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ABSTRACT This study explores the potential influence of key components of the board of directors' architecture on ESG outcomes. Specifically, we focus on the effects of demographic components (gender and cultural diversity), structural and compositional factors (size, CEO‐Chair separation, and the presence of independent/non‐executive directors), and ...
Jorge Ochaita‐Gonzalez +3 more
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Institutionalisation of Scandinavian Consensual Democracy [PDF]
The paper takes as a point of departure the notion of consensual democracy as a characteristic element of the so called Scandinavian Model. Both terms, i.e. the consensual democracy and the Scandinavian Model got really famous only after World War Two as
Musiał, Kazimierz
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ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has undergone continuous expansion across industries, yet its intellectual evolution and cross‐sectoral linkages remain insufficiently understood. This study provides a comprehensive, data‐driven assessment of CSR's developmental trajectories by analyzing 3314 Web of Science articles using key‐route main ...
Wei‐Hao Su +2 more
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Nordic Modernism for Beginners
This essay proposes a narrative of the Nordic countries’ relationship to modernism and other major literary trends of the late 19th and 20th centuries, that situates them in conjunction with the rest of Europe.
Susan C. Brantly
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Income Inequality and Income Mobility in the Scandinavian Countries Compared to the United States [PDF]
This paper compares income inequality and income mobility in the Scandinavian countries and the United States during the 1980s. The results demonstrate that inequality is greater in the United states than in the Scandinavian countries and that the ...
Aaberge, Rolf +6 more
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The education of looked after children in Scotland : some comparisons with Scandinavian countries and Finland [PDF]
The purpose of this research briefing is to present quantitative research studies and national government statistics that allow comparisons to be made between Scotland's performance in relation to the education of looked after children, and that of ...
Connelly, Graham, Matheson, Iain
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to provide evidence of the impact of civil liberties and political rights on corporate innovation, through the lens of institutional theory. Moreover, the research also analyses the moderating role of the CSR committee in the relationships between civil liberties and innovation, and political rights and innovation.
Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez +1 more
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Inequality and redistribution: evidence from Scandinavian and Mediterranean countries [PDF]
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adjustment of government redistributive policies in Scandinavian and Mediterranean countries following changes in income inequality over the period 1980–2021.
Oscar Claveria, Petar Sorić
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Business Cycle Synchronization in Europe: Evidence from the Scandinavian Currency Union [PDF]
This paper studies business cycle synchronization in the three Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden prior to, during and after the Scandinavian Currency Union 1873-1913.
Lars Jonung, U. Michael Bergman
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ABSTRACT In the context of Europeanisation and neo‐corporatism, we examine the lengthy process of revising the Nondiscrimination Act in Finland, spanning from 2007 to 2023. The focus is on the mandate of the Nondiscrimination Ombudsman in the workplace and on explaining the sudden policy change of strengthening it after a prolonged standstill.
Laura Jauhola, Kati Rantala
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