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Negotiating Socially Optimal Allocations of Resources
, 2011 A multiagent system may be thought of as an artificial society of autonomous software agents and we can apply concepts borrowed from welfare economics and social choice theory to assess the social welfare of such an agent society. In this paper, we study
Endriss, U. +3 more
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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik +3 more
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Case Study: Out of the Box: Queer Youth in South Africa Today [PDF]
, 2011 Describes LGBTI youths' challenges in negotiating being gay in a straight environment, lack of inclusive policy, and effects of homophobia; youths' perspectives on efforts toward change; and ways to build their confidence in youth groups and at ...
Janet Shapiro, Marian Nell
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Tec Empresarial, 2013 Este estudio pretende definir, a través de una investigaciónbibliográfica, la influencia de la cultura de un país en losestilos de negociación comercial y cómo ésta podría afectar elcomportamiento de negociación de los costarricenses.
Gustavo Cubillo Salas +1 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Biomechanics of stair descent in older adults [PDF]
, 2005 Negotiating stairs is one of the most difficult activities of daily living faced by older adults. Many researchers have studied the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal demands of stair ascent but there is little research on the biomechanics of stair ...
Hood, Victoria, Nicol, Alexander
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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza +2 more
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Negotiating the membership [PDF]
In cooperative games in which the players are partitioned into groups, we study the incentives of the members of a group to leave it and become singletons.
Juan Vidal-Puga
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Fighting for the public university [PDF]
, 2012 Unless we act against education privatisation it will set in and be difficult to reverse. It’s unrolling nationally, and local responses need to operate in a way which engages with this. We shouldn’t be negotiating privatisation.
Martell, Luke
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Negotiation in strategy making teams : group support systems and the process of cognitive change [PDF]
, 2011 This paper reports on the use of a Group Support System (GSS) to explore at a micro level some of the processes manifested when a group is negotiating strategy-processes of social and psychological negotiation.
A Agres +50 more
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