Relative income may be a better predictor of health outcomes than absolute income. We examined two measures of relative income--income incongruity and relative household income--in relation to preterm birth in a study of U.S. Black women. Income incongruity is a measure that compares the median...

Differential exposure to minority status stressors may help explain differences in United States (US)-born and foreign-born Black women's birth outcomes. We explored self-reports of racism recorded in a survey of 185 US-born and 114 foreign-born Black pregnant women enrolled in Project Viva, a...

It was hypothesized that the relationship between maternal age and infant birthweight varies significantly across neighborhoods and that such variation can be predicted by neighborhood characteristics. We analyzed 229,613 singleton births of mothers aged 20-45 years from Chicago, USA in...

Purpose – To investigate and understand the reasons why internal auditing is often perceived to not add value. This paper describes the development of a new process model and approach that will improve the actual and perceived value of auditing. Design/methodology/approach – Process...

Considering some aspects of the motor industry as an example, this paper outlines strategic opportunities for e-commerce-enabled supply chains and, hence, greatly improved responses to customers. The authors demonstrate that there will be resulting strategic advantage for firms that become...