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2. EUROPE'S PAPER INDUSTRY GETS A NEW FACE AT THE TOP.
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Kenney, Jim
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PAPER industry ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,EUROPEAN economic integration ,RENEWABLE energy sources ,CHEMICAL laws - Abstract
Discusses the challenges facing the European paper industry and managing director Teresa Presas of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). Reorganization of the CEPI to accommodate expansion of the European Union; Chemical legislation; Recycling targets; Future wood availability; Sustainability; Renewable energy sources; Emission trading directive.
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- 2004
3. Scientific papers presented at the European Congress of Radiology 2000: publication rates and characteristics during the period 2000-2004.
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Miguel-Dasit, Alberto, Martí-Bonmatí, Luis, Sanfeliu, Pilar, Aleixandre, Rafael, and Martí-Bonmatí, Luis
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RADIOLOGY ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,MEDLINE ,SCIENTIFIC development ,ABSTRACTING & indexing services ,MANUSCRIPTS ,MEDICAL specialties & specialists ,PROBABILITY theory ,PUBLISHING ,CONTINUING medical education ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors - Abstract
To determine the rate at which abstracts orally presented at the ECR 2000 were published between 2000-2004, and to identify predictive factors of publication and differences between abstracts and subsequently published papers. Specific search profiles were devised to retrieve items from the Medline database. From 1020 abstracts originating from 39 countries, 479 articles (publication rate 47%) were subsequently published in 139 Medline-indexed journals, most frequently in European Radiology (14%). Country of origin statistically (P<0.0001) influences the subsequent publication of the abstract, Germany having the highest number of presentations (n=343) and derived articles (publication rate 54%). Abstracts presented by authors from the USA (n=21) had the highest publication rate (76%). Most papers were published within the first 3 years after the meeting, as original articles and in English-language journals. Both the study sample size and the first author frequently changed. Chest and cardiac studies had the highest publication rates (56%, both). In summary, abstracts presented at the ECR 2000 had a high publication rate in Medline-indexed journals. Country of origin and subspecialty of presentation appeared to influence subsequent full publication. More articles were published in European Radiology than in other journal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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4. IPMA to give EuroCP group a leg up as it lobbies for open commercial paper mart.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,TRADE associations ,COMMERCIAL paper issues - Abstract
Reports on the merger of the Euro Commercial Paper Association with the International Primary Markets Association (IPMA) as of May 3, 2002. Purposes of the merger; Comparison of the size of the commercial paper (CP) market in Europe with the U.S.; Factors blocking the development of the European CP market; Responsibilities of the IPMA.
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- 2002
5. New Position paper.
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WOUND care , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Reports on the launch of the position paper 'Understanding Compression Therapy' during the 2003 European Wound Management Association conference in Pisa, Italy.
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- 2003
6. Announcements.
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FINANCIAL management ,PERIODICALS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Announces several activities of the 'European Financial Management' (FFM) periodical. Articles to be published in the FFM periodical; Annual meeting of the European Financial Management Association; Application for membership at the association.
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- 2002
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7. SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS ON THE BALANCE.
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Munters, Q. J.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,IDEA (Philosophy) ,RURAL sociology ,EDITORS ,SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
Copyright of Sociologia Ruralis is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 1972
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8. Plastics or paper--which benefits Kyoto targets?
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PAPER ,PAPER industry ,PLASTICS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Reports on the rejection of claims by Plastic Europe that substitution of plastics with more traditional materials across western Europe would jeopardise European Union Kyoto targets, by the Confederation of European Paper Industries and the International Confederation of Paper and Board Converters. Benefits of the plastic substitution according to the associations' position paper.
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- 2005
9. Editorial.
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Milne, John A.
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GRASSES ,CROP physiology ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,GRASSLANDS ,ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis ,BIODIVERSITY - Abstract
The author discusses a brief history of the European Grassland Federation and its relationship with Grass and Forage Science. In 2003, 60% of the papers submitted to the journal "Grass and Forage Science" came from Europe. The subject matter of the papers reflected the current interest in Europe in the environmental impacts of managed grassland and the role of management in influencing biodiversity well. The author also states that without the expertise and hard work of the associate editors and referees, it will not be possible to produce a high quality journal.
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- 2004
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10. Leveraged bid strengthensas desks hunt yield.
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LOANS ,BIDS ,COMMERCIAL paper issues ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,INTEREST (Finance) - Abstract
Reports on the growth of trading in leveraged loan deals in Europe in November 2004. Bids for the commercial paper issued by Automobile Association; Increase in the interest in leveraged cable companies; Views on the trading market.
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- 2004
11. Welcome to the 14th European Congress of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability.
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Chaplin, E.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SERIAL publications ,MENTAL health ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,INTELLECTUAL disabilities - Abstract
An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the various topics within the issue, including the psychological therapies for depression, emotional development, and a study on adults with intellectual development disorder (IDD).
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- 2023
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12. History matters: lessons from twenty-five years of the European Accounting Association.
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Carmona, Salvador
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,ACCOUNTING education ,PROFESSIONAL education ,WOMEN executives - Abstract
Drawing on a number of primary sources (e.g. the minutes of the meetings of the governing bodies of the Association, EAA publications and congress proceedings), this study outlines the undertakings of the European Accounting Association (EAA) from its inception to the present. Examination of available evidence suggests that the activity of the EAA may be explained by the concomitant effect of institutional, organizational and individual factors. It was found that the EAA made considerable progress in: facilitating networking among European accounting scholars; increasing commitment towards high-quality research; incorporating into its structures and activities the notion of diversity; increasing reputation of its annual congress; and substituting its initial Anglo-Saxon-northern European dominance by a more comprehensive European focus. The EAA, though, faces some challenges in the near future: consolidation in southern Europe and other peripheral countries; penetration in eastern Europe; eventual re-definition of its aims and scope in a globalized world; eventual re-definition of the size and scope of its annual congress; and a more prominent role of women in executive posts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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13. Private paper's allure wins European hearts.
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Brown, Mark
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PRIVATELY placed securities ,CORPORATIONS ,U.S. dollar ,INVESTORS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,INSURANCE commissioners - Abstract
This article discusses the participation of European corporations in the private placement market in the U.S. and its impact on the development of an equivalent market in Europe, as of August 2004. Issuance in 2003 was nearly$ 46 billion, up 59%. And the dollar market is now primarily cross-border, driven by European issuers tapping investors in the U.S. In January 2004, in response to increased deal flow, the rating office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) introduced a filing exemption whereby a rating from one of the main rating agencies can be assigned in place of an NAIC rating. Cross-border private placement issuance into the U.S. shows little sign of slowing down. Interest rate volatility could reduce supply. The nature of the investor base is changing. Where the private placement market has traditionally been a buy-and-hold market, short-term investors are increasingly active. The demand in the U.S. could stifle the growth of a European investor base. Issuers that go straight to the U.S. miss out on what European investors can offer them. Because they do not have to invest in deals with a NAIC-style rating, the likes of Prudential M&G can offer a more certain price. European investors are realizing that private placements offer them additional investment products and the opportunity to invest on an attractive relative value basis.
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- 2004
14. MTN/CP UPDATES.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,COMMERCIAL paper issues - Abstract
Presents information on the recommendations published by the International Primary Market Association and the Issuing and Paying Agents Association for conventions in the Euro commercial paper market. Features of the recommendations; List of minimum tradeable amounts under the conventions; Ruling of the convention on issuing and paying agents.
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- 2003
15. The impact of the impact factor.
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Gannon, Frank
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PERIODICALS ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,MOLECULAR biology ,SCIENTISTS ,SCIENCE ,EMOTIONS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
As a new journal "European Molecular Biology Organization" yet unbranded by an impact factor (IF), the editor can address this important element of science without suffering either the anguish of those journals that languor in the lower divisions or the insouciance of those with double digit IFs. Then there is the gamesmanship associated with pushing up the IF of a journal. The attributed IF value is based on the frequency at which the average paper in each issue was cited during the previous two years. Nonetheless, the IF ranking provides a wonderful guide to what should be read. It stratifies the journals and in general, guides scientists to those where the best papers are most likely to appear.
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- 2000
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16. Symposia (In alphabetical order by convenor).
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,HEALTH behavior ,MENTAL health - Abstract
The article presents abstracts on medical topics which include health promotion of self-affirmation, the imapct of self-affirmation on physical activity, and the administration of self-affirmation on adaptive cognition and behavior changes.
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- 2010
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17. Guidelines for completing the EURONHEED transferability information checklists.
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Nixon, John, Rice, Stephen, Drummond, Michael, Boulenger, Stephanie, Ulmann, Philippe, and de Pouvourville, Gerard
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,HEALTH services administration ,MEDICAL care ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The structure and methods to complete and derive a quality score from the European Network of Health Economic Evaluation Databases (EURONHEED) transferability information checklists for published economic evaluations were reported and discussed in a previous paper (Boulenger et al. in Eur J Health Econ 6, 334–346, 2005). Within the same paper, the use of the checklists was illustrated through their application to a sample of economic evaluations conducted in France and UK. The transferability information subchecklist, consisting of 16 items from the original 42-point checklist, and methods used to derive it, were validated among 16 health economists across Europe participating in the EURONHEED project. Recent correspondence with other researchers, however, indicates that the checklists are now being utilised in empirical work and the methodology of assessing transferability and generalisability. This supplementary paper provides full details of the guidelines that have been developed and recently updated by the authors, such that the overall and subchecklists can be more widely and consistently completed and utilised. We also briefly discuss associated issues such as weighting of items in the checklists and give further clarifications regarding what we consider the most appropriate applications of the checklists to be. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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18. The founders of Géotechnique.
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Burland, J. B.
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INFORMATION services ,PUBLISHING ,PERIODICAL publishing ,JOURNALISM ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,ENGINEERING personnel ,ENGINEERS - Abstract
Copyright of Géotechnique is the property of Thomas Telford Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2008
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19. The European Fibres Group (EFG) 1993–2002: "Understanding and improving the evidential value of fibres".
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Wiggins, K. G.
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FIBERS ,PLANT products ,RESEARCH & development ,TRANSLATING & interpreting ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The paper outlines the history of the European Fibres Group (EFG) and includes its aims and achievements from the time of its formation in 1993 to the present day. The main emphasis is on the subject of "the evidential value of fibres", how the EFG have provided the data and where to locate it. Additionally the paper provides a look into what the group has accomplished in the recognition of the "lack of data" and the research being conducted to correct this problem. Finally it outlines other projects that are underway to improve its members' knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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20. Enter the Troika: The Politics of Social Security during Ireland's Bailout.
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HICK, ROD
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SOCIAL security ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,BUDGET ,DECISION making ,ELECTIONS ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,POLICY sciences ,PRACTICAL politics ,POWER (Social sciences) ,PUBLIC administration ,PUBLIC officers ,RESEARCH funding ,TAXATION ,FINANCIAL management ,FIELD research ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,CHANGE management - Abstract
This paper examines the influence of the Troika on the retrenchment and reform of social security in Ireland during its bailout between 2010 and 2013. To do this, it draws on data from in-depth interviews with senior civil servants and civil society organisation staff who met with the Troika as part of their quarterly missions to Ireland during this period. The key themes which emerged from these interviews include the largely domestic origins of social security retrenchment and reform; the surprising, and distinctive, positions adopted by the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); the extent of the Irish government's room for manoeuvre in this area, and the ways in which the Irish government defended social security against proposals for additional cuts put forward by the Troika. The paper concludes by arguing that the scope for domestic decision-making was heavily constrained, yet non-trivial, and that the Troika's influence comprised not only ‘powering’ but also ‘persuasion’. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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21. Early International Symposia on Chromatography (50-Year Anniversary of the Chromatographic Society).
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Ettre, Leslie S.
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CHROMATOGRAPHIC analysis ,ANALYTICAL chemistry ,GAS chromatography ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
This year, the Chromatography Society is celebrating its 50-year Anniversary. The society and its predecessors, the Gas Chromatography Discussion Group and the Chromatography Discussion Group, played an important role in the dissemination of information on newest developments, particularly through their international symposia held in various European cities since 1956. On the occasion of this anniversary, E.R. Adlard, one of the true pioneers of GC and a leading member of the organization, reports on the most important papers presented at the symposia of the first decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
22. MTN/CP UPDATES.
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COMMERCIAL paper issues ,NEGOTIABLE instruments ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,BANKING industry - Abstract
Presents updates on the medium term notes (MTN) and commercial paper issues in Europe as of June 2005. Increase in MTN programme of the Yorkshire Building Society; Appointment of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein at the European MTN programme of Dresdner Bank; Involvement of Barclays Capital in several EuroCP programmes.
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- 2005
23. Institutional Agency and the Renegotiation of Sovereignty.
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Flanagan, Tanja
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *INTERNATIONAL security , *INTERNATIONAL agencies , *SOVEREIGNTY , *SOCIAL norms - Abstract
The evolution of European Security arrangements (NATO, OSCE, WEU and the like) over the past decade raises important questions about institutional durability. This is particularly true given the traditional assumption found in realist and neoliberal institutionalist research that institutions exist only as a function of their members. This paper develops a different argument for institutional durability: international institutions serving as loci for normative discourse. International institutions serve as sites where fundamental issues concerning legitimacy, jurisdiction, authority, and control are negotiated among states, thus becoming infused with a supernational sense of agency. A case study of the evolution of European and trans-Atlantic security arrangements in the post-cold war period, in particular the OSCE, will illustrate this dynamic. The case study will focus on the evolution of the institution’s mandate, the binding effect these institutions have on the policies of current and prospective members, and the implications of dominant institutional norms for emerging norms and practices. The goal is to present a theory of institutional agency distinct from state agency and state interest calculations. The hope is to be able to better understand the politics of institutional choice, the logic of institutional design, the question of institutional durability and adaptability, as well as patterns of international interaction and international order, not just in the issue space of security but in other issue areas as well. On a more general level, this research project deals with the exploration of institutional agency and its effect on the renegotiation of sovereignty; the effects, characteristics, constraints and the pull international institutions are exerting on their members and non-members, independently of state push. The larger underlying question focuses on how compliance with existing norms hinders the creation of new norms and institutions, and the impact of this normative discourse on the future locus of sovereignty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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24. Where now for fair trade?
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Doherty, Bob, Davies, IainA., and Tranchell, Sophi
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UNFAIR competition ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SUPERMARKETS ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,BUSINESS research ,FAIR trade associations ,MACROECONOMICS ,MARKETS ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper critically examines the discourse surrounding fair trade mainstreaming, and discusses the potential avenues for the future of the social movement. The authors have a unique insight into the fair trade market having a combined experience of over 30 years in practice and 15 as fair trade scholars. The paper highlights a number of benefits of mainstreaming, not least the continued growth of the global fair trade market (tipped to top $7bn in 2012). However, the paper also highlights the negative consequences of mainstreaming on the long-term viability of fair trade as a credible ethical standard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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25. A short history of the development studies association.
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TRIBE, MICHAEL
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DEVELOPMENT economics ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SOCIAL institutions ,EXTERNALITIES - Abstract
This paper outlines the origins of the Development Studies Association (DSA) in the 1960s together with the main features of the association since its formation in 1978. Some of the leading individuals in this evolution are identified, but it is made clear that institutional pressures have also been important over the years. Issues which threaten the Association include ‘free-riding’ (the obverse of which is ‘externalities’) as well as the linked question of those involved in ‘development’ who are neither members nor involved in the activities of the association. The paper also considers whether the DSA has ‘made a difference’, links the DSA to its European sister association, the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), and describes recent and prospective future developments. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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26. Older adult entrepreneurs as mentors of young people neither in employment nor education and training (NEETs). Evidences from multi-country intergenerational learning program.
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Santini, Sara, Baschiera, Barbara, and Socci, Marco
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AGING ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,BUSINESS ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CONTINUING education ,EDUCATION ,EMPLOYMENT ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,INTERGENERATIONAL relations ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,LEARNING strategies ,RESEARCH methodology ,MENTORING ,POPULATION ,LABOR unions ,JOB performance ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes ,OLD age - Abstract
Population aging is exacerbating the loss of competences in the workforce and simultaneously young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEETs) are struggling to be reengaged in employment. These issues, which are deemed priorities for the European policy agenda, could be addressed by triggering active aging dimensions, valuing and exploiting older adult entrepreneurs' knowledge for enhancing youngsters' entrepreneurial attitudes, through mentoring. This paper reports the results of a study based on an intergenerational learning program, carried out in 2018 in Germany, Italy and Slovenia. The study was aimed at developing and testing one training on mentoring addressing 41 older adult entrepreneurs (55 and over), and two intergenerational learning trainings aiming at boosting entrepreneurial competences of 33 NEETs (aged 18–29). The impact of the program on older adult entrepreneurs and NEETs was assessed through a pre and post-evaluation using qualitative and quantitative tools. Findings at country level were treated as national case-studies and then the latter were compared by considering them as a multiple embedded case-study. Results indicated that, to different extent in the study countries, mentors learned and enhanced mentoring competences, e.g. active listening and the capability of orienting, improved well-being and self-esteem, social inclusion and active aging attitude. Moreover, NEETs acquired entrepreneurial and socio-relational competences by benefiting from the full exploitation of mentors' know-how and the trust relationship with them. Companies, trade unions, educational and voluntary organizations should cooperate to adopt intergenerational learning programs as good practices for older adults and NEETs' lifelong learning promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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27. Why is integrating policy assessment so hard? A comparative analysis of the institutional capacities and constraints.
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Turnpenny, John, Nilsson, Måns, Russel, Duncan, Jordan, Andrew, Hertin, Julia, and Nykvist, Björn
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,GOVERNMENT policy ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,EVALUATION ,SUSTAINABLE development ,COMPARATIVE studies ,SOCIAL factors ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Widely advocated as a means to make policy making more integrated, policy assessment remains weakly integrated in practice. But explanations for this shortfall, such as lack of staff training and resources, ignore more fundamental institutional factors. This paper identifies institutional capacities supporting and constraining attempts to make policy assessment more integrated. A comparative empirical analysis of functionally equivalent assessment systems in four European jurisdictions finds that there are wide-ranging institutional constraints upon integration. These include international policy commitments, the perception that assessment should support rather than determine policy, organisational traditions, and the sectorisation of policy making. This paper concludes by exploring the potential for altering these institutions to make policy assessment more integrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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28. Faith Action on Urban Social Issues.
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Beaumont, Justin
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,RELIGIOUS institutions ,CHURCH & state ,RELIGION & state - Abstract
What evidence supports or refutes the claim articulated from various quarters that faith-based organisations (FBOs) have been repositioned as actors for combating social problems like poverty and social exclusion in cities? This paper explores FBOs as agents of social change in contemporary cities in Europe, with a glance at the US. The argument is, first, that we need to conceptualise changing dynamics between religion, politics and post-secular society in the conviction that cities are the pre-eminent loci where these new relations are forming with intensity. While state restructuring and the urbanisation of political action are well-documented processes, far less is known aboutsimilar changes in the governance of religious institutions and their consequences for the urbanising relations between religion and the public sphere. Secondly, there are a number of empirical instances of FBOs involving faith-motivated and other people who respond to problems of poverty and social exclusion in various cities across Europe and suggest a changing public role of FBOs in social and political issues. Such repositioning, however, does not relate to the public sphere without tensions and ambiguities and the paper draws out some implications for theory and practice that guide a new international and multidisciplinary research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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29. The EU Code of Conduct for Clearing and Settlement: Background, status and challenges for the securities industry.
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Mai, Stefan
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SECURITIES ,FINANCE ,SECURITIES industry ,FINANCIAL services industry ,SELF-regulation of industries ,CLEARING of securities ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
This paper attempts to sum up the major challenges for the exchange and post-trade industry that are posed by the European Code of Conduct for Clearing and Settlement. The Code was adopted by the three major associations representing the cash equity trade and post-trade industry - the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE), the European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses (EACH) and the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) - and accepted by the European Commission as an alternative to legal measures at the end of 2006. The first stage of its implementation started in December 2006 and the last stage is scheduled for completion in December 2007. For a better understanding of the current tasks that need to be solved by each individual player in the industry, the paper first provides the context of the better regulation principle. It then proceeds by giving an overview of the industry and by tracing the regulatory developments that led to the proposal of a Code. Finally, the paper discusses current challenges faced by the securities industry that are associated with the implementation of the Code. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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30. Closing the Gap Between Science and Policy on Air Pollution and Health.
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van Bree, Leendert, Fudge, Nina, Tuomisto, Jouni T., and Brunekreef, Bert
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GOVERNMENT policy on air pollution ,STAKEHOLDERS ,ENVIRONMENTAL quality ,ISSUES management (Public relations) ,STRATEGIC planning ,POLICY sciences ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,KNOWLEDGE gap theory ,INTERFACES (Physical sciences) - Abstract
This paper discusses critical issues underlying the interface between air quality science, stakeholder participation, and policy development within the context of the European AIRNET Network multistakeholder project. The paper argues that it is not only the content of air pollution and health issues that stakeholders consider important, but also the process and mechanisms by which the interface operates. A visual representation of the interaction between science, society, and stakeholders in the development, dissemination, and evaluation of effective air quality policy strategies is provided. The paper discusses the role of AIRNET in supporting the Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) program and assesses the AIRNET experience in establishing a network to bridge the gap between air quality policy, stakeholders, the public, and scientific communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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31. Organizational change in stakeholder business systems: the role of institutions.
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Cheng, Philip, Millar, Carla C. J. M., and Chong Ju Choi
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ORGANIZATIONAL change ,STOCKHOLDERS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,BUSINESS ethics ,PERSONNEL changes ,ORGANIZATIONAL structure ,INDUSTRIAL management ,STOCK exchanges - Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is threefold: to contribute to the increasing global debate in organization theory about corporate ethics; to focus on the importance of measurement costs and its influence on organizational change in stakeholder systems; and to provide a framework for overcoming the inherent ambiguity and increased measurement costs associated with stakeholder business systems. Design/methodology/approach - The approach is to analyze the importance of institutional certification and indirect measurement indicators, which are defined as indices to develop a dynamic framework capable of evaluating change in stakeholder business systems. Findings - The stakeholder business system, a dominant system in continental European countries, as well as various countries in Asia, requires involvement by multiple actors, including financial markets, banks, employees, government. Research limitations/implications - Further research is necessary to analyze in more depth the way organization value can be measured and how stakeholders can interact with the organizations involved in external certification, in facilitating organizational change. There is also a need to further research the dynamics of the relationship between market, institutions and social structure in organizational change. Originality/value - A general contribution of the paper is that it illustrates that all industries have ‘indices’, which are more tacit, implicit than the traditional, transparent market indicators and signals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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32. REPORT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.
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Machlup, Fritz
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,MUNICIPAL services ,INTERNATIONAL economic integration ,ECONOMIC development ,SOCIALIST societies - Abstract
The article presents the report of the American Economic Association's representative to the International Economic Association for 1974. During the calendar year, the International Economic Association held a conference in Italy, a world congress in Hungary, a workshop in Turkey, and an East-West meeting in Switzerland. The conference in Turin, Italy, April 1 to 6, was on The Economics of Public Services. The World Congress in Budapest, Hungary, was held from August 19 to 24 on Economic Integration: Worldwide, Regional, Sectoral. The program provided for papers and reports in plenary sessions and for papers and general discussion in ten separate working groups. The largest delegation came from the USSR with 280 members. The U.S. was represented by 78 participants. The workshop at the Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey, was held September 2 to 6 on Population and Development. The East-West Conference was held from August 29 to September 3 in Montreaux, Switzerland, on Recent Economic Developments in Socialist and Non-Socialist Countries.
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- 1975
33. The Responsibility to Interject? The Impact of European Organizations on Minority Rights.
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Johns, Michael
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *CIVIL rights , *MINORITIES , *VIOLENCE , *LEGISLATION - Abstract
The article presents a conference paper about the impact of European organizations on minority rights. It examines the influence of the OSCE and the European Union (EU) in Estonia and Latvia including the prevention of outright violence during turbulent period after independence and making changes to minority laws. However, it states that these organizations have been unable to interfere with established EU members.
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- 2005
34. Institutions or Ethics? The Logic of Regionalism in Europe and East Asia.
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Callahan, William A.
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REGIONALISM , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *ETHICS - Abstract
Since the end of the Cold War, the world has been reorganizing itself, moving away from the global issues to other forms of international politics such as regionalism. The European Union (EU) is an example of successful regionalism. Asia, on the other hand, is often cited as a failure for regionalism: the strongest regional organization, ASEAN, is still weak. Yet this argument only makes sense in terms of formal institutions: European integration theory generally discusses the role of institutions in the broadening and deepening of regional structures. To understand regionalism in East Asia, it is necessary to look in a different place: informal socio-economic and socio-cultural regional networks. While many stress that informal regionalism in East Asia grows out of ethnic ties of Chinese communities in Greater China, this paper will stress the ethics of Asian regionalism. Rather than being regulated by rules (EU), or motivated by exclusionary ethnic ties (Greater China), regionalism in East Asia is best described in terms of the ethics of people-to-people relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
35. CERME7 Working Group 2: Teaching and learning of number systems and arithmetic.
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Prediger, Susanne, Stehlikova, Nada, Torbeyns, Joke, and van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Marja
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,MATHEMATICS research ,ARITHMETIC education ,MATHEMATICS teachers ,NUMBER systems ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,EDUCATION ,TEACHER organizations - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the Seventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics (CERME7) is presented. One paper described strategies applied in substraction tasks of students while another paper discussed the relationship between students' strategy use and their number sense. Linguistic structures expected to prevent students from applying number concepts were also explored in another paper.
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- 2012
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36. Searching for discrimination.
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Breithaupt, Holger
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MOLECULAR biology ,FELLOWSHIP ,SEX discrimination against women ,WOMEN employees ,DECISION making ,OCCUPATIONS ,MALE employees ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
This article focuses on the treatment of women in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) postdoctoral fellowship scheme. The results of the study suggest that a tiny difference between the female and the male applicants appears to have been magnified in the selection process. One could claim that women needed a greater number of publications in order to be successful, but the data equally illustrate a need for men to have publications with a higher impact factor. The biggest challenge for granting schemes, such as the EMBO fellowships, however, is to discover-if there are-sources of bias against women and the means to ensure that these are eliminated during the decision-making process.
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- 2001
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37. Nonwovens Research Academy 2007.
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EDUCATIONAL programs ,NONWOVEN textiles industry ,NONWOVEN textiles ,RESEARCH papers (Students) ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The article features the Nonwovens Research Academy 2007 program. Launched by the Nonwovens Association Edana at the INDEX 05 nonwovens fair in Geneva, Switzerland. The program is aimed at consolidating an interdisciplinary group of academics, students, researchers, scientists and engineers to present and disseminate pre-competitive and post-competitive research studies that are crucial to the development of the European nonwoven industry. The Academy featured 13 papers, which covered various subjects.
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- 2007
38. Fourth Eurographics Workshop on Parallel Graphics and Visualisation.
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Reinhard, Erik
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COMPUTER graphics ,COMPUTER industry ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Highlights the Fourth European Association for Computer Graphics Workshop on Parallel Graphics and Visualisation held on September 9-10, 2002 in Blaubeuren, Germany. Topics discussed; Speakers.
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- 2003
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39. EUROPEAN ATTITUDES AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS: STRESSING THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN IDENTITY.
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Serricchio, Fabio
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EUROPEAN integration ,FINANCIAL crises ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,EUROPEAN Union membership ,ELECTIONS - Abstract
This paper analyses the determinants of people’s support for European institutions, mainly focusing on the impact of European identity, after the economic crisis and in a moment in which – after profound uncertainty for its immediate future – there is a new feeling toward European integration. Previous research on support for European institutions, before the economic and financial crisis which had hit Europe since 2008, found that people’s evaluations followed mainly an instrumental logic – support being contingent on a perception of personal or national benefit accruing for EU membership – with an additional role played by European identification. This contribution expands the analysis after the beginning of the economic crisis, so to assess whether the former has affected the structure of such support, and deepens the analysis of the impact of EU identity on European institutional confidence. Using a recent Eurobarometer survey (86.2, 2016) and combining both individual and contextual data, the paper shows that European identity plays a crucial role in explaining European support also after the crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
40. White Paper waves bye to price fixing.
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O'Driscoll, Cath
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PRICE fixing ,BUSINESS logistics ,PHYSICAL distribution of goods ,CONTAINER ships ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
Reports on the proposal of the European Commission White Paper for the repeal of the Regulation 4056/86 to prevent price fixing on transporting goods to and from the European Union, in October 2004. Comments from Mario Monti, commissioner for competition; Response of Ken Bloch S∅rensen, executive director of the European Liner Affairs Association; Due date given by the commission for accepting comments and proposals.
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- 2004
41. Volunteering in older age: an organizational perspective.
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Principi, Andrea, Lindley, Robert, Perek-Bialas, Jolanta, and Turek, Konrad
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OLDER volunteers ,VOLUNTEER service ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CASE studies - Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on organizational perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of engaging older volunteers, and on how they might best capitalize on the availability of older volunteers in different countries and sectors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws from 74 case studies of voluntary organizations carried out in eight European countries, conducted mainly between spring 2009 and autumn 2010. On-site interviews adopting common guidelines were carried out with organizational representatives. Findings – From the organizational perspectives, some disadvantages of engaging older volunteers are: difficulties matching older volunteers to tasks; problems relating to health and declining capacities; the need for special training efforts. Examples of perceived advantages are: considerable knowledge, skills, experience, reliability and strong commitment of older volunteers. In spite of the very different contexts, objectives and notions of "performance", cost-benefit assessments of older volunteers do not differ greatly from those generally held by employers about older employees. Countries differ considerably in the recognition of older volunteer potential. Practical implications – Organizational policies and initiatives to capitalize on the availability of older volunteers are examined in the paper. Country and sector-related reflections show how different and changing are the environments for volunteering. Policy makers need to recognise these when implementing active ageing policies. Voluntary organizations should raise their awareness of the need for innovation in volunteer management, especially relating to older people. Originality/value – There has been much research about the experiences of older volunteers and how they benefit from the operations of civil society organizations. The perceptions of the organizations have, however, been neglected and these are explored in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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42. Thirty Years of Organization Studies: Enduring Themes in a Changing Institutional Field.
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Hinings, C. R. (Bob)
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SCHOLARLY method ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,ORGANIZATIONAL research ,SCHOOL rankings ,INTERDISCIPLINARY approach to knowledge - Abstract
Over its 30 years of existence, Organization Studies has embodied three enduring themes, namely: a desire and respect for diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches; a concern with the study of organizations, organizing, and the organized in and between societies; sustaining an interdisciplinary range. These three interrelated themes constitute the core identity of Organization Studies and EGOS–indeed, constituting the idea of a distinctive European identity. The paper traces how these themes have survived as the field of academic scholarship and publishing in organization and management has changed, in particular: the emergence of international business school ranking systems; the development of the US Academy of Management into a more and more international body; and even greater influence or hegemony of the United States in organizational and management scholarship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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43. The European Institute of Technology and the Europe of Knowledge: a research agenda.
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Jones, Peter D.
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HIGHER education ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,EDUCATION policy ,EDUCATION research - Abstract
This paper explores the development and significance of the European Institute of Technology (EIT) in the period since 2005 when the European Union launched a suite of initiatives for higher education, research and innovation, including the EIT, as part of attempts to re-launch its Lisbon Strategy around a 'growth and jobs' agenda. The EIT is presented as implicated in European Commission attempts to redefine the mandates and governance of higher education institutions as part of a knowledge-based economy route to economic and social development. The production and contestation of the EIT as it was negotiated within EU institutions is shown as having been conditioned by the interactions between Commission attempts to use the EIT to disrupt the governance and financing of higher education and research and national and institutional determination to constrain the EIT within extant governance and financing principles. In conclusion, the paper outlines a research agenda for the study and analysis of the EIT in the period up to 2013 which will make it possible to specify the significance of the EIT for EU integration, the development of the European higher education, research and innovation fields, the fate of EU strategies for capital accumulation and social development and the legitimacy of the EU itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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44. Highlights of the annual congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Copenhagen 2007.
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Knuuti, Juhani and Hustinx, Roland
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NUCLEAR medicine ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
The Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine took place in Copenhagen on October 13–17, 2007. The event is the major scientific and professional effort in the field of nuclear medicine in Europe. The most important developments in the fields of instrumentation, radionuclide production, radiochemistry, radiotherapy, as well as the clinical imaging fields of neurology, cardiology, oncology, and general sciences were reported. This paper emphasizes the major findings and trends at this important gathering. This review is, however, only a brief summary of the large amount of data discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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45. From ACEA's voluntary agreement to an emission trading scheme for new passenger cars.
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Michaelis, Peter and Zerle, Peter
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AUTOMOBILE industry ,CARBON dioxide ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CONTRACTS ,CLIMATE change ,EMISSIONS (Air pollution) ,TAXATION ,COST effectiveness - Abstract
This paper critically analyses the voluntary agreement of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) which is intended to ensure a significant reduction of average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars. It concludes that the voluntary agreement is far from being an adequate solution in terms of both ecological effectiveness and economic cost-efficiency. Therefore, the paper proposes to replace the voluntary agreement by an emission trading scheme which directly places car makers under obligation. This switch in policy should be accompanied by further phased increases in the ecotax levied on fuels and a vehicle taxation system that places greater focus on CO 2 emission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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46. Public Funding of Political Parties.
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Ortuno-Ortín, Ignacio and Schultz, Christian
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POLITICAL parties ,CAMPAIGN funds ,FINANCE ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,PUBLIC finance - Abstract
This paper studies the typical European system for public funding of parties, where parties receive public funds depending on their vote share. These funds finance electoral campaigns. It is shown that such a funding system increases policy convergence. The effect is larger, the more funding depends on vote shares. If the parties have access to other means of campaign finance given in a lump-sum way, the effect is moderated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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47. A Theory of Endogenous Institutional Change.
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Greif, Avner and Laitin, David D.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,GAME theory ,DECISION making ,CHANGE ,STABILITY (Mechanics) - Abstract
This paper asks (a) why and how institutions change, (b) how an institution persists in a changing environment, and (c) how processes that it unleashes lead to its own demise. The paper shows that the game-theoretic notion of self-enforcing equilibrium and the historical institutionalist focus on process are both inadequate to answer these questions. Building on a game-theoretic foundation, but responding to the critique of it by historical institutionalists, the paper introduces the concepts of quasi-parameters and self reinforcement With these concepts, and building on repeated game theory, a dynamic approach to institutions is offered, one that can account for endogenous change (and stability) of institutions. Contextual accounts of formal governing institutions in early modern Europe and the informal institution of cleavage structure in the contemporary world provide illustrations of the approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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48. From newsletter to academic journal: creating the European Accounting Review.
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Loft, Anne, Jorissen, Ann, and Walton, Peter
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PERIODICALS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,ACCOUNTING policies ,ACCOUNTING - Abstract
This paper looks at the evolution of the European Accounting Review as the journal of the European Accounting Association. It provides an historical background to the launch of the journal in 1992, and traces how the European Accounting Review has developed to be a widely accepted academic journal in accounting. The journal tried at one and the same time, and managed with some success, to fulfill several different functions: to be an academic journal, a newsletter for the members and a place for debate on European accounting regulation. It seems that one of the main reasons that this was possible was the way EAR grew out of earlier initiatives by the EAA such as the Newsletter, the annual doctoral colloquium and the EIASM accounting workshops. The journal was thus a product of the development of a community of accounting researchers in Europe. In turn it began to play a constructive role in contributing to the further development of the accounting research community in Europe. During its first decade, the period on which our analysis concentrates, the European Accounting Review has acted to develop the idea of European accounting research in a research environment which has tended, at the international level, to be dominated by the Anglo-Saxon countries. EAR has tried to become a journal for European academics, and to be sensitive to European issues while being published in English. Being published in English, it thus directly competes for submissions and for readers in the global market for accountancy journals. In this way it has acted as one of the catalysts in the process of internationalization of the European academic accounting community. After the reform of 1999, the structure and aims of the journal are now more tightly focused on being a successful academic research journal, and less on playing a role as a forum for information and discussion. In this article we hope that we can contribute to celebrating the 25th anniversary of the EAA and reflect on EAR's future role in a world where the focus in both research and practice in accounting is more and more at the 'global' level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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49. A Dynamic Life-Cycle Energy Model of Mobile Phone Take-back and Recycling.
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McLaren, Jake, Wright, Lucy, Parkinson, Stuart, and Jackson, Tim
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PRODUCT life cycle ,CELL phone systems ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
This paper reports the results of a life - cycle energy model of a pilot mobile phone "take-back" scheme carried out by the Cellular Phones Take-back Working Group of the European Trade Organisation for the Telecommunication and Professional Electronics Industry (ECTEL) in the United Kingdom (UK) and Sweden during 1997. Using data collected from the scheme, the model calculates a snapshot "energy balance" associated with mobile phone take-back for a variety of phone types and take-back scenarios in the year 1997. It also develops a time-series model for the UK, describing the environmental implications of different takeback scenarios in the future. Because of its emphasis on interactive, dynamic modeling techniques, the methodology developed for the life-cycle model has the potential for wide application in regulatory and industrial decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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50. CERME7 Working Group 6: Applications and modelling.
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Kaiser, Gabriele, Carreira, Susana, Lingefjärd, Thomas, and Wake, Geoff
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,MATHEMATICS research ,MATHEMATICAL models ,MATHEMATICS teachers ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,TEACHER organizations - Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at the Seventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics (CERME7) is presented. One paper cited the theoretical description of modelling and applications. Another paper described the concept of problem solving as the method of handling pre-mathematised word problems.
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- 2012
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