What are the factors that contribute to non-compliance with a supply chain partner’s sustainability efforts? Based on institutional theory and social cognitive theory, a discrete-choice experiment was conducted with 128 ...

The emergence of slums is a common feature in a countryís path towards urbanization, structural transformation and development. Based on salient micro and macro evidence of Brazilian labor, housing and education markets, ...

Why are bubbles harmful to the economy? According to a recent literature on rational bubbles, the problem is the burst that causes a misallocation of funds and triggers a recession. This paper proposes a theory of rational ...

In this work, previous results concerning the infinitely many zeros of single stochastic oscillators driven by random forces are extended to the general class of coupled stochastic oscillators. We focus on three main ...

The Frankfurt School´s essential approach was constituted by a philosophical and political reflection on the German society before and after the Nazism which mingled Marxism, Hegelianism , Kantism and also the contribution ...

By combining an historical analysis of three megaprojects and an organizational theory approach based on the notion of symbolismintensive organizations, this research attempts to shed light on how symbols are constructed, ...