Patrick Lemaire grew up in Orsay, close to Paris. He graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and did his PhD at the EMBL (Heidelberg) and ENS (Paris) with Patrick Charnay (1985–1990); he then joined, as a post-doc, the laboratory of John Gurdon in Cambridge (1991–1994), where he identified a crucial Xenopus organizer gene, Siamois. He has been heading a CNRS research group in Marseille since 199...

conclusions although the efficacy of nursing doctoral program is good, however, it needs revision to enhance the outcomes of the program in order to meet public needs and to increase learners’ satisfaction. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 90 nursing students who were conveniently selected from seven nursing schools. a questionnaire designed based on the patrick...

Patrick Keeling is a Canadian evolutionary microbiologist and Professor in Botany at the University of British Columbia.

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There is growing interest in dysfunctional dispositions in the workplace, in particular relating to leaders and managers within organizations. This paper reports an exploratory study investigating the relationship between the ‘dark side’ of leadership personality and transformational leadership. Data were collected from a sample of New Zealand business leaders and senior managers (n = 80) from ...

While theoretical models predict a decrease in the cost of capital from depositary receipt offerings, the economic benefits of this liberalization have been difficult to quantify. Using a sample of 126 firms from 32 countries and a size and country matched control sample, we document a statistically and economically significant decline in returns of 42 percent. This decline is driven by the pre...

Some 10 years ago, Canadian health care organizations came under extreme pressure to cut costs as a result of a $4 billion cut in federal transfer payments to the provinces (Merrifield, 2003). This led to facility closures, cutting of beds on hospital wards, and moves to outpatient and community-based care. Health care employees felt the impact as well, with health professionals reporting loss ...