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Liberal Asylum Policies Don’t Pose A Security Risk To Nations

The Horizons Tracker

The study examines the refugee situation in North America and Europe between 2014 and 2017, and finds that claims about security and crime risks posed by liberal asylum policies are largely unsubstantiated by any actual evidence. So new research from the University of Bath duly obliges.

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August 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the August 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Paula Kiger of Big Green Pen provided Mental Health Days and Leave Policies: What Works? ” This month, we have so many angles from which to look at ways of bringing out the best in others; we are excited to share them with you.

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DNA Data Proposed To Reunite Separated Refugee Families

The Horizons Tracker

It’s been five years since the controversial Trump-era policy on illegal border crossings, which led to more than 5,000 children being separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico Mexico border between 2017 and 2021. Mexico border between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021. citizens.

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Are Second-Generation Immigrants More Left Leaning?

The Horizons Tracker

“Using data on individual voting behavior in 22 European countries between 2001 and 2017, we characterize each vote on a left-right scale based on the ideological and policy positions of the party receiving the vote.” “These results have two interesting political implications.

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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders In 2017

Eric Jacobson

With only one month left of 2016, it's not too early to start identifying your New Year's Resolutions for 2017. Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on during 2017.

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The State of Leadership and Management in Education Report

Chartered Management Institute

In the UK, however, between 2017-2023, an average 30% of schools and colleges have received a rating of “inadequate” or “requires improvement” for leadership and management, indicating that leadership and management has been lacking for some time.

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The Difficulties In Curbing Executive Pay

The Horizons Tracker

Prolonged pressure to narrow this pay gap resulted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, which Congress hoped would help to curb CEO pay by repealing the exemption that allowed firms to deduct large amounts of performance-based pay. This exemption was removed in 2017 alongside a reduction in the corporate tax rate to 21%.