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The Evolution of Ownership Structure in Firms Privatized through Wholesale Schemes in the Czech Republic and Poland [PDF]

We compare the change in ownership concentration in firms privatized through two different programs of mass privatization: the Czech voucher scheme and the Polish program of National Investment Funds.
Iraj Hashi, Irena Grosfeld
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Unidirectional Tape‐Based Composites from Hemp and Pineapple Leaf Fiber: Mechanical Performance in Conventional and Bio‐Based Matrices

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The study investigates novel semi‐finished products made of unidirectionally arranged hemp or pineapple leaf fiber‐reinforced composites produced from different matrices. The materials are analyzed in terms of their mechanical and interfacial properties and void content.
Nina Graupner, Raja Bade, Valentin Ackermann, Roja M. Baumann, Corvin Bischoff, Jona F. Ebeling, Oskar Glenz, Marlo Groh, Jonathan Groth, Finja Hiller, Tom Hirschmüller, Felix Menke, Syntcha Ngantchou Lecdou, Mika Ohler, Daniel Rafii Vardiny, Darius Richter, Dario Röper, Henrik Schumacher, Theresa Stein, Benjamin Vorbeck, Elisabeth Wermter, Kay Kölzig, Jörg Müssig   +22 more
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Mapping intellectual structure of ownership structure and corporate social responsibility: a bibliometric analysis

Cogent Business & Management
Corporate social responsibility(CSR) continues to be important to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. This is evidenced by the increasing number of publications and attention given to this topic. Furthermore, it is widely recognised that a firm’
Gibson Munisi
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Multilevel Analysis of the Relationship between Ownership Structure and Technical Efficiency Frontier in the Spanish National Health System Hospitals. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Ortega-Díaz MI, Ocaña-Riola R, Pérez-Romero C, Martín-Martín JJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The ownership structure of repurchasing firms [PDF]

This paper provides an examination of the ownership structure in Norwegian firms that announced repurchase plans during the period 1999 through 2001, as well as for groups of these firms conditional on whether they actually executed repurchases or not ...
Bernt Arne Ødegaard, Johannes A. Skjeltorp   +1 more
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Can Ti‐Based MXenes Serve as Solid Lubricants for Brake Applications? A Tribological Study

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores the first implementation of Ti‐based MXenes materials in brake pad friction composite material. The resulting composite material exhibits a 48% reduction in the wear rate; alongside significant improvements are observed for thermal and mechanical properties.
Eslam Mahmoud, Jakob Gruber, Hakan Göçerler, Pierluigi Bilotto, Christian Gierl‐Mayer, Elham Loni, Michael Naguib, Carsten Gachot   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land use and land reform in former Central and East European countries [PDF]

The importance of agriculture is decreasing all over the world. The aim of the paper is to compare the ownership structure and land use in some selected former Central and Eastern European countries.
Bandlerova, Anna, Sadowski, Adam, Takacs-Gyorgy, Katalin   +2 more
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Private benefits extraction in closely-held corporations: the case for multiple large shareholders [PDF]

, 2004
This paper investigates how multiple large shareholders share control and extract private benefits in closely-held corporations. We find that ownership structures with multiple large shareholders are common and very stable.
Gutiérrez Calderón, María Isabel, Tribo Gine, José Antonio   +1 more
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Nitride‐Reinforced Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Powders Production by Plasma‐Assisted Thermochemical Treatment of Intermetallic Powders

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study proposes a new methodology for producing metal matrix nanocomposites in the solid state. The process involves the plasma‐assisted thermochemical treatment of metallic alloy powders. As a proof‐of‐concept, TiN nanoparticles are synthesized directly on the surface of FeTi intermetallic powder particles, enabling the development of the ...
Deivison Daros Paim, Antônio Rogério de Souza, Tatiana Bendo, Aloisio Nelmo Klein, Rodrigo Perito Cardoso   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ownership concentration and market discipline in European banking: Good monitoring but bad influence? [PDF]

We investigate the impact of banks’ ownership concentration on the effectiveness of shareholders’ market discipline. More precisely, we first assess whether the ability of the distance to default to predict banks’ financial distress is affected by the ...
Olivier BROSSARD (LEREPS-GRES), Tristan AUVRAY (LEREPS-GRES)   +1 more
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