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Does team size and tenure matter for European pension funds?
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South African fathers’ experiences with healthcare providers during their partners’ medically high-risk pregnancy and childbirth
South African Journal of Psychology, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 9-22, March 2024.
Obstetric research in sub-Saharan Africa largely focuses on the material, physical, and psychosocial aspects of pregnancy and childbirth in relation to mothers. This research aimed to address a research gap in terms of fathers’ experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, particularly in the context of a medically high-risk pregnancy. Specifically, this article focuses on fathers’ interactions with the healthcare system and healthcare professionals throughout the antenatal and neonatal periods. This study was exploratory and qualitative in nature. Eight fathers whose partners had experienced at least one medically high-risk pregnancy participated in semi-structured interviews that were examined using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The findings indicate that fathers’ experiences vacillated between healthcare providers being supportive and informative versus them being uncompassionate and not conveying adequate information. Importantly, the distinctions were largely attributed to the type of healthcare facility (i.e. public or private) that was attended. This research offers recommendations to healthcare workers to enhance fathers’ experiences during pregnancy and childbirth, especially in potentially traumatic situations.
Obstetric research in sub-Saharan Africa largely focuses on the material, physical, and psychosocial aspects of pregnancy and childbirth in relation to mothers. This research aimed to address a research gap in terms of fathers’ experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, particularly in the context of a medically high-risk pregnancy. Specifically, this article focuses on fathers’ interactions with the healthcare system and healthcare professionals throughout the antenatal and neonatal periods. This study was exploratory and qualitative in nature. Eight fathers whose partners had experienced at least one medically high-risk pregnancy participated in semi-structured interviews that were examined using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The findings indicate that fathers’ experiences vacillated between healthcare providers being supportive and informative versus them being uncompassionate and not conveying adequate information. Importantly, the distinctions were largely attributed to the type of healthcare facility (i.e. public or private) that was attended. This research offers recommendations to healthcare workers to enhance fathers’ experiences during pregnancy and childbirth, especially in potentially traumatic situations.
Bodies, bruises, and blisters, and the struggle for/of the feminine/muscular body: the ways in which women CrossFitters transgress gendered boundaries
South African Journal of Psychology, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 116-129, March 2024.
Gender is a fundamental element of social life but is premised on the notions of socially and culturally constructed differences which are almost always hierarchical in nature, imbued with power(lessness), and reinforced by binary thinking. Sport is one domain where gendered hierarchies, power struggles, and binaries have been most notable. CrossFit is a relatively new sport which is said to offer women a space for alternative gender performances. This article draws on autophotographical and photo-elicitation interview data generated with 13 women CrossFitters. Informed by feminist poststructuralism and using reflexive thematic analysis, the researchers generated two paradoxical themes which illustrate the ways in which women CrossFitters can transgress but also inadvertently reinforce gendered boundaries. We present and interrogate the themes of bodies, bruises, and blisters, and the struggle for/of the feminine/muscular body as paradoxical processes for women CrossFitters. These paradoxical processes permit women CrossFitters to experiment with performances of both femininity and masculinity that could be transformational and non-gendered and allow these women to transgress normative bodily ideals and gendered norms.
Gender is a fundamental element of social life but is premised on the notions of socially and culturally constructed differences which are almost always hierarchical in nature, imbued with power(lessness), and reinforced by binary thinking. Sport is one domain where gendered hierarchies, power struggles, and binaries have been most notable. CrossFit is a relatively new sport which is said to offer women a space for alternative gender performances. This article draws on autophotographical and photo-elicitation interview data generated with 13 women CrossFitters. Informed by feminist poststructuralism and using reflexive thematic analysis, the researchers generated two paradoxical themes which illustrate the ways in which women CrossFitters can transgress but also inadvertently reinforce gendered boundaries. We present and interrogate the themes of bodies, bruises, and blisters, and the struggle for/of the feminine/muscular body as paradoxical processes for women CrossFitters. These paradoxical processes permit women CrossFitters to experiment with performances of both femininity and masculinity that could be transformational and non-gendered and allow these women to transgress normative bodily ideals and gendered norms.
Corporate sexual orientation equality and carbon emission
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Does a firm's tolerance and nurturing of its employees with different sexual orientations influence its long-term sustainability? Based on corporate sexual orientation equality (CSOE), we find that firms with higher CSOE ratings emit less greenhouse gases (GHGs) that thereby ensure long-term sustainability. In addition, we report that the CSOE–GHG relationship is stronger for firms with less agency issues (e.g., less powerful CEOs and more monitoring). Finally, we find that carbon emitting firms (CEFs) that invest in more CSOE initiatives do not do it for external rewards (e.g., they suffer from lower valuations and face higher costs of raising capital).
Taking the hunch out of the crunch: A framework to improve variable selection in models to detect financial statement fraud
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Financial statement fraud is a costly problem for society. Detection models can help, but a framework to guide variable selection for such models is lacking. A novel Fraud Detection Triangle (FDT) framework is proposed specifically for this purpose. Extending the well-known Fraud Triangle, the FDT framework can facilitate improved detection models. Using Benford's law, we demonstrate the posited framework's utility in aiding variable selection via the element of surprise evoked by suspicious information latent in the data. We call for more research into variables that measure rationalisations for fraud and suspicious phenomena arising as unintended consequences of financial statement fraud.
Lockdowns and female labour force participation: the curious case of India
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Interview with Prof Dave Ulrich and Dr Santrupt Misra on ‘The State of HRM – Where are we? Where do we want to go and how do we get there?
South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 273-279, December 2023.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management, the authors conducted a wide-ranging interview with two towering figures in HR, namely, Prof Dave, considered the father of modern HR, and Dr Santrupt, CEO and board member at the Aditya Birla Group, an Indian multinational and Fortune-500 conglomerate. The purpose was to bring together a globally renowned academic scholar and an international CEO with a strong HR background to discuss the state of HRM. The conversation covered a wide range of topics, including ‘is it the best time for HR; implications of the Asian century; indigenization of HR models; boundaryless organizations; changing demographics and workforce profile; digital divide, and the future of HR in a technology driven world. The YouTube link of the full recorded interview can be accessed at https://youtu.be/WibBq0ux0zk
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management, the authors conducted a wide-ranging interview with two towering figures in HR, namely, Prof Dave, considered the father of modern HR, and Dr Santrupt, CEO and board member at the Aditya Birla Group, an Indian multinational and Fortune-500 conglomerate. The purpose was to bring together a globally renowned academic scholar and an international CEO with a strong HR background to discuss the state of HRM. The conversation covered a wide range of topics, including ‘is it the best time for HR; implications of the Asian century; indigenization of HR models; boundaryless organizations; changing demographics and workforce profile; digital divide, and the future of HR in a technology driven world. The YouTube link of the full recorded interview can be accessed at https://youtu.be/WibBq0ux0zk
Developing Human Capability to Believe in Bhutan
South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 256-272, December 2023.
The Kingdom of Bhutan is an exemplar of ongoing sustainable transformation. From realising over 20% growth in literacy rates in the last 15 years to sustaining an average economic growth of 7.5% per year since 1980 to becoming the world’s first carbon-negative country with forests covering over 70% of the land, Bhutan quietly continues to lead the way with unique foresight and resilience. This tradition of leadership continued in 2020 when His Majesty, the Fifth King of Bhutan’s urgently called upon Bhutanese civil servants to ‘prepare for the future’ as a ‘self-reliant’ nation. In response, the Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan launched a development accelerator called the ‘Nurturing Leadership Program’ which leveraged community-based participatory research methodologies to launch 125 innovation projects and build leadership capacity among over 625 civil servants. In total, 98.6% of more than 3,000 stakeholders surveyed at the end of the program agreed that project efforts positively impacted target outcomes, demonstrating that Bhutan can continue its unique role as a human capability incubator by transforming talent, organisation, leadership and HR into a shared and sustained brand of believe.
The Kingdom of Bhutan is an exemplar of ongoing sustainable transformation. From realising over 20% growth in literacy rates in the last 15 years to sustaining an average economic growth of 7.5% per year since 1980 to becoming the world’s first carbon-negative country with forests covering over 70% of the land, Bhutan quietly continues to lead the way with unique foresight and resilience. This tradition of leadership continued in 2020 when His Majesty, the Fifth King of Bhutan’s urgently called upon Bhutanese civil servants to ‘prepare for the future’ as a ‘self-reliant’ nation. In response, the Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan launched a development accelerator called the ‘Nurturing Leadership Program’ which leveraged community-based participatory research methodologies to launch 125 innovation projects and build leadership capacity among over 625 civil servants. In total, 98.6% of more than 3,000 stakeholders surveyed at the end of the program agreed that project efforts positively impacted target outcomes, demonstrating that Bhutan can continue its unique role as a human capability incubator by transforming talent, organisation, leadership and HR into a shared and sustained brand of believe.
The gender gap in financial distress
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