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Beyond profit maximization: The effect of cooperative governance on insolvency risk in the Brazilian supplementary healthcare industry

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Traditional bankruptcy literature has primarily focused on commercial enterprises, often overlooking the unique dynamics of cooperatives and other small organizations. This study addresses this g ap by developing a predictive model for insolvency risk within Brazil's supplementary health sector, encompassing both for‐profit and not‐for‐profit ...
Thiago de Oliveira Victorino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policies on FDI Inflows Into Australia

open access: yesAsian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To what extent FDI policy settings and changes influence FDI inflows is an empirical question for which global answers are scarce. Australia is a pertinent locale to test this question, having a long history of attracting FDI and a policy approach distinct from most developed countries.
Stewart Nixon
wiley   +1 more source

The Limits of Convergence in the Enlarged Europe: Change in Labour Conditions in a Shipbuilder's Sites in Norway and Romania

open access: yesBritish Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the 2000s, questions were open on whether the EU eastern enlargement would contribute to upwards or downwards convergence in labour standards, or even to divergence. Over two decades later, it is possible not only to attempt an answer, but also to identify the industrial relations processes that mediate economic integration between widely ...
Jon Erik Dølvik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Deficiencies in Children's Residential Care in Finland: Inspectors' Views on Working With Information

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Abusive and illegal practices in residential care are a recognised issue in child welfare internationally; thus, the question of how these institutions are supervised is important. However, children's residential care is complex by nature, making its supervision a challenging task.
Jenni Repo
wiley   +1 more source

Social Workers' Perceptions of Stakeholder Contributions to Regional Variation in the Numbers of ‘Care Orders at Home’ Being Recorded

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study builds on and extends the limited literature pertaining to the increasingly common care arrangement for children in England—the ‘Care Order at home’ [COAH]. Employing online focus groups and individual interviews, the study explores with 16 practising social workers their experience of COAH in both Northwest England and Greater ...
Ciarán Murphy
wiley   +1 more source

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