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War as an Investment
Chadefaux, Thomas - 2013
States often bargain over objects that affect their future bargaining power. A large territory, for example, is not only valuable in itself, but also as a source of raw material, population and defense. As a result, states not only try to maximize their benefits when they negotiate over the...
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Green Eggs and Ham : The CISG, Path Dependence, and the Behavioural Economics of Lawyers’ Choices of Law in International Sales Contracts
Spagnolo, Lisa - 2022
Why do lawyers in some jurisdictions continue to ‘automatically’ exclude the 1980 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in their choices of law for international sales contracts? Why do lawyers in other jurisdictions approach the decision very differently? Why...
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Role of Blockchain Enabled Transparency in Risk Management and Sustainability of the Complex Global Supply Chains
Medhi, Dr Pankaj Kumar - 2019
Lack of transparency in the global supply chains has emerged as a major risk for sustainability in the recent times. This is due to customer awareness about human rights and environmental issues and government legislations in the hosting countries to hold the organizations responsible for the...
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The Role of Finance in Quality Principles
Boylan, Daniel H - 2016
Creating a financial advantage is important in today's competitive business world. When looking at critical reasons for success, a great deal can be learned by the role finance plays in a quality movement. Each quality movement has priorities. Financial management's importance varies by program....
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The Role of Finance in Quality Principles
Boylan, Daniel H - 2016
Creating a financial advantage is important in today's competitive business world. When looking at critical reasons for success, a great deal can be learned by the role finance plays in a quality movement. Each quality movement has priorities. Financial management's importance varies by program....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987918
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Penalty Zones in International Sustainability Standards : Where Improved Sustainability Doesn’t Pay
Darnall, Nicole; Iatridis, Konstantinos; Kesidou, Effie; … - 2023
Adopting an International Sustainability Standard (ISS) helps firms improve their sustainability performance. It also acts as a credible market “signal” that legitimizes firms’ latent sustainability practices while improving their market value. But how do these signals function when firms...
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The impact of uncertainty on investment : a meta-analysis
Koetse, Mark J.; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Florax, Raymond … - 2006
In this paper we perform a meta-analysis on empirical estimates of the impact between investment and uncertainty. Since … investment research. For example, not including factor prices in investment models may seriously affect the model outco! mes … can explain to a large extent why empirical estimates of the investment-uncertainty relationship differ. …
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Transnational Business Governance Interaction and Competition between Standard‐Setting Initiatives : Labor Standards in Garment, Toys and Agriculture
Helmerich, Nicole - 2013
This paper analyzes interactions within standard‐setting networks in the area of social and labor rights. We examine the shape of transnational business governance interactions (TBGI), pathways, and interaction mechanisms in three sectors: garments, toys and agriculture. Our comparative...
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Mapping the Ascendance of the 'Living Wage' Standard in Non-State Global Labour Codes
Doorey, David J. - 2017
The living wage standard has emerged as a norm in global initiatives targeting supply chain labor practices. This is unexpected, because the living wage, if actually paid, could impose substantial new supply chain costs. There is also considerable disagreement on how to calculate a living wage...
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The Economics of Counterfeiting
Quercioli, Elena - 2014
This paper develops a new tractable strategic theory of counterfeiting as a multi-market large game played by good and bad guys. There is free entry of bad guys, who choose whether to counterfeit, and what quality to produce. Opposing them is a continuum of good guys who select a costly...
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