Results 31 to 40 of about 493,882 (239)
ABSTRACT Despite its economic importance, the textile industry is one of the most polluting sectors. This study addresses the critical gap in understanding sustainable decision‐making in textile SMEs, where decision processes often remain informal and lack structured frameworks.
Israel Naranjo+2 more
wiley +1 more source
ABSTRACT The ongoing challenges of climate change, ecosystem degradation and demand for natural resources make sustainability a global priority. Models, guidelines and frameworks are particularly valuable in the field of management as they help to solve problems. This study aims to explore them from an interdisciplinary perspective, including a concern
Arnaldo Pinheiro Costa Gaio+5 more
wiley +1 more source
Mathematical Economics: A Reader [PDF]
This paper is modeled as a hypothetical first lecture in a graduate Microeconomics or Mathematical Economics Course. We start with a detailed scrutiny of the notion of a utility function to motivate and describe the common patterns across Mathematical ...
Aaron Nicholas+2 more
core
Modularity, Atomicity and States in Archimedean Lattice Effect Algebras [PDF]
Effect algebras are a generalization of many structures which arise in quantum physics and in mathematical economics. We show that, in every modular Archimedean atomic lattice effect algebra $E$ that is not an orthomodular lattice there exists an $(o ...
Paseka, Jan
core +4 more sources
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy requires companies to innovate their ways of doing business by giving rise to circular business models (CBMs). The literature on the topic is wide with a focus on both macro and micro aspects. However, only a few studies in CBM research have attempted to adopt an integrated micro–macro perspective ...
Francesco Cafforio+2 more
wiley +1 more source
Behavioural Economics: Classical and Modern [PDF]
In this paper, the origins and development of behavioural economics, beginning with the pioneering works of Herbert Simon (1953) and Ward Edwards (1954), is traced, described and (critically) discussed, in some detail. Two kinds of behavioural economics –
K. Vela Velupillai+1 more
core
ABSTRACT The Pareto principle is based on the concept that roughly 80% of outcomes are generated by 20% of inputs, efforts, or contributors within a group. Using a national sample of U.S. prison inmates, we examined various percentile rankings of self‐reported institutional misconduct to determine how much disorder is created behind bars by the most ...
Mark A. Morgan+3 more
wiley +1 more source
ABSTRACT Building on Walter Isard's location and gravity theories in economics, we extend his trade model to better understand its core principles, including commercial attraction, center of gravity in markets, and favorable location for exporting firms.
Luigi Capoani+2 more
wiley +1 more source
From tools to theories: The emergence of modern financial economics [PDF]
It is shown that early research in modern financial economics had substantially been driven by the application of the research strategy of economics and the use of newly developed mathematical methods. For this purpose the professionalization of business
Koehn, Julia
core
Tackling Environmental Impact: A New Support Tool for Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management
ABSTRACT This study proposes a novel framework integrating Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) within the Deming Cycle framework to address this gap. While valuable tools, ERA and MFA offer limited perspectives on environmental impact when used alone.
Carlotta D'Alessandro+4 more
wiley +1 more source