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Evaluating Innovation Output of Companies Backed by Corporate, Independent and Syndicated Venture Capital

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how Corporate Venture Capital (CVC), Independent Venture Capital (IVC) and Venture Capital Syndicate (VCS) promote innovation among startups. Drawing on a dataset of 4406 venture‐backed deals in North America, spanning 1998–2019, it explores how the configurations of investors and their contextual factors influence ...
Fatima Shuwaikh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water productivity and economic feasibility of drip irrigation system investment in tomato cultivation: Case of northeastern Tunisia

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
Abstract Tunisia is characterized by water scarcity, growing water demand and considerable waste of this resource especially in the agricultural sector. To cope with this situation and enhance water productivity, appropriate utilization of advanced irrigation methods such as drip irrigation is highly needed.
Fatma Messaoudi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informative Value of Non‐Financial Reports: Analyzing the Impact of Disclosure Format and Auditing

open access: yesJournal of Corporate Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the Non‐Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) came into force in 2017, large, listed companies in the European Union (EU) are obliged to disclose non‐financial reports annually. Accordingly, Member States transposed the Directive into national law with country‐specific rules.
Simon Hirsch, Veronika Heichl
wiley   +1 more source

“It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it”: Committed consumers' voluntary emotion work in alternative market systems

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite increasing attention to alternative market systems, where consumers perform considerable voluntary labor, consumer researchers have a limited understanding of the nature or implications of the emotion work entailed in making such contributions.
Kristin Bentsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The key role of local and global farmer networks in the development of conservation agriculture in California

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Quality, EarlyView.
Abstract This article chronicles the history of California's Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center and how it has increased agricultural sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley, a major production area for the United States, by using agroecological practices to reduce soil erosion and conserve soil moisture, champion systems ...
J. P. Mitchell   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Capital Structure of Microfinance Borrowers: A Dynamic Market Segmentation Analysis

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper studies the capital structure of businesses supported by microcredit based on the pecking order theory (POT) using dynamic market segmentation. It analyses secondary data on the Crediamigo program. Then it estimates latent class Markov models to perform a dynamic segmentation of the customers.
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Identity and Resilience: Supporting Black Women With Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesJournal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Black women with multiple sclerosis developed and maintained cultural expectations of strength, self‐reliance, and caregiving known as superwoman schema (SWS) while also navigating their disability identity. The SWS framework guided this study and highlighted unique factors that contributed to the help‐seeking behaviors of Black women.
Jessica S. Henry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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