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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"informal networks"”.
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Effective judicial protection against Lamfalussy "level 3" networks of national supervisory authorities
In this thesis, I analysed the legal status of informal networks of national supervisory authorities within the framework of EU law.
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Survival Strategies of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
I examined how Syrian refugees in Jordan use informal communication networks to cope with restrictive socio-economic and legal conditions. Based on 11 semi-structured interviews with Syrian refugees in Jordan, I uncovered how wasta (an informal practice rooted in family and communal bonds) and …
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Girls' Schooling in Africa and the Dilemma of Reproductive Health Care Among Sub -Saharan African Women in the United States
… part of their knowledge of sexuality to informal networks and relations. Basic literacy skills were found to be important, for example, in helping women to process health information. However, the African women noted that their school-acquired skills alone were inadequate in helping them …
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Forest resource management in Ghana : an analysis of policy and institutions
… the influence of complex power relations and informal networks on actual forest policy outcomes. In order to test the robustness of the new model, it is applied to analyse forest policy formulation and implementation in Ghana. The analysis reveals that actual forest policy in Ghana has …
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"The most important thing is that we developed friendships." reciprocity, care, and social support through a microfinance intervention : a case study from Uganda
… in southwest Uganda impacted social support networks. We interviewed 30 women after their participation in an intervention that supplied them with materials to begin a poultry business with no interest loans. Specifically, this study sought to describe how relationships between project …
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Mentor Teaching in Four Communities of Catholic Sisters in the Mid-Twentieth Century (1940-1965)
… oral histories reveal about how formal and informal networks supported their development of these skills?; 3) What do teaching sisters reveal about how support evolved over time?; 4) What do teaching sisters’ oral histories reveal about the roles formal and informal networks played in their …
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From Lancashire to Bombay: Commercial Networks, Technology Diffusion, and Business Strategy in the Bombay Textile Industry
… business norms and particularly the use of informal networks, in turn bolstered by a culture for clubbability, appears to influence the distinctly tight-knit, ‘gentlemanly’ character of Indian family business houses established during the late 19th and early 20th century. Applying a …
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Social capital and faculty development in higher education
This dissertation examines the role of social networks in faculty development, arguing that formal initiatives neglect informal peer relationships and social capital, which can both enhance engagement in development activities and teaching practices. Grounded in Social Learning Theory and Social …
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ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION IN THE DHS
… The results show that organizational design, informal networks, and routines have been successfully used by these organizations to achieve collaboration and interoperability. This thesis recommends that the DHS: 1) create a DHS Joint Special Operations Working Group for interoperability …
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The impact of cultural and social factors on the success of e-governance systems in Kuwait.
… like Sahel and Q8 Seha, yet reliance on informal networks and social media persists due to perceived inefficiencies in official websites, alongside concerns over security, bureaucratic delays, and multi-step approval processes. The research highlights systemic disparities in access and …
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ANALYZING CONNECTION PATTERNS IN A TRANSHIPMENT PORT
… emerging key analytical technique in analyzing informal networks. The analysis differs from traditional network theory in the heavier emphasis on the relations between the actors in a network as compared to their intrinsic attributes. This technique was found to be a suitable candidate for trial …
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"…Economic abuse to me is not seen, you know?" Service provider’s perceptions of women’s experiences of economic abuse within domestic violent relationships
… for assistance. Rather women approach other informal networks first and as a last means, formal institutional structures. When engaging institutional structures, the accessing of Emergency Monetary Relief remains challenging for women filing an interim protection order and seeking to leave a …
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Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003
… in other forms, such as neighbourly trust and informal networks of association with neighbours and kin. Factor and Reliability Analyses are applied to test dimensionality in the data finding that, in Cape Town, social capital is a multi-dimensional concept made up of distinct attitudinal and …
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Anchored Networks: Navigating Formal and Informal Pathways to Access Educational Resources in Transient and Military Families
… in San Diego establish and use formal and informal networks to access educational resources for their children following relocation. Grounded in social capital theory, the research employed a multiple-case study approach, integrating data from interviews, focus groups, and digital analysis …
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"Send only your serious cases" : delivering flu to Toronto: an anthropological analysis of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
… the military effort promoted the development of informal networks of care, which were paramount in the city's effort to curtail influenza mortality. This dissertation generates as many questions as it answers, with the main message being that an analysis of infectious disease experiences must be …
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Post-Saddam Iraq: Caught Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Strategic Rivalry
… of analysis, factors such as formal groups and informal networks are studied. At the state level of analysis, a variety of domestic political institutions are considered, including state structures and institutions. At the system level, grand theories about the regional balance of power are …
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Central Asian Civil Society: Dynamics of Associational Life in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
… Uzbek neighbourhood institution of mahalla, and informal practices of gap and khashar. While arguing that the meaning of civil society depends on context, the study has found that traditional elements of the preserved social fabric in Central Asian societies are reflected in today’s networks of …
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Factors that Motivate or Discourage Movement into School Leadership Positions and the Implications for Recruitment Policy and Practice
… process. Administrators and teachers identified informal mentoring as the primary factor in their decision to pursue school leadership. However, a culture that fostered informal networks raised concerns that a different kind of "good old boys" network evolved, one not exclusive to white men. …
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Informal boundary-spanning links and networks in successful technological innovation
… structurally orientated, seeking to map out the informal networks of scientists and engineers, or more typically, anecdotal. The objective of this research was to reveal and build upon our knowledge of the role, nature and importance of informal exchange activity in the innovation process. In …
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Collaboration networks in economic science
… seminars. This form of collaboration is termed informal because informal collaborators have, unlike authors, no formal property rights associated with their contribution. However, informal collaboration is so widespread that it appears to be part of the academic production function. Yet, it has …
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