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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"social resource"”.
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Why feeling like we matter matters : mattering as a social resource for health, resilience, and emotional well-being.
… and mental health. Despite its roots in early social theory and its crucial implications for well-being, the concept of "mattering" has received fairly little attention in contemporary sociological research. After a review of the theoretical roots of mattering and the state of the current …
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Exploring the Structure and Development of Management Prescriptions for Public Lands
… that describe desired conditions for resources and visitor experiences have become widely accepted as an important component of public land management plans. However, very little effort is spent on evaluating and learning about this part of the planning process. This research …
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The Price Of Deviance: Social Norms And Access To Job Search Assistance
Assistance in job search is a valuable social resource that can markedly benefit its recipients. However, recent studies have shown that people who have information about jobs frequently withhold assistance from job seekers. In other words, knowledge of job information, the ability to help, and …
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Distributed Internet security and measurement
… an important economic, military, academic, and social resource. It is a complex network, comprised of tens of thousands of independently operated networks, called Autonomous Systems (ASes). A significant strength of the Internet's design, one which enabled its rapid growth in terms of users and …
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The personal networks of small firm entrepreneurs in Malaysia: an exploratory study
… that Bumiputera entrepreneurs have a huge social resource which can provide them with a variety of help and support in business. A model for networking management has been developed in order to understand the relationship between entrepreneurs and their personal networks. This model …
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DNA diversity in prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata Link) populations indigenous to the United States
… the environment and essential as an economic and social resource. Genetic variation assessment has allowed for contributions to many fields, and enables plant breeders to select plant varieties that are more suited to the current needs of the diverse agriculture system. Breeders can also monitor …
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Evaluating, Understanding, and Mitigating Unfairness in Recommender Systems
… both parties. This benefit can be considered a social resource that should be equitably allocated across users and items, especially in critical domains such as education and employment. Biases and unfairness in recommendations raise both ethical and legal concerns. In this dissertation, we …
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Investigation of Research Commercialization at a University: A Case Study
… to investigate the importance of different resources at different stages of the process. Resources that were under investigation were grouped into four categories: technical, human, social, and financial resources. This research identified the most important resources for research …
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Politics of the Project: Radical Art in Britain (1972-79)
… efforts, a group of Leftist artists challenged social and financial elitism, patriarchy and inequality in both the art world and British society by producing praxis-led artist projects in lieu of art objects. However, the reception and analysis of 1970s artist projects in general (and in Britain …
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Addressing Food Insecurity and Developing Social Resources Through Community Garden Projects In Low-Income Areas: Qualitative Interviews with Outreach Coordinators From Three Urban Agriculture Organizations
… deficits. First, this thesis will address how social inequalities, which are products of structural power, prevent the poor from being properly fed and discuss how urban agriculture programs, specifically community gardens, can reduce food insecurity and build a community’s social resources. …
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Addressing Food Insecurity and Developing Social Resources Through Community Garden Projects In Low-Income Areas: Qualitative Interviews with Outreach Coordinators From Three Urban Agriculture Organizations
… deficits. First, this thesis will address how social inequalities, which are products of structural power, prevent the poor from being properly fed and discuss how urban agriculture programs, specifically community gardens, can reduce food insecurity and build a community’s social resources. …
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You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup: A Resource-Based Perspective on Leader Well-Being
… been carried out, framed by the Conservation of Resources theory (COR theory; Hobfoll, 1989; Hobfoll et al., 2018): <br /> To capture the aforementioned COVID-19 crisis context in terms of leader-specific demands and leaders’ resources, Study 1 was conducted as a mixed methods study with a sample …