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View article: The Prevalence and Toll of Goat Theft in Jamaica
The Prevalence and Toll of Goat Theft in Jamaica Open
Jamaica has a reputation as a high-crime country, but it is less-widely known that one of the costliest crimes in the country is agricultural theft and the violence that often accompanies it. Theft of crops and livestock affects the vast m…
View article: A novel research method to detect punctuation and its application to bureaucratic decision‐making
A novel research method to detect punctuation and its application to bureaucratic decision‐making Open
Punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) suggests that policy processes experience periods of stability interrupted by dramatic change. Most previous studies have used kurtosis, distribution tests, or change categorization to assess punctuation…
View article: An empirical analysis of e-cigarette addiction
An empirical analysis of e-cigarette addiction Open
This paper examines the role of addiction in influencing the demand for e-cigarettes using the Nielsen Retail Scanner Data and the Nielsen Consumer Panel Data between 2012 and 2017. With a comparison of a myopic addiction model, a forward-…
View article: Administrative and Technological Innovation: The Indirect Effects of Organizational Culture and Leadership
Administrative and Technological Innovation: The Indirect Effects of Organizational Culture and Leadership Open
"Administrative innovation is defined as changes to the rules and structures that characterize the communication methods and work of employees within an organization, and technological innovation refers to the implementation of programs an…
View article: THE OIL CURSE VALIDATED: EVIDENCE FROM EURASIA AND LATIN AMERICA
THE OIL CURSE VALIDATED: EVIDENCE FROM EURASIA AND LATIN AMERICA Open
Many studies have found a negative relationship between oil abundance and democracy. However, recent studies have tried to upend this correlation by employing time-series techniques or finding a conditionality on other factors. This study …
View article: SPIRIT Checklist, Myopia Outcome Study of Atropine in Children (MOSAIC): Design and Methodology
SPIRIT Checklist, Myopia Outcome Study of Atropine in Children (MOSAIC): Design and Methodology Open
Purpose The Myopia Outcome Study of Atropine in Children (MOSAIC) aims to explore the efficacy, safety, acceptability and mechanisms of action of 0.01% atropine for myopia control in a European population. Methods MOSAIC is an investigator…
View article: Managing Risk and Growth of Nonprofit Revenue
Managing Risk and Growth of Nonprofit Revenue Open
Managers of nonprofit organizations are challenged to manage revenue growth and risk (i.e., volatility) in order to sustain current and future financial operations. Although the negative repercussions of revenue risk are generally perceive…
View article: Causal Graphs and Concept-Mapping Assumptions
Causal Graphs and Concept-Mapping Assumptions Open
Determining what constitutes a causal relationship between two or more concepts, and how to infer causation, are fundamental concepts in statistics and all the sciences. Causation becomes especially difficult in the social sciences where t…
View article: Expenditures on Wine in General and Local Wine in Particular: Marketing and Econometric Analysis
Expenditures on Wine in General and Local Wine in Particular: Marketing and Econometric Analysis Open
This article explores factors explaining wine spending patterns for consumers in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. We apply and compare five market segmentation measurements: wine purchase frequency, wine prices, local involveme…