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Audit Committee Networks and Audit Fees: A European Analysis
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the association between audit committee member networks and audit fees in a sample of 225 publicly traded firms from eight European countries between 2005 and 2020. Using social network analysis, we find that director interconnections—established through overlapping board memberships—are associated with audit fees.
Ruth García‐Cobo +2 more
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Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2011 Con el objeto de poder determinar en el futuro los cruzamientos más deseables al combinar cuatro tipos de cebada, se estudió en Duitama y en Samacá (Boyacá, Colombia), el efecto diferencial del tipo de espiga y de grano en el rendimiento final y sus ...
Diana Katherinne Rios +2 more
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Compulsory voting increases men's turnout most
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Equal turnout fosters equal representation. As such, researchers have long sought to understand what causes gender differences in voter participation. I argue that compulsory voting increases men's turnout relative to that of women. This is because men are particularly receptive to external incentives, while women are more intrinsically ...
Shane P. Singh
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Entrepreneurship, organization and economic performance among Spanish firms, 1930-1975. The case of the motor industry [PDF]
Before the Civil War (1936-1939), Spain had seen the emergence of firms of complex organizational forms. However, the conflict and the postwar years changed this pattern.
Albert Carreras, Salvador Estapé Triay
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What factors influence the studens' decision to become teachers in the faculty of education at Andrés Bello University? [PDF]
, 2018 Tesis (Profesor de Inglés para la Enseñanza Básica y Media y al grado académico de Licenciado en Educación)In the present research, a quantitative study is conducted in order to know what motivates Chilean students to enter a teaching program at Andrés
Artigas Monardes, Eduardo Andrés +3 more
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“Welcome to France.” Can mandatory integration contracts foster immigrant integration?
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract European governments, struggling with incorporating diverse immigrant populations, introduced integration contracts. Through language training and compulsory civics courses, these contracts aim to induce new migrants to adopt the host society's culture, respect its values, and improve their labor market outcomes.
Mathilde Emeriau +3 more
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Ciencias Sociales y Religión, 2020 El presente artículo propone un abordaje del fenómeno del crecimiento de las comunidades en el seno de las grandes familias religiosas. La tensión que las comunidades enfrentan entre el polo de la afirmación identitaria y el polo de la inclusión dentro de los límites fijados por la tradición religiosa constituye al grupo mismo.
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Social services for the elderly are becoming increasingly important in societies where the elderly population is growing and requires specific attention to ensure their well‐being. Within these services, nursing homes play a key role, and it is therefore vital to ensure efficient management with an assessment according to their characteristics,
Georgina Solaz‐Moreno +2 more
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Revista de Investigaciones Universidad del Quindío, 2016 The results obtained after comparing several algorithms which use basic methods of signal processing for speech activity detection of voice or VAD (Voice Activity Detection-VAD), were assessed in order to determine their effectiveness.
Horderlin Vrangel Robles +3 more
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The development of ambivalent sexism: Proposals for an expanded model
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The United Nations' Goals for Sustainable Development highlight gender inequality as a pervasive problem around the world. Developmental psychologists can help us understand the development and consequences of sexism in people's lives. I highlight ambivalent sexism theory as a promising framework for this work; and I offer recommendations for ...
Campbell Leaper
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