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Publication date: 1 January 2005

Sundar G. Bharadwaj and Rajan Varadarajan

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Review of Marketing Research
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ISBN: 978-0-85724-723-0

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Publication date: 15 November 2021

Shenja van der Graaf, Le Anh Nguyen Long and Carina Veeckman

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Co-creation and Smart Cities: Looking Beyond Technology
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ISBN: 978-1-80043-602-2

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Legal Professions: Work, Structure and Organization
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ISBN: 978-0-76230-800-2

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Publication date: 1 June 2001

Stephen Campbell, Martin Roland and Brenda Leese

In April 1999, 481 English Primary Care Groups (PCGs) were created. The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre is leading a three year longitudinal study, in…

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In April 1999, 481 English Primary Care Groups (PCGs) were created. The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre is leading a three year longitudinal study, in conjunction with the King’s Fund, to track the development of PCGs. The implementation of clinical governance is an important responsibility of PCGs. This survey aimed to describe initial progress in implementing clinical governance in primary care, and to describe barriers to change. Data were collected in autumn 1999, using a questionnaire to clinical governance leads, in a random sample of 72 PCGs. PCGs have put considerable effort into the development of clinical governance and an extensive range of activities were planned for tracking quality of care. However, PCGs face barriers in implementing clinical governance and they must foster a culture of engaged participation by practices and practice staff. PCGs must also be given the time and resources needed to implement clinical governance.

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British Journal of Clinical Governance, vol. 6 no. 2
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ISSN: 1466-4100

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Publication date: 31 January 2025

Axel van den Berg and Emre Amasyalı

Responding to Martin, Turner, and Hitlin, we clarify possible misunderstandings of our two papers on “agency.” First, they do not presume or commit us to any form of universal…

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Responding to Martin, Turner, and Hitlin, we clarify possible misunderstandings of our two papers on “agency.” First, they do not presume or commit us to any form of universal determinism. We merely assume that the job of sociologists is to try and causally explain as much as we can of the variations in social life. Though our best efforts leave huge amounts of variance unexplained, there is no good reason for calling this unexplained variance “agency,” and there are several good reasons for not doing so. Second, we acknowledge our use of “structure” is quite a loose one, simply referring to the combination of environmental and personal factors that can help us explain social phenomena. Our notion of “causation” is, admittedly, no less “slipshod” than that used by most social scientists. We are happy to leave questions as to the true nature of causation to the philosophers. Third, we do not see in what way using the notion of “agency” to describe, much less account for, novelty (Martin), or to help “organize” the potentially infinite number of forces in play (Hitlin), advances our understanding or explanatory power. The normative and voluntaristic connotations of the term only serve to muddy the explanatory waters. Fourth, this doesn't preclude empirically examining the sense of “agency” and its causes and consequences. Even if the current wave of enthusiasm for “agency” is waning, a thorough conversation remains worthwhile if only to help avoid the same confusions popping up again in the future.

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The Future of Agency
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ISBN: 978-1-83608-978-0

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The Political Economy of Antitrust
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ISBN: 978-0-44453-093-6

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Publication date: 20 August 1996

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The Peace Dividend
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ISBN: 978-0-44482-482-0

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Publication date: 1 May 1993

Stephen Toop and Martin Foreit

Investigates the provision, dissemination and use ofcommunity information in public libraries in five differentsocial areas by means of interviews with community librariansand…

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Investigates the provision, dissemination and use of community information in public libraries in five different social areas by means of interviews with community librarians and library users. Reveals that information from the Department of Social Security was the most heavily used. followed by bus timetables. People in the more affluent areas tended to make more use of community information than those in the poorer areas. The information could perhaps be more effectively promoted and more outside groups could be encouraged to use the libraries.

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Library Management, vol. 14 no. 5
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ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 February 1999

Stephen Martin

Following the Gulf War, international discussions took place about multilateral restraints on “destabilising arms transfers”. Given that the UK is one of the leading exporters of…

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Following the Gulf War, international discussions took place about multilateral restraints on “destabilising arms transfers”. Given that the UK is one of the leading exporters of arms, any reduction in such exports would affect the UK economy. The UK government spends considerable sums promoting such exports and it benefits from defence exports as they reduce the Ministry of Defence’s procurement costs. This paper analyses the direct financial implications of arms exports to the UK government, both as a buyer of defence equipment and as a promoter of such exports. The results suggest that in the UK each job generated by arms exports is subsidised by just under £2,000 per annum and that a one‐third reduction in UK defence exports would save the taxpayer some £76 million per annum (at 1995 prices).

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Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 26 no. 1
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ISSN: 0144-3585

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Publication date: 1 February 1996

Stephen P. Kletzenbauer and Martin E. Blakemore

The purpose of this trial was to establish whether a change in the X‐ray referral procedure would reduce the time between presentation and admission for patients who attended a…

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The purpose of this trial was to establish whether a change in the X‐ray referral procedure would reduce the time between presentation and admission for patients who attended a busy Accident and Emergency department with a fractured neck of femur. This group of patients was selected because they are susceptible to decubitus ulcers, the development of which may relate to the time spent on a trolley. Senior nurses in the Accident and Emergency department were educated in patient assessment and management, and knowledge and implementation of ionising radiation regulations. They then referred patients who presented with suspected fractures of the femoral neck to the radiology department within agreed guidelines and without a doctor's examination. Records were kept over a 3‐month trial period. A total of 27 completed cases were recorded and the data included radiological findings, total time from presentation to arrival on the ward or discharge, total time waiting for a porter and being transported, total time spent in the radiology department, and whether the patient reattended for a further X‐ray examination. We concluded that the change in X‐ray referral procedure resulted in an appreciable reduction in the overall time between presentation and admission. However, it was not possible to draw any valid conclusions regarding any reduction in decubitus ulceration as a result of this speedier diagnosis and admission.

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Journal of Clinical Effectiveness, vol. 1 no. 2
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ISSN: 1361-5874

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