International human resource management in the Arab Gulf States–an institutional perspective

W Haak-Saheem, M Festing… - The International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This paper seeks to explore the increasingly dominant role of International Human Resource
Management (IHRM) policies and practices of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) operating in …

The unbearable lightness of university branding: Cross-national patterns

G Delmestri, A Oberg, GS Drori - International Studies of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates how universities brand themselves and in what ways visual self-
representation varies cross-nationally. We trace differences in the icons (emblems and …

Outcomes of global environmentalism: longitudinal and cross-national trends in chemical fertilizer and pesticide use

K Shorette - Social Forces, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Previous research identifies changing world cultural norms as the impetus for a worldwide
trend promoting environmentalism. However, the extent to which countries comply with the …

Developing a conceptual framework to analyse professionalization in sport federations

K Ruoranen, C Klenk, T Schlesinger… - European Journal for …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Existing research on sport organizations is imprecise in the use of the concept
of'professionalization'. Furthermore, we do not know if analytical concepts of …

Qualifications Frameworks: the avenue towards the convergence of European higher education?

B Karseth, TD Solbrekke - European Journal of Education, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This article analyses one of the most important aspects of the journey towards the vision of a
European Higher Education Area, namely the development of a 'new architecture'in which …

When less is more: HRM implementation, legitimacy and decoupling

J Brandl, A Keegan, A Kozica - Human Resource Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of human resource (HR) policies often proves troublesome due to the
appearance, and stubborn persistence, of gaps in the process. Human resource …

Why do some cities adopt more diversity policies than others? A study in France and Germany

J Martínez-Ariño, M Moutselos, K Schönwälder… - Comparative European …, 2019 - Springer
An increasing sociocultural heterogeneity of populations and vocal demands for the
recognition of diversity have become common features of, in particular, cities in Western …

Global environmentalism and the world-system: A cross-national analysis of air pollution

SA Mejia - Sociological Perspectives, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ambient air pollution represents a global health crisis, leading to 7 million annual deaths
worldwide. The rise of a “global environmental regime” manifests in the widespread …

Institutional investors and voluntary disclosure and transparency: the case of Egypt

D El-Diftar, E Jones, M Ragheb… - … : The international journal …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose Disclosure and transparency are major pillars of corporate governance which need
to be greatly promoted in Egypt. This research aims to understand how different kinds of …

[PDF][PDF] Internal controls and credit risk relationship among banks in Europe

EK Akwaa Sekyi, J Moreno Gené - 2017 - repositori.udl.cat
Purpose: The study purport to investigate the effectiveness of internal control mechanisms,
investigate whether evidence of agency problem is found among banks in Europe and …