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Unfair commercial practices used by the Czech retailers

open access: yes, 2018
This bachelor thesis is focused on unfair commercial practices and consumer protection. First of all it explains basic concepts such as commerce, retail, wholesale, businessman or consumer and next it devotes to unfair commercial practices.
VÍTKOVÁ, Karolína
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Information‐seeking lobbying and strategic stockpiling under trade policy uncertainty

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study investigates how firms engage in information‐seeking lobbying to address trade policy uncertainty. I argue that lobbying enables firms to gain early insights into forthcoming tariff actions, allowing them to strategically stockpile products likely to be targeted. Using shipping records of US firms during the 2018 US–
Bo Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Do multinational enterprises from developed and emerging economies differ in their price discrimination strategies? Evidence from Africa

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Do multinational enterprises from developed (DMNEs) and emerging (EMNEs) economies differ in their price discrimination strategies in Sub‐Saharan Africa? Using an abductive approach, we analyze novel data from laundry detergent markets in Cameroon, Ghana, and Ivory Coast, where frugal products are widely consumed. We find that,
Arzi Adbi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Care and COVID 19: Lessons for liberals and neoliberals

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Within the liberal political traditions, care is regarded as a private matter, a problem of ethics rather than justice. Social justice is framed as an issue of economics (re/distribution), culture (recognition) and/or politics (representation).
Kathleen Lynch
wiley   +1 more source

Civil law aspects of unfair commercial practices in conclusion of the contract

open access: yes, 2018
Nepoštene poslovne prakse so del potrošniškega prava, ki je v zadnjem obdobju, predvsem znotraj Evropske unije, doživel velik razvoj. Ker se je evropski zakonodajalec zavedel pomembnosti varstva potrošnikov, je njihove pravice podrobno uredil z mnogimi ...
Kralj, Urban
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Proctoring in a Second Language: Exploring Fairness and Justice in Remote English Language Testing

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Remote proctoring is increasingly common in English language testing (Isbell & Kremmel, 2020), yet it often requires communication in the target language, unlike in‐person centers that may offer support in test‐takers' first language. Although prior studies have noted communication challenges in remote testing environments (Green & Lung, 2021;
Jieun Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Challenges Facing a Behaviorally-Informed Approach to the Directive on Unfair Commercial Practices

open access: yes, 2013
The directive on Unfair Commercial Practices seeks to protect consumers by prohibiting, inter alia, misleading practices, which are defined as practices that are likely to mislead the average consumer and thereby likely to cause him to take a ...
Tor, Avishalom
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What can be done virtually? A modified Delphi study offering guidance on virtual companion animal physical examinations

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The inability to adopt a hands‐on approach can be viewed as a limitation to provide veterinary care virtually. The objective of this study was to establish guidance to support the remote delivery of a companion animal physical examination by video. Methods A modified approach to the Delphi method was followed.
Rosalie Fortin‐Choquette   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Full‐stage risk management of forecast deviation for large‐scale renewable energy participating in the spot market

open access: yesEnergy Conversion and Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Against the backdrop of renewable energy achieving full market integration, renewable energy forecasting deviations have become a critical bottleneck constraining the clearing efficiency of electricity spot markets, hindering the rational allocation of costs, and threatening the secure operation of the power system.
Sicheng Xu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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