Boston College

About: Boston College is a education organization based out in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 9749 authors who have published 25406 publications receiving 1105145 citations. The organization is also known as: BC.

Dynamics and Kinetics at the Gas−Liquid Interface

Abstract: This article reviews two approaches to exploring collisions and reactions between gases and liquids. We first describe molecular beam scattering experiments, which reveal the detailed ways in which gas atoms and molecules scatter from, accommodate on, and react with low vapor pressure liquids. We then discuss droplet flow tube experiments, which uncover the kinetics of the uptake of reactive and nonreactive gases in water and in aqueous solutions. Our goals are to develop simple, predictive rules for describing the fate of gas molecules coming into contact with the surface of liquids.

Uniform Self-Forming Metallic Network as a High-Performance Transparent Conductive Electrode

Abstract: A transparent, conductive, and flexible electrode is demonstrated. It is based on an inexpensive and easily manufacturable metallic network formed by depositing metals onto a template film. This electrode shows excellent electro-optical properties, with the figure of merit ranging from 300 to 700, and transmittance from 82% (~4.3 Ω sq(-1) ) to 45% (~0.5 Ω sq(-1) ).

Meaningful Work: Connecting Business Ethics and Organization Studies

Abstract: In the human quest for meaning, work occupies a central position. Most adults spend the majority of their waking hours at work, which often serves as a primary source of purpose, belongingness, and identity. In light of these benefits to employees and their organizations, orga- nizational scholars are increasingly interested in under- standing the factors that contribute to meaningful work, such as the design of jobs, interpersonal relationships, and organizational missions and cultures. In a separate line of inquiry, scholars of business ethics have examined meaningful work as a moral issue concerning the man- agement of others and ourselves, exploring whether there are definable characteristics of meaningful work to which we have moral rights, and whether there are moral duties to ourselves and others to fulfill those rights. In this article, we examine contemporary developments in both disci- plines about the nature, causes, and consequences of meaningful work; we explore linkages between these dis- ciplines; and we offer conclusions and research opportu- nities regarding the interface of ethical and organizational perspectives on performing and providing meaningful work.

Agency and Social Networks: Strategies of Action in a Social Structure of Position, Opposition, and Opportunity

Abstract: This study uses social movement concepts to explain the success and failure of actors in a network of relationships trying to influence policies on environmental issues in a small city Results show that strategies to take action and mobilize others in a network of interorganizational relationships can vary depending on the social context, which consists of the political opportunity structure defined by government regulators, whether the actor faces opposition, and the actor's position in the network Decisions to engage in strategies to try to influence government regulators directly, to use a broker to reach agreements with the opposition, or to form a coalition with actors in other organizations to influence government decision makers are affected by this social context Results also show that even peripheral actors, usually assumed to be powerless in network studies, can influence policy if they use a direct-contact strategy and the political opportunity structure is favorable