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Publication date: 3 November 2020

“My little piece of the planet”: the multiplicity of well-being benefits from allotment gardening

Miriam Clare Dobson, Christian Reynolds, Philip H. Warren and Jill L. Edmondson

Participation in urban horticulture (UH) is increasing in popularity, and evidence is emerging about the wide range of social and environmental benefits “grow your own”…

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Purpose

Participation in urban horticulture (UH) is increasing in popularity, and evidence is emerging about the wide range of social and environmental benefits “grow your own” can also provide. UH can increase mental and physical well-being, as well as improve nature connectedness, social capital and community cohesion.

Design/methodology/approach

This study focusses on allotments, which is one of the dominant forms of UH that takes place in the United Kingdom. 163 volunteers in England and Wales participated in keeping a year-long allotment diary as part of a citizen science project investigating activities on allotment gardens. This study examines the unprompted comments that 96 of these gardeners offered as observations when visiting their allotment plots.

Findings

Participants recorded high levels of social and community activities including the sharing of surplus food produce, knowledge exchange, awareness and interaction with wildlife, emotional connection to their allotment, appreciation of time spent outside and aesthetic delight in the natural world around them.

Originality/value

At a time when waiting lists for allotment plots in the United Kingdom are on the rise, and allotment land is subject to multiple pressures from other forms of development, this study demonstrates that these spaces are important sites not only for food production but also health, social capital and environmental engagement.

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British Food Journal, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-07-2020-0593
ISSN: 0007-070X

Keywords

  • Urban horticulture
  • Well-being
  • Allotments
  • Citizen science

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Article
Publication date: 1 March 2007

Wither labor? reassessing organized labor's political power

Peter L. Francia

Popular accounts of the labor movement suggest that unions have become weak organizations. There are, however, trends that indicate laborʼs political power has not waned…

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Popular accounts of the labor movement suggest that unions have become weak organizations. There are, however, trends that indicate laborʼs political power has not waned in recent years. Using data from multiple sources, the results in this study indicate: (1) despite declines in union density, the percentage of union households has remained steady for two decades; (2) unions continue to produce a strong Democratic vote from its membership, even from its white male members; (3) unions are among the top campaign contributors and spenders in American elections; (4) unions hold significant influence among congressional Democrats and have made gains at the state and local level; and (5) public opinion of labor unions has remained consistently positive for several decades.

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International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, vol. 10 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-10-02-2007-B002
ISSN: 1093-4537

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Publication date: 16 April 2014

Serving two masters: Transformative resolutions to institutional contradictions

Rich DeJordy, Brad Almond, Richard Nielsen and W. E. Douglas Creed

In this article, we use the case of religious research universities to explore the presence of multiple institutional logics with the potential for contradiction and…

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In this article, we use the case of religious research universities to explore the presence of multiple institutional logics with the potential for contradiction and conflict. In particular, building on existing research on conflicting institutional logics, we assess the most common forms of resolution (replacement, dominant logic, decoupling, compartmentalization, and coexistence) and identify the potential for a new form of resolution – a transformative outcome that resolves the conflicts through adoption of a superordinate logic. Drawing on the history of Baylor University, we illustrate different forms of resolution, proposing its most recent efforts may represent a transformative outcome. We close by presenting a model for resolving institutional contradictions which suggest some resolutions may trigger cycles of institutionalization and deinstitutionalization when they are inherently unstable because they mitigate rather than resolve the conflict between institutional logics.

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Religion and Organization Theory
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20140000041017
ISBN: 978-1-78190-693-4

Keywords

  • Institutional theory
  • religion
  • institutional change
  • organizational identity
  • contradiction

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Publication date: 10 June 2019

“Honorable Religious Premises” and Other Affronts: Disputing Free Exercise in the Era of Trump

Jenna Reinbold

The 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision accomplished more than the national legalization of same-sex marriage; it also laid bare a deep rift among US Supreme Court justices…

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The 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision accomplished more than the national legalization of same-sex marriage; it also laid bare a deep rift among US Supreme Court justices over the question of whether and how religious objections to same-sex marriage should be accommodated in this new era of marriage equality. This chapter will explore the rift revealed in Obergefell between the Court’s differing conceptions of religious free exercise and will highlight the ways in which this legal dispute was translated into a forceful mode of conservative religious activism in the buildup to the groundbreaking 2016 election.

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Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-433720190000079004
ISBN: 978-1-78973-727-1

Keywords

  • Religion
  • same-sex marriage
  • US Supreme Court
  • church-state
  • First Amendment
  • religious freedom
  • free exercise

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Publication date: 8 April 2014

Squeeze film characteristics of conical bearings operating with non-Newtonian lubricants – Rabinowitsch fluid model

Cheng-Hsing Hsu, Jaw-Ren Lin, Lian-Jong Mou and Chia-Chuan Kuo

– The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical study of non-Newtonian effects in conical squeeze-film plates that is based on the Rabinowitsch fluid model.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical study of non-Newtonian effects in conical squeeze-film plates that is based on the Rabinowitsch fluid model.

Design/methodology/approach

A non-linear, modified Reynolds equation accounting for the non-Newtonian properties following the cubic stress law equation is derived. Through a small perturbation method, first-order closed-form solutions are obtained.

Findings

It is found that the non-Newtonian properties of dilatant fluids increase the load capacity and lengthen the response time as compared to the case using a Newtonian lubricant; however, the non-Newtonian behaviors of pseudoplastic lubricants result in reverse influences.

Originality/value

Numerical tables for squeeze-film loads of conical plates are also provided for engineering applications.

Details

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 66 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt-01-2012-0008
ISSN: 0036-8792

Keywords

  • Conical plates
  • Rabinowitsch fluid model
  • Dilatant fluids
  • Pseudoplastic lubricants
  • Squeeze films

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Publication date: 18 May 2020

Magnus effect for roll-decoupled canards on a spinning body of revolution

Daniel Klatt, Alina Mielke and Christian Mundt

Spinning slender bodies are affected by lateral Magnus forces and moments when exposed to cross-flow. The effects occurring for spinning bodies of revolution in…

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Spinning slender bodies are affected by lateral Magnus forces and moments when exposed to cross-flow. The effects occurring for spinning bodies of revolution in combination with stabilising or control surfaces such as canards are not yet fully explained. Therefore the present work aims to investigate the phenomena arising from the interactions of a roll-decoupled guidance unit with a spinning rear body are investigated.

Design/methodology/approach

A generic tangential-ogive-cylinder projectile equipped with deflectable canards on a roll-decoupled nose is investigated by means of 3D Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulations at Mach number 2 for angles of attack up to 22 degrees. Different canard deflection angles up to 9 degrees are considered. Global aerodynamic coefficients as well as local flow fields are analysed to explain the interactions occurring between the roll-decoupled guidance unit and the spinning rear body.

Findings

The deflected canards lead to flow interactions resulting in lateral forces and moments even without a spinning motion of the rear part. Depending on the canard deflection angles, these forces act in or against the direction of the classical Magnus effect. For angles of attack smaller than 10 degrees it is possible for the current body geometry to directly superpose the lateral effects resulting from the fins for the non-spinning model with those occurring for the non-finned but spinning model to obtain the total forces and moments acting on a spinning model with canted canards. However, the lateral effects generated on the guidance unit itself are insignificant compared to the canard-induced effects on the rear body.

Originality/value

A detailed analysis of the interaction effects arising from a decoupled guidance unit containing canards with a non-spinning/spinning rear body is performed and the underlying phenomena are revealed.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-05-2019-0438
ISSN: 0961-5539

Keywords

  • Magnus effect
  • Canards
  • Roll-decoupled nose
  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

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Publication date: 2 May 2008

The effects of sensitive symbols on class project selection decisions

Katherine Wiegand, C. Douglas Johnson, Bryan Dawson and Mathew Ward

The purpose of this paper is to test the idea that symbols can serve as a cue to group membership and to assess discrimination towards working with individuals displaying…

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The purpose of this paper is to test the idea that symbols can serve as a cue to group membership and to assess discrimination towards working with individuals displaying certain symbols – the ichthus, the gay pride symbol and the Confederate flag.

Design/methodology/approach

This study looked at one particular method (i.e. clothing worn) of revealing one's attitude towards an issue or group, such as the Confederacy or Christianity. This study was designed to test selection preferences for three different symbols each against a control group. The experimental independent variable of symbol had four levels (control, ichthus, gay pride triangle, and Confederate flag). Two subject variables were tested as moderating variables (ethnic identity and Christian identity). Each of these was measured via a questionnaire, and a median split on scores was used to create two groups: strong and weak identity for each scale. The dependent variable was the selection preference for the target individual. Participants were 265 undergraduate students enrolled in introductory psychology and management classes.

Findings

It was confirmed that there are many signs that people give off in their verbal and non‐verbal behavior that reveal bits and pieces of their personality and ideologies.

Originality/value

The discrimination that students showed in this study reveals the importance of training those who may go into management roles and be involved in selection decisions to be aware of their natural tendencies to categorize people and the behavioral outcomes this can have.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 27 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150810874313
ISSN: 0261-0159

Keywords

  • Symbols
  • Visual perception
  • Individual perception
  • Individual behaviour
  • Individual psychology

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Publication date: 1 October 2003

Combined effects of couple stresses and surface roughness on the lubrication of short journal bearings

Cheng‐Hsing Hsu, Jaw‐Ren Lin and Hsiu‐Lu Chiang

According to the Stokes microcontinuum theorem and Christensen's stochastic model, the main objective of this paper is to theoretically predict the combined influences of…

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According to the Stokes microcontinuum theorem and Christensen's stochastic model, the main objective of this paper is to theoretically predict the combined influences of couple stresses and surface roughness on the lubrication performance of journal‐bearing systems. To take account of the presence of both the surface roughness of bearings and the couple stress effect due to the lubricant containing the polar suspensions, the generalized stochastic non‐Newtonian Reynolds‐type equation is derived. Compared to the Newtonian‐lubricant smooth‐bearing case, the couple stress effects and the longitudinal roughness improve the load carrying capacity, and thus decrease the attitude angle and friction parameter, while the effect of transverse roughness is opposite to that of the longitudinal one in the journal‐bearing system.

Details

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 55 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00368790310488896
ISSN: 0036-8792

Keywords

  • Surface texture
  • Stress (materials)
  • Lubrication
  • Engine components

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Publication date: 7 June 2019

Behavioral Business Ethics: The Journey from Foundations to Future

Jennifer J. Kish-Gephart, Linda Klebe Treviño, Anjier Chen and Jacqueline Tilton

The field of behavioral business ethics has come a long way since its inception nearly five decades ago. Pioneered in part in response to a number of high-profile…

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The field of behavioral business ethics has come a long way since its inception nearly five decades ago. Pioneered in part in response to a number of high-profile corporate scandals, the early field of business ethics was thought by many to be a fad that would recede along with the salience of the scandals of the day. Yet, this could not have been further from the truth. The need for behavioral business ethics research remains ever-present, as evidenced by the sustained number of scandals and unethical behavior within and by organizations. Moreover, research in this area has burgeoned. In the 1980s, only 54 articles had been published on this topic (Tenbrunsel & Smith-Crowe, 2008); today, a similar search yields over 3,000 “hits.” In light of the area’s growth, we suggest the need to take a look back at the seminal work that sparked social scientific work in the field. In particular, this chapter has two main objectives. First, we provide a review of select foundational work. In so doing, we identify some of the key trends that characterized early knowledge development in the field. Second, we draw on this historical context to consider how past trends relate to current work and speak to future research opportunities.

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Business Ethics
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2514-175920190000003001
ISBN: 978-1-78973-684-7

Keywords

  • Business ethics
  • behavioral business ethics
  • moral psychology
  • ethical decision making
  • organization science
  • historic foundations

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Publication date: 21 June 2011

Inherent restriction on stability of rotor‐aerostatic bearing system

Cheng‐Hsien Chen, Te‐Hui Tsai, Ding‐Wen Yang, Yuan Kang and Yeon‐Pun Chang

The purpose of this paper is to study the influences of both the number and locations of entry holes on the static and dynamic characteristics of a rigid rotor supported…

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The purpose of this paper is to study the influences of both the number and locations of entry holes on the static and dynamic characteristics of a rigid rotor supported by two double‐rows, inherently compensated aerostatic bearings.

Design/methodology/approach

The air is assumed to be perfect gas undergoing the adiabatic process and passing through entry holes into the bearing clearance. Air film in the clearance is governed by Reynolds equation including the coupled effects of wedge due to rotor rotation and squeezed film due to rotor oscillation.

Findings

The method is used to analyze Reynolds equation, which is then solved by the finite difference method and numerical integration to yield static and dynamic characteristics of air film. The equation of motion of the rotor‐bearing system is obtained by using the perturbation method and the eigensolution method is used to determine the stability threshold and critical whirl ratio.

Originality/value

The paper considers the eccentricity, rotor speed, and restriction parameter in the analysis of the whirl instability of the rotor‐aerostatic bearing system for the comparisons between various designs in the number and locations of entry holes of aerostatic bearings.

Details

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 63 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00368791111140495
ISSN: 0036-8792

Keywords

  • Electric motors
  • Bearings
  • Flow
  • Stability (control theory)

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