Academic Articles & Research Papers

Can Open Government Data Improve City Green Land-Use Efficiency? Evidence from China

This study adopted the double difference method to study the effect of open government data (OGD) on city green land-use efficiency (CGLUE). It was found that opening government data had a significant promotional effect on CGLUE, and a numb...

International Business: A Strategic Management Approach

PART ONE: THE WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. 1. The challenge of international business. 2. The multinational enterprise. 3. The triad and international business. PART TWO: THE ENVIRONMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. 4. International polit...

Blunders in international business

Preface. 1. Introduction. The Role of Culture. The Role of Communication. Structure. 2. Production. Location/Layout. Product. Package. Color. Summary. 3. Names. Product Names. Company Names. Summary. 4. Marketing. Promotions. Pricing. Summa...

International Business

The open character of the global economy combined with the internationalization of business means that business students are increasingly required to understand the complexities of international business. This introductory textbook provides...

Research in International Business and Finance

Forestry at the EU’s Doorstep – How Much are We Ready in the Area of Occupational Safety in Forestry?

According to the classification of business activities in the National Classification of Activities, agriculture, forestry and fishery together account for 3.43% of all injuries recorded in 2009, which places them in the lower part of the a...

The moderating effect of psychological trust on knowledge spillovers and firms’ open innovation

Psychological trust is an important link in building interpersonal relationships and has a significant impact on the attitude and behavior of knowledge subjects. Based on the characteristics of knowledge attributes, this paper analyzed the ...

Empirical research on the evolution trend of heat and sentiment for emergencies

Emergencies inflict heavy casualties, economic losses, ecological damage, and significant social harm to society. By segmenting information topics and analysing emotional shifts, we can identify corresponding real-world events and their imp...

International Business and Global Climate Change

Climate change has become an important topic on the business agenda with strong pressure being placed on companies to respond and contribute to finding solutions to this urgent problem. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of interna...

International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition

This text provides comprehensive coverage for instructors and students alike. Section one defines the nature of international business, section two looks at international finance and section three considers the effects of globalization....

International Business: Competing in the Global Market Place

Part One-Introduction and Overview Chapter 1: Globalization Case: Who Makes the Apple iPhone? Part Two-Country Differences Chapter 2: National Differences in Political Economy Chapter 3: Political Economy and Economic Development Chapter 4:...

Innovation and international business

While classical economic theories of growth emphasised international capital accumulation, and finance-based theories of foreign investment stressed international interest rate differentials and risk reduction, the technological accumulatio...

The Oxford Handbook of International Business

Abstract The Oxford Handbook of International Business contain articles by distinguished scholars in the field of international business. The authors are all authorities on their chosen topics and have been active as leaders in the Academy ...

Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design

Part 1 Introduction to transportation systems: the transportation system of the United States governmental activity in transportation administrative structure and finance. Part 2 Operation and control of transportation vehicles: operational...

Influence of reputation on shareholder value

Research background: This paper focuses on the topic of reputation management. Reputation is a social construct. It is based on a person’s opinion of another person, thing, or organization. It is also highly dependent on group interactions ...

“Ligando as pontas!” - A atuação do Fundo Podáali no fomento da bioeconomia na Amazônia

Apesar de sua incontestável importância para a preservação da biodiversidade e para o combate às mudanças climáticas, a floresta amazônica está passando por um alarmante processo de destruição. Com índices de preservação muito acima da médi...

Are the firms’ capital structure and performance related? Evidence from GCC economies

AbstractThis study examines the empirical relationship between the different leverage levels as a proxy of financing mix on the financial performance of the non-financial firms listed on capital markets in GCC economies. The study uses the ...

Green Finance’s Impact on Economic Resilience – The Moderating Role of Market Integration

This study examines whether and how green finance enhances economic resilience in emerging economies and evaluates the moderating role of market integration in this relationship. Using the System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) estimat...

Firms’ Characteristics and Debt Maturity Structure of Listed Oil and Gas Firms in Nigeria

The objective of our paper is to examine the nexus between firms' characteristics and debt maturity structure in Nigeria. The financial statements of all oil and gas listed firms in Nigeria between 2012 and 2023 provided the secondary data ...

Measuring bank efficiency: DEA application

The paper aims to improve the methodology of measuring efficiency of Latvian banks. Efficiency scores were calculated with application of non-parametric frontier technique Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Input-oriented DEA model under Vari...