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Are Women Accepted at Work? Gender Discrimination in Chinese Firms. [PDF]

Can Rev Sociol
Au A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Financial Constraints in China: the conditioning effect of FDI and State-Owned corporate sector [PDF]

Using a unique micro-level data set over the period 1998-2005 on Chinese firms, this paper presents empirical findings on the presence of credit constraints. Our findings are threefold.
Hylke Vandenbussche, Walter Steingress, Sandra Poncet   +2 more
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of environmental regulation on the development of new quality productive forces in heavily polluting enterprises. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li S, Lin D, Du B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supply chain stability: A study on the enabling effect of state-owned capital. [PDF]

PLoS One
Guan R, Zhang G, Han F, Chen X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Protected by the family? How closely-held family firms protect minority shareholders [PDF]

Most companies in the world are owned by families, and a majority of them are registered in countries where the legal protection of minority shareholders is weak. Is family control the consequence of the lack of investor protection?
PABLO MARTIN
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Flexible working and professional relationships in schools: An ecological approach

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In English schools, the policy environment has recently moved considerably in favour of teachers taking planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time away from the school site as one approach to flexible working in support of teacher retention.
Victoria Cook, Lisa‐Maria Müller, Becky Taylor, Hester Burn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Does electronic invoicing lead to stronger tax compliance? Evidence from China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Tao R, Li J.
europepmc   +1 more source