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Automatic classification method of e-commerce commodity raw materials through the introduction of self-supervised concepts and the construction of domain ontology. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Lei B, Wang J, Shen C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Storage games

The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study a long‐horizon, oligopolistic market with random shocks to demand that can be arbitraged by two storage operators with finite capacity. This problem applies to any storable commodity—that is, most commodities. Because the arbitrage spread is so sensitive to market power, storage operators face strong incentives to restrain quantities ...
Sergei Balakin, Guillaume Roger
wiley   +1 more source

The social welfare effect of e-commerce product reputation information asymmetry from the perspective of network externality. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhao M, Wang S, Xia T.
europepmc   +1 more source

“Green Developmentalism” and the Role of International Law in Negotiating the Energy Transition

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy evolutions in North American and European capitals have prompted debates about ongoing shifts in global economic governance from a primary emphasis on promoting markets to a more extensive role for the state in steering economic relations.
Lorenzo Cotula
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Sodium Sulfate on Fracture Properties and Microstructure of High-Volume Slag-Cement Mortar. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Si R, Han X, Zhang Y, Zeng H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Iron Ore Pricing in China: Financialization Through a Marxist Lens

Abacus, EarlyView.
We offer a Marxist interpretation of financialization as we examine the Chinese market for iron ore and the shift in the pricing mechanism from an annual fixed price to an indexed price from 2010. Drawing upon Marx's theory of the circuit of capital, we illustrate an empirical case of financialization that results from the conflict between social ...
Xun Gong, Eagle Zhang, Corinne Cortese
wiley   +1 more source

Is chubby cute? Clinical perspectives on obesity prevention and metabolic health in Macau. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Mio W, Tan C, Tou P, Cheang S, Cheang C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Investment centre manager's multiperiod fairness perceptions and intertemporal dependency

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-36, March 2025.
Abstract This paper explores the motivation of investment centre managers when their investment centre's performance is affected by decisions made by their predecessor. Through a qualitative case study of a Japanese manufacturer, the effectiveness of conventional remedies for motivational issues and further motivational issues caused by the same ...
Hiroyuki Selmes‐Suzuki
wiley   +1 more source

Coarse Aggregate Induced Fiber Dispersion and Its Role in UHPC Mechanics Across Flexural and Compressive Loading. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Shen C, Zhang Y, Li J, Zeng H, Yang C, Yu L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Management Control and Employee Motivation in Local Governments and For‐Profit Firms: A Differentiated Replication Study

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study replicates van der Kolk et al. (2019). “The Impact of Management Control on Employee Motivation and Performance in the Public Sector.”European Accounting Review 28, no. 5: 901–928 to explore the impact of four types of management control (MC) on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation across Japanese local governments and for‐profit ...
Hikaru Goto, Makoto Kuroki
wiley   +1 more source