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  • A welfare economics approach to stakeholders’ theory
    Author: Lucía Garcés-Galdeano Emilio Huerta Arribas Vicente Salas Fumás a Institute for Advanced Research in Business Economics (INARBE), Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spainb Facultad de Economía y Empresa, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainLucía Garcés-Galdeano is a professor of business organization at UPNA, where she earned her PhD (awarded the Special Doctoral Prize) and directs the Chair of Family Business. Her research focuses on human resource management and family business behavior, particularly the role of non-economic factors in firm decision-making, as well as high-commitment HR systems, entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility.Emilio Huerta Arribas is a professor of business organization at UPNA, with a PhD in Economics from the University of the Basque Country and a Master's degree from the University of Minnesota. He has been a visiting researcher at the University of Virginia (1990) and at MIT's Sloan School of Management (2000). He researches firm strategy, innovation, and competitiveness, and directs the Centre for Competitiveness of Navarre.Vicente Salas Fumás is a professor emeritus of business organization at the University of Zaragoza, with a PhD in Management Science from Purdue University. A specialist in the economics of the firm, he served twelve years on the Bank of Spain's Governing Council. His honors include the Rey Jaime I Prize in Economics (1992), the Juan Sardá Prize in Economics (2002), Aragón's Medal of Professional Merit, the Grand Cross of Merit in Service to the Economy (2017), and an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2021).
  • Female headship in households and children’s educational attainment in Ghana
    Author: Abdul Ganiyu Iddrisu Euan Phimister Alexandros Zangelidis a Business School, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UKb Stellenbosch Business School, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaAbdul Ganiyu Iddrisu holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Aberdeen, UK. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Mathematics in 2012 and an MPhil degree in Economics in 2016, both from the University of Ghana. He is currently an Associate Fellow at the Center for Labour Market Research, University of Aberdeen Business School. His key research interests are in development economics, labour economics, behavioural economics, political economy, and financial economics. He has worked on issues related to economic growth, human development, political cycles and corruption, digitalisation, and household welfare.Euan Phimister is a professor of Development Finance. He is an applied economist whose research focuses on agriculture, natural resources and the environment. This includes current work on farm households and rural development, access to energy and fuel poverty, and improving the control of invasive species. After an honours degree in Agriculture at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, he obtained his MSc and PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Manchester, UK - the latter developing from time spent at the Centre for World Food Studies, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. He was a member of the UK Research Excellence Panel for Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science, which evaluated research by UK universities for the periods 2007–2014 and 2014–2021, the results of which formed the basis of the UK government's distribution of core research funding to UK universities.Alexandros Zangelidis is an associate professor of Economics. He joined Economics at the University of Aberdeen in 2003. His research interests are in the areas of labour economics and health economics. He has worked on issues related to human capital, labour supply, well-being, socio-economic inequality and utilization of healthcare, among others. His research has been impactful, as evidenced by the invitations he received to give expert testimony to the Scottish Parliament and to the Scottish Government. More recently, he has developed workplace tools aimed at improving understanding and support for employees living with long-term health conditions. These include the Workplace Thyroid Toolkit and the Long-term Conditions Guide, which provide evidence-based information, practical guidance for employers and line managers, and resources to foster inclusive workplace practices and better communication around health-related work challenges. These resources are designed to support both employees and organisations in managing health conditions more effectively at work.
  • Workplace experiences, feelings of misrecognition, and consequences for political behavior
    Author: Katerina Manevska Agnes Akkerman a Department of Political Science, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlandsb Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies/Hugo Sinzheimer Institute, the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsKaterina Manevska is Associate Professor of Political Sociology at the Department of Political Science at Radboud University the Netherlands. Her research focuses on how, why, and under what circumstances adults change their political views. She also specializes in (workplace) political socialization and interethnic relations. Her work was published in leading journals such as Socio Economic Review, Political Psychology and European Sociological Review.Agnes Akkerman is a sociologist and a Professor of Regulation of Labour at AIAS-HSI, Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam. She investigates how the suppression of worker voice influences political participation and attitudes. Her research spans topics such as industrial conflict, co-determination and worker participation. Her recent interdisciplinary work has been published in leading journals, including the American Journal of Sociology, Political Psychology, Socio-Economic Review and Comparative Political Studies.

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