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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
wiley   +1 more source

Insights from the Presidential Addresses to the Agricultural Economics Society

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Society's published presidential addresses have embraced a wide range of subject matter, reflecting a ‘road well travelled’ in agricultural economics. The areas covered include the development and use of data and statistics, lessons from history, sectoral analysis, land economics, international trade and international development.
David Blandford
wiley   +1 more source

‘I, Me, Myself’: Selfhood and Melancholy in the Journals of Gertrude Savile (1697–1758)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the journals of Gertrude Savile from 1727 in light of recent scholarship on early modern and eighteenth‐century melancholy. The concept had myriad associations with medicine, physiology, the imagination, and feeling, but questions remain about how melancholy during this period was considered by those outside the narrow ...
Daniel Beaumont
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What Are the Performance Indicators for Successful New Product Development Projects in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises?*

Accounting Perspectives, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 125-155, March 2025.
ABSTRACT New product development (NPD) has become essential for many small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to ensure their competitiveness and survival. However, NPD is fraught with pitfalls that can lead to project failure. To increase the likelihood of success, SMEs need to monitor the performance of their NPD projects using accurate indicators ...
Caroline Blais, Josée St‐Pierre
wiley   +1 more source

Collaborating Across Boundaries: Toward an Integrated Cyber Risk Assessment by Internal Auditors and Cybersecurity Professionals Collaboration interprofessionnelle : vers une évaluation intégrée des cyberrisques par les auditeurs internes et les spécialistes en cybersécurité

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although cyber risk is widely recognized as a critical organizational threat, how firms configure internal roles and practices to address it remains poorly understood. This study offers insights into that question. In practice, two professional roles share the job of cyber risk assessment and assurance: cybersecurity specialists, who focus on ...
Sergeja Slapničar, Tina Vuko, Marko Čular, Matej Drašček   +3 more
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When Urgency Drops: Temporal Consciousness and the Choreography of Dying

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the hospital, the transition from fighting for life to preparing for death involves not only a shift in medical repertoires but also a profound transformation in temporal experience. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in a Canadian intensive care unit, this article examines how the tempo of care, its rhythms, urgencies, and pauses shapes ...
Louise Chartrand
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Children With a Chronic Disease and Their Parents When Admitted to Hospital: A Scoping Review of Psychosocial Supports

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
Importance of psychosocial support. ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this scoping review was to identify, examine, and summarize available evidence regarding psychosocial supports provided to children with a chronic disease when admitted to hospital and their parents. Method The JBI methodology for conducting and reporting scoping reviews was followed.
Lyndsay Jerusha MacKay, Nolan Lagrisolal, Una Chang, Matthew Christoffersen, K. Alix Hayden, Kathryn Birnie, Tammie Dewan   +6 more
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When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations

Chemical Engineering Transactions
Planning is crucial in crisis preparedness. Yet well-prepared plans often fail to provide an adequate response due to the unpredictability of crises. Consequently, responses often require improvisation, shaped by contingencies and time constraints.
Yassmine Rannene, Nelly Olivier-Maget, Samantha Lim, Isabelle Bouty, Anouck Adrot   +4 more
doaj  

‘Out of My Hands’: Palestinian Referral Care in East Jerusalem After October 7, 2023

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the moral experiences of Palestinian healthcare professionals working at a specialised referral hospital in East Jerusalem during the early months of the Gaza War. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with hospital staff providing oncology care, it analyses how understandings of what constitutes “good” care in a context of
Pieter Dronkers, Zeina Amro
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Memory in performance: kinesthetic and procedural dimensions of skill acquisition in dance improvisation. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Marin-Bucio D, Danielsen A, Doumbia N, Polak R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source