The Effectiveness of Group Treatment for Female Adult Incest Survivors

Very few clinicians receive training in the treatment of sexual abuse, yet during their careers many will encounter victims of sexual abuse. This article discusses the incidence of child sexual abuse, defines incest, and discusses treatment options. A review of group treatment is explored, with results being documented providing support for the effectiveness of the group treatment process.     

Towards a Model for Independent Fiscal Policy Oversight in a Small Island State

Public Organization Review - This paper provides an ex ante assessment for the design of an independent council to improve fiscal oversight and responsibility in Jamaica. Given mixed reviews on the...     

Simulation from a Target Distribution Based on Discretization and Weighting

We present a simulation method which is based on discretization of the state space of the target distribution (or some of its components) followed by proper weighting of the simulated output. The method can be used in order to simplify certain Monte Carlo and Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms. Its main advantage is that the autocorrelations of the weighted output almost vanish and therefore standard methods for iid samples can be used for estimating the Monte Carlo standard errors. We illustrate the method via toy examples as well as the well-known dugongs and Challenger datasets.     

Examining the Joint Roles of Responsibility and Reinforcement History in Recommitment*

The present study examined the combined effects of responsibility and reinforcement history on investment responses during a series of failure experiences. Subjects performed a variation of the A and S decision case [27] under one of six conditions varying in responsibility (high, low) and reinforcement history (variable partial, fixed partial, no training). When investment responses at the start of the period of continuous losses were examined, results indicated that high responsibility and a variable history of reinforcement are both necessary conditions for escalation to occur. When later responses were included in the analysis, reinforcement history and time were the main factors affecting recommitment responses. These results suggest possible refinements to current models of escalation.     

The impact of gender quotas on corporate boards: a cross-country comparative study

Journal of Management and Governance - Drawing on institutional theory and resource dependence theory, this study examines whether mandating gender quotas for corporate boards is associated with a...     

‘Contestation,negotiation, and resolution’: The relationship between power and collective leadership

The relationship between power and collective leadership (CL) has been theoretically understood and empirically addressed in many different ways. To make sense of this diversity, we investigate and diagram the role of power in CL. First, we identify six representations of power—six ways in which scholars have found that power shapes the emergence and enactment of CL. These representations include: Even in CL, individual power matters; Leaders can devolve power to their subordinates by empowering them; Contextual characteristics related to power can influence the possibility and enactment of CL; CL can create the collective power necessary for people in marginalized positions to challenge embedded power dynamics; Power is intrinsic to the co-construction process; Attributions affect who can enact CL, how they are viewed, and whether they have power. Second, we offer a conceptual framework that provides a comprehensive way to understand the relationship between power and CL. The framework includes two dimensions, one related to power (that runs from episodic to systemic) and the other related to CL (that runs from entitative to emergent). Third, we create a conceptual map by placing the six representations within this framework. Based on our research, we make the case that we cannot understand CL without understanding the ubiquitous, complex, and even contradictory role of power. We also suggest avenues for expanding and elaborating discussions of power in the CL literature.