📈 economics

Unveiling the Barriers to Brazilian Startups' Global Expansion

This study utilizes Leonidou's (2004) framework and interviews with 26 stakeholders to identify and categorize the critical barriers hindering Brazilian startups' global expansion, highlighting five key challenges including opportunity identification, capital shortages, personnel gaps, insufficient government support, and cultural differences to guide strategic solutions.

Jamil Ramsi Farkat Diogenes, Ivan Bolis, Sandra Naomi Morioka, Aline Silva Mello Cesar, Mateus Cecílio Gerolamo2026-08-24
📈 economics

Hydrogen Intensity Hinders Expansion of Experimental Evidence from China: Insights from the Miscalculation Improvement Framework

This study investigates the impact of hydrogen production systems and solid oxide fuel cell performance on green innovation in the Czech manufacturing sector from 2004 to 2022, finding that while mature firms and favorable policy and market conditions generally promote sustainable growth through positive spillovers, regional disparities and specific linkage limitations exist.

Muhammad Sibt, Muttahir Hussain2026-08-22
📈 economics

Fragile When It Matters: Regimes, Spillovers, and the Structural Determinants of Gold ETF Tracking Errors

This study reveals that gold ETFs, often marketed as crisis insurance, exhibit significantly degraded tracking fidelity during stress periods due to cross-market spillovers and structural hierarchies, rendering them least reliable precisely when investors need them most.

Ahmad Shauqi bin Haji Mohamad Zubir, Che Mohd Imran bin Che Taib, Zalailah binti Salleh, Nik Nor Amalina binti Nik Mohd (…)2026-08-21
📈 economics

From Talent Attraction to Retention in Qatar

Drawing on survey data from four key talent groups in Qatar, this paper argues that effective talent retention requires shifting policy focus from mere recruitment to fostering long-term attachment through improved residency pathways, career development, and workplace integration, as evidenced by a significant gap between the perceived importance of retention and current government actions.

Ahmed A. Khalifa, Ali H. Fetais, Asma O. Al-Khtib, Jesper Akesson2026-08-21
📈 economics

Multi-Dimensional Sales Performance and Demand Pattern Analysis for Strategic Business Optimization: A Descriptive Business Analytics Study of a Kitchen Appliances Company in Coimbatore

This descriptive analytics study utilizes a Power BI-based dashboard to analyze sales data from a Coimbatore kitchen appliance company, revealing that despite the pandemic, sales grew driven by grinder products and top dealers in South India, thereby offering actionable insights for seasonal inventory planning and strategic business optimization.

Saravanapriya M, Senthilkumar K. G., Nithin Balaraman2026-08-21
📈 economics

Beyond Vulnerability: Measuring External Resilience in the Global Economy, 1998–2024

This paper introduces and validates the External Resilience Index (ERI), a multidimensional framework measuring 196 economies' capacity to absorb and adapt to external shocks through buffer and structural-adaptive resilience, demonstrating its effectiveness as a diagnostic tool for sovereign debt distress and IMF programme participation while clarifying its role as a complement to, rather than a universal predictor of, financial crises.

Paul Oluikpe2026-08-21