Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model that can be used in future research to empirically evaluate to which extent formal and informal intra-organizational communication mediates the links among key antecedents and internal integration. Design/methodology/approach To build up the conceptual model, literature review has been conducted. We also provide a number of hypoth

This article addresses the relationship between transnational corporations (TNCs) and human rights (HR) in the third world. My focus will be on three aspects: first, the rise of an informal norm (the norm of effectiveness) which I perceive as a new and more pragmatic approach to complex human rights issues; second, the possible systemic effects of corporate voluntary initiatives; and third, the ne

Viewed from one angle the establishment of Trump's Menie Estate golf resort in Aberdeenshire signals a massive investment in a rather peripheral site within the region. Menie Estate itself was previously used as a shooting estate while the land to be developed is mainly farmland and coastal sand dunes. Part of these sand dunes are however designated environmental protection as a Site of Special Sc

My Ph.D. examines women’s writing in the interwar period through a questioning of the boundaries between the public and private sphere as traditional masculine forms of power based on a system of sovereignty and law enter the domestic realm. I also consider how power might be reimagined abroad. I juxtapose works of popular fiction from E.M. Hull, Agatha Christie and Marie Belloc Lowndes with the m

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are adopted not only to promote collection and recycling of waste products but also to close material loops and incentivise ecodesign. These outcomes are also part of creating a more circular economy. Evaluations of best practices can inform how to further optimise systems towards more ambitious collection, recycling and recovery of both hazardous and