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How to ‘survive’ after graduating in science or engineering: Becoming an academic administrator

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract This is the eighth article in the series ‘Survival Skills for Scientists’; previous papers were published in the Journal of Materials Education. Here I describe my views, based partly on personal experience, about pursuing an alternative career path within academia: becoming an administrator (e.g., Department Chair, Dean, Vice‐President ...
Federico Rosei
wiley   +1 more source

POVERTY AND LAND POLICY IN CAMBODIA [PDF]

open access: yes
Slow agricultural development has restrained economic growth and poverty alleviation in Cambodia. The country's volatile history has left a legacy of weak tenure security and large areas of underutilized land. This study estimates the impact of access to
Engvall, Anders, Kokko, Ari
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Challenges and Prospects for the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Recommendations to the European Commission for the Stockholm Programme. CEPS Working Document No. 313, 16 April 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The upcoming Swedish presidency of the EU will be in charge of adopting the next multi-annual programme on an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ), during its tenure in the second half of 2009. As the successor of the 2004 Hague Programme, it has
Carrera, Sergio   +2 more
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Enhancing Knowledge and Technology Transfer: Determinants and Indicators of Successful University–Industry Collaboration

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Both universities and companies create value and innovation to maintain their position and remain competitive. Different, but still similar, with two goals that are shared. With their collaboration, they can enhance their pursuit of sustainability and as well corporate social responsibility by creating and delivering value and thus ...
Jana Hojnik   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Composition, Gender Diversity, and Regional Context as Performance Drivers in Italian Innovative Start‐Ups

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovative start‐ups play a crucial role in promoting innovation and economic growth, while also contributing to technological competitiveness. This study analyzes the factors influencing the economic performance of these start‐ups, focusing on governance aspects and corporate resources, with particular attention to team composition, company ...
Giovanni Baldissarro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Need of Tree Tenure Security to Maintenance the Traditional Agroforestry (Parak) in Koto Malintang Village, West Sumatra [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Communal forests in Indonesia, especially in the form of agroforestry commonly undeveloped and almost in traditional management. In Koto Malintang, West Sumatra agroforestry practice known as ‘parak' has existed since decades ago.
Martial, T. (Tri)
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Sensemaking and CSR Character in Multinational Corporations: A Comparative Study of Headquarters and Subsidiary Practices in the UAE

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship assumes that organizational consistency signals effectiveness, there remains a knowledge gap about how MNCs navigate competing institutional logics between headquarters and subsidiaries. This study investigates how managerial sensemaking mediates the effects of institutional pressures on ...
Charles Antony Diab, Wendy Stubbs
wiley   +1 more source

Lever L’insécurité Foncière: Une Des Premières Clefs Du Développement?

open access: yesAfrican Studies Quarterly, 1999
This combination of three short papers discusses afforestation, land tenure, and environmnetal legislation in Madagascar. The second piece on tenure insecurity argues that ultimately the state has been poor at formal land tenure immatriculation ...
Alain Bertrand
doaj  

Customary Land Acquisition and Tenure Security in Refugee-Host Communities:

open access: yesAfrican Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
Context and background: Countries addressing the global refugee crisis are increasingly shifting from reliance on refugee camps or forced repatriation toward promoting local integration.
sophia nagujja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reforming land rights in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
"Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial ...
Ngaido, Tidiane
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