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Institutional Ethnography of Teeth Whitening Industry: How Professional Power Becomes Commercial Power in Dentistry. [PDF]

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to demonstrate how power is exercised, and by whom, to expand the practice of teeth whitening in dentistry and the resultant consequences for the public. Methods Institutional ethnography (IE) conducted in England that included 100 h of observations at cosmetic dentistry conferences, training and treatments; five ...
Lala R, Robinson PG, Gibson BJ.
europepmc   +2 more sources

TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME IN INDONESIA: THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Brawijaya Law Journal, 2016
This article examines the growing infuence of transnational organised crime on the nations of South East Asia. Human trafficking, maritime piracy, terrorism and wildlife trafficking are major transnational crimes that cause significant harm to both ...
James N Mitchell
doaj   +1 more source

Transnational Criminal Law in Transatlantic Perspective (1870–1945): Introductory Notes, Initial Results and Concepts

Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History, 2022
The article outlines the scope and concepts of the research project »Transnational Criminal Law in Transatlantic Perspective (1870–1945)« and introduces the respective case studies of the Focus.
Karl Härter, Valeria Vegh Weis
doaj   +2 more sources

Más allá de las incautaciones y narrativas de ‘mano dura’: gobernanzas criminales, interdependencia y economías ilícitas

Estado & Comunes
En esta entrevista, Renato Rivera sostiene que el empleo de las Fuerzas Armadas y la política de ‘mano dura’ no han logrado reducir la oferta de la cocaína y los homicidios en la región y que, por el contrario, van en aumento.
Renato Rivera Rhon
doaj   +1 more source

Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

ESG Controversies and Corporate Performance: A Critical Appraisal of Rating Methodologies and Empirical Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ESG controversies have become relevant signals in capital markets. However, controversy measurement is not strictly regulated, and evidence on whether and under which conditions such events affect firm‐level performance remains fragmented and lacks quality appraisal.
Paolo Candio, Massimiliano Kaucic
wiley   +1 more source

Who Qualifies to Assure? The Professional and Managerial Capture of Sustainability Assurance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the qualification of assurors in sustainability and environmental reporting assurance (SERA) is constructed and why it remains fiercely contested. Drawing on actor–network theory (ANT) and qualitative evidence from regulators, NGOs, assurors and reporting companies in India, we conceptualise ‘qualification’ as a ...
Flavia Rodricks, Muhammad Al Mahameed, Umair Riaz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

UNDERSTANDING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE A PART OF TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME - A KEY FACTOR FOR CREATING A SUCCESSFUL POLICY TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS KIND OF CRIMINALITY [PDF]

EURINT, 2020
The background for this research is the alarming growth of transnational organised crime in contemporary world. We have found out that, while many studies focus on the meaning of organised crime and criminal activities, little research has been conducted
Ancuţa Elena FRANŢ
doaj  

Anchoring Corporate Climate Action: Credible Commitments and the Internal Governance of Private Standard‐Setters

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate climate commitments depend partly on the credibility of the institutions that define and validate them. This article examines the Science Based Targets initiative as a key private standard‐setter in polycentric climate governance.
Marybel Perez, Alejandro Agafonow
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: women and transnational organized crime [PDF]

Trends in Organized Crime, 2014
Giulia is a pretty Southern Italian woman in her forties. She has long brown hair, piercing dark eyes, is immaculately dressed in nice clothes and clutches a Louis Vuitton handbag. Francesca is younger, in her thirties, has blond hair, lively blue eyes and lots to say. But they both look sad and uneasy.
Arsovska, Jana, Allum, Felia; id_orcid 0000-0002-0769-1700   +1 more
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