Shifting standards due to social class? The role of social class background in CEO career outcomes
Abstract Research Summary This study investigates how social class background shapes CEO career outcomes. Extending the shifting standards model to post‐appointment evaluation, we theorize that CEOs from lower‐class backgrounds face persistently high confirmatory standards, producing asymmetric consequences.
Michelle Lee, Shelby L. Gai
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Real Pension Rights as a Control Mechanism for Pension Fund Solvency [PDF]
This paper models policy responses to changes in solvency by Dutch occupational pension funds using a unique panel dataset containing the balance sheets of all registered pension funds in the Netherlands over a period of 15 years (1993-2007).
Thijs Knaap, Jacob A. Bikker, Ward Romp
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Shared struggles: Parallels in caregiver burden between canine and paediatric epilepsy
Abstract Background Disease‐specific aspects of pet owners’ caregiver burden could be missed by generic burden measures. This study aimed to assess whether a framework developed to describe caregiver burden in parents of children with epilepsy was applicable to caregivers of dogs with epilepsy.
Zoe Belshaw, Rowena M. A. Packer
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Metabolic syndrome severity and all-cause mortality in the CLHLS biomarker subsample of older Chinese adults. [PDF]
Ding C +8 more
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"Treat us Like Human Beings": Messages and Recommendations to U.S. Policymakers and Veterans Health Administration Providers from a Qualitative Inquiry Into the Health Experiences of Gulf War Veterans With Gulf War Illness. [PDF]
Montague KA +3 more
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The role of pension reserve funds in pay-as-you-go pension schemes financial sustainability
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"Public Sector Pension Governance and Performance" [PDF]
This paper investigates the determinants of public sector pension plan investment and funding behavior. Its goal is to draw lessons which may be used to improve the design and governance of public pensions.
Olivia S. Mitchell, Ping Lung Hsin
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Ed Davey's Tory Removals: The Liberal Democrats and the 2024 General Election
Abstract The 2024 general election represented a remarkable comeback for the Liberal Democrats. Less than a decade on from the coalition and the 2015 election debacle, Sir Ed Davey's party reclaimed third‐party status in the House of Commons with seventy‐two MPs—the largest total for the Liberal Democrats or their Liberal Party predecessors since the ...
Peter Sloman
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Beyond access: how heterogeneity of internet use differentially shapes cognitive function among Chinese older adults. [PDF]
Xiao R, Liang H, Liu Y, Wei Z.
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What Are Select Committees For?
Abstract The modern select committee system in the UK House of Commons was introduced in 1979 to deepen opportunities for backbench MPs to hold government to account and strengthen Parliament vis‐à‐vis the executive. However, select committees play a much bigger role in parliamentary life.
Marc Geddes
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