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NARRATIVE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Molly Patterson, Kristen Renwick Monroe • Annual Review of Political Science (1998)

▪ Abstract Narratives—the stories people tell—provide a rich source of information about how people make sense of their lives, about how they construct disparate facts and weave them together cognitively to make sense of reality. Narrative ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.1.1.315

Conspicuous Consumption in Emerging Markets: The Case of Starbucks in Colombia as a Global and Sustainable Brand

Jose Andres Areiza-Padilla, Jose Andres Areiza-Padilla, Mario Andres Manzi Puertas • Frontiers in Psychology (2021)

Conspicuous consumption symbolizes ostentatious and material consumption through the purchase of products and services with a higher economic value and that allows their consumers to excel socially. However, conspicuous consumption often do...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.662950

Mapping Global Research Trends in FinTech Innovations and SME Dynamics: A Scientometric Analysis

Mohammad Ammar Ahsan, Faiz Ur Rehman, Bilal Asghar, Ali Saleh Alshebami et al. • Administrative Sciences (2026)

This study sought to examine the evolution of financial technology (FinTech) and its huge influence on traditional financial systems, with particular attention to InsurTech, regulatory technology, robo-advisory services, and advertising tec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/admsci16060244

UNESCO monographs in the making of cultural policy

Gabriela Toledo Silva • Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (2016)

Between 1969 and 1987, UNESCO published a series of 77 monographs on aspects related to cultural policies of individual countries. Each monograph mobilized cultural policy in very particular ways, by its association with local issues, incre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12660/cgpc.v21n70.64441

In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of <i>Mentha</i> × <i>smithiana</i> R. GRAHAM Essential Oil from Western Romania

Călin Jianu, Daniela Stoin, Ileana Cocan, Ioan David et al. • Foods (2021)

This study was conducted to identify the volatile compounds of Mentha × smithiana essential oil (MSEO) and evaluate its antioxidant and antibacterial potential. The essential oil (EO) content was assessed by gas chromatography–mass spectrom...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods10040815

Funding liquidity on bank lending growth: The case of India

Erum Shaikh, Muhammad Nawaz Tunio, Vishal Dagar • Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (2023)

PURPOSE: By bridging the funding gap between funding surplus units and deficit units, financial institutions like banks play a crucial role in fostering economic development in a nation. Banks provide the crucial task of organizing individu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7341/20231947

Strategic decoupling through legitimacy: the sustainability-innovation gap in the food processing sector and its health implications

Mustafa Yucel • Globalization and Health (2025)

Abstract Background Environmental and public health impacts are critical in the food processing industry. To demonstrate responsiveness to stakeholder expectations, firms foreground sustainability reporting through frameworks such as Enviro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12992-025-01166-9

Questioning the Status Quo: Can Stakeholder Participation Improve Implementation of Small-Scale Mining Laws in Ghana?

Alex Osei-Kojo, Nathan Andrews • Resources (2016)

Ghana’s small-scale mining sector faces complex challenges, including environmental degradation and pollution, loss of life and increased health risks, despite several years of implementation of small-scale mining laws. These challenges, ge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/resources5040033

Lagging behind the Joneses: Relative Deprivation and Household Consumption in Rural China

Xiaodi Qin, Haitao Wu, Yifeng Xie, Xiaofang Zhang • Agriculture (2022)

Based on the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2010–2018, this article investigates how relative deprivation influences household consumption in rural China. High-dimensional fixed-effects (HDFE), the instrumental variable (IV), and causa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12111912

Compliance With Tobacco Control Policy and Visibility of Cigarette Retailers Around Educational Facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hala AlJishi, Dian Kusuma, Alaa AlQurashi, Ali AlFaiz et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

BackgroundIn Saudi Arabia, cardiovascular diseases are among the top causes of death and disability, and smoking is one of the leading risk factors, particularly among males.ObjectiveOur study aims to evaluate the compliance with the anti-s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.713460

Efficiency management in catch handling onboard small boats – Standardisation of processes in Icelandic fisheries

Ingibjörg Karlsdóttir, David Cook, Inga Minelgaite • Sustainable Futures (2021)

Small boat fishers are often the lifeblood of remote coastal communities in Iceland, contributing to employment, jobs and economic prosperity. This study conducts exploratory but highly practical research into the productive efficiency of o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2021.100060

Motivation and learning strategies in accounting: Are there differences in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) versus non-EMI students?

M. José Rivero-Menéndez, Elena Urquía-Grande, Pilar López-Sánchez, M. Mar Camacho-Miñano • Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review (2018)

The objective of this paper is twofold: firstly, to analyse if there are differences between students’ motivation and their learning strategies when they study accounting subjects in Spanish or English as a medium of instruction. Secondly, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsar.2017.04.002

From face-to-face to screen-to-screen: exploring the multifaceted dimensions of digital mental health care

Aneela Maqsood, Seema Gul, Touseef Zahra, Nazia Noureen et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2024)

BackgroundWith the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed an unprecedented surge in the adoption of digital platforms across various sectors, including mental health care. In countries such as Pakistan, where traditional face-t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1413127

Leadership Communication and Performance of Multinational Enterprises: A Case of Business Development Organization, East Africa, Tanzania

Grace Mpuya • International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics (2024)

Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are companies that operate in multiple countries, and their performance is critical to the global economy. This study explores the relationship between leadership communication and organizational performance...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10809047

Collaboration opportunities for driving sustainable farming systems and local communities: The case of banana cooperatives in Thailand

Haruhiko Iba, Apichaya Lilavanichakul • Societal Impacts (2024)

Developing sustainable farming systems is necessary to realize profitable and eco-friendly farms that benefit society. As Thailand is increasingly facing climate crisis, production damage, and economic loss for farmers, alternative solution...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.socimp.2024.100087

Assessment of the state administration effectiveness in the field of small business control in Slovakia

Eleonóra Marišová, Zuzana Ilková, Pavol Schwarcz, Tomáš Malatinec et al. • Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis (2013)

The agenda of small business in Slovakia is administered by state administration - district offices which registry and also control the entrepreneurs. The control units in the period 2008–2011 and its evaluation in terms of efficiency were ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11118/actaun201361072483

Inter-Firm Land Optimization and the Advancement of New Quality Productive Forces—Empirical Evidence Based on Micro-Enterprise Data

Yanzhi Liu, Jian Cheng, Cheng Li • Land (2025)

In the context of advancing new quality productive forces (NQP), the optimization of factor allocation is of critical importance. This study empirically examines how inter-firm land allocation affects the development of NQP and explores the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/land14091923