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A Novel Lexicographic Optimization Method for Solving Shortest Path Problems with Interval-Valued Triangular Fuzzy Arc Weights
(2020)Shortest path (SP) optimization problems arise in a wide range of applications such as telecommunications and transportation industries. The main purpose of these problems is to find a path between two predetermined nodes ... -
Financial contracting with multiple tasks
(2004)In this paper we consider the problem of a firm that needs funding which can be shared between a production plan giving a direct monetary return and some influence activity that increases its reputation in the market and ... -
The Brady Rule may hurt the innocent
(2011)Mandatory disclosure of evidence (the so-called Brady rule) is considered to be among the most important bulwarks against prosecutorial misconduct. While protecting the generality of defendants in the criminal process, we ... -
Naturalizing humanity: Genealogy and the politics of storytelling in Boccaccio’s Decameron
(2009)In his literary masterwork, the Decameron, Boccaccio undertakes a thorough examination of human values along the lines he had drawn in his history of the origins of the gods, the Genealogie deorum gentilium libri, on the ... -
Life and politics after humanity: A map for newcomers
(2008)A number of academic disciplines are seeking to rearticulate the distinction between the natural and the normative by rethinking the position humans occupy within nature. This article surveys this interdisciplinary debate ... -
Innovation in Small Family Firms
(2020)Research on innovation in family firms has flourished in the last decades. Nevertheless, most of the current understanding has been developed by studying large organizations, leaving the specific challenges and opportunities ... -
Better that ten guilty persons escape: punishment costs explain the standard of evidence
(2013)It is generally agreed that the conviction of an innocent person (type-I error) should be avoided even at the cost of allowing a certain number of acquittals of criminals (type-II error). The high standard of evidence that ... -
Bonding and bridging social capital in family firm internationalization
(2020)Purpose of the paper: This paper aims to study how family firms manage their Global Value Chain (GVC). In particular, we investigate how family firms are able to keep control over operations outsourced to foreign partners. ... -
The information content of Fairness Opinions in M&A: Evidence from Italy
(2020)One of the major sources of inefficiencies in M&A transactions is the asymmetry of information between the bidder and the target. Several disclosure strategies are used by bidders to convince target shareholders to tender ... -
European Integration and Internationalization Strategies of Food Firms: A Survey of Entry Strategies into the German Food Industry
(1996)The realization of the European Common Market has some important implications on strategic decisions of agro-food firms serving European markets. A wide range of new opportunities is coming along with additional threats, ... -
Reducing credit rationing for SMEs in times of crisis: The role of the European Investment Bank Group
(2013)In this paper we consider a credit rationing problem between a bank and a creditworthy firm. We then determine whether and how the intervention of an external financial institution can facilitate the access to credit. In ... -
Blog success Factors: Opportunities for destination marketing
(2010)This exploratory study discusses the opportunities for tourism destination marketing organizations to communicate successfully their attractions and offerings through user generated blog content. Key features of effective ... -
Employment Protection Legislation in Central and East European Countries
(2009)This article presents updated indicators of employment protection legislation for several central and eastern European countries according to OECD methodology. Common patterns and outliers are identified and additional ... -
Modeling Patients as Dynamical Systems: Evaluating the Efficiency of Kidney Transplantation through Multi-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis
(2019)*Purpose: The occurrence of kidney graft loss is determined by a large set of variables interacting across the different stages of the transplantation process. This dynamic structure can be analyzed as a multidimensional ... -
Big data y ciencia de los datos para una nefrología personalizada: ¿estamos preparados para una “nefrología inteligente”?
(2019)El objetivo de la medicina personalizada es ofrecer a cada paciente un tratamiento adecuado en el momento preciso. En la actualidad, para demostrar que un tratamiento es eficaz es necesario obtener datos de costosos ensayos ... -
Moral hazard and compensation packages: Does reshuffling matter?
(2020)We study a moral hazard model in which the agent receives a compensation package made up of multiple commodities. We allow for the possibility that commodities are traded on the market and consider two scenarios. When trade ... -
Struttura dei contratti e trattamento dei dati personali nei servizi di cloud computing alla luce del nuovo Reg. 2016/679 UE
(2018)L’articolo analizza la struttura e la composizione dei contratti di cloud computing e si sofferma in particolare sui profili di interesse per il trattamento e la tutela dei dati personali alla luce del Reg. 2016/679 UE ... -
Traditionelles WOM vs. eWOM in der Filmindustrie
(2020)Allzu leicht gehen Unternehmen davon aus, dass Kommentare und Bewertungen aus dem Internet einen entscheidenden Einfluss auf das Verhalten von Konsumenten haben. In diesem Artikel wird auf die Besonderheiten der ...
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