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How do African populations perceive corruption: microeconomic evidence from Afrobarometer data in twelve countries [PDF]
In this paper, we examine the microeconomic determinants of the perception of corruption in twelve Sub-Saharan African countries. Unlike the indicators of corruption based on the opinion of international experts, the study focuses on corrupt practices as
Gbewopo ATTILA
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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This study examines how academic entrepreneurs refine business ideas in response to external critique and how these responses relate to performance. We develop a framework that links feedback (critique), business‐idea changes (pivots), and performance, and test it using detailed data on external stakeholder feedback, changes ...
D. Carrington Motley +2 more
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Competitive Balance in the Portuguese premier league of professional soccer [PDF]
Paper is under revision, pdf is not available. Competitive balance is what makes the sport becoming an attractive event. Contrary to other industries, a reduction in competition and a hypothetically dominant position could mean the end of the ...
Antonio Marques
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The relative income hypothesis: does it exist over time? Evidence from the BHPS [PDF]
, 2005 The relative income hypothesis suggests that income inequality has a detrimental affect on people´s health. This previously well accepted relationship has recently come under scrutiny.
Lindley, J., Lorgelly, P.
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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Upfront payments are important financial resources startups seek to negotiate in technology alliances. This study unpacks how venture‐backed startups can benefit from their VC affiliations and obtain better payments. We develop a bargaining framework and argue that VCs can strengthen venture‐backed startups' hand in alliance ...
Ramakrishna Devarakonda +2 more
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What “Hides” Behind Sovereign Debt Ratings? [PDF]
In this paper we study the determinants of sovereign debt credit ratings using rating notations from the three main international rating agencies, for the period 1995-2005. We employ panel estimation and random effects ordered probit approaches to assess
António Afonso +2 more
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Task co‐use and product improvement: An organization design perspective
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Co‐using tasks—using the same task to produce more than one product—promises economies of scope. However, task co‐use also ties products together, changing a firm's task network by introducing cross‐product interdependencies. In light of these interdependencies, we identify an unrecognized downside of task co‐use for product ...
Johanna Glauber, Tobias Kretschmer
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Analysis of Cardinal and Ordinal Assumptions in Conjoint Analysis [PDF]
Of twenty-three agricultural economics conjoint analyses conducted between 1990 and 2001, seventeen used interval-rating scales, with estimation procedures varying widely. This study tests cardinality assumptions in conjoint analysis when interval-rating
Fields, Deacue +2 more
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary We examine political affiliation's role in venture team formation and success. Using data from Crunchbase and L2 on 1125 US‐based startups, we investigate political homophily in team assembly and its association with startup outcomes.
Balázs Kovács, Tim Sels
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Do bank loan rates exhibit a countercyclical mark-up? [PDF]
Based on a switching-cost model, we examine empirically the hypotheses that bank loan mark-ups are countercyclical and asymmetric in their responsiveness to recessionary and expansionary impulses. The first econometric model treats changes in the mark-up
Daniel L. Thornton, Michael J. Dueker
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