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Rethinking informal circularity through metanarratives: Tensions, insights and directions for management research

International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the intersection of the informal and circular economies and its implications for business, management and organization (BMO) scholarship and practice. Informal circularity, practices of collecting, reusing, repairing, recycling and repurposing materials outside formal economic, legal and regulatory arrangements, constitutes
Tulin Dzhengiz, Ling Li, Vildan Tasli Karabulut, Maryline Kiptoo   +3 more
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Beyond the Binary of Formal and Informal: Negotiating Hybrid Land Control by Chinese Banana Entrepreneurs in Laos

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As transnational land investments continue to expand across the Global South, land governance in many settings is shifting from largely informal arrangements towards greater formalization. However, we know less about how entrepreneurs sustain and rework land control as host states tighten regulation and introduce new formal requirements and ...
Ben Fan, Xiaobo Hua, Yasuyuki Kono
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Impact of Management Practices on Micro and Small Enterprise (MSEs) Performance in Marinduque, Philippines

Journal of Social Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2021
In the Philippines, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) comprise the largest part of the business economic undertakings and are among the most important development agents in rural communities like Marinduque. MSEs offer opportunities to poor people the possibility of earning income, training, work experience and employment.
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Identifying and Mapping Industrial Districts Through a Spatially Constrained Cluster‐Wise Regression Approach

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 403-428, March 2025.
ABSTRACT The aim of this article is to exploit an innovative spatial econometric approach to map and study the evolving patterns of industrial districts (IDs). The procedure can be classified as a k‐means cluster‐wise regression procedure and is designed to detect homogeneous areas of subcontracting activity.
Jacopo Canello, Francesco Vidoli, Elisa Fusco, Nicoletta Giudice   +3 more
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Determinants of the poor household decision to own Micro-Small Enterprise (MSEs)

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Household empowerment is an effort to increase family income, especially for poor households. Entrepreneurial activities in the household are expected to encourage independence and social mobility in poor households. This novel research analysed the decision-making behaviour of households owning a business through the probability function of micro and ...
Whinarko Juli Prijanto, Rr. Retno Sugiharti, Nibras Anny Khabibah, Erni Puji Astutik   +3 more
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Nanoparticles in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry: From Mechanisms to Clinical Applications

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Nanotechnology holds significant promise in improving dental care, yet there is a need for more reliable clinical studies to validate its effectiveness and safety. ABSTRACT Recent advances in nanotechnology are reshaping the landscape of periodontology and implant dentistry, particularly through the application of nanoparticles (NPs).
Chun Xu, Yuan Chen, Mario Romandini, Håvard Jostein Haugen, Sašo Ivanovski   +4 more
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Measuring Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Market Performance in Zambia

, 2015
Given the role of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in developing economies in terms of job creation, poverty reduction, production and distribution of goods and services, and foreign exchange earning, it is important to understand the determinants of ...
Yordanos Gebremeskel, Gebremeskel, Yordanos   +1 more
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Cardiovascular Responses to Natural and Auditory Evoked Slow Waves Predict Post‐Sleep Cardiac Function

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The importance of sleep as a key component of cardiovascular health has been increasingly recognized. Our previous research demonstrated that auditory‐enhanced slow waves increase cardiac function, but the underlying mechanisms behind these beneficial effects remain uncertain. In this study, we examined the influence of two types of slow waves
Giulia Alessandrelli, Stephanie Huwiler, Giulio Bernardi, Manuel Carro‐Domínguez, Fabia Stich, Rossella Sala, Florent Aziri, Anna Trippel, Susanne Markendorf, David Niederseer, Philipp Bohm, Pietro Cerveri, Francesca Siclari, Reto Huber, Nicole Wenderoth, Christian Schmied, Caroline Lustenberger   +16 more
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Human Capital Barriers to Technological Absorption and Innovation by Ethiopia’s Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) [PDF]

, 2015
Ethiopia’s private sector is dominated by micro and small enterprises (MSEs), many of them operating informally. Accordingly, a key challenge for the country’s science, technology and innovation (STI) policymakers is finding ways to ensure that these ...
null Wondwossen Belete, Belete, Wondwossen   +1 more
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Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2026.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
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