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Unpackaging the Determinants of Food Waste Reduction

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a significant barrier to sustainable development, negatively impacting the environment, economy and society. Consequently, it is crucial to delve into consumers' sustainable behaviour concerning food waste mitigation. This study applied the Theory of Planned Behaviour to explore the determinants of consumers' behavioural ...
Stefano Abbate   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

2. The Means of Grace

open access: yes, 1958
Central to the medieval Church and the ultimate source of its power, both spiritual and temporal, was its possession of the sacraments. The sacraments were based on the belief that what man could not do for himself God could and would do for him ...
Bloom, Robert L.   +6 more
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Between Strategy and Survival? How Agri‐Food SMEs Navigate Voluntary Sustainability Disclosure

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a context of increasing regulatory pressure and ambiguity around sustainability reporting, this study analyses small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) motivations and challenges in relation to the voluntary adoption of such practices. Using a sector‐based approach, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 26 agri‐business leaders from ...
Pablo Gomez‐Carrasco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

VALUATION OF TARGET FIRMS ACQUIRED IN THE FOOD SECTOR DURING THE 1996-2001 WAVE [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper studies valuation ratios of food companies that were part of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) involving at least one French company during the 1996-2001 period. Results converge to value the food company 1.1 to 1.4 times its turnover.
Declerck, Francis
core   +1 more source

Designing “Korean” Kimchi: Speculative Configuration of Distance and Commodity Value in the Chinese Kimchi Industry

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the Chinese kimchi industry, manufacturers employ product names, photographs, and logistical strategies to promote their kimchi's “Koreanness.” So, what makes their kimchi “Korean,” and how does its Koreanness formulate kimchi's commodity value?
Heangjin Park
wiley   +1 more source

The Passing of Aseli [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Short story about the repercussions of the death of the a former ...
Usongo, Kenneth
core   +1 more source

When should firms watch for cross‐industry competition? A demand‐side perspective

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Research on competitor identification has primarily focused on intra‐industry competition. However, cross‐industry competitive threats are prevalent and consequential. We adopt a consumer‐oriented perspective to examine how consumer perceptions shape de facto competition across industry boundaries.
Ying Li, Samira Reis, Olga M. Khessina
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal alcohol taxes for Australia [PDF]

open access: yes
Objective: To estimate welfare maximising tax rates for beer, wine, and spirits using a mathematical model that considers both the welfare loss alcohol taxes impose on non-abusive consumers and the welfare gains due to alcohol taxes reducing externality ...
Fogarty, James Joseph
core   +1 more source

Nanozyme Aptasensor Array for Predictive Sensing of Virulent and Antibiotic‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus strains

open access: yesSmall, EarlyView.
An array‐based nanozyme‐aptamer platform for rapid, colorimetric fingerprinting of Staphylococcus aureus strains is reported. By combining differential aptamer dissociation with pattern‐recognition analysis, the sensor achieves strain‐level discrimination, infers virulence, and predicts the identification of previously unencountered strains, offering a
Pabudi Weerathunge   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Did Jesus Exclude Women from Priesthood? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
This sentence purports to give the principle upon which the fundamental affirmation of the Declaration rests, namely, the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith judges it necessary to recall that the Church , in fidelity to the example of the
Schneiders, Sandra Marie
core   +1 more source

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