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An Uncertain Destination: On the Development of Conflict Management Systems in U.S. Corporations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
[Excerpt] Our survey and field research have led us to some tentative conclusions that do not conform to the conventional wisdom of our field. From its inception, ADR has been controversial.
Hall, Lavinia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Practising Participation at the Street Level: Hospital Discharge Care Planning With Older Adults and Their Family Members

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on Brodkin's ‘structuring voice’ framework, this article explores how health and social care professionals understand and operationalise the ambiguous policy objective of client and family member participation in relation to the conditions structuring the hospital discharge process for older adults.
Nicoline Annetorp Roth
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) seeding cycle in Ziarat Forest [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2005
The trail was conducted at ZiaratForest (Longitude: 54º 25´ East, Latitude: 36º 43´ North, altitude: 650-2350. asl) of Caspian region of Iran in order to identify the seedling cycle of F. orientalis.
Sayyed Zaydollah Mirkazemi   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sooner or Later: Accessing Long‐Term Care Policies Along the Care Trajectory

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Europe, long‐term care policies (LTC) for older adults are progressively shifting back towards family care, exacerbating gender and socioeconomic inequalities in care utilization. Previous studies have provided valuable insights into the role of LTC policies and individual factors in shaping the interplay between formal and informal care ...
Ester Gubert
wiley   +1 more source

Final-Offer Arbitration and Public-Safety Employees: The Massachusetts Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
[Excerpt] We conclude that, in terms of its impact on the bargaining process, final-offer arbitration has had a mixed record in Massachusetts. On the one hand, the law must probably be given some credit for preventing police and firefighter strikes; in ...
Barocci, Thomas A, Lipsky, David B
core   +1 more source

Service Accessibility in Prisons Under New Public Management: Incarcerated Women's Perspectives and Responses

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whilst the policy purpose of prisons is containment and rehabilitation, prisons must also provide a range of services to people who are incarcerated. Researchers have examined how service provision is complicated by features of the prison environment directed at safety and security, but less attention has been paid to the impact of ...
Brian Q. Jenkins   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What good are markets in punishment? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
There are two chronically unexamined assumptions about privatisation in punishment. First is the idea that it is a relatively new development. In fact, penal activity has always been (at least partly) private.
Armstrong, S.C.
core  

Detective Work and Invisible Assessments: Unpacking Discretionary Processes in Welfare Decision‐Making

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Frontline discretion serves as a core function in welfare delivery. However, little is known about the process between input and output of discretionary assessments. As welfare administrations increasingly explore automated decision‐support systems to improve consistency and efficiency, it becomes crucial to understand the mechanisms and ...
Maria G. Volckmar‐Eeg, Silje Andresen
wiley   +1 more source

Subject: Teachers and Schools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Compiled by Susan LaCette.Teachers.pdf: 722 downloads, before Oct.
LaCette, Susan
core   +1 more source

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