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Human depreciation accounting and the emergence of industrial pensions: Linking human assets to the firm

Himick, Darlene - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 28 (2015), pp. 242-262

Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the accounting notion of “human depreciation” helped the defined benefit pension plan emerge as the dominant means of dealing with an aging workforce in the first half of twentieth century USA. Design/methodology/approach -The study...

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Sustainable Value Chains and Labour - Linking Chain and "Inner Drivers"

Pegler, Pegler, L.J. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2011

“logics” can be resolved within global value chains? The concept of governmentality expands the theoretical frame for the …

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GOVERNMENTALITY AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: CHALLENGING THE SEA/GOOD GOVERNANCE NEXUS

SCOTT, CAROLINE - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 13 (2011) 01, pp. 67-100

Scotland where the government sees SEA as central to its sustainable development aspirations. Using a governmentality lens to …

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Is there a role for contemporary practices of askesis in supporting a transition to sustainable consumption?

Doran, Peter - In: International Journal of Green Economics 5 (2011) 1, pp. 15-40

This article draws on recent Foucauldian scholarship and Michel Foucault's writings on askesis (from the Greek: ασκησιζ, askesis, 'exercise' or 'training') to explore the emerging role of contemporary mindfulness practices and associated teachings in advancing our understanding of...

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Small Cities, Neoliberal Governance and Sustainable Development in the Global South: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda

Véron, René - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 9, pp. 2833-2848

Development and environmental issues of small cities in developing countries have largely been overlooked although these settlements are of global demographic importance and often face a “triple challenge”; that is, they have limited financial and human resources to address growing...

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Governing by supervision: The Case of Sweden

Casula Vifell, Åsa; Sjögren, Ebba - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2010

. Drawing on a governmentality perspective, we find that SOLVIT Sweden contributes to juridification of the work methods through … which the internal market is realized. The governmentality approach also highlights the policy-making capacity of ex post …

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Biodiversity offsetting: problematisation of an emerging governance regime

Tregidga, Helen - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 26 (2013) June, pp. 806-832

be considered and its effects examined. Design/methodology/approach – Governmentality is drawn upon to examine ways in …

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Between surveillance and subjectification: Professionals and the governance of quality and patient safety in English hospitals

Martin, Graham P.; Leslie, Myles; Minion, Joel; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 99 (2013) C, pp. 80-88

contemporary healthcare: disciplinary power and governmentality. They are sometimes considered alternative or even contradictory … role of disciplinary power relies for its impact on complementary strategies that are more akin to governmentality. These … disciplinary power and governmentality work on subjectivities in rather a different manner from that suggested by conventional …

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Negotiating Development Prescriptions: The Case of Population Policy in Nigeria

Robinson, Rachel - In: Population Research and Policy Review 31 (2012) 2, pp. 267-296

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Crisis, Committees and Consultants: The Rise of Value-For-Money Auditing in the Federal Public Sector in Canada

Free, Clinton; Radcliffe, Vaughan; White, Brent - In: Journal of Business Ethics 113 (2013) 3, pp. 441-459

, intents, and logics ascribed by the original proponents. Drawing on insights from governmentality and New Public Management …

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