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Support and destigmatization in early pregnancy loss in Spain

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Early miscarriages are a frequent reproductive event, often silenced and shrouded in stigma. Feminist anthropology has pointed out how such losses challenge the widespread Euro‐American social representations of motherhood and pregnancy, as well as societal unease with death.
Giulia Colavolpe‐Severi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptual metaphors of ‘death’ in Paul Kalanithi’s memoir ‘When Breath Becomes Air’

open access: yesLanguage and Health
This study investigates the use of metaphor to construct the meaning of ‘death’ in Paul Kalanithi’s memoir, When Breath Becomes Air. Utilizing the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and a mixed-methods approach, this study has the following ...
Ghaleb Rabab’ah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applying a Complexity Lens to Policy Implementation: How Feedback Loops Help to Understand Systems Change in Integrated Healthcare

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although a complexity theory lens can help to understand national policy implementation at a local government level, application of this lens often remains at a metaphorical level. We illustrate how complexity concepts, such as adaptation, feedback, emergence and co‐evolution can be used practically in research on policy ...
Andrew Passey, Peter van der Graaf
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Workplace Bullying: A Critical Theory Exploration of Lecturers' Experiences in a Higher Education Context

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Workplace bullying (WB) remains a pervasive concern across all sectors, including higher education institutions (HEIs), where shifting power dynamics, performance pressures, and transformation mandates often create fertile ground for systemic abuse.
Helen Meyer
wiley   +1 more source

Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
wiley   +1 more source

What Are We Learning About the Research‐Practice Gap From HRD Scholars and HRD Scholar‐Practitioners?

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The research‐practice gap (the gap) in HRD remains a significant challenge, hindering the application of academic research to practice and the integration of workplace challenges into research efforts. It is critical for HRD research to address the gap to develop evidence‐based solutions for learning and organizational performance. The purpose
Kelly Moore, Yonjoo Cho
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating Patient’ Perspectives on Open Heart Surgery Based on Gender: A Metaphorical Study

open access: yesKardiyovasküler Tıp E Dergisi/E Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Objectives: Gender plays a crucial role in shaping experiences and needs in healthcare. Investigating metaphors used by men and women provides valuable insights into gender-based differences, particularly in the context of complex surgeries like open ...
Eda Ayten Kankaya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organizational Culture through Orientations and Metaphors: Some Hints to the Tacit Knowledge [PDF]

open access: yes
The main goal of our study is to examine the possibilties to lead tacit through a lens of organizational culture assessed by orientations and metaphors. Organizational culture may open important issues because this phenomenon evolves values, assumptions ...
Maaja VADI, Gerli HAMMAL
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Metaphors in architecture and urbanism : an introduction

open access: yes, 2013
Architecture and urbanism seem to be »weak« disciplines, constantly struggling for a better understanding of their nature and disciplinary borders. The huge amount of metaphors appearing in the discourse of both not only reference to their creative ...
Gerber, Andri, Patterson, Brent
core   +1 more source

“Thinking Out Loud” and “Pivoting on the Fly”—An Empirical Review and Critical Incident Study of How Physicians Engage in Incidental Learning Amidst Complexity

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores incidental learning among physicians navigating uncertainty during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using a constructivist research design, we conducted a literature review of 13 empirical studies on incidental learning in complexity and analyzed critical incident interviews with 12 emergency medicine and intensive care physicians ...
Henriette Lundgren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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