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Investigating Favoritism from a Psychological Lens [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of this conceptual paper is to discuss the association between favoritism -which includes nepotism- and the individual psychological well-being.
Alwerthan, Tarik Abdulkreem
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Debunking the Myth: A Dive Into the Role of Relational Capital in Sustainable Food Production Systems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The shift towards sustainable food production is essential to address the urgent dual challenges of climate change and population growth, with agricultural cooperatives playing a vital role in this transformation. However, many cooperatives struggle to deliver the expected value to their members.
Ismail Badraoui, Tarik Saikouk, Nejib Fattam, Ahmed Hamdi, Vikas Kumar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Involvement and Financial Performance: How Do They Affect the Sustainability Commitment of Family Businesses?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The socio‐emotional wealth (SEW) perspective suggests that the specific priorities of a family business may make it more or less inclined to engage in sustainable practices. This paper examines how family business heterogeneity regarding family ownership, financial performance, and family board members affects the sustainability commitment of ...
Sonia Sánchez‐Andújar, Purificación Parrado‐Martínez, María Comino‐Jurado   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2020
The polyandrous mating behavior of the honeybee queen increases the genetic variability among her worker offspring and the workers of particular subfamilies tend to have a genetic predisposition for tasks preference.
Zhang Zu Yun, Li Zhen, Huang Qiang, Jiang Wu Jun, Zeng Zhi Jiang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

Cross‐Border Acquisitions by African Firms: The Effect of Corporate Governance on Ownership Participation

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Executive Summary Strategic decisions related to ownership participation in cross‐border acquisitions (CBAs) are among the most fundamental choices for African firms to address the unique internationalization challenges related to their home country context.
Dominik Anderhofstadt, Nicolene Wesson, Suzette Viviers   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable financial institution in Indonesia: An empirical analysis of social-cultural context, nepotism, and moral hazard on the shaping of non-performing loans

Sustainable Futures
This study investigates the complex relationships among social and cultural contexts, nepotism, moral hazard, and non-performing loans (NPLs) within Indonesian financial institutions.
Tia Rahmania, Septantri Shinta Wulandari, Asep Marfu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Workload, Nepotism, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Politics on Turnover Intention: A Conservation of Resources Perspective

Organizacija, 2021
Background: Despite extensive research on employee turnover intention in the existing literature. Previous studies have paid rare attention to the role of workload (WL), nepotism (N), job satisfaction (JS), and organization politics (OP) on turnover ...
Abbas Zuhair, Ansari Junaid, Gulzar Saba, Zameer Unzila, Hussain Kanwal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘O sibling, where art thou?’ – a review of avian sibling recognition with respect to the mammalian literature [PDF]

, 2004
Avian literature on sibling recognition is rare compared to that developed by mammalian researchers. We compare avian and mammalian research on sibling recognition to identify why avian work is rare, how approaches differ and what avian and mammalian ...
Barnard C. J., Barnard C.J., Barnard C.J., Bateson P., Bateson P., Beecher I. M., Blaustein A. R., Boyse E. A., Brown J. L., Burger J., Byers J. A., Catchpole C. K., Colgan P., Cramp S., Cramp S., Davis L. S., Dawkins R., Dewsbury D. A., Evans R. M., Farabaugh S. M., Ferkin M. H., Fletcher D. J. C., Fletcher D.J. C., Fuller C. A., Gamboa G. J., Gottlieb G., Halpin Z. T., Hamilton W. D., Hare J. F., Hare J. F., Hepper P. G., Hepper P. G., Hepper P. G., Hoglund J., Holmes W. G., Holmes W. G., Holmes W. G., Johnsgard P. A., Johnsgard P. A., Kroodsma D. E., Lenington S., McGregor P. K., McShea W. J., Medvin M. B., Miller D. E., Mock D. W., Murie J. O., Nowak R. M., Palestis B. G., Palestis B. G., Pfennig D. W., Pierotti R., Porter R. H., Porter R. H., Porter R. H., Radesater T., Schimmel L., Schubert C. A., Sherman P. W., Sherman P. W., Shields W. M., Shields W. M., Slater P.J. B., Stacey P. B., Stoddard P. K., Trainer J. M., Waldman B., Wilson E. O., Wilson E. O., Zann R. A.   +69 more
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