Gendering the careers of young professionals: some early findings from a longitudinal study. in Organizing/theorizing: developments in organization theory and practice

Wonders whether companies actually have employees best interests at heart across physical, mental and spiritual spheres. Posits that most organizations ignore their workforce – not even, in many cases, describing workers as assets! Describes many studies to back up this claim in theis work based on the 2002 Employment Research Unit Annual Conference, in Cardiff, Wales

Kinetics of ternary complex formation with the (nitrilotriacetato)zinc(II) complex: The effect of buffers and pH

The temperature-jump relaxation method has been used to measure rate constants for the formation (k(f)) and dissociation of ternary complexes between 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy), 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine and 5-nitrosalicylate (2-) (nsa(2-)), respectively, and [Zn(nta)(H2O)](-) [nta = nitrilotriacetate(3-)]; also for proton transfer between Hnsa(-)/nsa(2-) and various buffers. The effects of pH and buffer on the ternary complexation kinetics have been investigated, and independent equilibrium constants are reported for the formalin of several [Zn(nta)B] (B = buffer) complexes. Values of k(f) for bipy and nsa(2-) are similar to those for the corresponding reactions of cobalt(II)

Average cost and marginal cost pricing in Marshall: Textual analysis and interpretation

This paper proposes a textual analysis of Marshall's theory of firm pricing behavior under competitive conditions. Average cost and marginal cost pricing theories have very distinct origins as they are rooted, respectively, in the classical and marginalistic theory of competition. I analyze to what extent and under which circumstances the two theories joined in the work of Alfred Marshall; and I argue that, even though only partial evidence can be found to support the adoption of the notion of marginal cost pricing by Marshall, he developed some concepts, such as the distinction between short and long periods and the notion of quasi-rents, which turned out to be fundamental for the joint acceptance of marginal cost and average cost pricing principles by the Marshallian school.Marshall, classical competition, perfect competition, marginal and average cost,