markets, the USA and the UK, for a long period of time. Our empirical results show that: 1) there is a considerable degree of … degree of switching in the USA and the UK, giving some support to the hypothesis that common sentiment could drive the …

efficient resource allocators. Sin is identified as ethical failure on a communitywide scale. Between 1985 and 2010, the USA has …

offer an IJV exit framework and corresponding propositions that apply resource dependence and learning theories. The … liquidation, internalization or sell-off. It extends the uni-directional notion of the current IJV learning theory and illustrates … that parental learning does not necessarily lead to an IJV's internalization, whereas absent learning does not inevitably …

environmentalists since 1990 on a range of issues in the EU, compared to the USA. Beck's 'Risk Society' theory has general resonance … USA on environmental issues. These differences have been parallel to the apparently stronger influence of … with contemporary western attitudes to risk. However, it may be that the US regulatory framework may now be more …

displacement risk index (DRI) and results for a snapshot year of 2007. The study area, 158 counties in the United States, was the …Indicator and index-building activities have become commonplace for assessing and estimating social, environmental, and … disasters. However, there have not been parallel efforts to capture measures for displacement risk. This article seeks to fill …

The main purpose of this paper is to document the challenges within spatial risk and vulnerability assessments in order … to instigate an open discussion about opportunities for improvements in approaches to disaster risk. This descriptive … paper identifies challenges to quality and acceptance and is based on a case study of a social vulnerability index of river …

of external supply risk is very low. In consequence, security of food supply in the UK does not appear to be an issue …