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The Use of Multiple Methods of Engagement: A Case Study of Foreign & Colonial Investments [PDF]

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The central aim of the thesis is to examine the use of multiple methods in institutional investors‟ engagement in the UK. In pursuit of that aim, the thesis seeks to examine institutional investors‟ engagement through the agency theory framework ...
Isukul, Araniyar
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Lab‐Scale Fabrication Process Selection for Soft Robotics: Benchmarking, Tradeoffs, and Guidelines for Formative Manufacturing of Soft Silicone Components

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Fabrication shapes soft robot performance, but benchmarking data and selection guidelines remain scarce. We fabricate silicone actuators using two molding techniques and three mold types, characterizing them with cycle testing, microscopy, profilometry, and 3D imaging. Applying our lab‐scale, soft robotics‐specific fabrication evaluation criteria shows
Charlotte M. Folinus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Investor Participation in Privatizations: does the Institutional Environment Matter? [PDF]

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Using a two-stage estimation procedure, we examine the determinants of foreign investors' participation in the privatization process of developing countries, with a particular emphasis on the role of the institutional environment.
Narjess Boubakri   +3 more
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Cross‐Sectoral AI Integration Is Essential to Tackling Food Waste and Food Insecurity: A Roadmap for Developing Resilient Food Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
As food insecurity and global food demands surge, artificial intelligence (AI)‐based technologies offer promising opportunities to reduce food loss and waste. In this perspective, current AI adoption across the food supply chain is assessed using various academic, industry, and policy sources.
Akansha Prasad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Ownership and the Returns on Investment [PDF]

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By examining a large number of Swedish listed firms, we analyse how institutional and foreign owners affect investment performance. To measure investment performance Mueller and Reardon’s (1993) marginal q is used, although derived directly from Tobin’s ...
Wiberg, Daniel   +2 more
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AI Dependence as a Longitudinal Governance Problem

open access: yesAI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence governance typically focuses on whether people rely on AI appropriately during individual decisions. This Perspective addresses a different question: whether repeated AI use changes the capabilities and alternatives available to users and organisations over time.
Yiran Du
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation in Higher Education in the AI Era: A Systematic Review of Definitions and Emerging Trends

open access: yesAI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital transformation (DT) remains inconsistently defined in higher education, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI) introduces new institutional capabilities and responsibilities. This systematic review synthesizes 40 retrievable peer‐reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2025 to examine how DT is defined, which institutional ...
Yufeng Qian, Yi Jin
wiley   +1 more source

International Portfolio Holdings of Institutional Investors

open access: yes, 2013
[[abstract]]We consider an exchange economy with two countries and derive a closed-form solution to international portfolio holdings of institutional investors. This argument has rarely been documented in the literature.
Guo, Zion
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Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographical Concentration in the Institutional Market for Office Property in England and Wales [PDF]

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This paper examines the regional investment practices of institutional investors in the commercial real estate office market in 1998 and 2003 in England and Wales.
Peter Byrne, Stephen Lee
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