Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Empowerment

  1. Total Quality Management in Healthcare: Quality Principles, Implementation and Digitalization
    Narrative review examines TQM implementation in healthcare, finding that Lean and Six Sigma improve safety and efficiency, while Quality 4.0 enables data-driven approaches.
  2. Women’s participation gap in India is narrowing slowly
    Analysis of women's economic participation and transformation in India, examining how formal and informal institutions impact empowerment outcomes and gender equity progress.
  3. Green HRM is linked to higher job satisfaction in logistics
    Study of 308 logistics employees in Pakistan reveals green HRM increases job satisfaction through organizational pride, moderated by ethical leadership and empowerment.
  4. Sustainable leadership linked to greener employee innovation in hotels
    Study investigates how sustainable leadership promotes green innovative work behavior in hotels through psychological empowerment and self-efficacy mechanisms.
  5. Post-Brexit growth policy is critiqued for widening regional inequalities
    Analysis of UK regional development policies post-Brexit, comparing neoliberal market-driven approaches with alternative models like community wealth building and cooperative frameworks.
  6. Women-led movements combine culture, science, and law to protect rivers
    Women-led movements in Quito combine cultural engagement, scientific evidence, and legal action to protect contaminated rivers under Ecuador's Rights of Nature paradigm.
  7. Teacher barriers dominate STEM curriculum integration
    Systematic review of STEM curriculum integration identifies teacher development as central barrier. Proposes comprehensive framework addressing systemic, pedagogical, and policy gaps.
  8. A statement urges more reflection on participation in social work research
    International consensus statement on service user participation, co-creation, and positioning in social work practice research, emphasizing power dynamics, ethics, and knowledge transformation.
  9. Digital Transformation and Sustainability: A Study of Strategies Adopted by Women Business Leaders in Kerala
    Study examines how women business leaders in Kerala use digital transformation technologies like e-commerce and energy management systems to achieve sustainability goals in their enterprises.
  10. Foundations for an Empowered Bharat: Addressing Regional Imbalances in Women Health and Empowerment in Karnataka
    Composite index analysis reveals significant regional disparities in women's health and empowerment across Karnataka districts, with positive associations to economic participation.
  11. Report reviews laws affecting women’s economic inclusion
    Analysis of laws and regulations affecting women's economic inclusion across 190 economies using eight indicators covering career stages from entry to retirement.
  12. Women Empowerment and Gender Equality in Post Independence India: An Urban Rural Study
    Comparative analysis of post-1947 India showing urban gains in education, employment, and autonomy versus persistent rural constraints from patriarchy, poverty, and limited resource access.