Blend membranes comprising sulfonated poly (phenylene ether ether sulfone) (SPEES) - charged surface modifying macromolecules (cSMMs) were fabricated as an alternative proton exchange membrane (PEM) for H2/O2 fuel cell applications. Prepared membranes were characterized by determining the ion...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of income and cost of children on fertility, using the conceptual framework of "relative income." In other words, the main novelty is that two hypotheses are tested. Firstly, relative income, defined by the difference between personal household...

This paper examines the hypothesis that human resource management is less developed in family firms than in non-family firms and it has no effect of lowering turnover in family firms. From our analysis, the following main findings were obtained. First, compared to non-family firms, turnover...

For the purpose of explaining governance structure variety in franchising, we explore the impact of governance structure on the incentives to invest in specific assets for the franchisor as well as the distributors. Wholly-owned, wholly-franchised, and mixed (dual distribution) franchise systems...