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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Journal of Business Management and AccountingNigerian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the biggest business industry and a bedrock of the country’s economic development. However, few studies have been conducted on strategic orientation to improve performance.
Kabiru Sa’ad Sa’id +3 more
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Developmental obstacles adversely affecting emerging contractors in the construction industry of Limpopo province [PDF]
Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2016 This study attempts to identify and quantify factors that adversely affect the growth and development of emerging contractors in the construction industry of Limpopo Province in South Africa.
Zeleke Worku
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Enterprise, Innovation and the Enviroment [PDF]
, 2011 This report aims to profile the activity of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) operating in the UK's environmental sector. The environmental sector is expected to be critical for the future economic development of the UK supporting a new low carbon
Demirel, Pelin, Parris, Stuart
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger +8 more
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Metal Prices and International Market Risk in the Peruvian Stock Market
Economía, 2017 In this paper we use the conditional Value at Risk (CoVaR) and CoVaR variation (ΔCoVaR) proposed by Adrian and Brunnermeier (2008, 2011, 2016) to estimate the Peruvian stock market risk (through the IGBVL) conditioned on the international financial ...
Mauricio Zevallos +3 more
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FINANCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA
Gusau Journal of Accounting and FinanceFinance is a crucial component to entrepreneurial success and the dearth of financial resources can be detrimental to entrepreneurs and affect entrepreneurial activities and growth opportunities.
Precious Adukwu, Hyeladi Stanley Dibal
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
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Better means more: property rights and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship [PDF]
, 2009 This paper contrasts the determinants of entrepreneurial entry and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship. Using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys for 42 countries over the period 1998-2005, we analyse how institutional environment and ...
Estrin, S. +2 more
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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Kivijakola Juuso +4 more
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