The main objective of this work is the application of the concept of intellectual capital to management for business development and innovation. Concretely, we propose strengthening the 'Intellectus' model of intellectual capital by combining it with a multicriteria methodology called the...

Recent evidence shows that international markets of agricultural commodities are oligopolistic. This article uses a theoretical framework to identify the effects of adopting either unilateral (i.e. non-cooperative) or cooperative environmental policies on local biodiversity when countries...

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Grasslands play important roles on all continents in ecosystem service and livestock production systems. With increasing human and livestock population, significant challenges are faced in providing safe and high quality animal and herbage products from grasslands in China. The family ranch is...