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Sustainability Controls as Technologies of Actorhood: Constructing the Responsible Supplier in Global Supply Chains Le contrôle de la durabilité comme technologie d'actorialité : façonner le fournisseur responsable dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement mondiales

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how accounting and control practices constitute and distribute agency and responsibility for sustainability in global supply chains. Drawing on a field study in the fashion industry, we describe the sustainability control practices used by a major buyer firm vis‐à‐vis its suppliers and trace their evolution from a ...
Martin Messner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goby gummies: A customizable and edible assay to quantify predation in aquatic ecosystems

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Predation is a critical ecosystem process that shapes the structure and functioning of biological communities. However, due to its intermittent nature, fast pace and general unpredictability, predation is difficult to observe and quantify. Therefore, we commonly rely on indirect metrics or proxies of predation, which reflect the outcome of ...
Christopher R. Hemingson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improvement in surface fatigue life of hardened gears by high-intensity shot peening [PDF]

open access: yes
Two groups of carburized, hardened, and ground spur gears that were manufactured from the same heat vacuum induction melted vacuum arc melted (VIM VAR) AISI 9310 steel were endurance tested for surface fatigue.
Townsend, Dennis P.
core   +1 more source

From Red Tape to Efficiency: The Influence of Professional Managers on Audit Report Lag in Chinese State‐owned Enterprises

open access: yesAbacus, EarlyView.
This study examines the impact of professional managers on audit report lag in Chinese state‐owned enterprises (SOEs). Using a novel, manually constructed dataset of A‐share listed SOEs from 2006 to 2020, we find that the presence of professional managers is associated with significantly shorter audit report lag.
Hao Han, Kun Luo, Bo Qin
wiley   +1 more source

Application of a novel molecular diagnostic method to examine the spatio‐temporal trends of Carcelia iliaca, a larval parasitoid of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea)

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
The oak processionary moth is an invasive pest in the United Kingdom that threatens biodiversity and public health, with rising control costs highlighting the need for sustainable management alternatives Conservation biocontrol using the parasitoid fly Carcelia iliaca is promising but key biological data gaps hinder evidence‐based policy development. A
Kyle Alexander Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Study of Applying Generative Design to Gear Wheels. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel)
Virostko M   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Latinos mobilizing beyond threats: The role of fear and hope in issue activism

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest groups intent on spurring political participation often highlight potential threats to galvanize audiences into action. However, while loss aversion is typically seen as a strong motivator, it is important not to neglect the motivational effect of hope and reward‐seeking behavior as people navigate their political landscape.
Vanessa Cruz Nichols
wiley   +1 more source

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