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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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Macro environment and performance of multinational agricultural enterprises: a case from Nigeria

Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2018
Purpose. The objectives of the study are to determine if macroeconomic environment has a significant effect on performance of multinational agricultural enterprises and also to examine if there is a significant relationship between macroeconomic ...
Solomon Kowo, Olalekan Akinrinola, Olalekan Sabitu   +2 more
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The difficulty of applying exclusion criteria in ethical portfolios

Finance, Markets and Valuation, 2018
A main problem for socially responsible investors is deciding which companies should be included in their investment portfolio. Small investors may decide not to invest in companies they know are not behaving responsibly. Therefore, discredited companies
Arribas-Fernández, Iván, Espinós-Vañó, María Dolores, García, Fernando   +2 more
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Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Taxation Applied to Multinational Enterprises in the European Union [PDF]

Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series, 2022
The taxation of multinational enterprises is often a sensitive subject due to the implications it can have on foreign direct investments on the one hand and on the budget of a country and PIB on the other.
Laurențiu-Mihai Tănase , Oana-Cristina Datcu, Norina Popovici   +2 more
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Multinational Enterprises, Sustainability and Innovation

Sustainability, 2023
In recent decades, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have increasingly endeavored to establish foreign direct investments (FDIs) across the globe [...]
Jeoung-Yul Lee, Dilek Zamantili Nayir, Charles Chen   +2 more
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Multinational enterprises in domestic value chains

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers, 2019
Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) play an important role in host countries’ domestic value chains as part of the global activities of these companies in GVCs.
Charles Cadestin, K. D. Backer, S. Miroudot, Laurent Moussiegt, Davide Rigo, Ming Ye   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
wiley   +1 more source

AN INVESTIGATION INTO MEDIUM-SIZED MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES

Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, 2013
The paper provides an investigation of medium-sized Italian industrial enterprises that have become multinational companies. It concetrates on the set of medium and medium-large enterprises who seem to grow more in foreign markets, either through exports
Daniele Schilirò, Maria Musca
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source