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"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...
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Introduction -- Public policies to foster academic spin-offs -- Types of spin-offs -- Processes at the institutional level : incubation models -- Processes at the firm level : phases and models of development -- Entrepreneurial teams in spin-offs -- Financial constraints and access to finance --...
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"This thoroughly updated edition of a classic career guide closes the research-practitioner gap and carefully considers the obstacles faced by researchers pursuing an academic career. From applying for grants to supervising Ph.D. students, the book utilizes practical research and real...
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Incentives to Improve Education identifies three categories of incentives: rewards, (financial rewards for teachers), competition (educational choice, often in the form of payment for education by voucher) and threats (introduction of external standards and accountability for performance)
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gender and leadership theory / Judith Baxter -- 8. Using organizational and management science theories to understand women … leadership development to build gender consciousness and transform organizations / Laura Bierema -- Part III: Individual …, and power / Katharina Pick -- 15. Using neuroscience methods to explore gender differences in leadership / Suzanne J …
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The performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been a subject of continual interest to both researchers and practitioners. This enlightening book investigates the pitfalls which have affected the assessment of SME performance in much of the past research
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perspectives on gender, this book offers a rich, multi-layered examination and critical insights into understanding the near …1. The body in the library / Helen Lefkowitz Hororwitz -- 2. Gender, biology, and the incontrovertible logic of choice … / Ann Mari May -- 3. Gender, professional knowledge, and institutional power : women social scientists and the research …
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Enterprising new firms drive economic growth, and women around the world are important contributors to that growth. As entrepreneurs, they seize opportunities, develop and deliver new goods and services and, in the process, create wealth for themselves, their families, communities, and...
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"Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Gender uniquely explores the ways in which monetary policies, changes in interest … to gender, investigating issues of power, income, wealth inequality and labour market dynamics. Editors Louis …. Chapters discuss the role of monetary policy in the gender pension gap; the impact of inflation reduction policies on female …
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"Written in an accessible style with comprehensive coverage, the Handbook of Gender and Technology provides an … excellent foundation examining gender equity in technology fields. Covering the state of the art, chapters consider three key … influences - environmental, identity, and individual - to highlight interventions to address the gender gap in technology. Using …
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