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Job Satisfaction Among Public and Private University/Degree Awarding Institution Librarians of Lahore

open access: yesPakistan Journal of Information Management & Libraries, 2013
It is a comparative study regarding job satisfaction among librarians who are serving in public (government) and private sector universities/degree awarding institutes in Lahore.
Moeen Hyder, Syeda Hina Batool
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Bears the Growing Cost of Science at Universities? [PDF]

open access: yes
Scientific research has come to dominate many American universities. Even with growing external support, increasingly the costs of scientific research are being funded out of internal university funds.
Ronald G. Ehrenberg   +2 more
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Future of Universities

open access: yes, 2020
In discussing the future of universities, the chapter first points to the significance of the historical development portrayed in the early chapters of the book as well as the fact that universities have been extremely resilient over time. For the future,
Engwall, Lars,
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative study of knowledge sharing pattern among the undergraduate and postgraduate students of private universities in Bangladesh

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose – The aim of this inquiry is to uncover the pattern of knowledge-sharing behaviour among the undergraduate and postgraduate students of private universities in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – This inquiry studied the knowledge-sharing
Alam, Md. Mahabub   +4 more
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Private Universities in Nigeria – the Challenges Ahead. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Public universities had a near monopoly in providing university education in Nigeria until 1999. The market-friendly reforms initiated under the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP), the deregulation policies, and the financial crisis of the states ...
Ajadi, Timothy Olugbenga
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Development strategy of private universities: A case study of Dong A University in Da Nang city

open access: yesTạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội, 2015
Building development strategy of private universities is really necessary to enhance competitiveness in attracting more students to these universities.
Nhâm Phong Tuân   +1 more
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