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A secure and efficient remote data auditing scheme for cloud storage
Journal of King Saud University: Computer and Information Sciences, 2021 Cloud Data storage services allows users to easily store and access their data with any type of connected devices. However, since the data is outsourced, the user needs an auditing mechanism that enables him to check the integrity of his data without ...
Imad El Ghoubach +2 more
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A Business Framework for Product Take‐Back—A Structured Multiple‐Case Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The potential of take‐back systems remains largely unrealized as initiatives have proven difficult to implement in practice. The question is why we do not see more take‐back systems given the substantial environmental benefits. We try to understand the challenges and stumbling blocks in setting up take‐back from a business perspective.
Rasmus Jørgensen, Torben Pedersen
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Outsourcing in State Service Activity Outsourcing in State Service Activity
Public Administration Issues, 2012 The article gives an analysis of the problem of outsourcing in public management of the RF. It clarifies the definition of the term of public services; proposes concepts of public service and public service product; discusses the hypothesis that outsourcing really can help improve the performance of the state structures by attracting external resources.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to verify whether institutional quality affects the relationship between green innovation and firm efficiency within the high‐tech manufacturing sectors. To estimate jointly the parameters of a stochastic frontier and the coefficients of a model explaining technical inefficiency, we employed the one‐step estimation ...
Mariarosaria Agostino +2 more
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Secure Outsourcing and Sharing of Cloud Data Using a User-Side Encrypted File System
IEEE Access, 2020 Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that aims to provide computing resources, massive data storage capacity and, flexible data sharing services. The explosive growth of data produced persuade business and users, driven by the cloud-top features, to ...
Osama Ahmed Khashan
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel +6 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
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The Efficacy of Outsourced Employment Services for Adults Exiting Australian Prisons
, 2022 Crime rates in Australia have declined or been steady over the past decade yet prison populations are at all-time highs. Similarly, unemployment rates have been low but unemployment for those ex-prisoners seeking work is very high. In this paper, we draw
Ollerton, Janice +3 more
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Complex Firms, Controversial Outcomes: Global Evidence on ESG Failures and Remedies
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine whether business complexity increases firms' exposure to negative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, specifically ESG controversies, using a global panel of firms from 37 countries over the period 2002–2021.
Abongeh A. Tunyi +3 more
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External Auditor Evaluations of Outsourced Internal Auditors
, 2010 SUMMARY: In the last decade internal auditing services has been a significant area of growth for public accounting firms. Unlike the provision of external audits, the provision of outsourced internal audit services does not prohibit accounting firms from
Duane M. Brandon
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