This paper’s main objective is to identify certain explanatory factors that likely clarify the choice of applying IAS/IFRS adopted by developing countries (DCs) up until the year 2008. Based on a sample consisting of 74 DCs, the empirical results have indicated that the DCs most likely to...

Several previous research studies have reported mixed results concerning the direct relationship between corporate governance and firm performance. Actually, the presence of innovation as a mediating variable within this relationship has not yet been fully established. Hence, this article's...

This article tests the impact of firms' ownership structure on their innovation level. The theoretical framework of this research is based on the major contributions provided by a cognitive approach of corporate governance. Noteworthy, this study analyses empirical data related to a sample...

This article focuses on the relationship between the characteristics of the board of directors and the innovation policies in the Tunisian context from a cognitive perspective of corporate governance. The method used in this study is based on the regression analysis. We directly regress the...

L'objectif de ce travail de recherche consiste à examiner l'impact de la structure de propriété sur le niveau d'innovation des entreprises. Le cadre théorique proposé dans cette recherche se base sur le courant cognitif de gouvernement d'entreprise. Notre idée selon laquelle le dirigeant...

An estimation of the crop water requirements for the Pontina Plain, Central Italy, was carried out through the use of remote sensing land classification and application of a simple water balance scheme in a GIS environment. The overall crop water demand for the 700 km<Superscript>2</Superscript> area was estimated at...</superscript>

Purpose ¨C Paper aims is to describe, analyze and to increase the knowledge of the emerging crowdfunding phenomenon. This can be defined as the practice of funding a project or venture by raising a lot of small quantities of money from a huge number of people. Even though the number of academic...

Over the last few years, the agro food industry has been undergoing a process of accelerated change. This exploratory research analyses the strategic choices of Campania (Italy) agro food firms and focuses on competitive issues; issues that are largely affected by the mono-product nature of the...