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Nepotistic Hiring and Poverty From Cultural, Social Class, and Situational Perspectives

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Being poor can influence how one makes ethical decisions in various fields. Nepotism is one such area, emerging as kinship-based favoritism in the job market.
Luke Jain, Éva Gál, Gábor Orosz
doaj   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roundtable Topic: What has the job-seeking process been like for you?

open access: yesPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2017
Welcome to our fourth Roundtable, where we ask practitioners to write in with their responses to a new question each issue. This time we asked for your tips, tricks, commiserations, and stories on the job hunt - whether you’re in it now, just completed a
Kailey Brisbin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Space physics guide to STRIDE: Strategies and tactics for recruiting to improve diversity and excellence

open access: yesFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023
The space physics research community is not diverse. This is especially true at the senior experience levels, but is even true for our student populations, which are also not matching the demographics of the general public. Striving towards a demographic
Michael W. Liemohn   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local and Minority Hiring Practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This brief discusses various strategies to ensure a diverse and local workforce at the Canal Side project on Buffalo’s waterfront. To make the project as advantageous to the community as possible requires the use of exact language in contracts governing ...
McDonald, Kasia
core   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roundtable: What is Holding Librarianship Back from Being more Inclusive of Visible Minorities

open access: yesPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2018
For this issue, we asked three librarians and one MLIS candidate to respond to the following question: “According to Statistics Canada, 19.1% of the Canadian population identify themselves as visible minorities, but in the CAPAL census, only 9.1% of ...
Tamara Noor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Help wanted in New Zealand: The ANZ Bank job advertisement series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The ANZ Bank publishes a monthly count of the number of job advertisements appearing in New Zealand newspapers and, more recently, internet sites. It is New Zealand’s de facto vacancy or help-wanted series.
Silverstone, Brian
core   +1 more source

Equity Advocates Using Equity-Mindedness to Interrupt Faculty Hiring's Racial Structure

open access: yesTeachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context Education scholars have recommended steps for college and university leaders to take toward creating a more racially diverse professoriate.
Román Liera
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

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