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FlexMat, EarlyView.Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu +3 more
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Doing Business in the Philippines [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] The Philippines which lies at the heart of Southeast Asia is a viable place for doing business.The country’s economy continues to grow despite the unabated political noise.
Quisumbing Torres, Member Firm of Baker & McKenzie International
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Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study unravels how the effects of work‐life policies (WLPs) on individual employees' perceived control over their work schedule have cumulative effects across employees, ultimately crossing levels to enhance organizational outcomes like sales.
Margarita Mayo +4 more
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The Actual Value Initiative: Overhauling Property Taxes in Philadelphia [PDF]
, 2012 For decades, Philadelphia's property tax system has been criticized as outdated and unfair. In many cases, assessments have had little relation to actual property values -- or to assessments of similar structures across the street. In the spring of 2013,
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Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
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Elasticity and Buoyancy of the Tax System in Pakistan [PDF]
This paper examines the elasticity and buoyancy of the tax system for the period 1974-75–2003-04. The elasticity of the total tax revenue both with respect to the total GDP and the non-agricultural GDP base is less than unity.
Faiz Bilquees
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Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Evidence of the beneficial impacts of servant leadership, which prioritizes the fulfillment of followers' needs, abounds. However, we lack knowledge about how organizations can foster leaders to engage in servant leadership and cultivate its benefits.
Ui Young Sun +2 more
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On the EU–U.S. Biodiesel ‘Splash & Dash' Controversy: Causes, Consequences and Policy Recommendations [PDF]
Replaced with revised version of paper on 10/26/10.splash & dash, biodiesel, blender’s tax credit, tax exemption, trade, European Union, Unites States, Agricultural and Food Policy, International Relations/Trade, F13, Q17, Q27, Q42,
de Gorter, Harry +2 more
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Political Signaling via Equity Ownership: Impacts on Supplier Financial Performance
Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study offers a new application of signaling theory to better understand the role of equity linkages and political influence on buyer–supplier relationships (BSRs). We examine the signaling effects of a politician's personal equity investment in a buyer firm on the financial performance of the supplier firms located in the politician's ...
Wenming Wang +3 more
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Strategic Change, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores how social enterprises create social and economic value through business models that support ex‐offenders. The work was motivated by a request for help from an entrepreneur wishing to establish a business that supports ex‐offender rehabilitation.
Elizabeth Green +2 more
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