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External knowledge sourcing for R&D activities: antecedents and implications of governance mode choice

2014

This paper investigates how internal and external factors affect the choice between alliances and joint ventures (A&JVs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) for the external sourcing of research and development (R&D) activities, and whether or not such a choice is really con- tingent, that is, is it the best choice in terms of its impact on firms’ innovative performance under those circumstances? We build a set of hypotheses based on both the transaction-cost theory and the resource-based view, and test them through a secondary data source analy- sis. We found that companies adopt either R&D M&A or A&JV depending on internal (e.g. resources and capabilities, innovation experience) and exter…

Analiza strukturalna Skali Motywacji Sportowej SMS-28

2018

Motywacja stanowi istotny czynnik wysokich osiągnięć sportowych. Badania nad motywacją są wykorzystywane w nauce i praktyce psychologicznej do opisu, wyjaśnienia i przewidywania zachowania sportowców w kontekście treningu sportowego i zawodów. Ponieważ motywacja może różnicować zawodników różnych dyscyplin sportowych należących do różnych pokoleń i regionów kulturowo-społecznych, konieczne jest prowadzenie badań walidacyjnych nad narzędziami służącymi do pomiaru motywacji w kontekście sportowym. Niniejsze badania miały na celu przeprowadzenie analizy strukturalnej Skali Motywacji Sportowej SMS-28 stworzonej w Kanadzie ponad dwadzieścia lat temu. W badaniu uczestniczyło 170 sportowców reprez…

Breaststroke swimmer's knee

1980

The cause of the breaststroke swimmer's knee with medial pain of the knee joint has not been clearly identified. Breaststroke swimmers with knee pain were, therefore, examined arthros copically. None showed any other disorders of their knees than medial synovitis in seven of nine swimmers. Since structural abnormalities could be ruled out, biomechanical analyses utiliz ing cinematographic techniques were used to study patients swimming in a special flume with the speed set at 90% of their best competitive performance. The results indicate that the extension and flexion and also in some cases the hip abduction and adduction movements of the whip kick were performed with high peak angular ve…

THE MODERN LANDSCAPE OF EXTERNAL CORPORATE VENTURING: AN EXPLORATIVE STUDY ON THE CHOICE AMONG NEW AND TRADITIONAL CORPORATE VENTURING MODES

Operating leverage and the cost of debt in European agri-food firms

2020

Aim of study: To analyse the effect that operating leverage exerts on the cost of debt of agri-food firms in Europe, both in isolation and indirectly through its other risk factors.Area of study: We used panel data made up of 18,360 European firms from 2009 to 2016 (146,880 observations).Material and methods: The data were extracted from the ORBIS database and EUROSTAT. The econometric approach was estimated by the Generalized Method of Moments.Main results: The results obtained confirm that operating leverage or cost structure, in addition to affecting the cost of debt, also affects the relationship between that cost and other sources of risk. More specifically, indebtedness, size, specifi…

Externalizing behaviour and academic performance – the cross-lagged relationship during school transition

2017

The current study examined the over-time association between externalizing behaviour problems and academic performance during school transition in a cross-lagged design. The main focus was to revea...

Microsurgery and external fixation in orthoplastic reconstruction of tibial injuries.

2019

"Orthoplastics" is a relatively new approach to lower limb reconstruction, where an integration of both plastic and orthopedic expertise is required, together with the availability of well-equipped facilities. Acute shortening and long-term frames for lengthening are generally considered alternatives to length preservation and soft tissue microsurgical reconstruction, but an integration of external fixation and reconstructive microsurgery is gaining an increasing role with refinements of joint approaches.Data on sixteen patients who underwent microsurgical lower limb reconstruction and external fixation with an orthoplastic approach, following acute or chronic tibial injury, were retrospect…

Economics of wage premia and wage rigidity

2017

The focus of this dissertation is on the effects of specific employer characteristics on wages and wage rigidity and how these characteristics enter the wage-setting process. The dissertation includes an introductory chapter and five separate essays. The introduction provides motivation, background on the main keywords and an overview of the thesis. Chapters two and three study how internal references affect wages and wage rigidity from a theoretical perspective. The fourth chapter estimates the effect of firm size on wages in the Finnish labor market. Chapter five develops on the preceding and analyses how profit sharing schemes affect the firm size premium. Chapter six studies how interna…

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered with Trust: Non-Resident Citizens’ Experiences of Newly Adopted Postal Voting

2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that the traditional “booth, ballot, and pen” model of voting, based on a specific location and physical presence, may not be feasible during a health crisis. This situation has highlighted the need to assess whether existing national electoral legislation includes enough instruments to ensure citizens’ safety during voting procedures, even under the conditions of a global pandemic. Such instruments, often grouped under the umbrella of voter facilitation or convenience voting, range from voting in advance and various forms of absentee voting (postal, online, and proxy voting) to assisted voting and voting at home and in hospitals and other healthcare …

Pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu eksternalizēto uzvedības problēmu saistība ar vecāku audzināšanas pieejām

2016

Pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot - vai vecāku audzināšanas pieejas ir saistītas ar eksternalizētās uzvedības problēmām pirmsskolas vecuma bērniem? Kā arī - kādas audzināšanas pieejas paredz uzvedības problēmas pirmsskolas vecuma bērniem? Pētījumā piedalījās N = 45 bērnu vecāki, kam ir bērni vecumā no 4-7 gadiem (M = 5,62 SD = 1,07). Pētījuma gaitā, tika izveidota respondentu izlase (n = 30) – bērni vecumā no 6-7 gadiem. Pētījumā tika izmantotas divas aptaujas – Gentas audzināšanas skala (Ghent Parental Behavior Scale (GPBS)), (Van Leeuwen et.al., 2004), vecāku audzināšanas pieejas noteikšanai, kā arī Bērna uzvedības novērtēšanas aptauja bērnu vecākiem (Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/1,5-5 un…