sensitive
Overview page. Subjects: Medicine and Health.
adj. possessing the ability to respond to a stimulus. The cells of the retina, for example, are sensitive to the stimulus of light and respond by sending nerve impulses to the...
The Ambivalence of Favour
in Economies of Favour after Socialism
January 2017; p ublished online January 2017 .
Chapter. Subjects: Economic Systems. 12324 words.
This chapter offers a network-based typology of favours that seeks to reflect their ambivalence—the degree of uncertainty of obligation in social relations and intermittent display of the...
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Global Private Banking
in Global Banking
January 2012; p ublished online May 2012 .
Chapter. Subjects: Economic Systems. 10716 words.
Private banking caters to wealthy individuals who, like other investors, base asset-allocation choices on their relative preferences for risk and return. There is value in diversification...
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Debrief
in Kidnap
February 2019; p ublished online January 2019 .
Chapter. Subjects: Economic Systems; Public Economics. 3143 words.
This chapter concludes the book with four reflections on how readers can shift power away from kidnappers, protect at-risk populations, and safeguard hostages. First, hostages can help...
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Fairness and the employment contract: North American regions versus Germany
in Cambridge Journal of Economics
May 2008; p ublished online December 2007 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Comparative Economic Systems; Wages, Compensation, and Labour Costs; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies. 8382 words.
Substantial evidence shows that North Americans are generally more accepting of the market than Europeans and attribute market outcomes to a larger degree to effort or skill. Thus, North...
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The emerging market for European corporate governance: the relationship between governance and capital expenditures, 1997–2005
in Journal of Economic Geography
July 2008; p ublished online May 2008 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Comparative Economic Systems; Housing Markets, Production Analysis, and Business Location; Economics; Corporate Governance. 12848 words.
We examine European corporate governance with respect to the relationship between shareholder value and capital investment. Based upon Europe's largest listed companies, it is shown that...
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