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The emergence of markets and capabilities, dynamic transaction costs and institutions: effects on organizational choices in offshored and outsourced business services in China [PDF]

This paper has three aims: 1) to use Langlois’ framework of dynamic transaction costs to illustrate the coevolution of firm capabilities and the emergence of new markets for offshored and outsourced business services in China; 2) to use Coase’s ...
Martha Prevezer
core  

Assessing the performance of public-private partnerships in non-communicable disease management with a mixed-methods approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Salehi M, Ghasemian A, Marvi A, Farkhani EM, Karimi S, Alizamani L, Moghri J, Tabatabaee SS.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Eco‐Efficiency in Municipal Solid Waste Management Integrating Heterogeneity: A Latent Class Stochastic Frontier Analysis

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The measurement of eco‐efficiency in the municipal solid waste (MSW) sector has garnered significant attention due to the substantial environmental impacts of unsustainable MSW management and the high operational costs associated with public service provision.
Ramon Sala‐Garrido, Alexandros Maziotis, Maria Molinos‐Senante   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender equity and emotional labour in the workplace: an ethnographic study. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Isirabahenda G, Marina L, Nicolae Mucea B.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Integration of AI, Blockchain and IoT for the Sustainable Development of the Logistics Service Industry: Insights From a PRISMA‐Based Analysis

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents an analysis of the literature on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and internet of things (IoT) for the sustainable development of the service industry of freight transport and logistics service providers (LSPs).
Roberto Cerchione, Renato Passaro, Matteo Tavano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value-Based Outsourcing Is Associated with Improved Healthcare Outcomes in Low- and Intermediate-Complexity European Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study from Spain. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Short Apellaniz J, Pfang B, Blanco Rubio Á, Pascual A, Maestre Mulas I, Barba-Martín R, Jiménez Á, Nuñez García A, Álvaro de la Parra JA, Del Olmo Rodríguez M.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Global Political Economy in Community‐Based Adaptation to Climate Change—Practitioners' Experience and Opinions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
wiley   +1 more source

After outsourcing – the outsourced unit: Dependence, capabilities and strategy [PDF]

Outsourcing is in this study defined as the transfer of responsibility and activities, including relevant assets and resources, from a user to a legally separate party, that becomes a vendor to the user.
Sanner, Leif
core  

Impacts of Outsourcing Medication Repackaging in Nursing Homes: Quality and Areas of Pharmacy-Nursing Collaboration. [PDF]

Pharmacy (Basel)
Schmid T, Hoffmann F, Dörks M, Jobski K.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi, Makoto Ooba, Shogo Nakamura, Kohei Sakai, Satoshi Nagatomi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source