Université de Fribourg

Competing Institutional Logics and Paradoxical Universalism : School-to-Work Transitions of Disabled Youth in Switzerland and the United States

Tschanz, Christoph ; Powell, Justin J. W.

In: Social inclusion, 2020, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 155-167

Disablement is a complex social phenomenon in contemporary societies, reflected in disability policies oriented towards contrasting paradigms. Fraught with ambivalence, disability raises dilemmas of classification and targeted supports. Paradoxical universalism emphasizes that to achieve universality requires recognizing individual dis/abilities and particular contextual conditions and barriers...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Selfish and Indoctrinated Economists?

Frey, Bruno ; Meier, Stephan

In: European Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 165-171

Università della Svizzera italiana

Knowledge accumulation in family firms : Evidence from four case studies

Chirico, Francesco

In: International small business journal, 2008, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 433-462

Le but que se propose le présent article est d'aider à mieux faire comprendre comment il est possible d'accumuler les connaissances au sein d'une entreprise familiale. Quatre entreprises familiales, de Suisse et d'Italie, ont accepté de participer à cette étude. La documentation existante, renforcée par l'analyse de ces études de cas, a abouti à la mise en place d'un modèle de...

Università della Svizzera italiana

TEFI values in tourism education : A comparative analysis

Padurean, Loredana ; Maggi, Rico

In: Journal of teaching in travel & tourism, 2011, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 24-37

This paper brings empirical evidence to the conceptual framework of tourism values developed by the "Tourism Education Future Initiative" by exploring the content of the mission statements of 84 graduate programs in tourism around the world as well as the content of 156 posts in international job search engines advertising for positions in tourism related industries. Finally a survey conducted...