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Challenges to increasing visibility and support for children in Bangladesh's informal ready‐made garment factories

open access: yesBusiness Strategy &Development, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 361-374, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Worker voice tools can support multinational companies to monitor social compliance within complex multi‐tier apparel supply chains. This study presents findings from an adaptation of a worker voice tool that contacted 11,555 workers in two informal ‘Ready‐made Garment’ (RMG) production hubs in Bangladesh.
Sheila Chanani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Right to Cultural Connection for Children in Out‐of‐Home Care: Does Australian Policy and Practice Adequately Support Cultural Identity for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Development of cultural identity is understood to be central to well‐being; however, it is not always prioritised for children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC). This paper examines current policy and practice designed to support the cultural identity and connection of non‐Indigenous culturally and linguistically diverse children (CALD) in OOHC, who ...
Rebekah Grace   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of the informal sector on sustainable development: Evidence from developing countries

open access: yesBusiness Strategy &Development, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 437-451, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This study aims to explore the impact of the informal sector on the sustainability of development. A large panel data set of 50 developing countries that spans over 2010–2019 has been utilized to this end while the informal sector is evaluated in terms of working poverty.
Nahid Sultana   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Interface Between Australia's Aged Care System and the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Population Perspectives

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The interface between Australia's aged care and disability systems has come into sharper focus with the 2023 Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme recommendation to retain the upper age limit for entry and the introduction of an age criterion for assessment in the Aged Care Act 2024. Both are set at age 65.
Anna L. Howe
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain technologies as enablers of supply chain mapping for sustainable supply chains

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 3742-3756, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The advent of blockchain technologies is transmuting the way conventional supply chains are being managed. Due to the complexity of dealing with many actors involved in the supply chain networks, contemporary supply chains have limited visibility, transparency, and accountability.
Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs?
Christiane Purcal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain for the circular economy: Theorizing blockchain's role in the transition to a circular economy through an empirical investigation

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 3786-3801, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Blockchain is increasingly lauded as an enabler of the transition to a circular economy. While there is considerable conceptual research and some empirical studies on this phenomenon, scholars have yet to develop a theoretical model of blockchain's role in this transition.
Moritz Böhmecke‐Schwafert   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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