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The Sky is the Limit: On the Drafting of Article 11 TFEU’s Integration Obligation and its Intended Reach

The paper analyses the historical development of Article 11 TFEU’s integration obligation and the intentions of Member States when adopting the various amendments to answer the question whether Article 11 TFEU applies across the board or only to certain specific areas of competences. The paper focuses in particular on the amendments of the Amsterdam and Maastricht Treaty as the most important chan

Textual objects and strategizing : The influence of documents as active objects on strategic recursiveness

In this paper, we explore the role of documents as influential objectsin strategizing, especially in terms of how they influence strategicrecursiveness. We do not restrict our study to explicitly strategyrelateddocuments (e.g. strategic plans and vision or missionstatements), but include all documents that generally address acompany’s long-term direction. By applying the notions ofauthoritative te

Magnetomotive ultrasound for nanomedicine : a mechanistic approach to detection, evaluation and safety assessment

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but reliable diagnosis and staging can contribute to optimal treatment planning, and is a crucial factor in reducing mortality and maintaining quality of life. Soft tissue mechanical properties are promising indicators of cancer that can be assessed non-invasively using functional imaging. Additionally, lymphatic involvement is considered a k

Collective decision skill and decisive voting games

The paper discusses various representations of collective decisional skill which are useful in the evaluation of decision structures. The recursion formulas we give here and the use of the concepts of majority deficiency as well as majority and unanimity games present expedient approaches in analyzing collective competence. Using the simple majority system as benchmark, applications to certain hie

Corporate social responsibility and stock market actors : A comprehensive study

Purpose– The purpose of this study is to analyse the views stock market actors have on corporate communication of corporate social responsibility (CSR) information grounded on legitimacy and stakeholder theory. Recent findings suggest that management teams experience an increased interest and demand for CSR information from the actors on the stock market and that this underlie a focus shift. This

The politics of fear, mobility, and media discourses : A case study of Malmö

This study focuses on Seved, a segregated and socioeconomically "poor" neighborhood in the city of Malmö in Sweden. It has attracted wide media coverage, a possible consequence of which is its increased stigmatization. The wide disparity between perceived or imagined fear and the actual incidence of, or exposure to, violence attests to the important role of the media in shaping mental maps and pla

Computer and smartphone continuance intention: A motivational model

This paper develops and tests a motivational model to explain the overall continuance intention to use computers and smartphones. Based on survey data from 192 undergraduate students, structural equation modeling analysis is used to report: (1) the independent effect of intrinsic motivation on the continuance intention to use computers and smartphones; (2) the independent effect of extrinsic motiv