Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Comparative Study on Drivers for Corporate Environmental Responsibility, EU15 vs. EU-NMS13

The activity of enterprises has a major impact on the quality of the environment. Deterioration and abusive exploitation of resources, with no concern for environmental protection, bring the need for a higher level of corporate environmental responsibility (CER). Consequently, CER has become a sine qua non concern of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study aims to estimate the importance of drivers for CER. It was conducted on a sample of SMEs from two groups of EU countries characterised by a different level of social and economic development backgrounds. The authors applied statistical analysis to estimate the importance of the effect of drivers for CER using the logit model and the nomogram. The logit model shows that the most important effects of drivers for CER correspond to the company’s core values, the impact of resource efficiency actions on the production costs, and the return on the investments made on resource efficiency. The magnitude of these effects is different for the SMEs from the two EU groups. Also, the study underlines the significant effect of SMEs’ size for CER. The differences for the two groups of countries call for policies stimulating environmental responsibility, differentiated by the two types of SMEs.
Political Corruption and Accounting Choices

We examine how political corruption affects firms’ accounting choices. We hypothesize and find that firms headquartered in corrupt districts manipulate earnings downwards, relative to firms headquartered elsewhere. Our finding is robust to alternative corruption measures, restatement-based earnings management measures, and the instrumental variable approach. Consistent with the motive to depress earnings, we find that firms headquartered in corrupt districts prefer LIFO over FIFO, and the accelerated depreciation method over the straight-line method, they report high LIFO reserve and depreciation reserve, and they tend to select a low useful life estimate. Finally, we find that the effect of corruption on earnings management is more pronounced for geographically concentrated firms and for firms without political connections. In sum, our findings suggest that firms respond to corruption by lowering their accounting earnings.
Intersectoral Collaborations for the Prevention and Control of Vector Borne Diseases: A Scoping Review

Objectives. This scoping review aimed to support a landscape analysis to identify lessons learned about intersectoral collaborations (ISCs) by describing their existing models in the context of dengue, malaria and yellow fever. Methods. A scoping review following the methodology of Joanna Briggs Institute was performed using the following inclusion criteria: studies involving humans; studies discussing intersectoral collaborations, malaria/dengue/yellow fever, and prevention or control at any level; and studies in countries endemic for the aforementioned diseases. Studies were screened using Covidence, while data were extracted using NVivo. Results. Of the 7,535 records retrieved, 69 were included in the qualitative analysis. Most ISCs were initiated by multilateral organizations and ministries of health, and none by communities. Strategies included advocacy, health education, research, public health measures, resource mobilization, service delivery and training; mostly employed on a community level. Monitoring and evaluation were mostly formative, ongoing, and participatory. Gaps included administrative and policy barriers, resource shortages, and inadequate research and training. Conclusions. Multiple models of ISC exist in the literature. There is a need to develop a comprehensive framework for an effective and sustainable multisectoral approach for the prevention and control of VBDs ensuring adequate resources, active stakeholders, and strategies that span the entire socio-ecological spectrum.
Growth Opportunities or Cash Flow Drives Innovative Investment —Evidence with different ownership structure from China

ABSTRACT Existing theoretical investment literature shows that Tobin’s q is a crucial factor of investment, while empirical studies find that cash flow exhibits a more significant effect on investment compared with Tobin’s q. Using up-to-date empirical data, we distill innovative investment from total investment to investigate this issue using a panel of 335 innovative companies in China. We unveil that innovative investment is more sensitive to growth opportunity (q) than cash flow. Furthermore, we discover that high investor sentiment can facilitate financing activities of privately owned enterprises, which may impel their innovative investments. On the other hand, state-owned enterprises will raise their tangible investments rather than innovative investment during periods of economic expansion. Lastly, we reveal that external financing cost is the channel in the external financing environment that could affect corporate innovative investment.
Assessing the Snow Disaster and Disaster Resistance Capability for Spring 2019 in China’s Three-River Headwaters Region

Frequent snowfall and low temperatures led to a considerable snow disaster in some areas of China’s Three-River Headwaters Region (TRHR) in Qinghai province in the spring of 2019, exerting a considerably negative influence on animal husbandry production in local grasslands. Based on a model of snow disaster classification and quantitative estimations of disaster-stricken animal husbandry, we propose a comprehensive disaster resistance capability index (CDRCI) using remote sensing, ground monitoring, and statistical investigations. With a comprehensive assessment of the space distribution and the magnitude of snow disasters, combined with a quantitative determination of disaster-stricken animal husbandry, the proposed CDRCI calculates how grassland animal husbandry is affected by snow disasters in different counties of the TRHR. The results indicate that approximately 2.31 million sheep and yaks were affected by moderate to severe snow disasters in the TRHR, accounting for 78.3% of the total livestock in the affected region. Of these affected livestock, approximately 1.54 million sheep and yaks were specifically affected by severe snow disasters, accounting for 52.1% of the total number of livestock. The CDRCIs for grassland animal husbandry in both Yushu and were moderate, being higher for the former than for the latter. We confirmed that the proposed CDRCI can accurately evaluate the magnitude of snow disasters in terms of how they affect grassland animal husbandry. The CDRCI is a way of relating the number of animal deaths to spatial disaster prevention and resistance. We expect that this research will provide important theoretical support for formulating snow disaster resistance policy, for example for increasing the construction of grassland animal husbandry infrastructure as well as providing greater stored forage material.
Impactos econômicos da ampliação do uso de energia solar residencial em Minas Gerais

Resumo Este artigo analisa os impactos econômicos de uma ampliação do uso de energia solar pelas famílias mineiras através do modelo de Equilíbrio Geral Computável (EGC) denominado Imagem-MG. Em contraste com outros trabalhos que utilizam essa metodologia para analisar questões energéticas, o presente trabalho se propôs a analisar os impactos distributivos da utilização de energia renovável para autoconsumo. Foi utilizado um conjunto de 10 famílias representativas, o que tornou possível comparar as mudanças no padrão de consumo entre diferentes classes de rendimentos. Realizaram-se análises de viabilidade técnica e econômica a fim de determinar as condições para adoção de energia solar, através de dois cenários distintos: adoção de painéis fotovoltaicos para geração distribuída de eletricidade e adoção de sistemas de aquecimento de água residencial. Os resultados mostram que a adoção de painéis fotovoltaicos gera impactos setoriais distintos da adoção de aquecedores solares devido à composição do consumo das famílias que utilizam cada tecnologia.
Seclusion in professional context: Studies on the methodical management of Intensive psychiatric care

While many characteristics of patients, professionals and facilities with relevance to seclusion rates have been investigated, their relative importance is unclear. Virtually no attention has been paid to team processes and reflexivity in relation to decision making on seclusion. The aim of this paper is to estimate the effects of these factors on nurse decision making on seclusion. Sixty Dutch psychiatric nurses of four closed wards reported team reflexivity and their tendency to seclude a theoretical patient. Approachability (whether there was a good or hardly any possibility to communicate with the patient), staffing level and confidence within the team had the greatest impact on the decision to seclude. Intra class correlation was 0.30. There was a large interaction effect of reflexivity with team 4, and team reflexivity was highly correlated with team tendency to avoid seclusion. In nurses’ decision on seclusion, the effects of ‘pure’ patient characteristics are small as compared with the effects of interpersonal and contextual factors, and nurses vary widely in their judgement. Team reflexivity is related to the tendency to prevent seclusion. Published as: Boumans, C. E. , Egger, J. I. M. , Souren, P. M. , Mann-Poll, P. S. & Hutschemaekers, G. J. M. (2012). Nurses’ decision on seclusion: Patient characteristics, contextual factors and reflexivity in teams. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing; 19(3):264-270.
Mobility, Knowledge Transfer, and Innovation: An Empirical Study on Returned Chinese Academics at Two Research Universities

This study provides an in-depth analysis of the effects of academic mobility on higher education innovation through an empirical study on returned Chinese academics at two research universities in China. Based on data obtained through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 15 academic returnees, this paper aims to examine the everyday interactions between individual returnees and their environment, with a focus on exploring how different institutional contexts affect returnees’ capacity for integration and innovation. It finds that returned academics play an important role in promoting higher education innovation in China through mobilizing their transnational capital and resources. However, their capacity to innovate is largely subject to their working environment. Evidence from the study suggests that differing institutional contexts make a substantial difference to the reintegration experiences of returnees and to their contributions to institutional changes. This paper provides a window into the changing institutional environment in China and the academic lives of returnees there. It also provides important implications for talent policy decisions.
Impact of New Seed Varieties Programme on the Welfare of Rice Farmers in Indonesia: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

The study examined rice farming in Indonesia on the welfare of farmers using Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) 2014 as data source. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) is employed to see further differences in farmer welfare impacts to programme beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of the new seed varieties programmes. The reveal that the new seed varieties programme is positively and significantly impactful on the welfare of farmers. Thus, innovative programmes in the agricultural sector must continue to be encouraged because of the implications of being able to improve the welfare of farmers. Then at the macro level it will help poverty alleviation programmes in Indonesia Keywords : New seed varieties programme, welfare of farmers, IFLS, PSM
The effects of forest cover and disturbance on torrential hazards: large-scale evidence from the Eastern Alps

Global human population growth, limited space for settlements and a booming tourism industry have led to a strong increase of human infrastructure in mountain regions. As this infrastructure is highly exposed to natural hazards, a main role of mountain forests is to regulate the environment and reduce hazard probability. However, canopy disturbances are increasing in many parts of the world, potentially threatening the protection function of forests. Yet, large-scale quantitative evidence on the influence of forest cover and disturbance on natural hazards remains scarce to date. Here we quantified the effects of forest cover and disturbance on the probability and frequency of torrential hazards for 10 885 watersheds in the Eastern Alps. Torrential hazard occurrences were derived from a comprehensive database documenting 3768 individual debris flow and flood events between 1986 and 2018. Forest disturbances were mapped from Landsat satellite time series analysis. We found evidence that forests reduce the probability of natural hazards, with a 25 percentage point increase in forest cover decreasing the probability of torrential hazards by 8.7%± 1.2%. Canopy disturbances generally increased the probability of torrential hazard events, with the regular occurrence of large disturbance events being the most detrimental disturbance regime for natural hazards. Disturbances had a bigger effect on debris flows than on flood events, and press disturbances were more detrimental than pulse disturbances. We here present the first large scale quantification of forest cover and disturbance effects on torrential hazards. Our findings highlight that forests constitute important green infrastructure in mountain landscapes, efficiently reducing the probability of natural hazards, but that increasing forest disturbances can weaken the protective function of forests.
Do Political Connections Affect the Conservative Financial Reporting of Family Firms?

This paper investigates the effect of political connections on the association between family firms and conservative financial reporting. While family firms have incentives to reduce agency and litigation-related costs by means of conservative reporting, firms with political connections tend to have opaque financial reporting, which enable them to engage in rent-seeking activities. Using data for Taiwanese listed firms between 1996 and 2012, the final sample observations were 13,877 firm-year observations from a population of 21,393 firm-year observations. We found that political connections weaken the positive relationship between family ownership and conservative financial reporting. This suggests that politically connected family firms make fewer demands for conservative financial reporting. This study contributes to the literature on how political connections affect the family owners’ reporting incentives. Policy makers may consider political connections as an essential factor with respect to establishing governance practice in family firms.
Faculty of Color at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities

Although the United States has experienced major demographic changes, such as an increased population of minorities, there still exists a very low representation of minority faculty members in institutions of higher education compared to White faculty members (Antonino, 2002). There are very few studies that detail the challenges and supports that qualified persons of color experience in obtaining positions in higher education. Therefore, there is a need for further research to identify these challenges and supports that faculty members of color experience to provide insights for other faculty members of color who are pursuing employment at an institution of higher education. The qualitative case study included interviews with five former doctoral fellows, all individuals of color regarding their perceptions of the challenges, and supports, they experienced as minority individuals who sought and obtained faculty positions at predominantly White higher education institutions. The study results indicated that faculty of color at predominately White institutions experienced challenges in seeking and obtaining faculty positions. Many of the challenges were related to understanding the culture of the organization, gaining access to knowledge of positions, and finding support for their candidacy as a viable faculty member. Study participants revealed that the support from a mentor, advisor or doctoral committee member was essential to their success. All participants said that their participation in a pre-doctoral fellowship program was instrumental in their obtaining a faculty position and to their success as a professor.
“Aliansi Laki-Laki Baru”: The Role of Social Media in Promoting Gender Equality in Indonesia

A report from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 2016 says that Indonesia is still struggling to close its gender equality gap. However, looking at the development of internet usage and the penetration of social media in Indonesia, it can be said that Indonesia has the opportunity to utilize social media to address various gender issues. This article uses a case study to explore and analyze the way “Aliansi Laki-Laki Baru” (ALLB) or “New Men’s Alliance”, a form of activism which emphasizes the importance of men's involvement in fighting for gender equality, utilizes social media to promote their ideas. As a social movement, ALLB consistently use social media to reach their audiences, engage their partners, and creating a sense of community. They focus in promoting mutual relationships between men and women and the importance of men’s involvement to support gender equality. The study on men’s involvement in promoting the agenda of feminism and gender issues is critical, yet there are still few studies in the context of Indonesia. This study shows that through ALLB, advocacy on gender issues has undergone a fundamental change that does not make women as the main focus but rather on men, and their role to fight for gender equality and justice for women.
Innovation and export performance: a meta-analytic review and theoretical integration

Purpose Since an accumulated body of research has examined the link between innovation and export performance and little attention has been paid to consolidate the existent fragmented findings in the pertinent literature, the purpose of this paper is to systematically integrate empirical findings based on a meta-analysis of relevant research investigating the association between innovation and export performance. Design/methodology/approach In this research, correlations within individual studies were examined through performing a meta-analysis, which assists to synthesize the entire findings among past individual studies and helps to quantify the aggregated results. In total, 38 articles surveyed 554,227 exporting manufacturing companies were analyzed through a meta-analysis of 145 total effects. Findings This study demonstrates that innovation is a strategic source to achieve competitive advantage with intent to achieve superior performance in export markets. In this sense, the results reveal that while there is a significant relationship between innovation activities of companies and their export performance, export strategic performance dimension captures important facets in this relationship. Moreover, the results indicate that conceptualization of innovation and the development level of countries moderate the link between innovation and export performance. While output-oriented innovation is more influential on innovation-financial export performance association, the input-oriented innovation is more influential on strategic and market performance. Originality/value This present study attempted to synthesize fragmented results examining innovation–export performance link via revealing potential moderators on the association between innovation and export performance and providing important insights for both practitioners and scholars.
Leading a campus through crisis: The role of college and university presidents

Presidents, chancellors and other top leaders of higher education institutions have an important role to play in providing normative leadership to guide their institutions through — and back from — a period of crisis. Crisis leadership is an important function, one that is distinct from crisis operational management, and one that deserves greater attention. Crisis leadership comprises six distinct but related tasks: preparing, sense-making, decision-making, meaning-making, terminating and learning. This paper illustrates each of these six tasks with examples from well-known university crises in the USA. The paper concludes with suggestions regarding good practices for improving preparedness and crisis leadership.
Dynamics of Space and Time of the Production Chain of the Ceramic Industry Production Center of Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil

The objective of this study was to systematize a method that describes the dynamic processes that exist in space and time related to the production chain of the ceramic industry production center in Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil, through the use of a mandala. A map of possible conditioning factors that can be characterized as links or problems related to the production chain was constructed, and this consisted of seven variables subdivided into three levels that stratify the descriptive steps of the processes of the production chain. A mandala was constructed in order to describe historical aspects of the ceramic industry production center in Iranduba, as well as to integrate biophysical and economic variables such as soil climate, energy sources used in the ceramic kilns, economic and financial variables, and specific characteristics of the ceramic industry production center. This method allowed for delineation of productive chain influences with the goal of improving the processes spatially and temporally. The results demonstrate that the structure of this method based on a mandala allows for an integral and systematic vision of these processes. It is therefore inferred that this is a practical tool which is integrated for making adjustments and new inclusions of techniques and procedures, remodeling the conditioning variables of production chains such as the one of the ceramic industry production center in Iranduba. The mandala is a tool that adjusts itself in time and space in a flexible way due to its capacity for interactive analysis in the construction of technical and scientific knowledge and dynamic and sustainable processes.
Seeking Evidence of Grade Inflation at For-profit Colleges and Universities

ABSTRACT This research develops a quantitative test for anecdotal, qualitative claims that, relative to more traditional institutes of higher education, for-profit colleges and universities engage in systemic grade-inflation to retain students who may not be academically viable. This research used the National Center for Education Statistic’s Beginning Postsecondary Survey 2003/2009 Longitudinal Study (BPS) to test this claim by examining the correlation between indicators of academic preparedness and college academic performance for students at for-profit versus nonprofit/public universities for students pursuing an associate’s degree and bachelor’s degree, respectively. Findings demonstrate many pre-college indicators of academic preparedness, such as high school GPA, SAT score, and demographic risk factors, were strong predictors of success in higher education for students that attended a nonprofit/public institution, while the same indicators had little or no predictive power among students at for-profit colleges or universities. These findings provide evidence that for-profit institutions actively engage in grade inflation relative to more traditional institutions.