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Developing Country Superwomen: Impacts of Trade Liberalisation on Female Market and Domestic Work [PDF]
This study analyses the effects of trade liberalisation on male and female work in Nepal. Our contribution is principally based upon the leisure activities modeling on one hand, and the effects of male participation in domestic work with trade policy ...
Bernard Decaluwé +2 more
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Leisure behavior of young people: Education-oriented activities becoming increasingly prevalent [PDF]
, 2014 Young people's leisure activities are significantly different today than they were ten years ago. The obvious use of communication and entertainment electronics, such as cell phones, computers, and games consoles is only one aspect - there are also less ...
Arnold, Annegret +2 more
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to illustrate the state of stroke care and rehabilitation in the Philippines through the perspectives of local government officials, policymakers, and organisational leaders. It sought to identify challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for improving stroke policies and services across different ...
Sarah Buckingham +8 more
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Human Resource Development Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 89-112, Spring 2025.Abstract Retirees re‐entering the workforce, popularly termed as bridge employment, is a phenomenon that is anticipated to increase in the coming years. Though research establishes that these employees have unique aspirations and work motives (see Mazumdar et al., 2020), primary research on how the retirement transition and bridge employment shape each
Bishakha Mazumdar +2 more
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Do Ethnic Minorities "Stretch" Their Time? Evidence from the UK Time Use Survey [PDF]
This paper investigates the effect of ethnicity on time spent on overlapped household production, work and leisure activities employing the 2000-2001 UK Time Use Survey. We find that, unconditionally, white females manage to "stretch" their time the most
Zaiceva, Anzelika, Zimmermann, Klaus F.
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Balancing Leisure and Work: Evidence from the Seasonal Home [PDF]
, 2006 Seasonal homes are used during leisure time for many recreational activities, yet recent technological innovations have diminished the separation between the work place and the seasonal home.
Johnson, Kenneth M., Stewart, Susan I.
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Highly Educated, New Foreign Workers' Acculturation and Coping Mechanisms in a Large Korean Company
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The need for skilled foreign workers in South Korea (Korea hereafter) has grown substantially due Korea's changing workforce demographics, skill mismatch, transformation of business portfolios, and the pursuit of globalized business. As a result, large Korean companies have begun to recruit highly educated foreign workers for global talent ...
Dae Seok Chai
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From Policy to Practice: Unraveling Individual Uptake of Compressed Work Schedules
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Compressed work schedules, like full‐time 4‐day weeks, are widely advocated as promising work–life flexibility policies and attractive alternatives to female part‐time work. Yet, individual characteristics and implementation factors associated with policy use are understudied.
Kristen du Bois +3 more
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? This novel analysis of the socioeconomic impact of cancer on adolescents and young adults (AYAs) across 11 European countries highlights the severe financial challenges faced by this patient group. The study integrates patient perspectives with healthcare provider insights, revealing that 79% of AYAs experience financial difficulties and 65%
Julie M. Vancoppenolle +6 more
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The Changing Role of the Local State in UK Leisure Provision [PDF]
, 2006 In the UK the public sector has had a long history of both providing leisure opportunities and also regulating and encouraging activities of other agents through legislation, enforcement and subsidy. What we seek to do in this paper is to address some of
Bramham, P, Long, J
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