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Strategic Design of Public Food Procurement to Leverage Positive Food Systems Outcomes: A Framework of Actions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is substantial potential for the procurement of food by public institutions to contribute to Sustainable Development across multiple environmental, social, and economic outcomes. In this study we used theories of policy instrumentation and learning to analyse global guidance for designing public food procurement instruments to leverage ...
Erica Reeve, Carolina Venegas Hargous, Penny Farrell, Dori Patay, Holly Rippin, Anna Roesler, Anna Peeters, Anne Marie Thow   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming Barriers and Solutions for Catalysing Private Capital in Climate Adaptation: A Stakeholder‐Informed Agenda for Hong Kong's Intermediary Role in Southeast Asia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates stakeholder perspectives on mobilising private‐sector finance for climate adaptation in Southeast Asia, emphasising Hong Kong's role as a financial intermediary. Through semi‐structured interviews with diverse stakeholders, including practitioners, policymakers, insurers, and project developers, we employed a grounded ...
Laurence L. Delina, Felice Janice Olivia Boedijanto, Sharon Feliza Ann P. Macagba, Johanne Rei R. Castro, Rainbow Yi Hung Lam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What entrepreneurial decisions enable the breeding of digital platform unicorns?

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Digital platforms have revolutionized business sectors; however, despite their significant success, platform unicorns remain rare. While extensive research exists on digital platform growth, it is uncertain what entrepreneurial decisions achieve unicorn status.
Sea Matilda Bez, Isabel Narbón‐Perpiñá, Asta Pundziene, Rima Sermontyte‐Baniule   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
wiley   +1 more source

A Multi‐Criteria and Empirical Study for Determining the Influencing Factors of Generative Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Companies

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a transformative force across business and society due to its ability to generate new content. This potential to reshape businesses introduces challenges and opportunities, necessitating a deeper understanding of GenAI's impact.
Symone G. S. Alcalá, Victor L. de Nicolas, Alvaro J. Lopez‐Lopez, Mariano Ventosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cement Lines are Stiffer and Harder than Bone but Exhibit Different Mineral–Mechanics Relationships due to Thicker and Shorter Mineral Particles

Small Structures, EarlyView.
Bone's complex hierarchical structure contains many internal interfaces, including the cement line (CL) around osteons. This article shows that the CL is stiffer and harder than surrounding bone but has different mineral–mechanics relationships. These findings challenge the view of the CL as a soft, protective interface and provide insights for ...
Astrid Cantamessa, Victoria Schemenz, Stéphane Blouin, Timothy Volders, Shahrouz Amini, Maximilian Rummler, Jiliang Liu, Andrea Berzlanovich, Richard Weinkamer, Wolfgang Wagermaier, Markus A. Hartmann, Davide Ruffoni   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Big data in veterinary medicines regulation: A data landscape analysis to support regulatory activities

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study describes the development of a data landscape analysis protocol that identifies and characterises animal health data sources to support key regulatory activities throughout the life cycle of veterinary medicines. Methods The protocol included: development of criteria to identify data sources; selection of variables to ...
Ewa Pacholewicz, Eduardo de Freitas Costa, Mariana Avelino de Souza Santos, Bjorn Berendsen, Jos A. A. M. Verstegen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change, Weather Insurance Design and Hedging Effectiveness [PDF]

The insurance industry has so far relied on historical data to develop and price weather insurance contracts. In light of climate change, we examine the effects of this practice in terms of the hedging effectiveness and profitability of insurance ...
Annelie Holzkaemper, Ines Kapphan, Pierluigi Calanca   +2 more
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Administrative burden as a constraint on freedom in the modern welfare state

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The administrative burden literature has demonstrated a variety of ways in which administrative burdens can act as barriers to citizens accessing services to which they are entitled. This paper connects these insights to ideas from the Capabilities Approach to Human Development to articulate the ways that administrative burdens can be ...
Jeremiah Thomas Brown, Eleanor Malbon
wiley   +1 more source

Policy shifts and drifts: From intention to implementation of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract It is not uncommon that original aspirations of social policy go astray during implementation. Issues that are the focus of social policy are often tied to various competing social, political, and value positions, making them unfailingly ‘wicked’ and rendering the design and implementation of solutions inherently challenging.
Eloise Hummell, Michele Foster, Kylie Burns, Sue Harris Rimmer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source