It has been shown that firms tend to developdifferentmodesof innovation triggeredby the relationship betweendifferenttypes ofknowledge andlearning processesunderpinning it. Thispaper aims at identifying differentmodes ofbusiness innovation; second, relating them to firms' innovative and...

This paper discusses the poverty-wealth impact on contraceptive use both at individual and community levels. A multilevel probit regression framework was set up to explain the use of contraceptive methods. We use data from the Indian 2005–06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS). It contains...

Considerando que o museu deve a sua criação à necessidade de guardar e coleccionar objectos, de acordo com uma certa ordem cultural, procura-se delinear factores que ajudem à compreensão da sua emergência no contexto contemporâneo. Para tal, situa-se a reflexão na compreensão que o...

The perception of the causes of poverty has long been recognized as a very important factor in the broader study of this social phenomenon. This study covers 15 European Union countries and considers three types of poverty attributions: individualistic, societal, and fatalistic. The...

It has been shown that firms tend to developdifferentmodesof innovation triggeredby the relationship betweendifferenttypes ofknowledge andlearning processesunderpinning it. Thispaper aims at identifying differentmodes ofbusiness innovation; second, relating them to firms' innovative and...

People’s explanations for why some individuals are poor are of great importance to a comprehensive study of poverty. This cross-cultural study aims to profile differences and similarities in perceptions of the causes of poverty within and between 28 European Union countries. Multilevel models...

We use a new data set to study the determinants of the performance of open-end actively managed equity mutual funds in 27 countries. We find that mutual funds underperform the market overall. The results show important differences in the determinants of fund performance in the U.S. and elsewhere...