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The Role of Status Incongruence in Employee Responses to Participative Leadership

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although prior research has focused on the negative effect of status incongruence, this paper offers an optimistic perspective as it relates to participative leadership. Status incongruence refers to a situation in which status characteristics of the supervisor and the subordinate are opposite to standard norms.
Seo‐Young Byun, İlhami Yücel, Orlando Richard, María del Carmen Triana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MONDE SIFUNISO’S NIGHT THOUGHTS: A FORAY INTO THE CRISIS OF THE STATE IN POSTCOLONIAL AFRICA [PDF]

Ziglôbitha
: While the silence of the female voice has long characterised the African literary field, the impact of this one has very often been associated with the gender issue, with the denunciation of the patriarchal system as a point of emphasis.
KRA Koffi Jérôme & Alama OUATTARA
doaj   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 2. Present views on pregnancy termination

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Abortion was practiced in most cultures for millennia, but was often disapproved and banned. The 20th century witnessed a progressive conditional legalization, often with limitations for the duration of pregnancy. Legalizing abortion was driven by multiple factors, including a desire to limit population growth, the emergence of movements that ...
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “Zhang Xuefeng Effect”: Information Intervention and the College Admission Problem in China

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Information regarding the quality of colleges and labor‐market prospects of majors plays an important role in parents' and students' school‐choice decisions, particularly when these decisions are crucially relevant to the students' long‐run career choices and life earnings.
Yutong Huo, Yun Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Is sexism a gender issue? A motivated social cognition perspective on men’s and women’s sexist attitudes toward own and other gender [PDF]

, 2012
The present research investigated the antecedents of ambivalent sexism (i.e., hostile and benevolent forms) in both men and women toward own and other gender.
Aiken L. S., Alain Van Hiel, Allport G., Altemeyer B., Arne Roets, Duckitt J., Kristof Dhont, Kruglanski A. W., Kruglanski A. W.   +8 more
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Evaluating Youth Participatory Action Research in the Americas: Comparative Insights on Empowerment, Methodologies, and Social Change

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) positions adolescents as co‐researchers to investigate and address social issues affecting their lives. While YPAR has gained global prominence, comparative research examining how it is conceptualized and practiced across regional contexts remains limited.
John Diaz, Paola Velasquez Quintero, Cody Gusto, Ivan Muñoz‐Echeverri, Camilo Norena Herrera, Laura Valencia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sub-national level poliarchies. Conceptual and normative aspectos in the context of federal democracies

Revista Colección, 2017
This article suggests, in theoretical terms, the possible co-existence of a democratic government in the national sphere and different forms of local authoritarianism in the sub-national level, studying the argentine case.
Carlos Gervasoni
doaj  

Group Agency and Egalitarian Corporate Structure: The Epistemic, Incentive, and Control Dimensions

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What constitutes a good corporate agent? The article answers this question by critically applying List and Pettit's theory of group agency, which emphasizes three crucial dimensions of organizational design: epistemic quality, incentive compatibility, and control.
Chi Kwok, Chris Man‐Kong Li
wiley   +1 more source

What Makes Some People Think Astrology Is Scientific? [PDF]

, 2010
Citizens in both North America and Europe are apt to read horoscope columns in newspapers and magazines. While some people read these casually and purely for entertainment, some believe that astrology has scientific status and can provide real insight ...
Allum, Nick
core   +1 more source

The situational Samaritan: How group reputation threat shapes reparatory behavior

Journal of Consumer Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Consumers often act to correct the wrongdoings of people close to them, such as family members or friends. The current research demonstrates that consumers may also engage in a variety of reparatory behaviors—from a simple apology to gift‐giving and tipping—to counter the misdeeds of in‐group strangers when their behavior threatens the ...
Julia Von Schuckmann, Lucia S. G. Barros, Grant E. Donnelly, Marco Bertini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source