significant to employee well‐being and organizational performance. Yet, increasing challenges in the workplace, including downsizing, layoffs, and job insecurity, can erode employees' sense of purpose and meaning.
Meera Alagaraja, Lisa M. Hooper, Jamie DeCoster   +2 more
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Confinement Effects in High‑Efficiency Electrocatalysis: Design, Mechanisms, and Applications

Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
Confinement has emerged as a powerful strategy in electrocatalysis and has been widely employed to enhance catalytic performance. This review summarizes recent advances in confined electrocatalysis, encompassing the design of confined electrocatalysts, mechanistic insights into confinement effects, and representative applications across diverse zero ...
Congcong Yang, Zhihang Liu, Jingshuo Liu, Chuang Chen, Zhiqun Lin, Likun Gao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ORGANİZASYONLARDA ÖLÇEK KÜÇÜLTME VE ÖLÇEK KÜÇÜLTME ÇALIŞMALARINDA ÖNEM TAŞIYAN UNSURLAR

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2004
Küçülme, organizasyonel performansıgeliştirmek için planlanan ve işgücünü azaltmak için bilinçli olarak verilen kararıbelirtir. Küçülme, bir organizasyonun işgücünün yeterliliğini, verimliliğini ve rekabet edebilirliğini geliştirmek için organizasyonun ...
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