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Learning, Continuity and Change in Adult Life [Wider Benefits of Learning Research Report No. 3] [PDF]
, 2002 This report presents results from extensive fieldwork carried out by the Wider Benefits of Learning research team. It presents an original analytical framework developed specifically for this study, combined with empirical results from 140 in-depth ...
Brassett-Grundy, Angela +4 more
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Giving or Greening? Stakeholder Dynamics and Ex‐Military Executives
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms increasingly face competing demands from different stakeholder groups, yet little is known about how these demands interact and generate strategic trade‐offs. Drawing on stakeholder theory and upper echelons theory, we investigate whether an overemphasis on philanthropic initiatives can detract from investments in green innovation, and ...
Hyeyoun Park +3 more
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Sociétés et Jeunesses en Difficulté, 2017 This paper presents an ethical and methodological reflection of a ten-year lasting biographical research with young people from foster care in Germany.
Daniela Reimer
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Reflecting on the notion of difference and sense of identity of a Spanish-born Chinese youth and her family. A biographical narrative approach [PDF]
, 2017 This paper is based on a biographical research focus on a clearer understanding of socio-cultural difference represented by migrants and their descendants in our western society and the multifaceted social interactions and experiences that influenced ...
Mancila, Iulia
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Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Group work is a critical tool for school counselors. In this Consensual Qualitative Research, we used semistructured interviews with 13 school counseling site supervisors to explore influences on their group work supervision. We found supervisors were informed by historical backgrounds, school contexts, approaches to group work, and approaches
Lauren Moss +4 more
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On the Life and Work of S. Helgason
, 2013 This article is a contribution to a Festschrift for S. Helgason. After a biographical sketch, we survey some of his research on several topics in geometric and harmonic analysis during his long and influential career. While not an exhaustive presentation
Olafsson, G., Stanton, R. J.
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When Diversity Meets Family Owners: ESG Performance in European Publicly Listed Firms
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the interaction between board diversity and family as owners shapes firms' ESG performance. Prior research has established that board diversity fosters more informed, ethical, and stakeholder‐oriented decision‐making, thereby enhancing corporate legitimacy and responsiveness to diverse stakeholder expectations ...
Giorgia Maria D'Allura +3 more
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Review: Barbara Merril & Linden West (2009). Using Biographical Methods in Social Research
Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2011 The return of the subject in the social sciences reflects growing interest in the study of subjectivity. This refers to opportunities for individuals to make meaning of their lives within the institutions of society.
Vanessa Garcia Diaz
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To What Extent Does ESG Performance Influence Board Engagement in Acquisition Activity?
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between boards and corporate acquisition activity. Specifically, we posit that boards with directors who have been politicians positively influence the propensity to pursue acquisitions and that ESG performance (divided into environmental, social, and governance scores) moderates this relationship.
Leticia Pérez‐Calero +4 more
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Life Re-Decisions – Stories That Divide in Order to Connect
Horyzonty WychowaniaRESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to explore the narrative thread My Own Voice – (Not) My Own Voice, reconstructed through an analysis of the life stories of women who have declared making significant, transformative life changes.
Aleksandra Chmielińska +1 more
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