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Wages and Working Conditions in Global Value Chains: The Relevance of Foreign Ownership in New Sourcing Countries

open access: yesBritish Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The debate on the relationship between labour conditions in manufacturing sectors and global value chain (GVC) participation takes a new turn with the emergence of sub‐Saharan African (SSA) economies as important sourcing destinations. With lower levels of economic development, and significantly lower wages than most other exporting countries,
Luc Fransen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Link Between Social Support Networks, Self‐Efficacy and Future Orientation During Emerging Adulthood: A Comparison of At‐Risk and Non‐at‐Risk Emerging Adults

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At‐risk emerging adults may be less inclined to invest in future goals, yet the mechanisms underlying their future orientation (FO) remain unclear. Therefore, this study examined how social support network attributes contribute to FO in at‐risk and non‐at‐risk emerging adults and the mediating role of self‐efficacy.
Eran P. Melkman, Yafit Sulimani‐Aidan
wiley   +1 more source

The Limits of Regulatory Capture: Explaining the UK Payment Protection Insurance Mis‐Selling Scandal

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To what extent does regulatory agencies' failure to protect the public from harm result from undue industry influence? We argue that “regulatory capture” is invoked too easily to explain regulatory failure. To re‐examine the relationship between regulatory capture and regulatory failure, we use process‐tracing to study UK regulatory decision ...
Eva Heims
wiley   +1 more source

The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas Le vrai soi du chatbot: vers une archéologie des personnes artificielles

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract From the beginning of widespread public interactions with ChatGPT and other large language models, some users have seen the disfluencies of chatbots as opportunities for them to go on an archaeological search for an unfettered chatbot persona that they need to jailbreak. These are not claims of sentience, but rather of personhood.
Courtney Handman
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and Digital Platform Work During Turbulent Times

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 295-299, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This commentary explores how the platform economy shapes labor market responses during times of crisis, with a focus on gendered experiences. Drawing on cases of economic crisis, natural disasters, and refugee displacement, it examines how digital labor platforms offer flexible work opportunities while also reinforcing existing inequalities ...
Melissa E. Langworthy   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

From business to legacy: The strategic role of Family Offices in family life

open access: yesFamily Relations, Volume 75, Issue 1, Page 695-711, February 2026.
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to explore how Family Offices (FOs) function as relational and strategic structures designed by business families to preserve their wealth, values, and cohesion across generations. Background Unlike traditional financial institutions, FOs place the family—not just the assets—at the center of their ...
Mónica Villanueva‐Villar   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Scalability: Fe‐MOF‐Based Ultrafiltration Membrane for Effective Microplastics Removal from Drinking Water at Point‐of‐Use

open access: yesGlobal Challenges, Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study designs a unique Fe‐MOF@UF composite membrane for point‐of‐use drinking water purification, targeting microplastic removal. The system is fundamentally optimized and validated with commercial bottled‐water samples, achieving safe potable water production.
Sahil Shrestha   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital innovations and institutional barriers in agricultural input subsidy programmes in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria

open access: yesDevelopment Policy Review, Volume 44, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Motivation: Agricultural input subsidy programmes are crucial for improving agricultural productivity in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is little empirical evidence on how second‐generation input subsidy programmes (SISPs) based on information and communication technology (ICT) are implemented and the institutional challenges that ...
Ayobami Adetoyinbo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Deconversion of Harriet Martineau: An Emotional History of Unbelief

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, Volume 49, Issue 4, Page 455-476, December 2025.
Conceptualising the ‘Victorian crisis of faith’ as a phenomenon fuelled by wider intellectual forces can only take us so far in our understanding of it. The loss of faith of many contemporaries did not merely entail an intellectual volte‐face, but also an affective impact. Scholarly accounts have been primarily written by privileging the role of ideas,
Petros Spanou
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic Literature Review and Meta‐Analysis of Landscape‐Scale Green Infrastructure Identification

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue S1, Page 475-500, November 2025.
ABSTRACT As an early concept in Green Infrastructure (GI) research, landscape‐scale GI (LGI) has faced challenges due to its large spatial scale, limiting its application compared to smaller‐scale GI. However, its efficiency and multifunctionality in supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are gaining attention.
Xiaoqi Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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