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Self‐initiated expatriation and self‐initiated expatriates : Clarification of the research stream

Doherty, Noeleen; Richardson, Julia; Thorn, Kaye - In: Career Development International 18 (2013) 1, pp. 97-112

considered by SIE scholars are expounded, and the links between SIE research and career theory are developed. From this …, potential research agendas are proposed. Research limitations/implications – This is a conceptual piece which, rather than … giving precise research data, encourages further thinking in the field. Originality/value – Although the definitional …

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International mobility policies and practices: are there gender differences in importance ratings?

Haines, Victor Y.; Saba, Tania - In: Career Development International 4 (1999) 4, pp. 206-212

Because the low participation rate of women in international management is problematic, this study seeks to identify which international mobility policies and practices appear to be most responsive to the needs of women. Based upon 337 responses to a questionnaire survey, the results show...

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Keeping pace with change: new contracts and responsibilities

Bates, Terence; Bloch, Susan - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 28 (1996) 1, pp. 29-32

A survey of individuals and organizations was undertaken to assess how the changing world of work ‐ in terms of delayering, outsourcing, IT, etc., is affecting the preparedness of people to deal with these changes. Responses were received from 184 individuals and 300 organizations. Areas...

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Consequences for Men of Dual Career Marriages: Implications for Organisations

Rosin, Hazel M. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 5 (1990) 1, pp. 3-8

, an exploratory research study of 30 dual career partners focused on husbands and wives′ perceptions of the effect of … wives′ careers on men. Predominantly positive professional and personal effects for husbands were identified, with men …

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Competing Social Responsibility Values and the Functional Roles of Managers : IMPLICATIONS FOR CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS

Petrick, Joseph A.; Scherer, Robert F. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 3, pp. 14-20

responsibility values for managers who assume roles in different functional department clusters. The research findings support a …

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Pollution Control Innovations and the Clean Air Act of 1990

Popp, David - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2001

Although economists cite potential gains from induced innovation as an advantage of using market-based mechanisms to protect the environment, counts of patents related to flue gas desulfurization units ('scrubbers') peaked before trading of sulfur dioxide (SO2) permits began. This paper uses...

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Non-Economic Motivation for Contingent Values: Rights and Attitudinal Beliefs in the Willingness To Pay for Environmental Improvements

Spash, Clive L. - In: Land Economics 82 (2006) 4

This paper reports on a national CVM survey administered in combination with a psychometric scale on pro-social environmental attitudes to test for non-economic motivations for WTP. The multi-item scale measures biospheric, altruistic, and egoistic motives, and analyzes their association with...

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Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Canada

Vourc'h, Ann - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

This paper analyses aspects of natural resource policy and environmental policy in Canada. In the taxation of resource-based activities, the management of water supply and the Atlantic fisheries management, the paper finds that there are incentives that may lead to overexploitation,...

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Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Australia

Vourc'h, Ann; Price, Robert W.R. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

This document analyses aspects of natural resource and environmental policies in Australia, focusing on water resource management, salinity and climate change mitigation. The state and central governments have not made use of their taxation powers in these domains. The cap-and-trade system for...

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Making Growth More Environmentally Sustainable in Germany

Kirkpatrick, Grant; Klepper, Gernot; Price, Robert W.R. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

This document analyses German environmental policies, including, among others, discussion of air and water quality policy, use of the waste management hierarchy approach and of voluntary agreements. The German public has been highly sensitive to environmental concerns, leading to many policy...

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