Looking out or looking up: gender differences in expatriate turnover intentions

Insider looking out

Josef Penninger, the new director of the planned Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, tells Graham Tebb of hurdles but high hopes he has for shaping a new kind of institution in Austria.

Looking Up and Looking Out: Career Mobility Effects of Demographic Similarity Among Professionals

We investigate the role of workgroup sex and race composition on the career mobility of professionals in ―up-or-out‖ organizations. We develop a nuanced perspective on the potential career mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion, competition, and comparison. Using five years of personnel data from a large law firm, we examine the i...

Looking out for future scientists

Proposals to reduce the number of students who do PhDs are misguided, writes Eve Marder, because they would exclude young scientists with qualities that do not show up in exam results and interviews.

Looking out for the backside!

From the inside, looking out

Kitchens play a role in the daily life of the family. Kitchens in rural areas of developing countries have some specific characteristics in common; lack of comfort, difficult access to water, poor structures, lack of efficient ventilation, and a lot of smoke. The studies about kitchens have been analyzing diverse aspects, like the stove, the functions, and the climate. Little, if nothing was st...