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Prestige of disciplines within the field of nursing: a cross-sectional study

Human Resources for Health
Background Considering the global shortage of nurses, leaders in the field must understand the strengths and weaknesses of various nursing specialties in order to retain professionals within the field.
Nurit Zusman, Yael Dvori, Julie Benbenishty, Miri Geva, Raya Tashlizky Madar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Success and failure in England's patent system: New evidence from patent applications, 1783–1834

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Our understanding of the relationship between the English patent system and technical change during the industrial revolution is based entirely on the study of successful patents. We address this feature by providing the first study of unsuccessful patent applications in England during the first industrial revolution.
Stephen D. Billington, Joe Lane
wiley   +1 more source

Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson, Gill Newton, Linda Perriton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Networks paving the way: Apprenticeship, guilds, and access to mastership in early modern Genoa

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how kinship and professional networks shaped labour market outcomes in the guild‐based labour market of early modern Genoa. Using a newly constructed dataset of more than 8,000 apprenticeship contracts (1451–1530), I examine the extent to which family and guild connections influenced apprentices' chances of attaining ...
Alessandro Brioschi
wiley   +1 more source

Suggesting Context Differences Influence the Impact of Nurses’ Psychological Contracts

Social Sciences
Inconsistent findings regarding psychological contracts may be due to the variety of contexts studied. Sensemaking processes inform the psychological contract and may explain contextual differences.
John Rodwell, Julia Ellershaw
doaj   +1 more source

Elite persistence in family: The role of adoption in prewar Japan

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do elite families often maintain their social and economic status across generations? This paper examines the role of adoption in sustaining elite persistence in prewar Japan. Under the Japanese inheritance system, families without a biological son could adopt an heir to continue the family lineage and transfer assets and social status ...
Hiroshi Kumanomido, Yutaro Takayasu
wiley   +1 more source

Taking stock of gendered social networks in organizations and careers: A literature review

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Ample research has explored men's and women's social networks, with the aim to link differences in structural properties of networks and networking behaviors to varying career outcomes. Despite the diverse contexts and methods, representing many aspects and nuances of the role played by gender in organizations, much of contemporary research ...
Sofiya Voytiv, Anna Tyllström, Nils Gustafsson, Gergei Farkas, Minna Persson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between Autonomy and Relational Autonomy: Reproductive Decision‐Making in China

Family Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how Chinese parents influence the reproductive decision‐making of their well‐educated adult children, with particular attention to autonomy and relational autonomy. Background In China, family relationships and filial piety continue to shape expectations around respect, responsibility and the continuation of the ...
Dexu Huang, Erik Blair, Sam Miles
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational prestige, social mobility and the association with lung cancer in men. [PDF]

BMC Cancer, 2016
Behrens T, Groß I, Siemiatycki J, Conway DI, Olsson A, Stücker I, Guida F, Jöckel KH, Pohlabeln H, Ahrens W, Brüske I, Wichmann HE, Gustavsson P, Consonni D, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Simonato L, Fortes C, Parent ME, McLaughlin J, Demers P, Landi MT, Caporaso N, Zaridze D, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Rudnai P, Lissowska J, Fabianova E, Tardón A, Field JK, Dumitru RS, Bencko V, Foretova L, Janout V, Kromhout H, Vermeulen R, Boffetta P, Straif K, Schüz J, Hovanec J, Kendzia B, Pesch B, Brüning T.   +42 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sense and Action: Career Disruptions During the Menopause Transition

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This narrative study explores how women make sense of career disruptions during the menopause transition. Drawing on biographical narrative interviews with 30 professional and executive women, we examine how biological symptoms, social cues of gendered ageism, and psychological dimensions of midlife shape women's interpretations of career ...
Tatiana S. Rowson, Sahar Omary‐Barghouthi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source