Results 131 to 140 of about 331,548 (294)
On the impact of trust on consumer willingness to purchase GM food : evidence from a European survey [PDF]
Many researches try to explain consumer’s acceptance and opposition to GMO with focus on social factors. With a causal or an associationist theoretical model, different authors put forward the notion of trust as determining to define the position of ...
Rousselière, D., Rousselière, S.
core
New Entrants and Contract Redaction
Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the US Census data to capture new entrants, we find that incumbents are more likely to redact proprietary information embedded in material contracts when a greater number of new firms establish their businesses in the focal firm's industry.
Gary Chen, Xiaoli Tian, Miaomiao Yu
wiley +1 more source
Discover SustainabilityThe Indian Himalayan states are among the most vulnerable regions to climate change experiencing declines in agricultural production, food security, and livelihood options.
Akshita Choudhary +4 more
doaj +1 more source
An Almost Integration-free Approach to Ordered Response Models [PDF]
In this paper we propose an alternative approach to the estimation of ordered response models. We show that the Probit-method may be replaced by a simple OLS-approach, called P(robit)OLS, without any loss of efficiency.
Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell +1 more
core
The Effect of Managers' Mix of Real and Accrual‐Based Earnings Management on Future Performance
Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Prior research finds that firms use both accrual‐based earnings management (AEM) and real earnings management (REM) to manage financial reporting outcomes and that each practice influences firm performance. We extend this research by examining how managers’ choices regarding the mix of AEM and REM relate to future performance.
Bowe Hansen, E. Scott Johnson, Lijun Lei
wiley +1 more source
Multivariate probit regression using simulated maximum likelihood [PDF]
We discuss the application of the GHK simulation method to maximum likelihood estimation of the multivariate probit regression model, and describe and illustrate a Stata program mvprobit for this purpose.
Lorenzo Cappellari, Stephen P. Jenkins
core
Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of political connection on sanctions for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Using a sample of revealed FCPA sanctions and two alternative proxies for US firms’ political connections, we find a negative association between political connection and the severity of sanctions, an effect that ...
Kaishu Wu, Wenjia Yan
wiley +1 more source
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the genetic relationship between the surface temperature of regions of interest, measured using infrared images of young horses and functional longevity in jumping. This relationship was assessed by comparing the temperatures measured in the offspring of two groups of sires, one favourable and one unfavourable, to
Anne Ricard +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Towards a sustainable urban mobility: comparing online and in-store shopping choices
Transportation EngineeringIn recent years, e-shopping has gained increasing popularity, with more people gradually shifting from traditional shopping channels to online platforms causing significant impacts on city sustainability due to small, frequent, sprawled, and failed ...
Francesco Piras +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Investing at Home and Abroad: Different Costs, Different People? [PDF]
We investigate US households’ direct investment in stocks, bonds and liquid accounts and their foreign counterparts, in order to identify the different participation hurdles affecting asset investment domestically and overseas. To this end, we estimate a
Dimitrios Christelis +1 more
core