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Owner Identity and Firm Performance: Evidence from European Companies [PDF]

open access: yes
Empirical evidence of the distribution of firms by owner identity for a set of European countries reveals substantial differences. Using the sensitivity of a firm’s sales to demand shocks as a measure of risk-taking behavior, the paper explores if owner ...
Marco Cucculelli
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LEAD: Literature Enhanced Ab Initio Discovery of Nitride Dusting Layers for Enhanced Tunnel Magnetoresistance and Lower Resistance Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) using MgO tunnel barriers face challenges of high resistance‐area product and low tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR). To discover alternative materials, Literature Enhanced Ab initio Discovery (LEAD) is developed. The LEAD‐predicted materials are theoretically evaluated, showing that MTJs with dusting of ScN or TiN on ...
Sabiq Islam   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Ownership, Firm’s Financial Characteristics and Capital Structure: Evidence from Public Listed Companies in Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes
Capital structure is identified as one of focal facet in corporate finance branch of learning. It provides comprehension on how firms choose to finance their operations and expansion.
Abdul Hadi ZULKAFLI   +2 more
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What Countries Currently Offer Government Sponsored Paid Family Leave (PFL) Programs and What Do They Look Like? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
[Excerpt] PFL has not been clearly defined and often includes maternity and paternity time off. While Paid Time Off allotments are generally utilized for less severe employee illness and vacation time, and Maternity Leave covers additional time off for ...
Taylor, Justin
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scotland’s international competitiveness within Western Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The paper measures regional competitiveness of Scotland in comparison to ten EU regions and small countries using the International Benchmarking Index Family (‘IB Index Family’) developed by BAK Basel Economics.1 The IB Index Family contains an index ...
Eichler, Martin   +2 more
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Roadmap to Precision 3D Printing of Cellulose: Rheology‐Guided Formulation, Fidelity Assessment, and Application Horizons

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This critical review presents a comprehensive roadmap for the precision 3D printing of cellulose. Quantitative correlations link ink formulation and rheological properties to print fidelity and final material performance. This framework guides the development of advanced functional materials, from biomedical scaffolds to electromagnetic shielding ...
Majed Amini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estágios do ciclo de vida e perfil de empresas familiares brasileiras

open access: yesRAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2017
The distinctive features of family firms, such as family influence, add complexity to organizational life-cycle models in terms of the different stages of development.
Fábio Frezatti   +3 more
doaj  

Does Family Control Affect Trade Performance? Evidence for Italian Firms [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines whether the export decision of firms is affected by their ownership structure, specifically it looks at whether family control is an obstacle to entering foreign markets. The underlying assumption is that family firms are risk averse.
Alessandra Tucci   +2 more
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The Legal Aspects of Family Business Succession Planning In Indonesian Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Family business success plays very important role in Indonesian economy. It has been suspected that most of the gigantic companies which have become multi-national corporations started as small family businesses. Why do family business companies able to
Mandiana, Sari, Suhartati, Suhartati
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