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A New Metaphor for Understanding Management Control Practices [PDF]

open access: yes
Many researchers in management use metaphorical representations of organisations. Some even go so far as to assert that all modelling of organisations uses an implicit metaphor.
Stéphanie Chatelain-Ponroy
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The hunt for Scabiosa trenta Hacq: how the pursuit of a phantom ignited a passion for botany and mountaineering

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Scabiosa trenta Hacq. was first described in 1782 by Balthasar Hacquet, with its specific epithet referring to the Trenta Valley in Slovenia. Since then, S. trenta has been the focus of numerous mountaineering and botanical expeditions, particularly by the alpinist Julius Kugy during the Golden Age of Alpinism, a period in the second half of 19th ...
Valentina Boscariol   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering Women's Political Leadership Through Government Accountability: Evidence From OECD Countries

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women remain significantly underrepresented in political leadership worldwide. This study examines how different combinations of government accountability mechanisms enhance women's political representation (WPR) as a pathway to leadership in 30 OECD countries.
Samira Nazar, Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
wiley   +1 more source

‘We want to be the hosts of this story’: Learning from community‐led approaches to data governance of land use for nature recovery

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Debates abound regarding how to use land for nature recovery and environmental governance. Such decisions require an understanding of benefits and trade‐offs, and increasingly rely on vast quantities of data, delivered through digital technologies.
Lucy Jenner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking the task of synthesis when weaving knowledge systems for biodiversity assessments

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The pivot towards evidence‐based conservation since 2000 has inspired global environmental assessments to gather evidence across multiple knowledge systems, including through co‐production with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Knowledge co‐production is highlighted as a strategy for transformative change towards a just future that ...
Maria Tengö   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A corpus-based study of some linguistic features of metaphor

open access: yes, 1998
Recent studies of metaphor have stressed both its importance to thinking and its pervasiveness in language. A number of researchers now claim that metaphorical transfer often connects semantic domains at the level of thought.
Deignan, Alice
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Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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