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Beyond political risk: Toward a holistic understanding of multinational enterprise resilience in the era of cascading crises

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This article develops a conceptual framework for understanding multinational enterprise (MNE) resilience in the era of cascading crises. We define resilience as the MNE's capacity to absorb disruption, maintain or restore functioning, and reconfigure operations as conditions shift.
Gerard George, Chang Hoon Oh
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MNE retrenchment and redeployment in the face of the US–China trade war: Real options and strategic flexibility

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Trade wars increasingly manifest in the contemporary environment for global business; thereby, calling for examination of MNE strategic responses. MNEs can respond to such shocks by leveraging their strategic flexibility and engaging in retrenchment and redeployment; that is, the respective scaling down (up) of subsidiary ...
Hyewon Ma, Joseph A. Clougherty
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a Primary‐Care‐Centered Integrated Care Intervention for Stratified Cardiovascular Risk Control in China: Study Protocol for a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
This study developed a multifaceted intervention to strengthen primary care for cardiovascular risk management by leveraging both primary care and county hospitals in rural China. The purpose of this multicentre, cluster‐randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention on the prevention of cardiovascular risks among patients
Weijia Lu, Xinxin Xia, Ziming Wang, Yaoyun Zhang, Yiting Lin, Wuxiang Xie, Jin Xu   +6 more
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A Two‐Step Procedure for Generating Domestic and Asymmetric Trade Costs When Data Are Scarce

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of domestic trade cost measurement faces several challenges related to data quality, methodology and theory; but the major issue is that of data scarcity. Due to these facts, both domestic and asymmetric trade costs have been ignored despite being a feature of modern trade models.
Arman Mazhikeyev
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Market Liberalisation on Bank Performance: Evidence From South and Southeast Asian Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Utilising annual data covering 1995–2022, this study examines the effects of market liberalisation on bank performance in 19 South and Southeast Asian countries. Bank performance is assessed using three dimensions: efficiency, profitability, and stability.
Michael Enowbi Batuo, Sridevi Yerrabati, Ashiq Zaman, Helen Solomon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of home‐based telemonitoring and teleconsultations for obstetrics: A cross‐sectional survey of current practice in the United Kingdom

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The requirement for regular maternal–fetal monitoring and clinical consultations has increased in recent years, placing a strain on obstetric services. In recent years, technology advancements have enabled the development of remote monitoring and teleconsultation strategies, aiming to provide care in the home setting.
Jack Le Vance, Leo Gurney, Victoria Hodgetts Morton, R. Katie Morris   +3 more
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Enhancing Reliable Irrigation–Water Supply in Poverty‐Ridden and Drought‐Prone Areas: Pre‐2017 Baseline Evidence From the Tawona Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates farmers' willingness to pay for a reliable irrigation water supply in Zimbabwe's Tawona irrigation scheme, where intermittent water supply caused by funding shortages threatens irrigation sustainability. Using contingent valuation and logit regression analysis, data were collected from 313 farmers during the 2016/2017 ...
Edgar Muhoyi, Josue Mbonigaba
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STRATEGY AND CHALLENGES OF`ECOWAS PROTOCOL ON TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

International Studies Journal
ECOWAS protocol on trade liberalization was to give rise to the elimination of custom duties and accompanied by the total elimination of all non–tariff barriers as well as other administrative barrier and establishing common external tariff (CET) by ...
MRS. RUTH CALEB LUKA, MODIBO ABDULLAHI, JACHO DAVID SUNDAY, PRINCE OJOCHEGBE AKWU   +3 more
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Transforming Agricultural Water Management for Healthy People and Planet: Thinking Beyond Water

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops the concept of Thinking Beyond Water, a transdisciplinary paradigm that reframes agricultural water management (AWM) as a systems catalyst for planetary health, equity, justice and resilience. Moving beyond conventional irrigation‐centric models, we reimagine AWM through integrative frameworks such as the planetary ...
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Cuthbert Taguta, Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli, Aidan Senzanje, Kaveh Madani, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time and Free Trade Agreements: Implications for the AfCFTA

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how free trade agreements (FTAs) can boost economic growth by increasing trade, with clear implications for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Our main finding is that in general, the effects of FTAs are delayed by at least 3 years on average for intra‐African trade.
Michael Olabisi, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool‐Tasie, Evans Osabuohien   +2 more
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