This article demonstrates that a diversity and equality management system (DEMS) contributes to fi rm performance beyond the effects of a traditional high-performance work system (HPWS), which consists of bundles of work practices and policies used extensively in high-performing fi rms. A DEMS typically includes diversity training and monitoring recruitment, pay, and promotion across minority or other disadvantaged groups. Our analysis of quantitative data from service and manufacturing organizations in Ireland confi rms thatHPWS practices are associated with positive business performance and fi nds specifi cally that DEMS practices are positively associated with higher labor productivity and workforce innovation and lower voluntary employee turnover.

There is growing likelihood of minerals mining in the deep sea. (64)  Assessing the significance of resulting environmental impacts takes on urgency. (79)  The ISA is developing regulations for seabed mining which must prevent serious harm. Defining "serious harm" is critical to effective regulation of mining activities. (82)  Deep faunal vulnerabilities derive from low growth rates, species longevity and rarity. Connectivity, resilience, and cumulative impacts are key to significance assessment.

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Research exploring young people's perspectives on mental health is at an early stage of development and few studies have focused in detail on mental distress or illness. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study which used case vignettes in group and individual interviews to explore the ways in which the young people who took part constructed their understanding of what constitutes mental illness. In essence, they did so by drawing on their own experiences to distinguish between behaviours with which they could identify in some way and those with which they could not. An overview of previous relevant research is provided in the Introduction, followed by a description of the methods and sampling strategies used. The main findings of the study are then presented in relation to the ways in which young people defined unusual behaviour, their understanding of the behaviours associated with different mental health problems and their attitudes to the people concerned. Finally, some ways in which health promotion might build on the findings are identified and discussed.

10The world's largest concentration of cold-water coral (CWC) is found off the Norwegian coast. Most 11 CWC discoveries are recent, posing new challenges for Norwegian coastal and fisheries authorities 12 regarding the management of deep-sea resources. Scientific knowledge of CWC is limited, and many 13 citizens have not even heard about them. This creates problems for the application of stated 14 preference methods to capture their economic value, and very few such studies have been 15conducted. To fill this gap, we designed a discrete choice experiment, which was implemented in a 16 valuation workshop setting in order to derive estimates of participants' willingness to pay (WTP) for 17 increasing the protection of CWC. Despite the fact that marine industries such as oil/gas and fisheries 18 could be adversely affected by CWC protection, this did not reduce the respondents' willingness to 19 pay for further protection. The possibility that CWC play an important role as habitat for fish was the 20 single most important variable to explain respondents WTP for CWC protection. conducted. To fill this gap, we designed a discrete choice experiment, which was implemented in a 51 valuation workshop setting in order to derive estimates of participants' willingness to pay (WTP) for 52 increasing the protection of CWC. Despite the fact that marine industries such as oil/gas and fisheries 53 could be adversely affected by CWC protection, this did not reduce the respondents' willingness to 54 pay for further protection. The possibility that CWC play an important role as habitat for fish was the 55 single most important variable to explain respondents WTP for CWC protection. The survey revealed 56 a high degree of preference heterogeneity, whilst we found an average WTP for CWC protection in 57 the range of EUR 274-287. Marine organisms have long fascinated humans, as well as being of crucial importance for our well-66 being. Marine ecosystems provide supporting, provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem 67 services as defined in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA, 2005). Over recent decades, 68 increasing awareness of the benefits our oceans provide has raised an interest in assessing the 69 economic value of these goods and services, although due to their "hidden" nature, many of these 70 benefits go un-noticed until they diminish (Stewart and Smout, 2013). Notwithstanding this, a 71 number of studies have recently emerged which quantify the economic benefits of protecting marine 72 species (Jobstvogt et al., 2014;Rogers, 2013;Hynes et al., 2013; Ressurreicao et al., 2011). 73 74Tropical corals have been subject to a series of economic valuation studies (see e.g. Spurgeon, 1992, 75 Pendleton, 1995, Parsons and Thur, 2007, Sarkis et al., 2012, and have been identified as the global 76 biome with the highest valued ecosystem services in aggregate (de Groot et al., 2012). Their deep-77 sea cousins, cold-water corals (CWC) have by contrast so far been subject to only one valuation 78 effort, which was l...

Results offer insight into how non-clinical leadership may foster performance outcomes for health-care organizations. A frequently neglected area-patient complaints-may be a valid measure to consider when assessing leadership and quality in a health-care context.

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