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R&D activity and financing constraints: Evidence from Turkey (2020)
Journal Article

We analyze the relationship between financing constraints and firms’ R&D activity using a rich and comprehensive firm-level balance sheet and income statement data set of manufacturing firms in Turkey for the period 1996 to 2013. Using a firm-specifi... Read More about R&D activity and financing constraints: Evidence from Turkey.

Nurture commodified? An investigation into commercial human milk supply chains (2020)
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The material conditions in which women provide breast milk range widely, on the basis of their class and geographical provenance. The commercialisation of breast milk provision throws up questions related to debates on the transnational reconfigurati... Read More about Nurture commodified? An investigation into commercial human milk supply chains.

An intersectional analysis of COVID-19 unemployment (2020)
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Education and the geography of Brexit (2020)
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While it is well established that educational attainment is highly correlated with Brexit voting patterns, the predictive capacity of education has attracted less attention. Using full-sample and split-sample exercises, this paper demonstrates that e... Read More about Education and the geography of Brexit.

Network survival strategies of migrant entrepreneurs in large cities: Analysis of Albanian firms in Milan (2020)
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This paper addresses the role of cultural bias (preference for what is culturally more akin) in the entrepreneurial choice regarding different types of social networks in the context of urban mixed embeddedness. We test empirically the presence and a... Read More about Network survival strategies of migrant entrepreneurs in large cities: Analysis of Albanian firms in Milan.

The effect of downsizing on innovation outputs: The role of resource slack and constraints (2020)
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Although the practice of downsizing is prevalent, its effects on organisational outcomes remain poorly understood. This article examines how and when downsizing affects organisational innovation. Using a unique data set of UK firms over a period of 2... Read More about The effect of downsizing on innovation outputs: The role of resource slack and constraints.

Leverage and performance: Do size and crisis matter? (2020)
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Purpose: This paper contributes to the capital structure literature by examining the impact of financial leverage on firm performance and also the extent to which firm size and crisis matter in the leverage -performance relationship. Design/methodolo... Read More about Leverage and performance: Do size and crisis matter?.

Understanding students’ critical thinking ability: A comparative case of Chinese and British undergraduates (2020)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent the language factor contributes to students’ critical thinking abilities. The critical thinking (CT) skills and abilities of final year undergraduate students studying on the same program we... Read More about Understanding students’ critical thinking ability: A comparative case of Chinese and British undergraduates.

Celso Furtado and the Myth of Economic Development: Rethinking Development from Exile (2020)
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This article introduces two previously unpublished working papers by the Brazilian economist Celso Furtado (1920–2004). Following a brief outline of his life and ideas, the arguments in the two papers are examined, taking into account their context a... Read More about Celso Furtado and the Myth of Economic Development: Rethinking Development from Exile.

The impact of financial difficulties on earnings management strategies: The case of Italian non-listed firms (2020)
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This study investigates the impact of the degree of financial distress on the earnings management activities of Italian non-listed firms. The extant literature provides mixed evidence on this relationship for listed firms. We find a positive (negativ... Read More about The impact of financial difficulties on earnings management strategies: The case of Italian non-listed firms.