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Management controls for minimising risk in public-private partnerships in a developing country

Appuhami, Ranjith; Perera, Sujatha - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 12 (2016) 3, pp. 408-431

relation to implementation, management and risk control of PPPs. Originality/value This study makes an original contribution to … the existing literature on PPPs by examining the way in which management controls are used to minimise risk in a PPP in a …

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The right to take risks

Faulkner, Alison - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 14 (2012) 6, pp. 287-296

views of disabled people and service users about risk. Design/methodology/approach – The consultation reached nine … literature. Findings – The landscape of risk and rights is highly complex. Disabled people and service users have quite different … concerns about risk to those of the professionals and the regulatory bodies acting on their behalf. Many people talked of the …

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Seeking effective approaches to elder abuse in institutional settings

Parker, Jonathan - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 3 (2001) 3, pp. 21-29

Although in recent years elder abuse has attracted considerable social and professional attention, it is still in the opinion of many a taboo subject. In this paper the author examines why this is the case and considers what has been learnt. In doing so he considers causation and predisposing...

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Risks of living with Alzheimer's disease: a personal view

Morgan, Kathleen - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 11 (2009) 3, pp. 26-29

This paper describes one woman's personal experience of Alzheimer's disease and her reflections on risk and what it …

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Mental health, vulnerability and risk in police custody

Leese, Maggie; Russell, Sean - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 19 (2017) 5, pp. 274-283

Purpose The issue of mental health and policing is a subject that has been debated from a number of different perspectives. The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings of a case study that explored mental health difficulties and vulnerability within police custody....

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Positive risk taking: debating the research agenda in the context of adult protection and COVID

King, Erin; Davies, Karen; Abendstern, Michele - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 23 (2021) 5, pp. 317-324

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the case for examining the concept of positive risk taking (PRT) in the … of risk in health and social care and the recent changes in society resulting from COVID-19. Findings Inherent tensions … the benefits of risk taking. This indicates not only a need for a paradigm shift in attitudes but also a research agenda …

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A practice framework to support the Care Act 2014

Stanley, Tony - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 18 (2016) 1, pp. 53-64

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the signs of safety and wellbeing practice framework offers a practical and logical reinforcement for the Making Safeguarding Personal programme within the practice context of the Care Act. The new practice framework orientates safeguarding...

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Spontaneous concerns about risk and abuse reported by people with dementia and their carers

Benbow, Susan M.; Kingston, Paul - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 19 (2017) 2, pp. 92-99

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at concerns about risk/abuse expressed spontaneously by people with … study on the impact of producing narratives on PwD and their carers. Participants were found to allude to risk/abuse, or … specifically mention thoughts on risk and abuse in their narratives. A secondary analysis of the theme of risk/abuse is reported …

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Facilitating the adoption of e‐payment systems: theoretical constructs and empirical analysis

Özkan, Sevgi; Bindusara, Gayani; Hackney, Ray - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 23 (2010) 3, pp. 305-325

critical factors was correlated through security, trust, perceived advantage, assurance seals, perceived risk and usability … three were relatively sufficient (perceived risk, trust and usability) through customer intentions to adopt an e …

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Empirically assessing the continued applicability of the IUIPC construct

C. Sipior, Janice; T. Ward, Burke; Connolly, Regina - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 26 (2013) 6, pp. 661-678

relationship among privacy concerns, trusting beliefs, and risk beliefs continues to be unclear. Empirical evidence about the … likely is that consumer to intend to provide personal information online. Finally, the greater risk a consumer has for … relationship between IUIPC and consumer risk in providing personal information to an online company. The paper concludes that the …

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