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Ministries and TheologyThis research explores the influence of pastoral care on grieving families, focusing on the emotional, social, and spiritual support provided by pastors during times of bereavement. Grief is a complex human experience that affects individuals on multiple levels, and the role of spiritual leaders particularly pastors can be instrumental in helping ...
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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a sample of 745 banks from 26 OECD countries over the period 1997–2023, we investigate the moderating effects of societal patriarchy on bank income smoothing (IS), amidst policy uncertainty (PU). Results indicate that in periods of high PU, banks operating in highly patriarchal societies tend to curtail the use of loan loss provisions ...
Tanveer Ahsan +4 more
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The Sector Liquidity Timing Ability of Bond Mutual Funds
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate whether bond mutual fund managers exhibit market liquidity timing skills in the U.S. corporate bond market. At the portfolio level, we find only weak evidence that bond funds adjust their overall market exposure in anticipation of changes in corporate bond market liquidity.
Zhengnan Yin +3 more
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Developing a Z‐ESG Score Model for Assessing Corporate ESG Performance
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this study we develop a novel, unique ESG rating model that exploits the logic of the Z‐score by Altman (1968) to discriminate between ESG performing and non‐ESG performing firms using indicators of ESG performance for each of the three pillars (Environmental, Social, Governance) in place of financial ratios.
Edward I. Altman +3 more
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African American Pastoral Theology
St Andrews Encyclopaedia of TheologyAfrican American pastoral theology is a specialized branch of pastoral theology that addresses the unique spiritual, cultural, and social experiences of the African American community.
Jay-Paul M. Hinds
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International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how the financial development of the target economy evolves under the long‐lasting economic sanctions, emphasizing the temporal patterns of the impact. Using panel data for 136 economies from 1980 to 2021 and an event‐study approach, we identified a temporal pattern that illustrates how economic sanctions exert a ...
Yu Jiang, Xue Meng
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The Rich and Powerful as Subjects of Social Pastoral Care [PDF]
Caritas et veritas, 2013 openaire +1 more source
Supporting Black Male Student‐Athletes: School Counselor–Black Church Partnership
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Black male student‐athletes navigate school systems that exploit their athletic labor while neglecting their academic, psychosocial, and identity development (Harris 2020; Cooper 2016). School counselors are positioned to disrupt these inequities, yet often lack culturally grounded partnership models.
Paul C. Harris +2 more
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Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents a high‐resolution, multi‐proxy reconstruction of environmental and land‐use change from Lake Dojran over historical times (last 2500 years), combining pollen, biomarkers, radiocarbon dating, Ottoman taxation records and other historical data.
Alessia Masi +15 more
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