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Publication date: 7 October 2019

Forms, Impact and Consequences of Violence against Children in Romanian Child Protection Settings

Maria Roth, Imola Antal, Ágnes Dávid-Kacsó and Éva László

Since the reforms started in the Romanian child protection, and in spite of adopting children’s rights, and investing in the professionalization of the child protection…

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Since the reforms started in the Romanian child protection, and in spite of adopting children’s rights, and investing in the professionalization of the child protection staff, research has indicated that children continue to suffer violence in care settings.

This chapter contributes to the literature that documents children’s rights violations in Romanian residential care, before and after the political shift in 1989, including the period after the accession to the EU, by presenting and discussing interview data of 48 adults who spent parts of their childhoods in child protection settings.

The conceptual framework of this analysis is based on the human rights perspective and the transitional justice. The main body of the article presents the testimonials of adults who grew up in institutional care in Romania, as collected in the framework of the SASCA project, funded by the European Union. 1

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Human Rights for Children and Youth
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1537-466120190000024006
ISBN: 978-1-78973-047-0

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  • Violence
  • Romanian children protection
  • residential care
  • care leavers
  • institutional abuse
  • transitional justice

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Publication date: 7 October 2019

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Human Rights for Children and Youth
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1537-466120190000024013
ISBN: 978-1-78973-047-0

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Publication date: 6 May 2019

Appendix 2: List of MOCHA Country Agents

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Issues and Opportunities in Primary Health Care for Children in Europe
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-351-820191023
ISBN: 978-1-78973-354-9

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Publication date: 7 October 2019

Human Rights for Children and Youth: Sociocultural Differentiation, Resistance and Unity

Magali Reis and Marcelo S. Isidório

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Human Rights for Children and Youth
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1537-466120190000024001
ISBN: 978-1-78973-047-0

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Publication date: 12 September 2016

Influence of country image on country brand equity: application to higher education services

Ángel Herrero-Crespo, Héctor San Martín Gutiérrez and Maria del Mar Garcia-Salmones

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how country image affects the dimensions of country brand equity (CBE) (i.e. awareness, image, perceived quality and loyalty) in…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how country image affects the dimensions of country brand equity (CBE) (i.e. awareness, image, perceived quality and loyalty) in the higher education sector, as well as the interrelationships between these dimensions.

Design/methodology/approach

Quantitative research with 208 international students who were starting the academic year at a Spanish university was performed to test the hypotheses. In accordance with the characteristics of the target population, the subjects interviewed were mainly from Europe and the Americas.

Findings

The results indicate that the country image affects the perceived quality and awareness of the universities in the country. Additionally, a hierarchy of effects between the dimensions of CBE was found. In particular, loyalty toward the universities of a country is positively influenced by their perceived quality, which is affected by image and awareness of these universities. For its part, the image of universities is positively influenced by the awareness attributed to them by international students.

Practical implications

These results have implications for marketing activities aimed at the internationalization of higher education institutions and, therefore, their appeal to international students.

Originality/value

The paper’s findings represent an important step in the advancement of knowledge about CBE by taking as a basis a complex model that involves the different dimensions of this construct together with a relevant variable in international marketing, that is, country image.

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International Marketing Review, vol. 33 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-02-2015-0028
ISSN: 0265-1335

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  • Brand equity
  • Education
  • Empirical study
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Country of origin
  • Internationalization

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Publication date: 19 December 2019

Analyzing the purchase intention of Peruvian maca

Gina María Maria Pipoli de Azambuja, Iñaki García-Arrizabalaga and Gustavo Rodríguez-Peña

This study aims to examine the relation between the purchase intention of Peruvian maca and each of the following variables: Peru’s country image, maca’s product image…

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This study aims to examine the relation between the purchase intention of Peruvian maca and each of the following variables: Peru’s country image, maca’s product image, Peru’s country familiarity and maca’s product familiarity.

Design/methodology/approach

To compile primary information, a survey of closed questions was applied to students in two countries with different levels of familiarity with Peru: France and the USA.

Findings

There is a direct association between the studied variables in the cases where the foreign consumer has a high familiarity with Peru. Similarly, there is a positive association between maca’s product image, Peru’s country familiarity and maca’s product familiarity with the consumer purchase intention of maca from Peru in the cases where the consumer has low familiarity with Peru.

Research limitations/implications

The characteristics of the sample did not allow to analyze the purchase intention according to gender, age and socioeconomic level.

Practical implications

This study provides innovative insights to design international marketing strategies for Peruvian maca entrepreneurs and export promotion policies to policymakers, to support them to overcome the increase of the global competitive environment of maca.

Social implications

The paper helps maca producers and exporters to develop international marketing strategies to position their maca products in markets with high or low familiarity with Peru.

Originality/value

The uniqueness of this paper is based on the study of the purchase intention of agricultural products such as maca, which is a developing product available in Peru.

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Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-09-2019-0083
ISSN: 1750-6204

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  • Peru
  • Purchase intention
  • Country image
  • Product image
  • Country familiarity
  • Product familiarity
  • Maca

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Publication date: 28 January 2011

Chapter 10 History of autism spectrum disorders

Julie A. Deisinger

Child psychiatrist Leo Kanner (pronounced “Konner;” Feinstein, 2010, p. 19) published a ground-breaking paper in 1943 that introduced the world to the present-day concept…

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Child psychiatrist Leo Kanner (pronounced “Konner;” Feinstein, 2010, p. 19) published a ground-breaking paper in 1943 that introduced the world to the present-day concept of autism (Fombonne, 2003; Goldstein & Ozonoff, 2009; Roth, 2010). Prior to Kanner, however, several physicians described the condition of autism without identifying it as such. A textbook published in 1809, titled Observations on Madness and Melancholy, contained a description of a boy whose symptoms fit the modern definition of autism (Feinstein, 2010; Vaillant, 1962). The book's author, Dr. John Haslam, wrote about a 5-year-old male who was admitted to the Bethlem Asylum in 1799 with a medical history that included a case of measles when he was 1 year old. The boy's mother claimed that at age 2 years, her son became harder to control. She also indicated that he did not begin to walk until he was 2½ years of age and did not talk until he was 4 years old. Once hospitalized, the boy cried only briefly upon separation from his mother and was “constantly in action” (Vaillant, 1962, p. 376), suggesting that he was hyperactive. Hyperactivity is a characteristic commonly found in children with ASDs (APA, 2000; Wicks-Nelson & Israel, 2009). Although this child watched other boys at play in the hospital, he never joined them and played intently with toy soldiers by himself. The boy could not learn to read and always referred to himself in the third person (Vaillant, 1962). Grammatical errors in speech can be observed among individuals with ASDs (Roth, 2010; Wicks-Nelson & Israel, 2009).

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History of Special Education
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-4013(2011)0000021013
ISBN: 978-0-85724-629-5

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Publication date: 25 April 2008

A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in Spanish companies

María Luz Martín‐Peña and Eloísa Díaz‐Garrido

The literature on manufacturing strategy has focused on analysis of content and process. Limited attention has been given to the concept of manufacturing strategy in…

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The literature on manufacturing strategy has focused on analysis of content and process. Limited attention has been given to the concept of manufacturing strategy in taxonomical terms. The purpose of this study is to highlight a taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in Spanish industrial companies.

Design/methodology/approach

A cluster analysis was performed. The classification variable used was based on competitive priorities relating to cost, quality, flexibility, delivery, service and environmental protection. The sample group consisted of 353 companies, belonging to different sectors.

Findings

Empirical analysis results demonstrate the existence of two manufacturing strategies and significant differences in structure and infrastructure policies but not in performance.

Research limitations/implications

The results of the study are not generalizable, given the nature of the sample. Future studies should consider larger samples, including more countries and contexts.

Practical implications

A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies will serve as a useful mechanism to better understand Spain's manufacturing role and position in European and global economies.

Originality/value

The taxonomy presented contributes to the development and enhancement of operations management theory and demonstrates the current strategic importance of the manufacturing function in Spanish companies.

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International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 28 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570810867204
ISSN: 0144-3577

Keywords

  • Strategic manufacturing
  • Classification
  • Spain

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Publication date: 16 November 2020

Women and work: film analysis of Most Beautiful Thing

Marcella Barbosa Miranda Teixeira, Laila Lidiane da Costa Galvão, Carolina Maria Mota-Santos and Luana Jéssica Oliveira Carmo

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os aspectos relacionados à vida pessoal e ao trabalho das mulheres, ilustrados na série “Coisa Mais Linda”.

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Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os aspectos relacionados à vida pessoal e ao trabalho das mulheres, ilustrados na série “Coisa Mais Linda”.

Design/methodology/approach

Para tanto, discutiu-se os avanços e retrocessos relacionados ao lugar ocupado por mulheres brancas e negras na sociedade da época, tratando-se de aspectos familiares e do trabalho. A partir da análise fílmica das quatro principais personagens da série, percebe-se que as lutas das mulheres foram e são distintas.

Findings

Na mesma época em que mulheres brancas lutam pelo direito de ocupar postos de trabalho, enquanto conciliam seus papéis de mãe, esposa e dona de casa, as mulheres negras e pobres lutam pela sobrevivência e pela dignidade. Como resultado, a análise fílmica mostra como a busca por ocupar lugares sociais diferentes daqueles que eram impostos a elas por uma questão cultural.

Originality/value

É relevante salientar que essa luta ainda permanece nos dias atuais, o que é marcado pela ocultação do protagonismo social da mulher.

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Revista de Gestão, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/REGE-03-2020-0015
ISSN: 1809-2276

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  • Women
  • Working women
  • Role of women
  • Film analysis

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Publication date: 11 March 2014

Incentives and performance measures for open innovation practices

Karl Joachim Breunig, Tor Helge Aas and Katja Maria Hydle

To guarantee alignment between ongoing activities and organizational goals, innovation management theory emphasizes management control and explicit innovation strategies…

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To guarantee alignment between ongoing activities and organizational goals, innovation management theory emphasizes management control and explicit innovation strategies as prerequisites for innovation performance. However, the theory on open services innovation emphasizes individual autonomy and incentives to foster open innovations. The aim of this paper is to explore this inconsistency.

Design/methodology/approach

An explorative research design involving 25 semi-structured interviews in five large scale-intensive service firms is explored. Scale-intensive service firms are strategically sampled for this study since these firms experience tension between open service innovation characteristics and efforts to standardize.

Findings

The authors show how individual autonomy facilitates the internal and external networking required in open innovations. However, individualized incentives do not suffice to motivate, mobilize and direct the collaboration and collective effort needed to ensure successful implementation of open innovation processes. Innovation performance is a collective effort, and the findings suggest that firms' business strategy works as a collective incentive system.

Practical implications

The findings imply that firms should not rely on individualized incentives alone to implement open innovation processes successfully. The implementation of more collectively oriented incentives is also necessary to motivate the collective effort required to succeed with open innovation.

Originality/value

The study extends previous work and shows how innovation practices are collective efforts that also involve the mobilization of external resources. The incentives observed have an effect on individual behaviour, while performance measures, to a larger degree, cater to the collective level. The authors present three propositions for further empirical investigation.

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Measuring Business Excellence, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MBE-10-2013-0049
ISSN: 1368-3047

Keywords

  • Management control
  • Performance measures
  • Innovation performance
  • Incentives
  • Innovation practice

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