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The Interaction Between Global Task Motivation and the Motivational Function of Events on Self-Regulation: Is Sauce for The Goose, Sauce for The Gander?

Blais, Marc R.; Hess, Ursula - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2002

the environment (level of controls and autonomy-support present in the environment) and (2) gender differences with regard … by a gender effect. The resulting triple interaction suggests that a different pattern of relations between the …

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Male-Female Productivity Differentials: The Role of Ability and Incentives

Paarsch, Harry J.; Shearer, Bruce S. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2004

We consider the response to incentives as an explanation for productivity differences within a firm that paid its workers piece rates. We provide a framework within which observed productivity differences can be decomposed into two parts: one due to differences in ability and the other due to...

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The potential impact of AIDS on population and economic growth rates.

Brown, Lynn R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997

AIDS is a human tragedy and a major health problem. The scale of the disease is so large that it now raises questions about the impact of AIDS on the future development path of many of the world's poorest developing countries. Through its effects on population levels and growth rates and on...

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Water, women, and local social organization in the Western Kenya highlands:

Were, Elizabeth; Swallow, Brent; Roy, Jessica - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

of a communitybased water scheme. There are challenges of finance, gender relations, and conflict over scarce water … are largely hidden behind social norms regarding gender roles and relations. Research methods need to carefully …

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Assessing the factors underlying differences in group performance: methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of Central Kenya

Place, Frank; Kariuki, Gatarwa; Wangila, Justine; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002

This paper examines the performance of rural groups in Kenya and addresses the methodological issues and challenges faced in doing this, and presents the empirical evidence regarding various hypothesized explanatory factors for relative performance levels.... The findings highlight the...

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The many meanings of collective action: lessons on enhancing gender inclusion and equity in watershed management

German, Laura; Tay, Hailemichael; Charamila, Sarah; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

on gender-equitable change processes in natural resource management. The paper utilizes a number of case studies to … illustrate the relative strengths and weaknesses of different approaches for enhancing gender inclusion and equity throughout the … proposed, and then utilized to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of different approaches for fostering gender …

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Biting the bullet: how to secure access to drylands resources for multiple users

Mwangi, Esther; Dohrn, Stephan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Close to one billion people worldwide depend directly upon the drylands for their livelihoods. Because of their climatic conditions and political and economic marginalization drylands also have some of the highest incidents of poverty. Pastoral and sedentary production systems coexist in these...

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Institutional innovations towards gender equity in agrobiodiversity management: collective action in Kerala, South India

Padmanabhan, Martina Aruna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

management of agrobiodiversity. The present investigation into the institutions governing PGR, with special emphasis on gender … utilization of agrobiodiversity the investigation uses a combination of institutional and gender analysis. Keywords: gender …

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Improving the effectiveness of collective action: sharing experiences from community forestry in Nepal

Acharya, Krishna P.; Gentle, Popular - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"The forest management strategy of Nepal is based on people's participation, which is known as community forestry. This approach was formally introduced in 1978 to encourage active participation of local people in forest management activities as a means to improve their livelihoods. Under the...

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Women's collective action and sustainable water management: case of SEWA's water campaign in Gujarat, India

Panda, Smita Mishra - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

occupied by men. Women's collective agency has catalyzed some gender-equitable change processes, although perceptible changes … in gender relations at the household level are not as significant. Some policy implications are discussed in terms of …

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