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A Confucian Perspective on Public Health Ethics

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Debates in public health ethics have been dominated by the assumptions of Western liberalism: a priority given to liberty and autonomy over other values, an individualistic view of social ontology, a focus on personal responsibility, a minimal set of obligations (only created through consent), and a marginalization of social, cultural, and ...
Kathryn Muyskens, Angus Dawson
wiley   +1 more source

An Affective‐Political Theorizing of Backlash to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Higher Education

Educational Theory, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education have become the focal point of intense political and academic contestation. While these developments are frequently described as a “backlash,” the concept of backlash itself has rarely been theorized in education.
Michalinos Zembylas
wiley   +1 more source

Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
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

Economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies: What we know, what we don't (but should) know

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years economic inequality has become a major research topic in economic history. However, much remains to be done to complete our knowledge of long‐term distributive dynamics. This article highlights several promising avenues for future research, focusing on the preindustrial period.
Guido Alfani
wiley   +1 more source

Talent policy in the public sector: Comparative analysis of the US and China and lessons learned for Vietnam

Revista Jurídica Portucalense
This article provides a comparative analysis of public sector talent policies in the United States (US) and China, focusing on extracting lessons for Vietnam.
võ anh nguyễn
doaj   +1 more source

Social Mobility and Equality of Opportunity Geary Lecture Spring 2010 [PDF]

Ladies and gentlemen, director, colleagues and friends: it is a great honour and a pleasure to be asked to deliver this year’s Geary lecture, coming, as it does, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
Richard Breen
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Wasta and Gender Inequality in the Workplace: A Conceptual Framework for Social Network Influence in the Middle East and North Africa

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although organizational social networks are extensively researched, the gendered implications of informal networks embedded in distinctive socio‐cultural contexts remains underexplored. This conceptual paper focuses on wasta, a pervasive form of informal network and social capital in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which ...
Maryam Aldossari, Sara Chaudhry, Btissam Aboubichr, Amna Chaudhry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Exploration of the Inter‐Sectional Identity of Black Female Leaders in the UK: A Shotterian Study

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the experience of Black female leaders in UK business and the narratives of their lived experience of marginalization. Drawing principally on the rather small UK‐focused literature on this topic as context, as well as some of the much larger international literature, methodologically we use the approach to qualitative ...
Rita G. Klapper, Paul J. Upham, Sven Kuenzel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does Clubs' Organizational Design Affect Competition Among Clubs? [PDF]

We analyze competition among clubs in which the status of club members is the crucial added value accruing to fellow club members through social interaction within the club (e.g. in country clubs, academic faculties, or internet communities).
Prüfer, J., Walz, U.
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