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Toward a Sustainability Standard for Cultural Organizations: Borrowing From Tourism

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural organizations are increasingly engaging with sustainability, yet they lack a sector‐specific standard to guide and institutionalize efforts as long‐term strategies. This study reviews research papers on sustainability standards in the tourism sector, a field with greater experience with such tools, and horizontally borrows insights ...
Małgorzata Ćwikła, Leticia Labaronne
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical and Horizontal Intra-Industry Trade between the U.S. and NAFTA Partners

open access: yesRevista de Analisis Economico, 2009
The main objectives of this paper are to (a) explain the extent of vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade in the United State’s foreign trade with the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA), and (b) identify the industryspecific determinants of vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade. One of the main findings is that the observed increase in
E. M. Ekanayake   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Balancing allocative and dynamic efficiency with redundant R&D allocation: The role of organizational proximity and centralization

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Resource‐based‐view scholars have mainly examined two resource allocation approaches for competitive advantage in multiunit firms: resource sharing and resource redeployment. These approaches emphasize allocative efficiency—the optimal allocation of resources to maximize their current value. In technology‐intensive industries,
Vivek Tandon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Endowments Matter for Vertical Intra-Industry Trade with Emergent Countries? Empirical Evidence for Spain [PDF]

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In this paper, we study the nature of Spanish intra-industry trade and find that intra-industry trade with CEEC, Asian and Mediterranean countries has increased considerably since the middle of the Nineties. The second aim of the paper is to study if the
J. Milgram-Baleix, Ana I. Moro-Egido
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A Review and Prospect of Appearance Defect Detection Methods for High Voltage Equipment Based on Vision Large Models

open access: yesHigh Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High voltage equipment, as a core component of power systems, plays an indispensable role in ensuring the reliability of power supply through its safe and stable operation. Traditional visual defect detection for high voltage equipment, however, often relies on manual inspection and experience‐based judgement, which struggles to meet the ...
Zhenbing Zhao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ENVIRONMENTAL STATECRAFT AND CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: Chengdu's Ecological Preservation and Eco‐development

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article develops the concept of environmental statecraft to study changing urban environmental politics in China and beyond. Our review of existing conceptions reveals a growing need to account for temporal and geographical complexity. Neoliberal conceptions of eco‐state restructuring are increasingly strained by contemporary geopolitical
Handuo Deng, Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Apprenticeships: Youth Transitions, Industrial Capital and the Role of Working‐Class Households

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using biographical methods, the study explores the lives of 34 young people undertaking engineering apprenticeships in Teesside, Northeast England. It examines why working‐class youth in a deindustrialised region might be attracted to engineering, how they might secure apprenticeship, and the invaluable role households play in orchestrating ...
Anoop Nayak, Graham Gaunt
wiley   +1 more source

Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE IN THE U.S. FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY [PDF]

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Intra-industry trade (IIT) in the U.S. food processing industry is evaluated in this study. The IIT index is disentangled into horizontal and vertical components and evaluated at 6-digit HTS product levels.
Sun, Changyou, Koo, Won W.
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Director Expertise and Compliance to Corporate Social Responsibility Regulations

open access: yesCorporate Governance: An International Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue This paper investigates whether assigning CSR‐specific expertise to the board committee legally responsible for CSR improves compliance with mandatory CSR law and shapes how firms organize that compliance. Research Findings/Insights Using Indian listed companies subject to mandatory CSR regulation, we find that CSR ...
Swarnodeep Homroy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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