The relationship between the price of oil and macroeconomic performance: empirical evidence for the UK

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the interactive use of budgets, role clarity and individual creativity. Design/methodology/approach Survey data was collected from mid-level managers in publicly listed Indonesian companies. The data was analysed using partial least squares. Findings The findings indicate that while there is no direct association between an interactive use of budgets and individual creativity, an interactive use of budgets can affect individual creativity via role clarity. Originality/value This study is one of only a few studies that provide empirical evidence on the relationships between individual creativity, role clarity and the interactive use of budgets. While previous studies have been undertaken in Western countries such as the USA and the UK, this study focuses on an emerging economy – Indonesia in which firms have been trying to improve individual creativity.

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The state, wage-fixing and labour market reform: some international perspectives

New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations ◽

10.26686/nzjir.v13i2.3635 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Jonathan Boston

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

State Intervention ◽

Wage Bargaining ◽

Market Reform ◽

Labour Markets ◽

Macroeconomic Performance ◽

The Past ◽

International Perspectives ◽

The Relationship

This article explores three main issues. First, it examines the changes which have occurred in the nature and scope of state intervention in pay fixing within the OECD during the past two decades. Second, it outlines the strategies which have been adopted recently by many western govern1nents to enhance wage flexibility and im.prove the operation of labour markets. Third, it critically assesses the merits of the Calmfors-Driffill thesis concerning the relationship between wage bargaining systems and macroeconomic performance. It is argued that there are good theoretical reasons as well as some strong empirical evidence to support the Calmfors-Driffill thesis, but that bargaining structures are only one of a multitude of factors which influence economic outcomes.

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Duration Dependence in Migration Behaviour: Cumulative Inertia versus Stochastic Change

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a271961 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 27 (12) ◽

pp. 1961-1975 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

I R Gordon ◽

I Molho

Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Household Survey ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Duration Dependence ◽

Cumulative Stress ◽

Relative Value ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Household Survey

In this paper a new theoretical framework and supporting empirical evidence on the relationship between movement probabilities and length of stay are presented. Individuals' evaluations of the relative value of alternative locations are assumed to evolve stochastically, with a possible tendency either to cumulative inertia or to cumulative stress. In general this yields a nonmonotonic duration function, with probabilities of movement starting at zero, rising and then falling—a pattern consistent with either cumulative tendency, or neither. A version of the model fitted to data on household movement intentions, from the UK General Household Survey, confirms the hypothesised form of this function and indicates a dominance of cumulative stress over cumulative inertia.

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Convenience as care: Culinary antinomies in practice

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1177/0308518x17717725 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (9) ◽

pp. 2065-2081 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Angela Meah ◽

Peter Jackson

Keyword(s):

Empirical Evidence ◽

Social Practice ◽

Cultural Significance ◽

Convenience Food ◽

The Social ◽

Theories Of Practice ◽

Practice Approach ◽

Consumption Practices ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship

This paper addresses the social and cultural significance of convenience food, often regarded as among the least healthy and most unsustainable of dietary options, subject to frequent moral disapprobation. The paper focuses, in particular, on the relationship between convenience and care, conventionally seen in oppositional terms as a culinary antinomy. Informed by a ‘theories of practice’ approach, the paper presents empirical evidence from ethnographically-informed research on everyday consumption practices in the UK to demonstrate how convenience foods can be used as an expression of care rather than as its antithesis. The paper uses Fisher and Tronto’s theorisation of caring about, taking care of, caregiving and care-receiving to draw out the dynamics of this morally contested social practice.

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Thromboplastin Related Differences in the Determination of International Normalised Ratio: A Cause for Concern?

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1648883 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 72 (03) ◽

pp. 426-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

S Kitchen ◽

I D Walker ◽

T A L Woods ◽

F E Preston

Keyword(s):

Patient Management ◽

External Quality Assessment ◽

Oral Anticoagulant Therapy ◽

Warfarin Dosage ◽

External Quality ◽

External Quality Assessment Scheme ◽

International Normalised Ratio ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship

SummaryWhen the International Normalised Ratio (INR) is used for control of oral anticoagulant therapy the same result should be obtained irrespective of the laboratory reagent used. However, in the UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme (NEQAS) for Blood Coagulation INRs determined using different reagents have been significantly different.For 18 NEQAS samples Manchester Reagent (MR) was associated with significantly lower INRs than those obtained using Diagen Activated (DA, p = 0.0004) or Instrumentation Laboratory PT-Fib HS (IL, p = 0.0001). Mean INRs for this group were 3.15, 3.61, and 3.65 for MR, DA, and IL respectively. For 61 fresh samples from warfarin-ised patients with INRs of greater than 3.0 the relationship between thromboplastins in respect of INR was similar to that observed for NEQAS data. Thus INRs obtained with MR were significantly lower than with DA or IL (p <0.0001). Mean INRs for this group were 4.01, 4.40, and 4.59 for MR, DA, and IL respectively.We conclude that the differences between INRs measured with the thromboplastins studied here are sufficiently great to influence patient management through warfarin dosage schedules, particularly in the upper therapeutic range of INR. There is clearly a need to address the issues responsible for the observed discrepancies.

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Researching (with) Major Food Retailers

Gastronomica The Journal of Food and Culture ◽

10.1525/gfc.2015.15.3.33 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 33-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

David Evans

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Academic Research ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Major Food ◽

Food Retailers ◽

Food Retailer ◽

The One ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship ◽

Opening Up

This paper considers the relationship between social science and the food industry, and it suggests that collaboration can be intellectually productive and morally rewarding. It explores the middle ground that exists between paid consultancy models of collaboration on the one hand and a principled stance of nonengagement on the other. Drawing on recent experiences of researching with a major food retailer in the UK, I discuss the ways in which collaborating with retailers can open up opportunities for accessing data that might not otherwise be available to social scientists. Additionally, I put forward the argument that researchers with an interest in the sustainability—ecological or otherwise—of food systems, especially those of a critical persuasion, ought to be empirically engaging with food businesses. I suggest that this is important in terms of generating better understandings of the objectionable arrangements that they seek to critique, and in terms of opening up conduits through which to affect positive changes. Cutting across these points is the claim that while resistance to commercial engagement might be misguided, it is nevertheless important to acknowledge the power-geometries of collaboration and to find ways of leveling and/or leveraging them. To conclude, I suggest that universities have an important institutional role to play in defining the terms of engagement as well as maintaining the boundaries between scholarship and consultancy—a line that can otherwise become quite fuzzy when the worlds of commerce and academic research collide.

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Spotting a liar by looking for microexpressions: Challenges and Opportunities

10.31234/osf.io/72yrq ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Xunbing Shen

Keyword(s):

Empirical Evidence ◽

Deception Detection ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

High Stake ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Cues To Deception ◽

The Relationship

Microexpressions do exist, and they are regarded as valid cues to deception by many researchers, furthermore, there is a lot of empirical evidence which substantiates this claim. However, some researchers don’t think the microexpression can be a way to catch a liar. The author elucidates the theories predicting that looking for microexpressions can be a way to catch a liar, and notes that some data can support for the utilization of microexpressions as a good way to detect deception. In addition, the author thinks that the mixed results in the area of investigating microexpressions and deception detection may be moderated by the stake. More empirical studies which employ high-stake lies to explore the relationship between microexpressions and deception detection are needed.

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