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Lessons for Cooperatives in Transition: The Case of Western Canada’s United Grain Growers and Agricore United [PDF]

This paper explores the takeover of Agricore United (AU) by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, now known as Viterra. AU’s predecessor, United Grain Growers, was a “pure†cooperative that had issued limited voting shares, but was legally defined as consisting of
Earl, Paul D.
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«Différant des Autres», Espacements et Temporalités Spectrales

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT That night that he agreed to our suggestion that we accompany him outside, for the whole night or until the overflow has passed, M seemed to be in direct contact with all the layers of astronomy, inhabiting all temporalities simultaneously. Outside, lying/sitting on the picnic table, in the pitch‐black darkness of the night in the woods, under
Amélie‐Anne Mailhot
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Optimal takeover contests with toeholds [PDF]

This paper characterizes how a target firm should be sold when the possible buyers (bidders) have prior stakes in its ownership (toeholds). We find that the optimal mechanism needs to be implemented by a non-standard auction which imposes a bias against ...
Gino Loyola
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Do tax havens affect the usage of share buybacks schemes?

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether the use of tax haven subsidiaries by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) is associated with more intense usage of share buybacks. I find that MNCs' more intensive tax haven subsidiary usage is positively associated with a higher buyback ratio, a higher level of free cash flow and a higher level of return on ...
Alessandro Chiari
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Volunteering While Researching Conflict and Violence: Reflections on Listening, Solidarity, and Decoloniality in Myanmar's Borderlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars working on conflict and violence often engage with local organisations, yet the methodological and ethical implications of volunteering‐while‐researching are rarely discussed in writing. This article contributes to debates on decolonizing research by conceptualising volunteering‐while‐researching as a practice that—while imbued with ...
Shona Loong
wiley   +1 more source

The arousal paradox in critical task performance in automated driving during sleep inertia using a quasi experimental approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tomzig M, Wörle J, Neukum A, Baumann M.
europepmc   +1 more source

The exploitation of silver deposits in early medieval Europe: some documentary, economic and social problems

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on Southern Europe, this article sheds light on the mining landscape of the early Middle Ages. Based on the current state of historical and archaeological knowledge, the article raises a number of questions that can be extended to other European regions.
Nicolas Minvielle Larousse
wiley   +1 more source

Task-specific versus free-choice non-driving-related tasks: Enhancing automated driving takeover research through varied task engagement. [PDF]

iScience
Wang W, Wang Z, Li Q, Su Y, Zeng C, Cheng B.   +5 more
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw, Stephen Merkel, Andrew Woods, Jane Evans, Vanessa Pashley, Simon Chenery   +5 more
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Support for tobacco endgame approaches: Results from a web-based survey of stakeholders from 28 African countries. [PDF]

Tob Induc Dis
Egbe CO, Londani M, Gwambe S, Sessou L, Fagbule OF, Bialous SA.   +5 more
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