The cosmic infrared background (CIRB) is a record of a large fraction of the emission of light by stars and galaxies over time. The bulk of this emission has been resolved by the Infrared Space Observatory camera. The dominant contributors are bright starburst galaxies with redshift z approximately 0.8; that is, in the same redshift range as the active galactic nuclei responsible for the bulk o...

institutional environment influences entrepreneurial intention and behavior. however, cognitive models have not usually included this factor in their analyses. therefore, the main objective of this study is to evaluate the direct, indirect and moderating effects of institutional environment on entrepreneurial intentions using the theory of planned behavior. this is a descriptive survey research...

Comparative political economy is often based on the premise that the latter is true. In particular, the now classic Varieties of Capitalism (VofC) comparative approach postulates two types of institutional frameworks. The general idea was that each institutional solution generates positive externalities which may or may not be captured by specific solutions in other institutional domains. There...

Peter Hall and David Soskice suggest that institutional coherence is conducive to successful macroeconomic outcomes. Countries with corporate governance arrangements, industrial relations systems and other institutions that are congruent either with those of a coordinated market economy or with those of a liberal market economy are expected to perform better, while nations with less coherent in...

objective: this study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. materials and methods: a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. totally 540 eligible women were interviewed. results: the results showed that around 20% of women delivered at ...

This paper examines whether the investment horizon of a firm’s institutional shareholders affects the extent of tax aggressiveness as proxied by a firm’s five-year cash effective tax rate and yearly permanent book-tax differences. Using a sample of firms with institutional ownership data from 1995-2008, we find more tax aggressiveness for firms held by short-term investors and less tax aggressi...

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Global managers report that high unforeseen costs impact project outcomes and that many unforeseen costs arise from national institutional differences – differences in participants’ core beliefs, values, norms and legal, political and economic regulative systems. How do institutional differences impact firm success rates? Can these costs be quantified, measured, modeled and predicted? Are these...