This research examines the effect of air quality regulations on the productivity of US power plants based on both economic and environmental outputs. Using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate an efficiency measure incorporating both economic and environmental outcomes, we look at changes...

Over the past 20 years, the number of patents assigned to universities has increased dramatically. This increase coincided with several policy initiatives, such as the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, designed to foster technology transfer between universities and the private sector. This paper examines...

An interjudge reliability test was conducted to evaluate the questionnaires used in the surveillance of residential care institutions. Because the reliability test was carried out as part of the routine surveillance program and not as part of a controlled experiment, it was subject to deviations...

<Para ID="Par1">This research examines the first phase of a multiyear initiative about “sustainable placemaking” processes at a mid-size university in a small US city. The study focuses upon the rhetoric used by five faculty members representing the industrial design, engineering, geography, art history,...</para>

A method for the regulation, assessment, follow‐up and continuous improvement of care in long‐term care institutions – the RAF method – was developed by a team of researchers at the JCD‐Brookdale Institute. It was tested in a five‐year experimental programme, implemented in the...

By reducing the costs of environmental protection, technological change is important for promoting green growth. This entails both the creation of new technologies and more widespread deployment of existing green technologies. This paper reviews the literature on environmentally friendly...

Purpose: Assessing and measuring the extent of organization-level policy implementation has received little scholarly attention, especially in the areas of local governments' procurement and environmental protection. To rectify the paucity of research in this area, this paper adopts...