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Strategic organisational improvising: Designing flexibility through planned incompleteness
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Traditional perspectives on strategic planning are often grounded in relatively static, overly detailed assumptions and frameworks about futures. Strategic organisational improvising is a critical process for organisations charting a way through complex, rapidly changing environments.
António Cunha Meneses Abrantes +2 more
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The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Labour Investment Efficiency
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study examines the effects of headquarters‐city traffic congestion on labour investment efficiency. The results indicate that firms headquartered in congested cities may engage in inefficient labour investment decisions. Further analysis indicates that the inefficiency is associated with both overinvestment and underinvestment in labour ...
Rajib Chowdhury
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Brand Equity and Debt Diversification
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how brand equity influences the diversity of firms’ debt structures. We propose that brand equity, by signaling larger and more stable future cash flows and greater product market awareness, alters the fundamental trade‐offs that drive optimal debt type diversity.
David C. Mauer +2 more
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Trademark Protection and Corporate Leasing: Evidence From a Quasi‐Natural Experiment
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Does protection of trademark‐related intangible capital affect firms’ real contracting decisions? We exploit the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1996 (FTDA) as a plausibly exogenous strengthening of legal protection to answer the question.
Cathy X. Cao, Chongyang Chen
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on Gendered Opportunity Structures Theory (Ely and Meyerson), this cross‐national qualitative study examines how formal policies, informal practices, and symbolic cultural narratives jointly configure employer support across three phases of the maternity transition—before leave, during leave, and after leave—in Brazil and the United ...
Letícia Maria Barbano +1 more
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Comparisons Ancient and Modern: Was Cyril of Alexandria a Good Reader of Paul?
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Cyril of Alexandria is the final stop on Michael Magree's analysis of the patristic interpretation of Pauline kenosis, serving as the culmination of the historical arc he surveys. Although Magree is careful to avoid overtly judging the success of various interpreters as readers of the Apostle, it is clear that he finds Cyril's appropriation of
Matthew R. Crawford
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Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.A chromosome‐level genome of Elcysma westwoodi was assembled. The genome encodes 272 detoxification‐related genes. A single‐copy bCAS was retained for cyanide detoxification. CYP405A and CYP332A were recruited into cyanogenic defence evolution. UGT33A retained a conserved GT‐B fold and catalytic domains.
Minyoung Choi, Murtaza Khan, Juil Kim
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Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Aims To evaluate the sustained impact of the Endocrine Hypertension Service on primary aldosteronism (PA) diagnosis and management over a subsequent 3‐year period. Background PA is a prevalent yet underdiagnosed cause of secondary hypertension, associated with increased cardiovascular, renal and metabolic risk. Limited awareness, resources and
Minn W. Chow +5 more
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Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This practitioner paper examines how multinational organisations can scale digital transformation in highly regulated environments where compliance requirements vary across countries and functions. While many organisations successfully launch digital pilots, far fewer manage to scale them into enterprise‐wide transformation. Drawing on 26 semi‐
Nisreen Ameen, Vijay Reddi
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To explore perceptions of healthcare professionals' psychological wellbeing at work and patients' experiences of care. Design Narrative interviews were undertaken as part of a wider experience‐based co‐design study. Methods Interviews were undertaken March to December 2022 with 19 participants (healthcare professionals n = 13 and patients ...
Kathryn Bamforth +4 more
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