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Foresight in governments – practices and trends around the world [PDF]

open access: yes
This study provides the initial results of a survey of foresight activities undertaken by a select group of governments around the world.The study was begun following the recent initiative by European Union (EU) in- stitutions to build a joint foresight ...

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Social Capital, Culture, and Commitment to Sustainability Among Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable development is gaining attention, especially among SMEs in developing countries. This paper examines how social capital mediates the relationship between cultural factors and SMEs' commitment to sustainability. The research focuses on Albanian SMEs using a quantitative approach that includes confirmatory factor analysis and ...
Ina Keçi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bottom‐up effects of female strategic leadership: Firm performance effects through employees

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Scholars have found that female representation in strategic leadership is often positively associated with firm performance, though the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Prior explanations emphasize top‐down effects, considering how female leaders shape strategic decision‐making or influence legitimacy.
Seung‐Hwan Jeong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking Today and Stopping Tomorrow: A Limited Foresight Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper considers an intertemporal decision problem in which the agent has limited foresight. It offers an interpretation of why people may smoke when they are young - and arguably have a short horizon of foresight – and refrain from smoking when they
Andrew Lilico, Philippe Jehiel
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Unveiling Regional Disparities: Exploring Cybersecurity Capabilities and Performance Through Systems Theory Approach

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between cybersecurity capabilities (CCs) and cybersecurity performance (CP) across diverse regional contexts, employing ordinary least squares (OLS) and random forest (RF) regression models. The research highlights how economic, political and cultural factors shape CCs and their impact on CP ...
Angélica Pigola   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double bids for dual-class shares. [PDF]

open access: yes
Confusingly, the seminal contributions on the 'one share, one vote '(1S1V) issue - Grossman and Hart (GH,1988) and Harrisand Raviv (HR,1989)- are quoted as evidence by both proponents and opponents of 1S1V.
Sercu, Piet, Vinaimont, T
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A regionalizálódás jelei és kérdőjelei a visegrádi országok foresight tevékenységében [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A tanulmány azzal a céllal készült, hogy néhány témakörben feltárja a visegrádi országok (V4-ek) regionalizálódási törekvéseit. Ezt elsősorban az egyes országok foresight tevékenységének áttekintése, az üzleti szektorra vonatkozó vállalati foresight és ...
Hideg, Éva
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Maximizing the Economic, Environmental, and Social Impact of the Metaverse

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The metaverse is a transformative digital ecosystem with the potential to redefine economic, environmental, and social systems. This qualitative study examines how the metaverse and its enabling technologies—such as AR/VR, blockchain, and AI—might evolve to influence sustainability. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with global experts and
Alessandro Lanteri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

IE WP 23/04 Prospective Voluntary Agreements to Escape Carbon Lock-in [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper looks for co-evolutionary policy responses to carbon lock-in – a persistent state that creates systemic market and policy barriers to carbon low technological alternatives.
Gregory C. Unruh   +2 more
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State of the art: Family-related foresight approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This state-of-the-art report discusses the substantive and methodological background for the construction and application of a family-related foresight method.
Di Giulio, Paola   +4 more
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