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Pro-competitive merger under R&D revisited (2024)
Journal Article
Mukherjee, A., & Ray, A. (2024). Pro-competitive merger under R&D revisited. Economics Letters, 239, Article 111727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111727

Mergers may increase process innovation and become pro-competitive compared to non-cooperation if firms cannot observe rivals' R&D investments. Hence, the antitrust authorities may not need to be overly concerned about mergers when R&D investments ar... Read More about Pro-competitive merger under R&D revisited.

Key audit matters: a systematic review (2024)
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Elmarzouky, M., Hussainey, K., & Abdelfattah, T. (2024). Key audit matters: a systematic review. International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 20(3/4), 319-341. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijaape.2024.138473

Key audit matters (KAMs) play a substantial role in financial reporting and have garnered increasing attention in recent years. This systematic review of 117 papers and reports published between 2013 and 2023 contributes to the audit and financial re... Read More about Key audit matters: a systematic review.

Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms (2024)
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Abdelfattah, T., Ullah, S., Houqe, M. N., & Zahir-ul-Hassan, M. K. (2024). Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3789

This study examines the nexus between business strategy and carbon emissions by utilising a dataset of U.S. firms from 2007 to 2020. It focuses on two broad types of firms, that is, prospectors and defenders. Regarding carbon emissions, we consider t... Read More about Impact of business strategy on carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from U.S. firms.

Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset (2024)
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Trodd, Z., Waite, C., Goulding, J., & Boyd, D. S. (2024). Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset. Societies, 14(5), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050062

The new Domestic Workers Dataset is the largest single set of surveys (n = 11,759) of domestic workers to date. Our analysis of this dataset reveals features about the lives and work of this “hard-to-find” population in India—a country estimated to h... Read More about Beyond the Walls: Patterns of Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Exploitation in a New Domestic Workers Dataset.

Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study (2024)
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Sahota, O., Narayanasamy, M., Bastounis, A., Paskins, Z., Bishop, S., Langley, T., …Leonardi-Bee, J. (2024). Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment, 28(21), https://doi.org/10.3310/WYPF0472

Background: Bisphosphonates are a class of medication commonly used to treat osteoporosis. Alendronate is recommended as the first-line treatment; however, long-term adherence (both treatment compliance and persistence) is poor. Alternative bisphosph... Read More about Bisphosphonate alternative regimens for the prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures: BLAST-OFF, a mixed-methods study.

Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives (2024)
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Tucker, R., Vickers, R., Adams, E. J., Burgon, C., Lock, J., Goldberg, S. E., …Harwood, R. H. (2024). Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives. Archives of Public Health, 82(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01283-8

Background
Despite several interventions demonstrating benefit to people living with dementia and their caregivers, few have been translated and implemented in routine clinical practice. There is limited evidence of the barriers and facilitators for... Read More about Factors influencing the commissioning and implementation of health and social care interventions for people with dementia: commissioner and stakeholder perspectives.

Leading Quality and Safety on the Frontline – A Case Study of Department Leaders in Nursing Homes (2024)
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Magerøy, M. R., Sverre Braut, G., Macrae, C., Clay-Williams, R., Braithwaite, J., & Wiig, S. (2024). Leading Quality and Safety on the Frontline – A Case Study of Department Leaders in Nursing Homes. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 16, 193-208. https://doi.org/10.2147/jhl.s454109

Purpose: The role of healthcare leaders is becoming increasingly complex, and carries great responsibility for patients, employees, and the quality of service delivery. This study explored the barriers and enablers that department leaders in nursing... Read More about Leading Quality and Safety on the Frontline – A Case Study of Department Leaders in Nursing Homes.

Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic (2024)
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Faux‐Nightingale, A., Kelemen, M., Lilley, S., Stewart, C., & Robinson, K. (in press). Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic. Sociology of Health & Illness, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13777

This article explores the meanings and uses of a hospital corridor through 98 diary entries produced by the staff of an English specialist hospital during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Drawing on Lefebvre's (1991, The production of space... Read More about Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic.

Liability-driven investment for pension funds: stochastic optimization with real assets (2024)
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Jang, C., Clare, A., & Owadally, I. (2024). Liability-driven investment for pension funds: stochastic optimization with real assets. Risk Management, 26(3), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41283-024-00141-9

Using a multi-stage stochastic programming method, we suggest an optimal liability-driven investment (LDI) strategy for a closed defined-benefit pension fund including real assets. The objective is to jointly optimize contribution, funding ratio, and... Read More about Liability-driven investment for pension funds: stochastic optimization with real assets.