Search results for "Conflict"

All they need is love? Placing romantic stress in the context of other stressors: A 17-nation study

2010

The present study focuses on romantic stress and coping styles in the context of identity and future-related stressors in 8,654 adolescents with a mean age of M = 15.3; SD = 1.84. The adolescents from 17 countries were grouped into seven regions, i.e., Mid-Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, South Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Future-related stressors were perceived as being more stressful than romantic stressors by all adolescents, irrespective of the region in which they lived. Identity-related stressors were of greater concern to adolescents from South Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Romantic stress was much higher in adolescents from Mid-…

Do individual coping strategies help or harm in the work–family conflict situation? Examining coping as a moderator between work–family conflict and …

2011

Multiple Blockholders and Firm Value: A Simulation Analysis

2023

In this paper, we analyse the relationship between the distribution of ownership and firm value in the presence of multiple blockholders. In recent years, the topic has attracted the attention of many scholars. Yet, the empirical evidence on the relationship between the distribution of ownership among large shareholders and firm value has been non-conclusive and contradictory. We focus on the interaction between a controlling block of shareholders and a non-controlling block that can monitor the largest controlling block. We develop and simulate a simple model combining the two effects related to the presence of additional blockholders that can monitor the largest controlling block of share…

Comment on the editorial ‘The secret ways of scientists’ in EMBO reports , December 2000

2001

I read ‘The secret ways of scientists’ with much interest and in principle I closely share the view expressed there. However, I am rather suspicious that such a view no longer reflects the truth. It appears to me that the tendency among scientists to start their own biotech companies may lead to a corruption of values and create a rather strange mixture of attitudes. The editorial states that ‘our …

Country Report “Italy”

2013

How “African” Is the African Peace and Security Architecture? Conceptual and Practical Constraints of Regional Security Cooperation in Africa

2012

ABSTRACT With the creation of the African Peace and Security Architecture in 2004, African states were aiming to assume the primary responsibility for peace and security on the continent and establish a structure to assemble the necessary financial and military means. However, despite the constant evocation of “African ownership,” it is non-African actors that call the tune and can define and drive African security. Based on a detailed juxtaposition of rhetoric and empirical evidence, this paper argues that significant conceptual and practical problems constrain the “Africanization” of African security and that it appears increasingly unlikely that the continent's states will be able to ach…

Homework practices: role conflicts concerning parental involvement

2016

ABSTRACTThis article on hand discusses results of an ethnographic study which aims to perform a detailed description of practices of doing homework in a domestic environment. Based on the international state of research, first the question and the methodical approach will be explained, subsequently the role conflicts and stress ratios developed while doing homework in a family environment will be presented on the basis of two contrasting cases. To conclude, the homework-linked intrusion of school into familiar surroundings, regarding the parental involvement in contradictory requirements, will be analysed.

Diaspora and ambidextrous management of tourism in post-colonial, post-conflict and post-disaster destinations

2019

This exploratory study aims at identifying diaspora tourism practices and at exploring its benefit in Haiti, a Carribbean island. In so doing, this research work fills both theoretical and practica...

What Do Latvian “Peaceful Peasants” Do? A Peace System in A Rural Parish of Latvia

2013

There is no shortage of violent references in contemporary public discourse in Latvia, where ancient and more recent military exploits are often invoked to conjure up the nation. For example, the F...

The problems and solutions to development of state mediation system: phenomenological aspects / Nacionalinės mediacijos sistemos kūrimo problemos ir …

2012

Research methods based on phenomenological approach in the field of management can help to create a meaningful theoretical framework and guidelines for the needs of improving the management. The article deals with the phenomenological approach in the context of the problem solving of institutionalization process of mediation. Although the work has presented the phenomenon of specific Latvian experience, the used methodology and the results are possible to use also for understanding and solving mediation system problems in other countries. Santrauka Vadovaujantis fenomenologiniu požiūriu pagrįstais tyrimais vadybos mokslo srityje, galima sukurti prasmingus teorinius principus ir nurodymus, r…