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Gender Pay Differentials : Cross-National Evidence from Micro-Data
Mahy, Benoît (ed.); Plasman, Robert (ed.);  … - 2006
This book provides new evidence on the magnitude and sources of pay inequalities between women and men in European countries and New Zealand on the basis of micro data. Particular attention is devoted to job access and workplace practices, promotions and wage growth, sectoral affiliation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054020
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Gendered Success in Higher Education : Global Perspectives
White, Kate (ed.); O'Connor, Pat (ed.) - 2017
the limitations of indicators such as the proportion of women in senior positions. It proposes a new gender agenda …Chapter 1. Introduction: the focus on success stories; Kate White -- Chapter 2. Gender equality as a core academic … value: Undoing gender in a “non-traditional” Swedish University; Helen Peterson and Birgitta Jordansson -- Chapter 3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398277
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Gender and Development : The Japanese Experience in Comparative Perspective
2005
to gender related issues. By examining Japanese experiences related to gender, the authors seek insights relevant to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612310
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Gender Diversity in the Boardroom : Volume 1: The Use of Different Quota Regulations
Seierstad, Cathrine (ed.); Gabaldon, Patricia (ed.);  … - 2017
‘Gender diversity on boards is a fundamental pillar for good corporate governance and has solidly gained momentum in … resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards. Filling the gap in … existing literature on this topic, the two volumes of Gender Diversity in the Boardroom offers systematic overviews of current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396548
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Reality lost : markets of attention, misinformation and manipulation
Hendricks, Vincent F.; Vestergaard, Mads - 2019
This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state. The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether politicians, journalists, or citizens. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395990
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Institutions, Governance and the Control of Corruption
Basu, Kaushik (ed.); Cordella, Tito (ed.) - 2018
This book considers how emerging economies around the world face the challenge of building good institutions and effective governance, since so much of economic development depends on having these in place. The promotion of shared prosperity and the battle against poverty require interventions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397386
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Public Opinion on Economic Globalization : Considering Immigration, International Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment
White, Roger - 2017
This book examines survey data to consider the extent to which public support for immigration, international trade, and foreign direct investment exists in a cohort of 38 heterogeneous countries. With economic globalization shaping daily life, understanding the determinants of public opinion is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397455
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Economics of Offshore Wind Power : Challenges and Policy Considerations
Poudineh, Rahmatallah; Brown, Craig; Foley, Benjamin - 2017
The book provides an overview of the policy frameworks that have been employed to support offshore wind power, and their efficacy in nurturing sustainable cost reductions across the industry.A growing number of countries are increasingly receptive to the prospect of implementing policies to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397740
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Das kommunale Nagelstudio : Die populärsten Irrtümer zu Stadtwerke & Co
Schäfer, Michael - 2016
Kommunalwirtschaft in Deutschland -- Kommunale Unternehmen - der Deutschen liebstes Kind -- Warum etwas so Beliebtes ständig durch den Kakao gezogen wird -- Die populärsten Irrtümer zur Kommunalwirtschaft - Was ist wahr, was ist falsch?.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019701
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Unternehmenskommunikation bei Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen : Ein Beitrag zur Analyse der Akzeptanz des Privatisierungsvorhabens der Deutschen Bahn AG
Dettmers, Sebastian (contributor) - 2008
Herausforderungen an die Unternehmenskommunikation bei Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen -- Konzeption der Analyse der Akzeptanz von Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen -- Analyse der Akzeptanz von Privatisierungen öffentlicher Unternehmen -- Zusammenfassung und Implikationen.
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