Corruption Control, High-Tech Acquisitions, and the Role of Power Distance by Viet Anh Hoang, Hong An Thai, Phuong Uyen Le, Thanh Huong Nguyen, Man Dang

“…This study investigates how corruption control influences the choice between high-tech and non-high-tech acquisition targets, using international data from 2000 to 2019. Grounded in the institutional theory and transaction cost economics, we hypothesize that stronger corruption control reduces transaction risks, making high-tech acquisitions more attractive. …”
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Crafting care: the case of the Kangaroo Mother Care Method by Juliana Gutiérrez Valderrama, Simone Fuica Prieto, Catalina Lince-Rivera

“…This paper examines the making of the KMC in resource-constrained neonatal care settings and explores how adversity challenges background assumptions in prevailing protocols and technologies of neonatal care, creating opportunities for reassembling actors and methodologies, and thus enacting new realities in healthcare. Using ethnographic data and interviews with healthcare professionals and drawing from current official guidelines, we analyze the socio-material reconfigurations promoted by the KMC’s development and its broader implications for neonatal care. …”
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Green Entrepreneurial Orientation and Sustainable Performance: A Moderated Mediation Analysis in Chinese Manufacturing by Wenli Hu, Teetut Tresirichod

“…The study offers important implications for theory development and managerial practice in promoting sustainable development in manufacturing industries.…”
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Assessment of a Country's Regional Economic Development on the Basis of Estimation of a Single Process (ESP) Method by Romualdas Ginevičius, Dainora Gedvilaitė, Šarūnas Bruzgė

“…Research Design & Methods: Review of scientific literature, an analysis of statistical data and methods applied in the theory of multiple criteria have been used for the purpose of this research. …”
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Sustainable development in the era of digital trade: A perspective of industrial structure optimization by Zeyang Bian, Yaqian Zhang

“…Using panel data of prefecture-level cities in China from 2013 to 2020, we explore whether emerging digital trade can promote the high-quality development of the economy from the perspective of industrial structure optimization. …”
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Flatting amongst LGBTIQ+ people in Aotearoa New Zealand by Brodie Fraser, Mary Buchanan

“…Furthermore, they were more likely to have needed to move due to a poor relationship with someone in the household, were more likely to have experienced any housing discrimination, and were more likely to be worried about housing discrimination. Our data shows flatting is a site of vulnerability for LGBTIQ+ people, opening them up to discrimination within the home, which has implications for their safety and security of tenure. …”
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Executive equity incentives and corporate environmental, social and governance performance by Shengyang Zhang, Zhuo Li, Li He

“…The study provide new insights for companies to enhance their ESG performance through internal institutional design and offer important implications for promoting high-quality economic development in China.…”
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Interhemispheric interactions in visual word recognition: the role of multiple meanings by Sangyub Kim, Kichun Nam

“…These results imply that the number of meanings in words shapes interhemispheric dynamics during visual word recognition. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to theoretical models of visual word recognition and hemispheric differences in language processing.…”
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Role of Urban Farming in Promoting Sustainable Economic Development by Yosra Abduljalel Alajeli, Gunavathy Selvarajh

“…Design/Methodology/ A qualitative desk research methodology was employed, using data from academic publications, scientific books and credible websites. …”
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Impact of Delays on Business Start-Up: A Case Study of SC and ST Women Entrepreneurs in Mysuru Division by Nikhilavathi S, Bharath V

“…Descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, and regression modelling were employed to analyse primary data collected from 514 respondents. The study identified various factors contributing to delays in the initiation of businesses by SC and ST women entrepreneurs in Mysuru Division. …”
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Degree Mobility in the Higher Education Context: Could the English Language be a Key Driver of Internationalisation? by Tuğba Elif Toprak Yıldız

“…While these pressures cement the position of English as the medium of instruction and scholarly activities, this article examines the possible relationships among internationalisation, degree mobility, Englishisation, and language policies in the light of the OECD 2019 and 2020 data. The article also considers several crucial implications for internationalisation that have become increasingly relevant especially during the Covid-19 pandemic period.…”
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Children and adolescents’ views on coping with stress and aversive feelings – a thematic analysis by Siri Jakobsson Støre, Sven Hassler, Louise Persson, Linda Beckman

“…In total, eight group interviews were conducted at four different schools. Results Data was analyzed with reflexive thematic analysis and resulted in three themes: Accepting and expressing feelings, Doing things that make you feel good, and Searching for help. …”
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Devising a Sketch Grammar for Academic Portuguese by Tanara Zingano Kuhn, Iztok Kosem

“…We conclude by summarizing the main findings, highlighting important implications, and offering suggestions for further improvement of the sketch grammar. …”
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The Impact of EFL Learners’ Sociobiography on Language Learning Anxiety by Indah Sulistiawati, Abdul Haris Sunubi, Magdahalena Tjalla, Zulfah Fakhruddin, Mujahidah Mujahidah

“…These results have important implications for developing targeted teaching strategies and support systems aimed at creating more inclusive and effective EFL learning environments. …”
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Religion, Lifestyle, and Identity Affirmation within Middle Class Malay Muslims in Pontianak of West Borneo by Nur Hamzah, Sangkot Sirait, Zulkipli Lessy

“…This work aims at revealing the implications of modernization and improvement of the living standards of the middle-class Malay Muslim community in Pontianak City. …”
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Reform and Innovation in Islamic Boarding School Education Management: Standardization of Madrasah Diniyah Salafiyah by Hamdanah Hamdanah

“…This research method uses a qualitative approach with a case study in the Madrasah Diniyah Salafiyah Islamic Boarding School. Data were collected through participatory observation, interviews with teachers and students, and analysis of curriculum and learning achievement documents. …”
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Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives on the Relationship Between Students’ Learning and Work-Related Skills by Anne-Mai Näkk, Inge Timoštšuk

“…This study explored teachers’ perceptions of the relationship between student learning and the development of work-related skills through 13 narrative interviews. Data were analysed using phenomenographic and content analyses, revealing three key themes: competence-building, relatedness-focused, and autonomy-related views. …”
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Reforming Real Estate Valuation for Financial Auditors With AI: An In-Depth Exploration of Current Methods and Future Directions by Silviu-Ionut BABTAN

“…The author starts by investigating traditional valuation methods' limitations, such as data constraints and subjectivity, and presents how these AI techniques, which are translated in property valuation field as automated valuation methods, tackle these challenges. …”
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Medical centers location and specialists’ allocation: a healthcare planning case study by João Flávio de Freitas Almeida, Luiz Ricardo Pinto, Samuel Vieira Conceição, Francisco Carlos Cardoso de Campos

“…Originality We developed descriptive cost functions models and adopted aggregate data from official sources to set parameters of an integrated MILP model. …”
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Green Supply Chain Integration and Sustainable Performance in Pharmaceutical Industry of China: A Moderated Mediation Model by Huahui Li, Ramayah Thurasamy

“…This study offers valuable implications for both academic research and managerial practice.…”
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