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Between social democracy and communism: an institutional and socioeconomic perspective
Mohamed Ismail SabryThe purpose of this paper is to explore which socioeconomic and institutional factors are responsible for different societies’ ideological choices, with reference to Marxist…
Shanghai aged care and Confucian welfare
Karen R. Fisher, Xiaoyi Zhang, Max AlstonSome social policy theorists assert that East Asia has a distinct social welfare regime that due to the influence of Confucian values relies on families more than in other…
Work value orientations and worker well-being in the new economy: Implications of the job demands-resources model among internet freelancers
Andrey Shevchuk, Denis Strebkov, Shannon N. DavisThe purpose of this paper is to integrate work values research with the Job Demands–Resources model to assess the role that work value orientations play in self-employed workers’…
Community belongingness and subjective well-being among unemployed people in a Finnish community
Timo Toikko, Aini PehkonenCommunity belongingness (CB) has been found to be positively associated with subjective well-being (SWB). Scholars have verified this connection with different social groups. In…
Combining diaries and interviews in time-use studies
Leslie NicholsThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the combined use of time-use diaries and interviews to get a fuller understanding of how people use their time, the factors that…
Women’s entrepreneurship and internationalization: patterns and trends
Vanessa Ratten, Kayhan TajeddiniThe purpose of this paper is to review the literature on women’s entrepreneurship and internationalization in order to build an understanding about future trends. There is…
Time for “resilience”: Community mediators working with marginalised young people offer a novel approach
Pamela Fisher, Lisa BucknerSince the 2008 financial crisis, state retrenchment has added to the harshness of life for marginalised groups globally. This UK study suggests community activism may promote…
Small family business in Russia: formal or informal?
Alexander ChepurenkoThe purpose of this paper is to deal with informal entrepreneurial activity of micro and small family businesses in the specific transitional environment.
Some risks of informal business in Russia – a case study from Saint Petersburg
Simo Mannila, Galina EremichevaThe purpose of this paper is to describe some risks and risk-taking when launching and running business in Russia during the socio-economic transformation. The risks are related…
The nexus between early release of inmates and juvenile recidivism: A case study of Kaduna Borstal Training Institute
Deborah Shade Adekeye, Paul EmmanuelDelinquency as well as juvenile recidivism cuts across all nations in the world with its negative consequences on individuals, social and economic phases of life. Despite various…
Social expenditure, social rights, and benefit receipt as indicators of welfare state generosity: Three peas in a pod, or a different kettle of fish altogether?
Adeline OttoRevitalising the debate about how to operationalise and measure the extent of welfare states – the so-called dependent variable problem – recent research claims a close…
Tax morale and institutional theory: a systematic review
Ioana Alexandra HorodnicThe purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic review of the factors that shape tax morale. A large range of random explanatory variables identified in the literature as…
Differential relationship of challenge and hindrance demands with employee engagement: The moderating effect of job resources
Alka RaiThe purpose of this paper is to examine how job resources may moderate the relationship of two types of job demands (i.e. challenge and hindrance demands) with employee…
The US gender pay gap: the way forward
Xuan Pham, Laura Fitzpatrick, Richard WagnerThe purpose of this paper is to examine why the gender pay gap (GPG) – with its significant social costs generated through disadvantaging half of the population – persists in the…
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