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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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The Nordic Model in a Global Company Situated in Norway. Challenging Institutional Orders?
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 In this article, we explore the impact of internationalization as organizational processes where institutional actors meet in local contexts and negotiate the institutional order. The internationalization of working life implies that different traditions
Elin Kvande, Hege Eggen Børve
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, 2022 Purpose: With the increase in the number and quotas of physiotherapy and rehabilitation undergraduate programs in our country, employment problems have started to arise for students studying in this program. Our study was planned to examine the unemployment anxiety of physiotherapy and rehabilitation undergraduate students studying at state and ...
Aslan Telci E. +6 more
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Policies and Programs Affecting the Employment of People with Disabilities - Policy Brief [PDF]
, 2000 The purpose of this brief is to summarize the wide range of federal programs and government policies that influence the employment and program participation decisions of people with disabilities and current research initiatives related to these programs ...
Livermore, Gina A +2 more
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
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Development in the Regulation of Wages and Working Conditions: The Employee Perspective
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017 The Nordic countries are renowned for their high level of unionization and collective bargaining. However, globalization, Europeanization, and an increasing individualization are often pictured as factors suppressing collective regulation.
Laust Høgedahl, Henning Jørgensen
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International Research Project on Job Retention and Return to Work Strategies for Disabled Workers: Germany [PDF]
, 1998 [Excerpt] The International Research Project on Job Retention and Return to Work Strategies for Disabled Workers is an initiative of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Global Applied Research and Information Network on Employment and ...
Albrecht, Martin, Braun, Hans
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin +5 more
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 Nordic working life balance is important in the context of a highly developed welfare state, budget collaboration between the State and municipalities, and a unified labor movement.
Stine Jacobsen +3 more
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou +3 more
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