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Long‐term views of the “social question” in Germany during the 19th and 20th century
Schmidt, Karl‐Heinz - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) 4, pp. 269-283
. Qu.”) in Germany. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is based on references to authors of German historical … Germany during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries allows for special conclusions related to the causes, performance and …
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Bismarck and the social question
van Meerhaeghe, Marcel - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) 4, pp. 284-301
social protection is discussed and a brief evaluation of his policy is presented. Findings – Germany, through the work of …
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From the Professoriat to the Precariat: Adjunctivitis, Collegiality, and Academic Freedom
Doughty, Howard A. - In: International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and … 9 (2018) 4, pp. 1-22
Social class lies at the core of much that Marx said about the “laws of history.” Class conflict was to be the means whereby capitalism would be overthrown, superseded by a revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat and, subsequently, by a communist society in which alienation and...
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State corporatism and business associations in China
Unger, Jonathan; Chan, Anita - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 10 (2015) 2, pp. 178-193
corporatism.” But with democratization, Japan’s, Taiwan’s, and South Korea’s business associations and unions came more under the … influence their members, and a new balance in relations with the state emerged in an arrangement known as “societal corporatism …/methodology/approach – The historical transition from state corporatism to societal corporatist practices in East Asia is discussed on the basis …
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The Political Economy of the Implementation of the Bankruptcy Law of China
Zuofa, Wang - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 6 (2015) 2, pp. 249-281
Abstract The implementation of the bankruptcy law of China deviates much from the expectation of the legislature. This article draws on political economy analysis, especially the interest group approach, to provide an explanation of the causes of the deviation and predict what the future of the...
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Groups and information disclosure: evidence on the Olson and Putnam hypotheses in Japan
Yamamura, Eiji - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 6, pp. 423-439
Purpose – There is controversy between Putnam and Olson concerning the role of groups. Putnam argued that small groups contribute to economic growth, whereas Olson asserted that small groups hamper economic growth through rent‐seeking behavior. Since the end of the 1990s in Japan, there has...
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Erwartungen an Interessenvertretungen aus der Perspektive von abhängig Beschäftigten / Expectations towards works councils from the employees` point of view
Wilkesmann, Maximiliane; Wilkesmann, Uwe; Virgillito, … - In: Arbeit 20 (2011) 1, pp. 5-17
Interessenvertretung haben. Um der Beantwortung dieser Frage näher zu kommen, skizzieren wir den Stand der Forschung zu …
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When Good Intentions Go Wrong: Immunity under the Volunteer Protection Act
Groble, Patricia; Brudney, Jeffrey L. - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 6 (2015) 1, pp. 3-24
Abstract The Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) was enacted in 1997 to encourage volunteerism by protecting individuals from liability for their negligent actions while volunteering. Proponents intended to provide legal safeguards for volunteers, whom they claimed were deterred from volunteering by...
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Bringing Business Experience to the Nonprofit Sector: What Works and What Doesn’t
Moore, Roger L.; Vicere, Albert A. - In: American Journal of Business 6 (1991) 1, pp. 58-61
Five distinguishing characteristics of non profit organizations are identified and explored. They are: a different and more complex environment, more altruistic purposes with strong traditions, importance of motivating and rewarding volunteers, staff structures that exist in parallel with...
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Leadership skills as construed by nonprofit chief executives
Kearns, Kevin P.; Livingston, Jonathan; Scherer, Shelley; … - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 36 (2015) 6, pp. 712-727
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how chief executives of 20 nonprofit organizations construe and prioritize the skills they use to perform typical leadership tasks. Design/methodology/approach – The in-depth interview protocol used in the study is based on the Repertory Grid...
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