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Corporate Governance in Large UK Family Firms [PDF]
, 2019 This report presents an updated database of family firms ranked among the largest 1,000 companies registered in the United Kingdom (UK) (as measured by turnover) and it examines their corporate governance arrangements.
Zattoni, Alessandro +3 more
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Offshoring to Promote the Internationalization of Family Firms
Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business, 2017 This paper analyses the impact of sourcing abroad on exporting in the case of Spanish manufacturing firms that are family-owned. Sourcing abroad can be a channel that places the firm in a better position to export, not only because it increases the ...
Fernando Merino
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.During the current opioid crisis, the majority of overdose deaths are attributed to ultra‐potent synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. While fentanyl exerts its action via opioid receptors, we propose that potassium channels in the brain blood vessels may also sense fentanyl.
Shiwani Thapa +4 more
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Family firms and investments [PDF]
Family firms are a widespread control structure in most countries, especially among smaller firms. A vast literature addresses the question of whether they are performing better or worse than comparable non family firms, with not entirely conclusive ...
Parigi, Giuseppe +2 more
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Ethical Foreground and Background in Adult Educator Work
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Adult educators work in a complex ethical environment. The very act of contributing to the learning of another is fraught with moral overtones. In this paper we consider the ethical dimensions of adult educator practice by distinguishing the ethical features of the context or ‘background’ of practice from the ethical capabilities and decision ...
Steven Hodge, Sonal Nakar
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Family Firms and Organizational Resilience [PDF]
openThis study examines the challenges faced by family firms and explores strategies to enhance their resilience. Family firms play a vital role in the global economy but face unique obstacles related to family dynamics and ownership structures.
EKINCI, SELEN
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Corporate Risk in Family Businesses Under Economic Crisis
Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 2014 This paper analyses corporate risk in family businesses in conjunction with generalized economic adversity. Using data from Portuguese family-controlled firms for the period of time between 1999 and 2010, we focus on the possibility of asymmetrical ...
Elisabete S. Vieira
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The Role of Family Character in Cooperation Agreements
Revista Brasileira de Gestão De Negócios, 2020 Purpose – This paper aims to study the differences between family and non-family firms when establishing cooperation agreements. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical research was conducted using a sample of 1,848 firms, of which 828 are family ...
Cristina López-Cózar Navarro +2 more
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RNA Sequencing Resolves Cryptic Pathogenic Variants in Mitochondrial Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Mitochondrial diseases are the most common inherited metabolic disorders, characterized by pronounced clinical and genetic heterogeneity that complicates molecular diagnosis. Although DNA‐based sequencing approaches have become standard in genetic testing, up to half of patients remain without a definitive diagnosis.
Zhimei Liu +21 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cognitive impairment is a common non‐motor symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), negatively affecting autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL). Innovative rehabilitation strategies, such as semi‐immersive virtual reality (VR) and computerized cognitive training (CCT), may offer advantages over traditional cognitive rehabilitation (TCR ...
Maria Grazia Maggio +8 more
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