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Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...data on private firms. One large project that has worked to remedy some of this gap is the World Management Survey (WMS). The WMS uses a survey tool covering 18 management topics scored on a scale of 1 to 5 (worst to best). Having worked on this project for nearly a decade, we noticed one stubborn pattern across countries: family firms consistently placed in the bottom of...
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How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
Science, Maths & Technology

How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?

...data from the ONS that account for the UK’s official transactions with EU institution, as well as data from the European Commission. In 2016, the UK’s gross contribution to the EU amounted to £19 billion. However, this amount of money was never actually transferred to the EU. Before the UK government transfers any money to the EU a rebate is applied. In 2016, the UK...
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Exploring the science of climate
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the science of climate

...data about the weather. Records of global climate What scientific and natural records reveal about global climate over the last 150 years. Climatic evidence from sediments What sediment cores from the world's oceans reveal about climate patterns. Sun, sunspots and volcanoes The influence of natural phenomena on global climate. Observations, theories and climate models...
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Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...data and past climates - The process of analysis and checking for plausible mechanisms using proxy data has revolutionised the study of past climates. This is because many parts of the environment respond to climate: they change if the climate becomes warmer, or wetter, and so on. Wherever these changes are preserved, they serve as a record of the past climates. For...
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Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion
Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

...data (GEM UK APS 2004 to 2015) reveals that entrepreneurial activity of the non-white ethnic population is higher, at 11.7%, than that of the white ethnic population, at 6.4%. While, however, entrepreneurship is depicted as an inclusive, open to all, economic pursuit, research shows that inequalities in entrepreneurial activity are still striving and that often migrant...
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The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction

...data on the aggregate number of hours worked seemingly reaching a plateau, this has led to a long awaited improvement in productivity. Whether this can be sustained, given the UK’s very poor recent record, remains to be seen. All of this has partially offset the adverse effect of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit process. Only partially, though; it has not offset...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...data management and working with others. This step of interpretation helps people make sense of the guidelines for themselves in their role and organisation, moving from ‘what does it mean’ to ‘what does it mean for me’. Lastly, we looked at how people have implemented the Ambitions. By implementation we mean that they are taking steps to change what they do to...
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Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...analysis of national surveillance data using Onomap, a name-based ethnicity classification tool. BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 18;11(8):e048335. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34408047/ Karl Murray (2020) The impact of COVID-19 on BAME Community and Voluntary Sector Organisations in Wales: Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability Saltus, R (2020) Holding on to the gains:...
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