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Institutional Logics: Gender and Business Creation Across 28 Countries

Elam, Amanda; Terjesen, Siri A. - 2007

Building on theories of practice, cultural difference and institutional welfare regimes, we explore how gendered entrepreneurship rates are affected by both soft (values, beliefs, and expectations) and hard (institutionalized norms and practices) measures of culture. Using 2001 GEM data, we...

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Global securities analysts’ evaluations of family firms in emerging markets: The sociological perspective on the operations of financial markets

Jeong, Young-Chul - 2011

This dissertation advances a sociological view of the stock exchange market. I examine how multiple institutional logics – profession-based logic at the global level and corporate governance-based logic at the national level – influence analysts’ coverage and ratings for family-dominated...

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Structural Modelling of Female Labour Participation and Occupation Decisions

De Hoyos, R. E. - 2006

The objective of this paper is to estimate the parameters defining female labour participation and occupation decisions …. Departing from a theoretical framework, we use micro data to estimate the wage-participation elasticity in Mexico. Consistency … between the selectivity-adjusted wages and the multinomial participation equations is achieved via a two-step estimation …

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How to increase the effectiveness of agri-environmental subsidy schemes through knowledge of farmer perceptions-a choice experiment on pesticide free buffer zones

Christensen, Tove; Pedersen, Anders Branth; Nielsen, … - 2010

Danish farmers have been far less interested in agri-environmental subsidy schemes than anticipated. We use choiceexperiments to estimate 486 Danish farmers’ preferences for a number of policy relevant scheme-characteristics.Subsidy schemes for pesticide free buffer zones along hedgerows are...

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The effects of procedures on decision making : experimental evidence

Mertins, Vanessa - 2009

possible effects of (a) procedural fairness judgments, (b) procedural satisfaction, and (c) participation opportunities. Clear …

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Decision-Making and Ecosystem-Based Management: Applying the Vroom-Yetton Model to Public Participation Strategy

Daniels, Steven E.; Lawrence, Rick L.; Alig, Ralph J. - 1996

Previous literature has been critical of public participation practices, finding unimpressive application of public … participation principles and low levels of public satisfaction. Ecosystem-based management generally involves mixed land ownerships … participation and the difficulty of selecting appropriate public involvement mechanisms. To help solve the problem of choosing among …

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Managing Water: Efficiency-Equity Tradeoffs in the Participatory Approach

O'Donnell, Anna - 2010

This dissertation investigates the hypothesis that participation can overcome trade-offs in equity and efficiency … suggest additional positive externalities associated with participation. …

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Enhancing the customer experience: contributions from information technology

Dawes, Jillian; Rowley, Jennifer - 1998

will need to reflect a greater participation by the customer, a diminishing role for service personnel, and the blurring of …

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Conceptualizing user satisfaction in the ubiquitous computing era

Sullivan, Joanne; Scheepers, Rens; Middleton, Catherine - 2009

In this research-in-progress paper we argue that technology in the ubiquitous computing era offers experiences to users that extend well beyond the functional, practical applications offered in the world of work. In this era a realm of engagement is opening up to the individual that transcends...

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Participation of action intelligence in life-long learning motivation

Divišová, Hana - 2012

The contribution is dealing with the analysis of the active intelligence role, using a human intellect as well as emotions referring to the possibility to take part in life-long learning programs. Synergetic effect is completing with the item of motivation persuasion which highlights the sense,...

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