IE University

About: IE University is a education organization based out in Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Corporate governance & Context (language use). The organization has 527 authors who have published 1709 publications receiving 64682 citations.

Why Do Firms Suffer Differently from Input Stigmatization? The Costs of Removing Stigmatized Inputs

Abstract: Firms using stigmatized inputs are likely to experience strong pressures from multiple stakeholders who demand removal of such inputs from firm operations. Consistent with this phenomenon, we propo...

Abscisic acid delays chickpea germination by inhibiting water uptake and down-regulating genes encoding cell wall remodelling proteins

Abstract: Here, we compare the germination of chickpea seeds when they were imbibed in mannitol and in ABA. Radicle protusion was delayed by both treatments, however, while the negative effect of mannitol, which severely reduced earlier water uptake, was reversed after 24 h of treatment, this was not the case of ABA, indicating a specific effect of the hormone. Since germination depends not only on the water content but also on cell wall extensibility, we analyzed the rate of transcription of some genes encoding cell wall remodelling proteins, known to be involved in chickpea germination, in embryonic axes excised from seeds imbibed in mannitol or in ABA. Our results show that ABA and mannitol modify their transcription patterns. Among the α-expansins, the proteins encoded by CaEXPA-3 and CaEXPA-4 must be responsible for the germination observed in mannitol-treated seeds, because their transcripts appeared earlier on in mannitol- than in ABA-treated seeds. Moreover, it may further be concluded that CaXTH-1 is one of the genes able of transcription in very low hydrated seed.

Leading a Successful Transition to Democracy: A Qualitative Analysis of Political Leadership in Spain and Lithuania:

Abstract: Any country embarking upon a political transition to democracy faces a complex period of change. While many factors influence successful democratization, political leadership remains a relatively u...

Enabling Managers to Achieve Work-Family Balance: A Demands-Control Model of Housework Behavior and Family Satisfaction

Abstract: The interplay between work and family has received a great deal of attention in the last two decades. We know very little, however, about the organizational factors that enable managers achieve a good balance between their work and family lives. Following Karasek (1979) demands-control model, we hypothesized that managerial workload will interact with time flexibility and task autonomy to predict the division of household labor, which in turn will influence family satisfaction. A sample of 103 managers reported their workload and their spouses reported the division of housework activities and their level of satisfaction with family life. Results show that time flexibility and task autonomy at work moderated the relationship between managers work demands and their spousal ratings of housework overload. As time demands increased, managers with low time flexibility contributed less than their spouses in household work (as reported by the spouse) than managers with high flexibility. A similar pattern emerges regarding travel and task autonomy. In turn, spousal housework overload had a negative impact on family satisfaction. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for managerial job redesign.