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Study on university-business cooperation in the US

Ranga, Marina; Hoareau, Cecile; Durazzi, Niccolo; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

University-Business Cooperation (UBC) is a relationship in flux, reflecting issues specific to the transition from an industrial to a knowledge society. UBC is undergoing a transformation from a dyadic university-business relationship, aimed at solving firm problems, sourcing new products or...

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Choice of corporate risk management tools under moral hazard

Bena, Jan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

This paper examines the choice of tools for managing a firm’s operational risks: cash reserves, insurance contracts, and financial assets under an optimal financing contract that solves moral hazard between insiders and outside investors. Risk management is valuable as it reduces the costs of...

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Understanding and managing zoonotic risk in the new livestock industries

Liverani, Marco; Waage, Jeff; Barnett, Tony; Pfeiffer, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Background: In many parts of the world, livestock production is undergoing a process of rapid intensification. The health implications of this development are uncertain. Intensification creates cheaper products, allowing more people to access animal-based foods. However, some practices...

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The enactment of risk categories: organizing and re-organizing risk management practices in the energy industry

Scott, Susan V.; Perry, Nicholas - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

Aimed at energy organizations adapting to the competitive demands associated with liberalization, transaction and risk management software “A-Trade” was part of the shift from a traditional engineer-led culture of risk cognition to market-oriented financial risk management. The story of...

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Model risk of risk models

Danielsson, Jon; James, Kevin R.; Valenzuela, Marcela; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

This paper evaluates the model risk of models used for forecasting systemic and market risk. Model risk, which is the potential for different models to provide inconsistent outcomes, is shown to be increasing with and caused by market uncertainty. During calm periods, the underlying risk...

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From government to governance: external influences on business risk management

Hutter, Bridget M.; Jones, Clive J - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

The influence of external organizations and pressures on business risk management practices has hitherto been examined through the influence of state regulatory regimes on businesses. This article concentrates on key socio-legal concerns about the influence of the law in social and economic...

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A social constructivist analysis of the 2007 banking crisis: building trust and transparency through community currencies

Breitstein, Lance; Dini, Paolo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This article examines the 2007 banking crisis from an interdisciplinary and, in particular, social constructivist perspective to identify its structural and systemic causes. After presenting and explaining a wide meta-theoretical framework that can accommodate different understandings of...

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The value of insolvency safe harbours

Paech, Philipp - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

‘Safe harbour’ is shorthand for a bundle of privileges in insolvency which are typically afforded to financial institutions. They are remotely comparable to security interests as they provide a financial institution with a considerably better position as compared to other creditors should...

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Non-farm diversification and rural poverty decline: a perspective from Indian sample survey and village study data

Himanshu, Himanshu; Lanjouw, Peter; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This paper studies the evolution of the rural non-farm sector in India and its contribution to the decline of poverty … close study over a period of six decades. Sample survey data indicate that the non-farm sector in rural India has grown … in India as both particularly closely linked to rural non-farm development and recording particularly high rates of urban …

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Poverty, inequality and mobility in Palanpur: observations from Palanpur

Himanshu, Himanshu; Bakshi, Ishan; Dufour, Camille - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

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