Is there such a thing as free will in Buddhism? Do moral and mental forms of cultivation at the heart of Buddhist practice imply some notion of agency and responsibility? And if they do, how are we to think of those individuals who embark on the path to liberation or enlightenment, considering that all Buddhists give universal scope to the noself doctrine? Of course, Buddhism is not alone among...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed and implemented the Acid Rain Program (ARP), and NO(x) Budget Trading Programs (NBTP) using several fundamental monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) elements: (1) compliance assurance through incentives and automatic penalties; (2) strong quality assurance (QA); (3) collaborative approach with a petition process; (4) standardized...

The Environmental Protection Agency needs a mission statement. It needs this mission statement for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is to enhance the development and use of science pertinent to protecting the environment. Given the constraints of our nation's deeply legalistic approach to environmental problems, the amount of scientific information that has been developed and incorp...

Abstract This article investigates why gig economy workers who see themselves as self-employed freelancers also engage in collective action traditionally associated with regular employment. Using ethnographic evidence on the remote North America, UK and Philippines, we argue that labour platforms increase agency of to contract clients thus reduce risk false self-employment terms worker–client r...

The problem that often arises is role conflict. existence of conflict in an agency certainly dramatically affects the performance its employees. Role conflicts can occur due to differences commitment, inappropriate communication language, character, ethics, and individual behavior social relationships job competition. purpose this study analyze effect work suitability on administrative employee...

Abstract Institutional investors are very important for keeping shareholder value high by reducing agency conflict and promoting good governance. Recent governance scandals have placed Malaysia on the global stage, jeopardising publicly listed companies (PLCs) reputation calling into question effectiveness of country’s corporate mechanism. The study aimed to examine level in Malaysian PLCs role...

Starting from the question how IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) in the conflict-ridden city of Ambon (East Indonesia) adapted their income generation strategies during and after a high-intensity conflict, this working paper will illustrate how informal market activities became a strategy to cope with insecurity and economic hardship for internally displaced. This process indicates that IDPs,...

Enajite E. Ojaruega discusses in her “Beyond Victimhood: Female Agency Nigerian Civil War Novels” the agential roles women played during Nigeria-Biafra war as reflected selected fictional narratives. characters are generally impacted negatively by their individual and collective war-time experiences. However, there is another important aspect of women's experiences that has largely been underpl...

In recent years the publication of online maps documenting frontier conflict between Indigenous peoples and interlopers in Australia has generated great public interest. These new resources are vital memorials to conflict; however, we note they still relatively “flat” resources, much more akin visualized spreadsheets with a spatial element. Another resource, Frontier Conflict Native Mounted Pol...