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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
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A multi‐level process perspective on refugee workplace integration
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Prior research has suggested the need for complementary efforts by multiple stakeholders (government, NGOs, employers) to support workplace integration for refugees, but has paid less attention to how such programs are developed and enacted in specific settings, and how they then influence refugees' workplace integration trajectories.
Vedran Omanović, Ann Langley
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International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2021 Chenyi Zheng +4 more
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The aesthetic sublime of megaproject structures: A framework and a research agenda
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract The physical structures of megaprojects—such as mega‐canals, metros, railway lines, bridges, tunnels, and iconic opera houses—hold a profound capacity to generate aesthetic experiences with enduring societal impact. Yet, research on megaprojects has predominantly focused on functionality and economic rationale with aesthetics being pushed to ...
Federica De Molli +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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Transient Electro-Thermal Coupled Modeling of Three-Phase Power MOSFET Inverter during Load Cycles. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2021 Cheng HC, Lin SY, Liu YC.
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Labor Demand Similarity and Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence From 3 Million Job Postings
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a job‐posting‐based measure of labor market competition, we show that firms tend to acquire companies that are their labor market competitors. Cross‐sectional evidence indicates that these acquisitions are more likely in industries with similar corporate cultures, more binding noncompete agreements, and among firms that are not rivals in
Mingming Ao +4 more
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Sense and Action: Career Disruptions During the Menopause Transition
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This narrative study explores how women make sense of career disruptions during the menopause transition. Drawing on biographical narrative interviews with 30 professional and executive women, we examine how biological symptoms, social cues of gendered ageism, and psychological dimensions of midlife shape women's interpretations of career ...
Tatiana S. Rowson +1 more
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultures and governance of security markets in the United Kingdom are often characterised through a paradoxical narrative of simultaneous state retreat and progressive advance. In the face of repeated recent high‐profile security failures, and global changes in material political economy, we argue that UK security governance is adapting to
Ben Collier, Jamie Buchan
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