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Shifting standards due to social class? The role of social class background in CEO career outcomes
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This study investigates how social class background shapes CEO career outcomes. Extending the shifting standards model to post‐appointment evaluation, we theorize that CEOs from lower‐class backgrounds face persistently high confirmatory standards, producing asymmetric consequences.
Michelle Lee, Shelby L. Gai
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The Russians Are the Fastest in Marathon Cross-Country Skiing: The “Engadin Ski Marathon” [PDF]
BioMed Research International, 2017 It is well known that athletes from a specific region or country are dominating certain sports disciplines such as marathon running or Ironman triathlon; however, little relevant information exists on cross-country skiing. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the aspect of region and nationality in one of the largest cross-country
Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros +2 more
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The Responsibility of Zoos to Advance the Rights and Interests of Indigenous People
Zoo Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Earth is in its 6th mass extinction event, in 2022, in response to this crisis, 196 countries adopted the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a legally binding international agreement that aims to halt and reverse the trajectory of biodiversity loss by 2030.
Jack Pascoe, Sally Sherwen
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Nordicom Review, 2019 In 2016, Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug made her positive doping test public. We compare how the Norwegian and Swedish media covered the ensuing scandal with the aim of discovering how constructions of subjectivity, national identity, anti ...
Wagner Ulrik, Kristiansen Elsa
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Społeczne preferencje wśród osób biegających na nartach na terenach leśnych [PDF]
Leśne Prace BadawczeThere is currently growing interest in active recreation in forest areas. The most common forms of recreation include walking, running and cycling.
Agnieszka Mandziuk +2 more
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Dominant leg strength and proficiency in cross-country skiing
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2013 The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cross-country skiing training on dominant leg strength. The study included fifteen junior and twelve youth cross country skiers, and fourteen sedentary male volunteers. Test data were obtained from
Ebru Cetin
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Climate Change and (Mal)Adaptation in Tourism‐Intensive Alpine Regions
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Tourism, especially in winter, accounts for a large share of economic income in Alpine regions. At the same time, these regions are more severely affected by climate change, leading to shorter winter seasons and reduced snow cover. This presents a pressing issue for areas reliant on income from winter tourism through activities such as skiing.
Valentina Ausserladscheider
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Reframing the Treasury Debate: Industrial Strategy and State Capacity in the UK
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The Treasury has long been seen as a root cause of Britain's economic malaise, blocking much‐needed industrial intervention and embedding short‐termism. This article examines the politics of Concorde and civil nuclear power in postwar Britain to show that the Treasury was not the problem in these cases.
Tom Kelsey
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Applied SciencesThis study aimed to identify key biomechanical and physiological parameters affecting cross-country skiing performance and develop a neural network model for predicting skiing speed.
Huijuan Shi +4 more
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