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Toward a kinship perspective on entrepreneurship
This paper develops a theoretical framework for analyzing the role of kinship in entrepreneurship. Kinship, we argue, is a key-ingredient of the social and cultural environment of entrepreneurs, and therefore essential in understanding how and why entrepreneurship happens. Building on qualitative research conducted among Cambodian Chinese entrepreneurs in Phnom Penh, we define kinship as interpersonal ties grounded in relatedness. We distinguish different categories of kinship ties that involve different levels of relatedness and are used for different aspects of entrepreneurship, and we identify different types of reciprocity and trust as the sociocultural dynamics that buttress kinship involvement in entrepreneurship
THE EFFECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MULTIDIVISIONAL STRUCTURE ON SHAREHOLDER'S WEALTH: THE CONTINGENCY OF DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY
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ELMO Bumpy Torus (EBT) reactor
The ELMO Bumpy Torus (EBT) concept has many encouraging and attractive features as a fusion reactor system. These include a high beta, magnetohydrodynamically stable equilibrium; absence of parallel currents; a large aspect ratio; the modular nature of individual sectors; no interlinking coils; ease of maintenance; steady-state operation; and economic potential. The first EBT reactor study was initiated in 1976 and provided the required starting point for continued assessment of the validity of the concept. Major refinements in plasma physics and design engineering have now resulted in a revised system description. A new design based on the present physics, practical design, and present and near-term technologies has been established. This paper discusses the details of key design elements and critical scientific and technological factors which are substantially different from other fusion reactor approaches. The paper also provides a useful summary of where the EBT program is, where it is going, and why these efforts are, in fact, self-consistent, with a motivation toward potential reactor application of EBTs