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The European peripherality index [PDF]

open access: yes
Article 2 of the Maastricht Treaty states as the goals of the European Union the promotion of harmonious and balanced economic development, convergence of economic performance, improvement of the quality of life and economic and social coherence between ...
Schürmann, Carsten, Talaat, Ahmed
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Driving International Revenue Growth Through Social Sustainability: Insights for Corporate Social Responsibility

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms' international revenues help diversify revenue sources and reduce reliance on home markets, yet remain hard to grow given complex regulations, cultural differences and fierce competition. Grounded in the resource‐based view, we argue that social sustainability is a valuable, rare, inimitable and non‐substitutable resource that promotes ...
Ashutosh Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation of telecommunication and deployment of broadband [PDF]

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This memorandum explores the question whether regulation in telecommunications encourages or hampers the development of new technologies. Contrary to other network industries, the telecommunications industry is more and more characterized by several ...
Machiel Mulder, Machiel van Dijk
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A New Approach to Bridge Infrastructure Management

open access: yes, 2013
The maintenance of bridges as a key element in transportation infrastructure has become a major concern due to increasing traffic volumes, deterioration of existing bridges and well-publicised bridge failures.
Ho, Tinkin   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Decomposition and Driving Factors of Total Factor Productivity of Food Crops in the Yellow River Basin, China

open access: yesAgriculture
The urgency of enhancing agricultural productivity within the Yellow River Basin cannot be overstated, given its critical role in ensuring food security amidst the challenges posed by climate change, natural disasters, and the increasing demand for food ...
Jianxu Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Transparency Through Digital Transformation: Evidence on Carbon Disclosure Quality From China's Heavy‐Polluting Firms

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of digital transformation (DT) has become an important driver of transparency in corporate environmental disclosure. Whether and how DT is related to the improvement of carbon information disclosure quality, particularly in heavily polluting firms that may have both information and symbolic roles, is still controversial.
Ruixiang Xue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

All things considered: exploring options for Victoria's 30-year infrastructure strategy

open access: yes, 2016
Infrastructure Victoria is undertaking the first ever 30-year infrastructure strategy for Victoria. The community and stakeholders are active participants in the development of this strategy through consultation and engagement.
Infrastructure Victoria
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Drone Equipment and Configuration for Detecting Theft in Telecommunication Infrastructure [PDF]

open access: yes
Drone aircrafts, also known as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has gained more importance in environmental monitoring as well as in telecommunication infrastructure theft response around the world.
Njoku, C. O., Gambo, A. V., Bello, Y.
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Cybercrime in Latin America: Challenges for building effective security in the world’s most vulnerable region

open access: yesVestnik RUDN. International Relations
The issue of cybercrime in Latin America has reached critical levels, against a backdrop of the region’s technological lag, fragmented security strategies, and a growing reliance on foreign technological solutions.
Viachaslau A. Tsimashchenia   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Nature to Supply Chain: Exploring Biomimicry‐Based Pathways to Sustainability and Competitive Advantage

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inspired by insights gleaned from biomimicry theory, this paper addresses the persistent lack of theoretically grounded research in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and examines how nature‐inspired biomimicry principles could enhance various dimensions of its competitiveness. This study's theoretical contribution lies in its proposal
Susana Garrido   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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