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A Comparative Analysis of Residential Care: A Five-Country Multiple Case-Design Study
(2021-12-13)
Background
Despite a global policy push toward the advancement of family- and community-based care, residential care for children and youth remains a relevant and highly utilized out-of-home care option in many countries, fulfilling functions of care and accommodation as well as education and treatment.
Objective
As part of a larger project involving five European countries (Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, and Spain), the objective was “to map” the context and content of residential care in each country, thereby ...
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Human–Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Critical Review of Causal Explanations
(2021-08-02)
Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a severe and much-debated issue in Sri Lanka. An average of two hundred animals are intentionally killed, and seventy to eighty human casualties are counted each year. The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is an endangered subspecies. The reported elephant mortality rates are high. On the other hand, human–elephant conflict also leads to hardship and trauma among rural populations. This research paper reviews causal explanations for HEC in Sri Lanka, tracing underlying ...
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Flexible Adaptation of Leader Behavior
(2021-06-01)
Based on the model of ambidextrous leadership, we investigated the impact of flexible adaptation of leader behavior, that is, opening and closing leader behaviors, on innovative performance in a laboratory experiment. Leader behaviors were manipulated with confederates attending to one participant showing either no leadership, a sequential, or a flexible application of opening and closing leader behaviors. We hypothesized that flexible adaptation leads to better innovation performance. N = 93 participants took part ...
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Neuorientierung für das Business-Coaching
(2021-08-16)
Ausgangspunkt der folgenden Beiträge ist die Arbeit „Coaching in der zweiten Romantik: Abstieg oder Aufstieg?“ von Böning und Strikker. Drei Autor/innen nehmen Stellung zu den Fragen: Welchen Einfluss kann Coaching auf den gesellschaftlichen und politischen Diskurs nehmen, um sowohl gesamtgesellschaftliche als auch politische Handlungsnotwendigkeiten aufzugreifen und dazu Stellung zu nehmen? Wie gestaltet Coaching organisationsbezogen kulturelle und politische Verhältnisse mit, wie sie die Autoren unter anderem in ...
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Urban and Rural Sustainability: Divergent Concepts and Their Consequences for Marketing
(2021-07-02)
Most sustainability innovations are adapted to the needs of urban areas. These innovations are either not offered at all in rural areas (e.g., car sharing) or require massive effort and restrictions to be usable or effective (e.g., ride sharing). Delving deeper than the description scholarly research needs to clarify consumers' conceptualization of sustainability in urban and rural areas. Notably, the extent to which sustainable innovations are adopted and their associated adoption dynamics with the consequences for ...
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Inclusive Resettlement? Integration Pathways of Resettled Refugees With Disabilities in Germany and Canada
(2021-12-09)
The purpose of this article is to explore the existing intersectional knowledge on integration and resettlement of refugees with disabilities in two of the top five resettlement countries in the world, Germany and Canada. There is limited research on the intersection of migration and disability, especially in the context of refugee resettlement. Reflecting the dominant pathways of migration in each country, what little research there is focuses on asylum seekers in Germany, and immigrants in Canada. The review describes ...
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Spiritual values shape taxonomic diversity, vegetation composition, and conservation status in woodlands of the Northern Zagros, Iran
(2021)
Sacred groves are under-researched in Muslim countries so that their overall contribution to biodiversity conservation remains unknown. We studied 22 sacred groves and 45 surrounding woodlands in Northern Zagros, Iran, to compare taxonomic diversity, vegetation composition, and the conservation status of plant species. Sacred groves had higher taxonomic diversity and a more valuable species pool by sheltering numerous endangered plant species. Multivariate analysis indicated a substantial difference in the vegetation ...
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Disentangling the complexity of socio-cultural values of temporary rivers
(2021-05-20)
In the last decade, an awareness towards temporary rivers has increased globally in response to drying climates and growing human demand for water. However, social perceptions of temporary rivers have rarely been incorporated in their science and management. In this study, we advance an understanding of the socio-cultural values of temporary rivers principally in a European context. We used an ecosystem services-based approach for a participatory and deliberative exercise with 16 researchers and managers. Our results ...
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Prevalence and utilization of company integration management in Germany: Results of the 2018 BiBB/BAuA survey of employed persons
(2021-09-09)
Objectives
This secondary analysis aims to investigate the implementation of the legally required company integration management (“BEM”) in case of an incapacity for work of at least six weeks and to identify predictors.
Methods
Database is the representative randomized 2018 BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey of 20 012 employed persons in Germany.
Results
Of the 1367 employees entitled to company integration management, 40% received an offer from their employer and 27% accepted it. In the public sector, half of those ...
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The Transformation of Food Culture on the Case of Kyrgyz Nomads - A Historical Overview
(2021-07-27)
The society in Kyrgyzstan experiences a triple burden of malnutrition which occurs when undernutrition, overnutrition and micronutrient deficiency coexists, straining the public health system. This research investigates historical trends of nutrition transition of nomadic and semi-nomadic Kyrgyz and foods consumed earlier before industrialisation and intensification of agriculture started. Qualitative research design inspired by historical analysis and sociological methods were employed. Saturation sampling was used ...