...Findings: Pre-adoption Phase of Parenthood The “pre-adoption phase” of parenthood ranges from contemplation by childless couples to adopt after the failure of infertility treatments, for example, in-vitro fertilization ( IVF ), to a time when they approach adoption agencies to inquire and register...

...This chapter explores the role of time at the intersection of network embeddedness and internationalization in the context of family firms (FFs). FFs are organizations guided not only by economic logic but also by socioemotional wealth (SEW) considerations, with their strategic behaviour shaped...

.... Craft and Time We argue that authenticity, both in the making process and from the perspective of the producer, is deeply embedded in this form of production. Craft provides a vital setting in which to explore and advance the conversation around authenticity work and its connections with sustainability...

... that is delivered in this way, or if you prefer, its continual passage. This is how mere presence distinguishes itself from the thing that appears, since what we take to be an actually given reality turns out at every moment to be pure presence, just a view of the thing. Retention representation time appearing...

..., they are treated as worthless. Survival exchange economies time space sleep money As well as bureaucratic, Myanmar prisons are restrictive, conflictual, and demanding. Survival cannot be taken for granted. In this chapter we unpack the everyday dynamics of prison life. We describe and examine routines...

..., experienced, negotiated and remembered in the complex setting of public transport. It problematises the way in which these experiences are often viewed as static and contained (both literally and figuratively), despite happening on the move and blurring time–space boundaries. Applying this framework...

... powers of radiant collective life and wonderful harmonious world. Thought-emotion-sensation-body complex applied spirituality constitutional obligation preamble humanism consciousness awareness life time space Introduction: Law and Applied Spirituality: A Yet Unknown Meeting of the Two The word...

... time Introduction We met on Thursday, September 1, 1977, in Lincoln Hall 102. I was beginning my doctoral studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Norman K. Denzin was teaching Sociology 414, Seminar on Social Interaction. A big man, built for blocking and tackling, he ambled...

... itself, concerning ‘buying time’. To do this, I will take a lifecourse perspective, including how women approach a variety of other reproductive technologies, with the intention of exploring how they are perceived by women to help them manage time in a number of ways. India Knight, a woman in her early...

...Abstract This chapter takes an unusual view of leadership development through the study of philosophies of phenomenology and the works of Martin Heidegger. By focussing on the three elements of space, place and time, Arthur explores their roles in providing a structure or scaffolding...

...Abstract The central focus of this chapter is the mutually constitutive relationship between time and group interaction. Groups shape individuals' experiences of time and individuals' experiences of time enable and constrain their group interactions. The chapter begins with a brief history of time...

... sharing goal setting motivation culture cohesion gender time Team sports are one of the most popular participative and spectator activities in the United States and across the world. Between 25 and 30 million children participate in organized youth sports in the United States every year ( Kelley...

...Abstract In this chapter, the authors consider the role of time for research in occupational stress and well-being. First, temporal issues in studying occupational health longitudinally, focusing in particular on the role of time lags and their implications for observed results (e.g., effect...

... time place global mobility Introduction The number of cosmopolitans (i.e. individuals who identify as citizens of the world) has been increasing over the years ( Watson, 2018 ). In the World Values Survey involving respondents from 57 countries, more than a third identified themselves...

...Parents on the Move: Light, Movement, Action Getting Up and Leaving Home During the morning, fathers and mothers of young children find multiple strategies to articulate their available time with the one of their partners or struggle to do it alone. This conclusion is immediately drawn from...

...Abstract Purpose – In this chapter, we outline early sociological thinking on time rooted in various philosophies of time and review the relatively current research in the area of temporal perspective. Next, we define the scope of the social psychology of time and illustrate how and why...

... strategy temporal complexity institutional complexity time Introduction Large-scale temporary organisations – such as those used to establish a new multi-purpose national telecom system ( Dille, Söderlund, & Clegg, 2018 ), a new and innovative university ( Granqvist & Gustafsson, 2016...

...As shown in Figs. 7.1 – 7.3 , Tomás Maia and André Maranha approach the impossibility of reaching the instant of the characters’ encounter with one other, identifying it as a maternal place to which one cannot return, and transports it outside of time, to a kind of originating time. The story...

...Abstract The study of family mobilities necessitates an examination of how practices are orchestrated in time as well as space. Conventional approaches to the study of family time use either quantitative analysis of time-use data or qualitative studies of time pressure and work/life balance...

...Several authors focus primarily on patterns within and between time-related variables. Past research efforts show that focussing on construction planning techniques alone does not necessarily improve construction time performance. Social practice theory offers an alternative which takes...