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Wasta and Gender Inequality in the Workplace: A Conceptual Framework for Social Network Influence in the Middle East and North Africa

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although organizational social networks are extensively researched, the gendered implications of informal networks embedded in distinctive socio‐cultural contexts remains underexplored. This conceptual paper focuses on wasta, a pervasive form of informal network and social capital in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which ...
Maryam Aldossari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Jorge Luis Borges' Medieval Aesthetics of Failure

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Irina Dumitrescu
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple Invisibility: An Intersectional Perspective on the Invisible Work of Palestinian–Arab Women in Israel

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although there is extensive research on invisible work and its relation to labor market performance, understanding this phenomenon from the perspective of women in multiple hierarchical positions in the Middle East remains limited. This study integrates a situated intersectionality perspective with the literature on invisible work mechanisms ...
Maha Sabbah‐Karkabi, Amit Kaplan
wiley   +1 more source

Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the Effects of Collaborative and Independent Writing on EFL Learners’ Individual Writing Performance: An Intervention Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborative writing has attracted increasing attention in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction due to its potential to enhance learners’ writing competence. However, few studies have examined the comparative effects of collaborative versus independent writing on EFL learners’ individual performance, especially in higher‐order ...
Ting Huang, Chenze Wu, Wenkang Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the implementation gap in MCABC inventory management: from a taxonomy to practical archetypes

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite increasing demands for resilient and sustainable supply chains, inventory management often relies on outdated single‐criterion analyses. While multi‐criteria ABC (MCABC) analyses provide a theoretically mature assessment of resilience‐sustainability‐benefit trade‐offs in inventory, their adoption remains limited due to fragmented ...
Lukas Grützner, Michael H. Breitner
wiley   +1 more source

Standards for Hospital Falls Prevention and Management: An International Comparative Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hospital falls and associated injuries are a global issue associated with harm and significant costs to individuals and society, especially for older adults. Hospital standards specify the minimum level of care required to optimise patient safety, quality and outcomes. Standards are often used during hospital accreditation.
Jonathan P. McKercher   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Cares: Why the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Matters (More) to Some EU Member States

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract What drives the salience of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amongst EU member states? This article employs domestic foreign policy theories to explain the factors underlying variation in salience, estimated analysing all country statements made at the United Nations General Assembly between 1993 and 2017.
Valerio Vignoli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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