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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Thai EFL Students’ Informality Features in Academic Writing and Instructors’ Perceptions

English Language Teaching Educational Journal
In recent years, a slight increase in the use of informal elements has been observed in academic writing, indicating a shift toward a more interactive connection between authors and readers in scholarly communication.
Thitirat Suwannasom
doaj   +1 more source

What are communities of practice? A comparative review of four seminal works

, 2005
This paper is a comparative review of four seminal works on communities of practice. It is argued that the ambiguities of the terms community and practice are a source of the concept's reusability allowing it to be reappropriated for different purposes ...
A. Cox, A. Papargyris, A. Ross, A.P. Cohen, Andrew Cox, B. Anderson, B. Jordan, B.A. Misztal, B.A. Misztal, C. Jones, D. Collins, E. Davenport, E. Wenger, E. Wenger, G. Delanty, G. Kunda, J. van Maanen, J. Weeks, J.E. Orr, J.H.E. Andriessen, J.M. Muller, K. Henriksson, L.L. Lee, M. Alvesson, M. Eraut, M. Korczynski, M.A. Gibbs, M.L. Raba, N.K. Baym, R. Frankenburg, R. Sennett, S. Fox, S. Gourlay, S.J. Frenkel, T. Watson, T.A. Finholt, V. Owen-Pugh   +36 more
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Transgressive urbanism : borderlands and urban informality of american cities along the panamerican highway [PDF]

, 2013
This study explores the ways in which political boundaries can be trespassed in order to develop subaltern forms of urbanism and edge conditions, mainly to the comparative study of border cities in the Americas, predominantly ruled by informal economies,
Suau, Cristian
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Platforms, Personalism, and Propaganda: The Digital Investment of the Far Right in Brazil and the Reconfiguration of Political Mediation

Más Poder Local
This article analyzes how Brazil’s far-right movement –especially its digital expression in bolsonarism– has strategically appropriated social media platforms to build a political communication infrastructure grounded in personalization, informality ...
Mércia Freitas Alves
doaj   +1 more source

An ethnography of a neighbourhood café: informality, table arrangements and background noise [PDF]

, 2001
Café society is something that many of us as customers and/or social theorists take for granted. Cafés are places where we are not simply served hot beverages but are also in some way partaking of a specific form of public life.
Buckner, K., Laurier, E., Whyte, A.
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Does ESG Matter for Unlisted Companies in the Agri‐Food Industry? Evidence From Japan's Unlisted Agri‐Food Companies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
wiley   +1 more source

Informal language in English L2 writing: What are pupils taught from textbooks?

Acta Didactica Norge, 2019
Studies show that intermediate and advanced learners of English overuse informal features in their academic writing, and researchers recommend that instructional material is developed to raise learners’ awareness of this overuse.
Ingrid Kristine Hasund
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source