1. Dertwinkel-Kalt, M., & Wey, C. (2020). Multi-product bargaining, bundling, and buyer power.
Economics Letters, 188, 108936.

Dertwinkel-Kalt and Wey (2020) investigate into how bundling affects buyer power and multi-product
bargaining. This is because when the buyer has a significant incentive to purchase the bundle, the
seller's bargaining position is weakened. The authors draw the conclusion that bundling can be used
by purchasers to strengthen their negotiating position and lessen the seller's leverage. The study
adds to the body of knowledge on bundling and buyer power and offers useful insights into the
strategic interaction between buyers and sellers in multi-product markets. This is because the
seller's negotiation position is compromised when the buyer has a sizable incentive to purchase the
bundle. The authors come to the conclusion that customers might use bundling to increase their
bargaining power and diminish the seller's leverage. The study contributes to the bibliography of
knowledge on bundling and buyer power and provides insightful information on how buyers and sellers
strategically interact in multi-product markets.


2. Velis, C. A., Wilson, D. C., Gavish, Y., Grimes, S. M., & Whiteman, A. (2023). Socio-economic
development drives solid waste management performance in cities: A global analysis using machine
learning. Science of The Total Environment, 872, 161913.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161913

The association between socioeconomic growth and solid waste management performance in cities
around the world is examined by Velis et al. (2023) using machine learning techniques. The authors
create a predictive model based on a dataset of 3,064 cities that assesses waste management
performance using five indicators: collection coverage, waste segregation, recycling rate, landfill
rate, and open dumping rate. According to their investigation, socioeconomic development has a
favorable and statistically significant impact on the performance of solid waste management, with
income level and education being the most important variables. The authors also discover that
urbanization and population density have a considerable impact on waste management performance,
with denser cities having lower recycling rates and greater landfill and open dumping rates.
Significantly, the study offers insightful information about the complicated relationship between
socioeconomic growth and waste management performance, emphasizing the need for focused policy
interventions to enhance waste management results in metropolitan areas.


3. Al-Tit, A. A., Al-Ayed, S., Alhammadi, A., Hunitie, M., Alsarayreh, A., & Albassam, W. (2022).
The impact of employee development practices on Human Capital and social capital: The mediating
contribution of Knowledge Management. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and
Complexity, 8(4), 218.


Al-Tit et al. (2022) examine the impact of staff development methods on social and human capital as
well as the bridging function that knowledge management plays in this relationship. The authors use
a sample of 324 employees from diverse Jordanian businesses and gather information using
pre-designed questionnaires. Their research shows that employee development strategies have a large
and advantageous effect on both human and social capital. Knowledge management was also discovered
to mediate the link between staff development practices and social and human capital. The study
offers understandings into the crucial roles that knowledge management and staff development
methods play in enhancing human and social capital in firms. To increase their human and social
capital, the authors advise firms to prioritize staff development strategies and make investments
in knowledge management. The study strengthens the foundation of knowledge in the fields of human
resource management, knowledge management, and social capital and provides useful recommendations
for businesses looking to boost productivity through staff development strategies and knowledge
management.