Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen +5 more
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Public service motivation and perceived community resilience: sense of community and sense of community responsibility as mediators. [PDF]
Niu J, Dong H, Liu S.
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang +3 more
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How Organisational and Socio-Cultural Contexts Shape Healthcare Workers' Intrinsic, Prosocial, and Public Service Motivation in Africa: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Diallo D, Marchal B, Belrhiti Z.
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
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The relationship between effort-reward imbalance and job satisfaction among primary care general practitioners in Gansu of China: the mediating role of public service motivation. [PDF]
Wang H, Han J, Wang J, Wu Y, Cai H.
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Charity- and project-based service learning models increase public service motivation outcomes among dietetic students in a community nutrition course. [PDF]
Dinour LM, Kuscin J.
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Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
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Emotion-Focused Human Resource Management and Compassionate Care Behavior: Integrating Emotion Regulation Theory With Public Service Motivation Theory. [PDF]
Ji X, Wang F, Han Y, Song D, Chen Y.
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Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin +5 more
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