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Sociology and Classical Liberalism [PDF]

We advocate the development of a classical-liberal character within professional sociology. The American Sociological Association (ASA) is taken as representative of professional sociology in the United States.
Klein, Daniel, Stern, Lotta
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

When practice outpaces policy: Whatsapp use among nursing and medical staff in Israeli hospitals. [PDF]

Isr J Health Policy Res
Vinker DBM, Peled-Raz M.
europepmc   +1 more source

CSR firm profiles and innovation: An empirical exploration with survey data [PDF]

This paper explores the relationship between different Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies and innovation. Using a survey carried out on CSR behavior of Luxembourg firms, we found two types of firms as far as CSR practices are concerned ...
Caroline Mothe, Christian Le Bas, Nicolas Poussing, Rachel Bocquet   +3 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Barriers to Mental Health Support for Informal Caregivers. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Rangel ML, Stelzig D, Martinez Enriquez C, Badr H.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

New Evidence on the Link between Technological Change and Employment: Extending the Neo-Classical Paradigm [PDF]

A burgeoning literature on "skill-biased" technological change (SBTC) reveals that investment in information and communications technology (ICT) is associated with workforce reductions and an increase in the demand for highly educated workers.
Claudio Piga, Donald S. Siegel
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reaching the margins: a study of outreach practices for youth in a NEET-situation. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Schön UK, Tranquist J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Workplace Learning: Organizations, Ethics, and Issues

, 2011
The rhetoric surrounding workplace learning is overwhelmingly positive. Boud and Garrick (1999) declare, for example: “Learning at work has become one of the most exciting areas of development in the dual fields of management and education” (p.
Johnson, Craig E
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