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The Structure of Informal Learning in the Workplace—An Experience Sampling Approach
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper complements retrospective approaches to researching informal learning in the workplace with experience sampling. Since (conscious) informal learning is becoming increasingly important for successfully keeping pace with rapid changes in working environments, a clear understanding of the construct and its precise measurement are ...
Katja Häußermann, Tina Seufert
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Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2010 Se analiza el problema ético y jurídico del tratamiento del cáncer cervicouterino en mujeres embarazadas. Se realizó una revisión del tema, de las leyes chilenas y de algunas normativas europeas para después analizar la aplicación de los principios de No
Alejandra Urra P +4 more
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Religion and economy: a comment [PDF]
McCleary and Barro (2006) analyse whether Max Weber was right in emphasizing the religious impact on work ethic. They find a positive correlation between belief in hell and work ethic (p=0.098).
Benno Torgler, Christoph Schaltegger
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Two Shades of Green? Gender Differences in Environmental Concern and Activism
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines gender differences in environmental concern and activism using data from the World Values Survey. The results indicate that women are more likely than men to be concerned about the environment, but are less likely to engage in environmental activism.
Hava Orkut, Caroline Perrin
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European unemployment: how significant was a declining work ethic [PDF]
Jean-Baptiste Michau argues that a declining work ethic helps to account for rising European unemployment from the 1970s.
Jean-Baptiste Michau
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Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
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Turning Down Mum's Cooking: The Ethics of Dietary Difference within Families
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although food ethicists have called for greater attention to the relational context of eating for over a decade, the context of ‘eating with family’ remains largely ignored. But the family is both a morally specific relational context and one within which many people do most of their eating.
Megan A. Dean
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Why Doesn´t Development Always Succeed? The Role of a Work Ethic [PDF]
This paper presents a theory of underdevelopment. It explains why developing countries may not be able to successfully implement the productive technologies or modes of organization used in developed ones.
Jan Zabojnik, Patrick Francois
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Boston Hospitality Review: Spring 2013 [PDF]
, 2013 Lodging Update: Providence, Rhode Island by Rachel Roginsky and Matthew Arrants -- Brand Heritage and Heritage Tourism by Bradford Hudson -- Te Front Desks of Boston by Michael Oshins -- Defining the New Luxury: Perspectives from Industry Leaders by ...
Arrants, Matthew +6 more
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Will I Regret This? Should I Care? On Regret and Wellbeing
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Regret colours many areas of our lives, from the vital to the trivial. One example is in medical decision‐making, when physicians hesitate to provide procedures they think their patients will regret. For instance, physicians sometimes refuse younger women's requests for elective sterilization. Hesitating when we believe that we or someone else
Alyssa Izatt
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