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The role of contracts in viticulturee
Although economists have expended enormous effort examining the rationale for the contracts in agriculture, few studies have been undertaken in viticulture. However, in grape and wine production we observe different contractual arrangements.
MARTA FERNÁNDEZ OLMOS
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Competition and reputation [PDF]
Digitised version produced by the EUI Library and made available online in 2020.
Juan Pablo Nicolini +2 more
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Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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The development of research focuses particularly on the way the image of the establishment, which is part of the merchandising and distribution management, influences brand equity.
Rangel Luzuriaga, Ernesto Wladimir +2 more
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Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
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Repage: REPutation and ImAGE Among Limited Autonomous Partners [PDF]
This paper introduces Repage, a computational system that adopts a cognitive theory of reputation. We propose a fundamental difference between image and reputation, which suggests a way out from the paradox of sociality, i.e. the trade-off between agents'
Jordi Sabater-Mir +2 more
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Information-based Reputation [PDF]
Information-based agents use tools from information theory to evaluate their utterances and to build their world model. When embedded in a social network these agents measure the strength of information flow in this sense.
Sierra, C, Debenham, JK
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Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang +3 more
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Reviving reputation models of international debt
A traditional explanation for why sovereign countries repay debt is that they want to keep a good reputation so they can easily borrow more. This explanation does not hold if a country has access to an adequate means of savings regardless of the country ...
Harold L. Cole, Patrick J. Kehoe
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Reputational Capital of the Modern Russia: Formation and Realization Problems
Design and implementation of reputational capital allows you to gain an advantage over other equal participants of the political process: to increase the effectiveness of different types of agreements, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with ...
O. E. Grishin, V. V. Morozova
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