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View article: Career Success and Minority Status: A Review and Conceptual Framework
Career Success and Minority Status: A Review and Conceptual Framework Open
In recent years, the management field has witnessed a surge in studies examining career success among workers from historically marginalized minority groups. However, to date, insights gained from this research remain fragmented and have n…
View article: How ADB Builds Long-Term Knowledge and Capacity in Developing Member Countries through Expert Deployment
How ADB Builds Long-Term Knowledge and Capacity in Developing Member Countries through Expert Deployment Open
The Asian Development Bank, through the Innovation Hub, supports its developing member countries in implementing digital solutions by embedding information and communication technology (ICT) experts in public sector agencies that need capa…
View article: How ADB Uses Futures and Foresight Tools to Help Countries Prepare for an Uncertain Future
How ADB Uses Futures and Foresight Tools to Help Countries Prepare for an Uncertain Future Open
As ADB’s developing member countries target sustainable growth and tackle inequality, this brief shows how future-focused tools and approaches can lead to forward-thinking strategies designed to navigate climate change and digital transfor…
View article: Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care
Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care Open
Background Measuring body mass index (BMI) has been proposed as a method of screening for preventive primary care and population surveillance of childhood obesity. However, the accuracy of routinely collected measurements has been question…
View article: Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care
Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care Open
Background Measuring body mass index (BMI) has been proposed as a method of screening for preventive primary care and population surveillance of childhood obesity. However, the accuracy of routinely collected measurements has been question…
View article: How the Asian Development Bank Uses Change Management to Unlock the Value of Knowledge
How the Asian Development Bank Uses Change Management to Unlock the Value of Knowledge Open
Knowledge is an essential resource informing and shaping purposeful change of any kind.• Real change and new approaches to knowledge operate in a virtuous cycle.Knowledge creates a capacity for change, and the desired change shapes new way…
View article: Practical Actions to Operationalize the One Health Approach in the Asian Development Bank
Practical Actions to Operationalize the One Health Approach in the Asian Development Bank Open
This working paper explains the concept of One Health and how it aligns with ADB’s Strategy 2030 and operational priorities for development efforts in Asia and the Pacific. The One Health approach has the potential to transform the work of…
View article: Working from home under Covid-19 lockdown: transitions and tensions
Working from home under Covid-19 lockdown: transitions and tensions Open
Our focus is on the working from home transition, experience, and outcomes in two industry sectors: Professional, Scientific & Technical (PST) and Public Administration & Defence (PAD), together representing 1 in 7 of all UK jobs, which we…
View article: From leisure to labour: towards a typology of the motivations, structures and experiences of work‐related blogging
From leisure to labour: towards a typology of the motivations, structures and experiences of work‐related blogging Open
Beyond a purely social activity, mode of leisure or form of escape, blogging is an increasingly important form of labour that is becoming central to many jobs, occupations and forms of self‐employment. Yet, the labour dynamics of blogging …
View article: “The long arm of the household”: Gendered struggles in combining paid work with social and civil participation over the lifecourse
“The long arm of the household”: Gendered struggles in combining paid work with social and civil participation over the lifecourse Open
Successfully combining paid work and various forms of social and civil participation is commonly assumed to be beneficial to both individuals and society. However, integrating these aspects can be difficult, partly because they can be conn…
View article: Covid-19: Hong Kong government supplies reusable face masks to all residents
Covid-19: Hong Kong government supplies reusable face masks to all residents Open
The Hong Kong government has begun to distribute reusable face masks to all residents, as part of its strategy to protect the city's 7.5 million people from covid-19.[1][1] In addition, all households will be supplied with 10 single use su…
View article: Strong Regulation of Medical Products:
Strong Regulation of Medical Products: Open
When the medical products gatekeeper is weak the population is vulnerable to harm from unregulated supplies, including substandard and falsified ("fake") medicines and devices, often with links to organized crime. 1 This issue affects many…
View article: Going solo: lifelong nonparticipation amongst the NCDS cohort
Going solo: lifelong nonparticipation amongst the NCDS cohort Open
Some Western societies, it has been claimed, are experiencing an unparalleled downward trend in participation with manifold grave consequences predicted. In the UK, for instance, politicians and commentators, arguably influenced by Robert …
View article: Getting the Measure of Prosocial Behaviors: A Comparison of Participation and Volunteering Data in the National Child Development Study and the Linked Social Participation and Identity Study
Getting the Measure of Prosocial Behaviors: A Comparison of Participation and Volunteering Data in the National Child Development Study and the Linked Social Participation and Identity Study Open
Measures of prosocial behavior can influence policy, legislation, investment, and inform assessments of the overall state of society. Evidence suggests that methods are important in determining these measures. To widen and deepen our under…
View article: Conceptualising Work-Related Blogging
Conceptualising Work-Related Blogging Open
Beyond a purely social activity, mode of leisure or form of escape, blogging is anincreasingly important form of labour that is becoming central to many jobs, occupations, and forms of self-employment. Yet, the labour dynamics of blogging …
View article: Developing a toolkit to monitor implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the context of the Asia-Pacific region
Developing a toolkit to monitor implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the context of the Asia-Pacific region Open
This report provides a critical reflection on the review and monitoring process of the MIPAA policy framework for older persons, comparing its priority policy directions with the framework of indicators and the protocols used. The report r…
View article: The new dynamics of work: a scoping study
The new dynamics of work: a scoping study Open
The world of work is changing as processes of globalisation, digitisation, economic crisis, demographic and social change intersect to produce new forms of work, working and working lives. At the same time, enduring inequalities of gender,…
View article: There's more to pensions than making us work for longer
There's more to pensions than making us work for longer Open
Talk of changing pensions connects with us at an emotional level – how secure do our futures look? And crucially, how much power do we have over this process? It is a tricky business for the Treasury, too, as its recent retraction of the p…