In March 1998, WFAA-TV in Dallas became the first television station in the United States to venture into the future of digital broadcasting. But as the broadcast signal went into the airwaves, medical telemetry units on the 13th floor at nearby Webb Roberts Hospital at Baylor University Medical Center went blank. It was 24 hours before engineers at the television station and Baylor put 2 and 2...

Remote working because of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded boundaries between work and home, necessitating need to evaluate long-term impacts these changes mitigate any negative effects on workers' work-life experiences. To do so, we reviewed examined research published since start pandemic. The review yielded a sample 303 scholarly articles, with three common themes: 1) have become more permea...

This study sets out a new methodology to exemplify, through set of risk metrics called the Greeks, impact bond’s structured provisions (e.g., call, put, and conversion options) on its characteristics propensity for agency conflicts. The is assessed by applying it sample 159 non-convertible bonds, with time-scheduled call put issued between 1977 2005. A structural contingent-claims valuation mod...

This paper examines the impact of Board characteristics (board size, board independence, and gender) on corporate policy dividend for a set 128 firm-year listed companies manufacturing sector from Amman Stock Exchange between years 2016-2018. The directors have great influence in handling agency conflict. They approve any decision made by executive manager before decisions manner. Also, dividen...

Abstract The article explores whether the European Union Agency for Asylum’s country guidance (CG) reflects international protection needs of persons fleeing armed conflicts. It uses Agency’s on Iraq as a case study through lens objectivity and relevance. highlights disproportionate reliance military State-centric sources which adopt traditional narrow concept security grounded in quantitative ...

Statistical process control (SPC) theory takes a negative view of adjustment of process settings, which is termed tampering. In contrast, quality and lean programmes actively encourage operators to acts of intervention and personal agency in the improvement of production outcomes. This creates a conflict that requires operator judgement: How does one differentiate between unnecessary tampering ...

Both organization theory and practical experience tell us that organizations mired in conflict have a more difficult time in accomplishing their goals than organizations that are not. Among other considerations, the transaction costs associated with conflict—money, staff time, lost opportunities—consume resources that otherwise could contribute to pursuing primary organizational goals. Given th...