(Table 1) Results from XRD analysis as well as sediment type and selected results from ring shear experiments

The location of the seaward tip of a subduction thrust controls material transfer at convergent plate margins, and hence global mass balances. At approximately half of those margins, the material of the subducting plate is completely underthrust so that no accretion or even subduction erosion takes place. Along the remaining margins, material is scraped off the subducting plate and added to the upper plate by frontal accretion. We here examine the physical properties of subducting sediments off Costa Rica and Nankai, type examples for an erosional and an accretionary margin, to investigate which parameters control the level where the frontal thrust cuts into the incoming sediment pile. A series of rotary-shear experiments to measure the frictional strength of the various lithologies entering the two subduction zones were carried out. Results include the following findings: (1) At Costa Rica, clay-rich strata at the top of the incoming succession have the lowest strength (µres = 0.19) while underlying calcareous ooze, chalk and diatomite are strong (up to µres = 0.43; µpeak = 0.56). Hence the entire sediment package is underthrust. (2) Off Japan, clay-rich deposits within the lower Shikoku Basin inventory are weakest (µres = 0.13-0.19) and favour the frontal proto-thrust to migrate into one particular horizon between sandy, competent turbidites below and ash-bearing mud above. (3) Taking in situ data and earlier geotechnical testing into account, it is suggested that mineralogical composition rather than pore-pressure defines the position of the frontal thrust, which locates in the weakest, clay mineral-rich (up to 85 wt.%) materials. (4) Smectite, the dominant clay mineral phase at either margin, shows rate strengthening and stable sliding in the frontal 50 km of the subduction thrust (0.0001-0.1 mm/s, 0.5-25 MPa effective normal stress). (5) Progressive illitization of smectite cannot explain seismogenesis, because illite-rich samples also show velocity strengthening at the conditions tested.

Incumbents’ Attitude Toward Intra-Family Succession: An Investigation of its Antecedents

Incumbents’ attitude toward intrafamily succession (IFS) is a critical individual-level determinant of family firms’ IFS intention, which is, in turn, an important component of family business essence. Knowledge about its antecedents, however, is fragmented and very limited. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior and general attitude literature, hypotheses about the situational and individual antecedents of family firm incumbents’ attitude toward IFS were developed and tested with a sample of 274 Italian family firm incumbents. Results show that incumbents’ attitude toward IFS is indeed influenced by both situational and individual antecedents as well as by their interactions.

Entrepreneurship in Family Firms and Beyond

To explain family firms‘ generation-spanning success, scholars have increasingly been investigating entrepreneurship-related phenomena as corresponding antecedents. Entrepreneurship research beyond the family firm context has been growing significantly over the last decades as well. In both areas, however, numerous important research gaps exist. Referring to entrepreneurship in the family firm context, there is a need to enrich literature on succession/transgenerational entrepreneurship, portfolio entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial strategies and orientations. In the general entrepreneurship context, further insights are needed into employees’ entrepreneurial behavior and individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions. The six journal articles, two conference papers, and two book chapters that are included in this Cumulative Postdoctoral Thesis address those gaps and provide valuable contributions to the respective bodies of literature. As a whole, the publications significantly advance existing knowledge in two very relevant academic fields and open up promising avenues for future research.

The effort of the Danish kings to recover the English crown after the death of Harthacnut,

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The ministry of reconciliation, its authority and responsibility : the primary charge delivered to the clergy of Indiana, delivered in St. Paul's Church, New Albany, at the opening of the Annual Diocesan Convention, on Thursday, May 11, 1854 /

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England under Anglo-Saxon kings.

Mode of access: Internet.

Vanderbilt's candy church : the kings of the kitchen.

Published as advertisement for remedies manufactured by A.J. White, 168 Duane St., New York; includes short biographies of New York chefs.

The new book of kings,

On cover: Fourth edition.

Bibliotheca politica: or, An enquiry into the antient constitution of the English government, with respect to the just extent of the regal power ... In fourteen dialogues. Collected out of the best authors, antient and modern.

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Gayumarth enthroned in the mountains from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

11 31/32 in.x 8 35/64 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Zahhak consults the physicians at court from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

9 9/16 in.x 7 3/4 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Rulers of men /

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Essays on the devolution of land upon the personal representative and statutory powers relating thereto, with an appendix of statutes,

Mode of access: Internet.

The history of the town of Flatbush in Kings County, Long Island /

Includes index.

The kings of Rome.

Mode of access: Internet.