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A conversation with James V. Zidek
Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.AbstractThis article documents a series of exchanges between the authors and the senior Canadian statistician Jim Zidek in early 2026. The interview traces his life trajectory, surveying his principal contributions to statistics while offering insights into his motivations, successes, and challenges. Zidek is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and
Christian Genest, Nancy E. Heckman
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INSECURITY OF LAND TENURE IN NICARAGUA [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to describe priority actions for reducing the legal insecurity of tenure to land in Nicaragua. To achieve this end, the study explores (1) the meaning and origins of tenure insecurity as well as the implications of tenure ...
Stanfield, J. David
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ESG practices offer various benefits for family firms; however, there has been limited focus on how these practices can specifically advantage the owning family. To address this gap, we conduct a multiple‐case study of six Italian family firms.
Rafaela Gjergji +4 more
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Land Tenure: An Introduction [PDF]
Land tenure refers to the bundle of rights and responsibilities under which land is held, used, transferred, and succeeded. This essay surveys land tenure arrangements throughout the world since the Roman Empire.
Sumner J. La Croix
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What You Say Predicts How You Do: A Multilevel Analysis of Corporate Environmental Performance
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between firms' declarations about environmental issues and actual environmental performance improvement across a set of key environmental performance indicators. Multilevel regression analysis was conducted using a unique data set comprising 7449 firms from 22 industries headquartered in 86 countries for ...
C. José García +2 more
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ALTA OR NLTA: WHAT'S IN THE NAME? LAND TENURE DILEMMA AND THE FIJI SUGAR INDUSTRY [PDF]
Since 1997, the agricultural leases on Native land, issued under the 1976 Agricultural and Landlord Tenants Act (ALTA), began to expire. The sugar industry is the main commodity export earner for Fiji, directly contributing about 22% of the national GDP ...
Lal, Padma +2 more
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A land tenure module for LSMS [PDF]
, 2016 Paper prepared for presentation at the “2016 WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY” The World Bank - Washington DC, March 14-18, 2016This paper proposes to fill the important gap in reliable and nationally representative land tenure data by including
Holden, Stein Terje +4 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores why businesses engage with the United Nations SDG agenda, with a view to understanding how managers construct the business case for the SDGs. Building on and extending the responsibility literature's discussion of the business case for responsibility, the article develops a conceptual framework for analyzing why ...
Michael W. Hansen, Henrik Gundelach
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Relationships between land tenure insecurity, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age: Evidence from Acholi and Teso subregions of Uganda. [PDF]
Matern Child Nutr, 2020 Ekesa B +4 more
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