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Between Practicality and Politics: Factors of Sub‐National Aid Allocation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bosnia and Herzegovina represents a unique case of aid recipient for its complex history and administrative and political divisions. Yet, little is known about how foreign aid is allocated to local recipients. This qualitative study uncovers factors shaping sub‐national aid allocation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, highlighting donors' and ...
Lenka Dušková   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Structural Analysis of the Chinese Patriarchal Family Business Model: What Happens in the Corridors of the Shrine?

open access: yesEconomics and Business, 2020
The family business features a replica of the family model, carrying the DNA of its structural foundational principles that sow the seeds of the vision of its creator (the family head).
Kerbouche Mohammed, Bouguesri Imene
doaj   +1 more source

Learning by outward and inward internationalization and the outward/inward innovativeness of firms in Poland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Management and Economics, 2021
Many studies raise the issue of relationships between internationalization and innovativeness, linking them with firms’ international competitiveness. However, very few of these studies focus on the influence of internationalization on innovativeness and
Szymura-Tyc Maja
doaj   +1 more source

MOEA/D‐based multi‐row facility layout optimisation method with discontinuity perceiving of the Pareto front

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract In a multi‐row facility layout problem (MRFLP), facilities are arranged in more than one row under the limited layout area. Considering different layout factors, various extensions of MRFLP have been modelled. However, the orientation of input/output (I/O) point in a facility, as a key factor that plays a direct impact on flow cost, is seldom ...
Yinan Guo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance in B2B Sales: An Explanation of How Channel Management and Communication Influence a Firm’s Performance

open access: yesNaše Gospodarstvo, 2021
Communication between seller and buyer is done through multiple channels. There are multiple ways to use technical media and channel selection to create more information, but does this lead to a better performance of a firm?
Günther Maier
doaj   +1 more source

Mass and Spin of GRS 1915+105 Based on a Resonance Model of QPOs

open access: yes, 2004
We demonstrate that the four high-frequency QPOs observed in GRS 1915+105 can be interpreted as the oscillation modes on disks which non-linearly and resonantly interact with a warp.
Kato, Shoji
core   +1 more source

Information systems and digitization of traditional knowledge: Trends in cultural heritage and memory institutions and the WIPO Genetic Resources Treaty*

open access: yesThe Journal of World Intellectual Property, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding the role of information communication technologies (ICTs) in development, especially in relation to marginalized populations, has been the focus of many related disciplinary categories within the broader ecosystem of information sciences.
Chidi Oguamanam
wiley   +1 more source

Does Psychic Distance Still Matter? Empirical Evidence from Poland

open access: yesCentral European Management Journal, 2021
Objective: The objective of the article is to fill a research gap regarding the impact of psychic distance on the initiation of relationships by managers from Poland-based firms and to analyze the psychic distance’s influence on firm performance.
Fonfara Krzysztof   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modified gravity and the origin of inertia

open access: yes, 2009
Modified gravity theory is known to violate Birkhoff's theorem. We explore a key consequence of this violation, the effect of distant matter in the Universe on the motion of test particles.
Abramovici   +13 more
core   +3 more sources

A Novel Topical Emollient Plus for Canine Atopic Dermatitis: A Clinical Trial Assessing Efficacy and User Acceptance

open access: yesVeterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
Background: Canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) is a common, chronic skin condition characterised by epidermal barrier dysfunction, immune dysregulation and cutaneous dysbiosis. While “emollient plus” formulations are widely used in human atopic dermatitis, their role in cAD remains underexplored. Hypothesis/Objectives: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and
Beatriz Fernandes   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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