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The role of government policies in the proliferation of multinational business

Studies and Scientific Researches: Economics Edition, 2010
The different components of the governmental policy have a significant influence over the foreign companies` activity. The economic policies include the fiscal policy, monetary policy, commercial policy and sector policy.
Valentina Golea, Nicoleta Niculescu, Dragos Niculescu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Essential work, invisible workers: The role of digital curation in COVID‐19 Open Science

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 703-717, April 2025.
Abstract In this paper, we examine the role digital curation practices and practitioners played in facilitating open science (OS) initiatives amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. In Summer 2023, we conducted a content analysis of available information regarding 50 OS initiatives that emerged—or substantially shifted their focus—between 2020 and 2022 to address ...
Irene V. Pasquetto, Amina A. Abdu, Natascha Chtena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A marginal effect approach to analyzing the contingent effects of perceived political instability and informal competition on the relationship between foreign technologies and product innovation

International Journal of Innovation Studies
This paper empirically examines how foreign technologies impact firms' product innovation; specifically, we consider the moderating effects of perceived political instability and informal competition.
Samuel Amponsah Odei, Fazal Ur Rehman, Michael Karikari Appiah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Les défis sécuritaires de la région de la Méditerranée Occidentale : vers une vision globale et intégrée

Paix et Sécurité Internationales, 2020
The Mediterranean crosses since the outbreak of the 2011 uprisings in the Arab world a tumultuous and hectic period. Destabilizing phenomena such as immigration, terrorism and illicit trafficking have multiplied and intensified.
Anass Gouyez Ben Allal
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Transition and Political Instability On Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Central Europe and the Balkans [PDF]

, 2004
This paper examines the effect of transition and of political instability on FDI flows to the transition economies of Central Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans.
Brada, Josef C., Kutan, Ali M., Yigit, Taner M.   +2 more
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Techno‐economic and environmental assessment of a hybrid renewable energy system for a date molasses factory in Iraq using HOMER Pro

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Iraq currently faces a significant electricity deficit estimated at approximately 18 000 MW, resulting in frequent and sometimes prolonged power outages that disrupt both economic activities and social life. The widening gap between energy supply and demand, combined with environmental concerns associated with fossil fuel consumption ...
Safaa Malik Abbas, Hend Dakhel Alhassany, David Vera, Francisco Jurado   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in school spending across local authorities in England: A time‐trend analysis

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Investment in schools has wide‐ranging implications for society, from improving learning outcomes to economic growth and social cohesion. Addressing inequalities in school funding is important, as part of an effort to guarantee equal opportunities.
Lateef Akanni, Davara Bennett, Yu Wei Chua, Alexandros Alexiou, Oluwaseun B. Esan, Hanna Creese, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, G. J. Melendez‐Torres, Dougal Hargreaves, Benjamin Barr, David Taylor‐Robinson   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seigniorage and Political Instability

, 1989
The importance of seigniorage relative to other sources of government revenue differs markedly across countries. This paper tries to explain this regularity by studying a political model of tax reform. The model implies that countries with a more unstable and polarized political system will have more inefficient tax structures and, thus, will rely more
Alex Cukierman, Sebastian Edwards, Guido Tabellini   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng, Kun Dai, Alan C. K. Cheung   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source