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A critical assessment of the impact of conformity on collectivist families’ meal social interaction behaviour in Sierra Leone
(2018-04-10)
Background: Conformity is sanctioned at Sierra Leonean families’ mealtimes not only to streamline behaviour, but also to overhaul the character of individuals in order to increase their acceptance in society. These norms ...
Case Study - Leading Co-production : The case of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's Community Volunteer Scheme
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-04-04)
This case study illustrates the shifting leadership and control in co-production of preventative services by a voluntary scheme in HFRS (Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Services). More specifically, it demonstrates how citizen ...
Historical Institutional Determinants of Financial System Development in Africa
(2018-04-01)
The literature on the determinants of cross-country variation in financial system development identifies historical institutional factors, mostly rooted in colonial effects, as key causes. Using a sample of 39 African ...
A Multilevel Analysis of the Use of Individual Pay-for-Performance Systems
(2018-04-01)
Compensation systems, such as individualized pay-for-performance (I-PFP) schemes for employees, represent an important approach to aligning employer-employee interests. However, the adoption of I-PFP is much less common ...
Accounting for decarbonisation and reducing capital at risk in the S&P500
(2018-03-01)
This article accounts for carbon emissions in the S&P 500 and explores the extent to which capital is at risk from decarbonising value chains. At a global level it is proving difficult to decouple carbon emissions from GDP ...
Financialising the State : Recent development in fiscal and monetary policy
(2018-02-01)
Understanding the nature of state financialisation is crucial to ensure definancialisation efforts are successful. This paper provides a structured overview of the emerging literature on financialisation and the state. We ...
Regional resilience and Global Production Networks in China: an open political economy perspective
(2018-02-01)
The article examines regional resilience in China using the case study of the Xiamen regional economy. The open political economy perspective posited builds on three strands; the structural dimensions related to underpinning ...