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TiO2 nanomaterial promotes plant growth and disease resistance
Plant Signaling & BehaviorTiO2 nanomaterials can promote plant growth and enhance disease resistance. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study applied TiO2 to promote the growth of wheat, soybean, tobacco, cucumber, and corn.
Xiaotong Gai +7 more
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Approaches in assessing the investment attractiveness of small towns of Russia
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 Effective use of the territories’ resources depends on the development of small- and medium-sized business as the basis of high economic activity of the local population.
Emelianovich A. +2 more
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Web Based Organizing and the Management of Human Resources [PDF]
The paper focuses on the consequences of web-based business-to-business transactions in medium and large old economy companies in particular and discusses the implications for HRM and HR professionals.
Paauwe, J., Visser, R., Williams, A.R.T.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli +2 more
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The application of performance measures in the UK retail sector: an exploratory analysis [PDF]
, 2007 : An empirical investigation of the use of performance measurement by small and medium sized online retailers in the UK. The purpose of the study is to investigate type and range of performance measures applied and extent to which measures are likely ...
Ellis-Chadwick, Fiona +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner +3 more
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EU SME policy: On the edge of governance [PDF]
Klein- und Mittelunternehmen, Mittelstandspolitik, Diffusion, Good Governance, EU-Staaten, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Small business policy, EU ...
Charles Dannreuther
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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Sustainable business – a success story for small and medium sized enterprises? [PDF]
In the last years not only large companies orientated themselves towards the goal of sustainable development - which is called sustainable business in the economic field.
Dirk Drenk
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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