ABSTRACT Introduction Decentralisation is the transfer of authority from central to local governments, involving shared responsibilities in planning, management, and decision‐making. In public health, decentralisation might help improve service delivery by allowing local authorities to tailor interventions to the specific needs of diverse ...
Phonevilay Viphonephom +3 more
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Between shame, control, and survival: a grounded theory study of eating disorders among young Chinese women. [PDF]
Tang Q, Jiang J, Fan S.
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ABSTRACT This paper explores the perspectives of mental health and substance use providers who supported people released from custody during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, with a focus on service disruptions, adaptations, and experiences. We conducted 20 in‐depth qualitative interviews and analysed these using Applied Thematic Analysis.
Lucas M. Seuren +6 more
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Does Support Meet the Need? A Focus Group Study on Parental Support and Students' Psychological Need Satisfaction in a Minority School Context. [PDF]
Vasiou A +6 more
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Talent Management in SMEs: Unraveling the Role of Contextual Factors
ABSTRACT Employing a multiple case study analysis, this paper explores the contextual factors—internal, external, and relational—that affect small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in designing their approaches to talent management (TM). Results underscore the significance of two prominent internal variables—namely, organizational size and ownership ...
Franca Cantoni +2 more
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Through the Cultural Prism: The Influence of a Distinctive Chinese Personality-Junzi Personality-On Psychosocial Adjustment in China. [PDF]
Zhao B, Liu C, Muhetaer P, Hu P.
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Signaling Effects of Women's Quotas: An Analysis of Workforce Perceptions and Reactions
ABSTRACT Women's quotas are widely used to promote gender equality in organizations, yet little is known about how the general workforce perceives and reacts to them. Drawing on signaling theory, we examine employees' awareness of women's quotas and how it influences their reactions.
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Child health implications of transitioning from charcoal to electric cooking in Uganda: a qualitative stakeholder study. [PDF]
Weimann E +3 more
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Bank Income Smoothing, Societal Patriarchy and Policy Uncertainty
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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Disordered eating behaviors among female undergraduates in Sichuan, China: key associated factors from a province-wide survey. [PDF]
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