Pennsylvania also has a lead crisis, South Dakota’s ‘bigoted’legislature, and do Alaskans secretly love socialism? US state blog roundup for 30 January – 5 February [PDF]
, 2016 USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state ...
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How the Threat of Knowledge Loss Drives Firms’ R&D Dynamism: A Threat Rigidity Perspective
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on threat rigidity theory, this paper argues that the threat of knowledge loss gives rise to a threat rigidity effect in firms’ R&D function, that is, reduces their R&D dynamism. It further argues that the dampening of R&D dynamism is greater for firms more vulnerable to the threat of knowledge loss due to facing greater product market
Aman Asija, Dimo Ringov
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Hogan popular in Maryland as Walker is not in Wisconsin, and Crist is back in Florida: US state blog round up for 17 – 23 October [PDF]
, 2015 USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging.
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Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Seed defence priming is emerging as a novel, cost‐efficient and environmentally safe tool for pest management. It has been proposed as a means to uncouple the defence‐growth trade‐off in plants by enhancing defence responses with minimal fitness costs, but the mechanisms underlying this role remain elusive.
Lucia Talavera‐Mateo +5 more
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Pennsylvania’s half budget, same sex-marriage in Arkansas and Illinois opposes cost of Obama presidential library – US state blog round up for 10 – 16 May [PDF]
, 2014 USApp Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in U.S. state blogging.
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Review of Policy Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public appointments shape the top‐level bureaucracy by serving as a gateway for professionals with different profiles, chosen based on different criteria. In general, the literature has been more interested in analyzing appointments based on merit or sponsorship, based on verification of loyalty to the government or technical competence ...
André Vaz Lopes +1 more
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State of the States: Congressional Reps try to dodge town halls, no “bathroom bill” for Arkansas, and Idaho moves to limit early voting: 11 – 17 February [PDF]
, 2017 USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in US state blogging.
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Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As with other social protection systems, healthcare represents a public institution that promises security in critical times. Thus, during the COVID‐19 crisis, trust became a crucial resource when people believed their health was at risk. The possible link between welfare state institutions and trust has been a popular research topic in recent
Iris Moolla, Antti Kouvo
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Gilson, Krapiec and Christian Philosophy Today [PDF]
Studia Gilsoniana, 2015 The author undertakes an attempt to answer the following question: is Christian philosophy possible today? The question seems to be of great importance due to the fact that what Christians who try to do philosophy usually encounter is bitter criticism ...
Pawel Tarasiewicz
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Cuomo vs de Blasio, Wisconsin’s budget stalls, and Texas’ abortion law blocked: US state blog round up for 27 June – 3 July [PDF]
, 2015 USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson, looks at the week in U.S. state blogging.
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