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Climate risk, income dynamics and nutrition intake in rural China
Zhou, Li; Turvey, Calum G. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 7 (2015) 2, pp. 197-220
nutrition intake in rural China. Design/methodology/approach – Using a system of simultaneous equations in a three-stage least … impact on nutrition would be from changes in temperature. Findings – The authors do not find that modest changes in …. Second, the authors do not find evidences to prove the existence of a poverty nutrition trap in rural China. Third, the …
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The usage of the EU funds for agriculture area as a rural development factor
Zbíralová, Jana - 2012
This submitted contribution is focused on usage of the funds of the European union (EU) for the agriculture area, which … financial subventions, which are flowing in agriculture and rural areas in context of the at present actual Rural Development …
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New model rural cooperatives in Gansu: a case study
Saunders, Max; Bromwich, David - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 6 (2012) 4, pp. 325-338
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the development of new model farmer cooperatives set up with Aid agency assistance in Shandan County, Gansu Province, China, focusing on enterprise management and training, and the monitoring and evaluation issues and outcomes....
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European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing: The Case of the Greek EIP on AHA Network
Boskou, George; Grintzali, Georgia; Vontetsianos, Angelos; … - In: International Journal of Reliable and Quality … 6 (2017) 3, pp. 41-51
Demographic ageing societies require a timely and well-planned response containing its negative social and economic effects. The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) is a major European Commission led policy initiative to address the challenges of demographic...
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Strategies for scaling up social enterprise: lessons from early years providers
Lyon, Fergus; Fernandez, Heather - In: Social Enterprise Journal 8 (2012) 1, pp. 63-77
Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the strategies social enterprises can use to scale up their impact. A traditional view has been for growth to occur through expanding operations or setting up new sites owned by a single organisation. However, a range of other strategies of scaling impact...
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E-Lance Enabled Network Exchanges within Supply Chains: The Influence of Network Governance and Social Control Mechanisms on Network Success
Hooker, Robert E.; Lewis, Carmen C.; Wasko, Molly M.; … - In: International Journal of Information Systems and Supply … 9 (2016) 2, pp. 1-20
E-business based e-lance networks can impact the coordination and completion of work within organizations and improve efficiencies in global supply chains. This may be particularly true for organizations mitigating sudden demand spikes, or lacking internal expertise and bandwidth. However,...
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Bibliometric Analysis of Lean, Agile, and Leagile Supply Chains in Automobile Industry (1990 - 2017)
Iyengar, Venkatesh; Bharathi, S. Vijayakumar - In: International Journal of Information Systems and Supply … 11 (2018) 3, pp. 22-45
This article describes how organizations embrace various supply chain strategies aiming at effective and efficient performance outcomes for gaining competitive advantage. The authors conducted an extensive search for academic publications on lean, agile, and leagile (hybrid) supply chains in...
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The VESP Model: A Conceptual Model of Supply Chain Vulnerability
Lahmar, Arij; Chabchoub, Habib; Galasso, François; … - In: International Journal of Risk and Contingency … 7 (2018) 2, pp. 42-66
During the last decade, researchers and practitioners became more interested in the domain of vulnerability analysis. It is considered as a key element in defining and managing supply chain risks. The great complexity of a global supply chain and of its environment, coupled with managerial...
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Global Justice Advocacy, Trade Unions, and the Supply Chain Law Initiative in Germany
Çelik, Ercüment; Schmid, Simon Norbert - In: New Global Studies 16 (2022) 1, pp. 91-111
Abstract This article focuses on the Supply Chain Law Initiative in Germany (SCLI)/Initiative Lieferkettengesetz as a case of global justice advocacy. The SCLI was a campaign by German civil society organizations that advocated for a law that would make it mandatory for corporations active in...
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Co-innovation: what are the success factors?
Bremmers, Harry J.; Sabidussi, Anna - 2009
The problem we address in this paper is that in projects focusing on public-private cooperation to stimulate innovation in theNetherlands, initiatives often lack continuation after the study-phase. We extracted possible influencing variables from business and (transaction)cost economic...
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