Agglomeration, related variety and vertical integration [PDF]
Several recent studies investigate the relation between geographic concentration of production and vertical integration, based on the hypothesis that spatial agglomeration of firms in the same industry facilitates input procurement thereby reducing the ...
Donato Iacobucci, Giulio Cainelli
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A Lightweight Procedural Layer for Hybrid Experimental–Computational Workflows in Materials Science
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.We unveil a prototype hybrid‐workflow framework that fuses automatedcomputation with hands‐on experiments. Built atop pyiron, a lightweight, parameterized layer translates procedure descriptions into executable manual steps, syncing instrument settings, human interventions, and data capture in real‐time today.
Steffen Brinckmann +8 more
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Influence of Intra-Organizational Trust on Organizational Outcomes
Operations Research and Decisions, 2018 Nowadays, trust is perceived as one of the key factors that can build an organization's competitive advantage, increase the efficiency of its functioning and ability to develop.
Agnieszka Bieńkowska +3 more
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Trust and Privacy Based Authentication Method for Vertical Handoff Decision in Heterogeneous Network
International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2019 Next generation wireless networks involve diverse wireless access technologies to support multimedia services to the roaming users with different Quality of Service constraints at anytime and anywhere. The increased number of users and service providers in the integrated network architecture requires authentication mechanism between communication ...
M. Dhipa* +2 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The present study investigates recycling of NiTi shape memory alloys via vacuum induction melting. An ingot was synthesized from elemental Ni and Ti and subjected to three subsequent remelting cycles. Remelting increases process durations and impurity levels and adversely affects microstructures and functional properties.
Sakia Sophia Noorzayee +7 more
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Exploring a Causal Relationship between Vertical and Horizontal Trust
, 2005 Three experiments investigating how a possible causal relationship works between vertical trust (i.e., trust in authorities) and horizontal trust (i.e., trust in others) are reported.
Eek, Daniel, Rothstein, Bo
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Current Status and Challenges in Data Collection for Aerospace Coatings Deposited by Plasma Spraying
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.An innovative approach has been integrated into the GRENAT project to optimize plasma spraying and coating performance. Raw materials are accelerated and melted in the plasma generated by torches, creating coatings. Monitoring sensors collect process data which are combined with ex situ characterization data.
Lila Randriamananjara +8 more
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Vertical integration and the licensing of innovation with a fixed fee or a royalty [PDF]
In this paper, we analyse a situation where a patent holder is considered as an upstream firm that can license its innovation to some downstream companies that compete on a final market with differentiated products. Licensing contract may be based either
Lemarié, S.
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Antecedents of trust in international joint ventures' (IJVS) performance in developing countries: A review of empirical evidence [PDF]
, 2011 Trust in international joint venture has received much attention for the last 20 years. This study highlights the importance of social capital in international joint ventures (IJVs) in developing countries.
Ayios, A +2 more
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The Impact of Trust on the Mode of Transaction Governance between Manufacturer and Distributor: Evidence from Georgia [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics, 2008 The goal of the paper is to explore main determinants of the mode of transaction governance between manufacturers and distributors. We examine a number of types of transaction governance, viz., markets, relational transacting, and hierarchies. The model
George BERULAVA, David LEZHAVA
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