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On the (Sub)optimality of Multi-tier Hierarchies: Coordination versus Motivation [PDF]
This paper studies internal organization of a firm using an incomplete contracting approach a la Grossman-Hart-Moore and Aghion-Tirole. The two key ingredients of our model are externalities among tasks that require coordination, and investment in task ...
Ishiguro, Shingo, Choe, Chongwoo
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Yes, We Can (Control Them)! – Regulatory Agencies: Trustees or Agents?
Göttingen Journal of International Law, 2010 This article raises the question over whether there have been changes in the mode of delegation between national executives and national regulatory agencies in the financial sector caused by the financial market crisis.
Stefan Handke
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Sleep‐trackers in the wild: A faceted taxonomy for information and interaction design
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Consumer‐grade sleep‐tracking technologies (CSTs) have brought sleep into everyday data practices, reframing it from a clinical concern into a site of personal optimization and reflection. Yet existing taxonomies of sleep‐tracking often medicalize users and overlook the complexity of sleep‐tracking technologies. This paper presents SleepTax, a
Sanonda Datta Gupta +2 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Introduction Introduction Reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is essential for detecting drug risks. Despite legal obligations in Switzerland, underreporting remains an issue. This study assessed practice, knowledge and attitudes towards the spontaneous ADR reporting system among physicians and pharmacists.
Fiona A. Strobel +2 more
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Fast Track Authority and International Trade Negotiations [PDF]
Fast Track Authority (FTA) is the institutional procedure in the Unites States whereby Congress grants to the President the power to negotiate international trade agreements.
Maurizio Zanardi +2 more
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‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
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DELEGATION AS A MANAGEMENT METHOD [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2019 From a legal point of view, the delegation consists of the temporary exercise by the employee, at the employer's disposal, of certain jobs or tasks corresponding to his / her job duties outside his / her place of work. From a managerial point of view,
CORNELIA TOMESCU-DUMITRESCU +1 more
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Understanding exam access arrangements in practice: Challenges and opportunities
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Secondary students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) often face challenges with academic tasks, particularly with high‐stakes examinations. Exam access arrangements (EAA) are provided as reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantage for students with SpLD.
Catherine Antalek +2 more
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The Factors of Delegation Success: Accountability, Compliance and Work Quality
Expert Journal of Business and Management, 2020 Delegation is an enabler in organisations, yet managers still struggle with how to use it effectively to get maximum value. There are many definitions of delegation and what it tries to achieve; at the heart of it, delegation is about giving power and ...
Benedict MATHEBULA, Brian BARNARD
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Emotional nourishment begets academic coping during the primary to secondary school transition
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The transition from primary to secondary school is widely viewed as the most demanding in a child's educational journey. Despite a wealth of research on this transition, little is known about the children's ‘lived experience’ of it across different contexts.
Peter Wood +2 more
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