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Parole and Beyond -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Parole and Beyond: International Experiences of Life After Prison -- A Note From the Editors -- References -- 2 Experiencing Supervision in England-On Licence and on Community Sentences -- Gathering the Views of Service Users -- The Questionnaire -- The In-Depth Interviews -- What Happens in a Supervision Session? -- What is Perceived as Good Supervision? -- Did SEED Training Help in Producing Good Supervision, From the Service User's Perspective? -- What About the Practical Aspects of Desistance? -- How do Service Users Perceive their Supervision? -- References -- 3 Released from Prison in Denmark: Experiences vs. Ambitions -- Background -- Materials and Methods -- Reentry from Prison into the Danish Society -- Chaotic Prison Release -- The Schedule of the Good Release -- Parolees' Experiences of their Release -- Supervision Without a Vision -- Parolees' Experience of their Supervision and Plans Without Action -- Informal Supervision and Punishment -- Dogged by the Police, Bailiffs and the Tax Authority -- Future Perspectives of the Indebted Parolee -- Discussion and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Reports -- 4 Walk the Line: Assessing Prison Conduct for Parole in the Netherlands -- Introduction -- Research Aim and Methodology -- Putting Parole and Prison Conduct in Perspective -- Legal Context -- The Assessment of Prison Behaviour in Practice -- Prisoners' Performances "as prisoners": An Overview of Behaviour Assessments in Parole Advice Reports -- Leisure, Labour and Social Life -- "Approachability" and "correctability": Expanding Compliance to a Broader Notion -- Prisoners' Perceptions of Behaviour Assessment -- The Experience of Panoptic Scrutiny -- The Slippery Notion of Good Custodial Behaviour -- The Perception of Behaviour Assessments as a "one-sided encounter

AbstractWhat determines the performance of international organisations (IOs)? We argue that funding structures remain an overlooked driver of IO performance. Over the past decades, donor governments have provided an increasing share of their contributions to IOs in the form of earmarked resources, which provide them with the opportunity to restrict the use of funding to specific themes, sectors, regions, countries or projects. This development has raised concerns about the ability of IOs to perform their duties, given that earmarked funds distort programme priorities away from recipient need and increase transaction costs for IO staff. Beyond qualitative evidence from case studies, concerns about the performance‐related effects of earmarking remain untested in large‐N analysis. Drawing on 64 performance assessments of 32 IOs from 2009 to 2021, undertaken by the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network, we employ latent factor analysis to extract measures of process performance—the extent to which IOs have rules, procedures and routines in place to plan strategically, manage operations efficiently, liaise with partners effectively, monitor results and promote institutional learning—and outcome performance—the extent to which IOs achieve results that are relevant, efficient and sustainable. Using multivariate regressions, we find that earmarked funding is negatively related to process performance. Our result is robust to alternative model specifications and an instrumental variable design that helps mitigate concerns about endogeneity. These results have important implications for our understanding of IO performance and policy implications for donors of IOs.

PurposeThis study aims to explore the role of liberalization, business group affiliation and degree of internationalization (DOI) on the performance of Indian international new ventures (INVs).Design/methodology/approachThe study identifies Indian INVs incorporated between 1991 and 2010 against the backdrop of liberalization. To test various hypotheses, a random effects panel regression analysis was conducted for publicly listed Indian INVs.FindingsThe results highlight that business group affiliation and DOI are positively related to INV performance. Further, liberalization negatively moderates the relationship between group affiliation and INV performance. The authors' findings indicate that as institutions improve, the positive effect of business group affiliation on firm performance decreases in emerging markets.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper highlights the benefits accruing to business group affiliated INVs and the moderating role of liberalization on firm performance. Future studies may augment the authors' understanding of INV performance by testing heterogeneity within business groups and their impact on INV performance across other emerging economies.Practical implicationsAs institutional reforms strengthen over time, the positive effect of group affiliation on INV performance declines. Hence, managers of group affiliates need to adapt to the changing institutions faster and develop their fit with the institutional environment earlier than standalone firms, to mitigate their profitability issues.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first paper to discuss the role of business group affiliation and the moderating role of liberalization on INV performance with theoretical and managerial implications.

Volume 36 of the Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs publishes scholarly articles and essays on international and transnational law, as well as compiles official documents on the state practice of the Republic of China (ROC) in 2018. The Yearbook publishes on multi-disciplinary topics with a focus on international and comparative law issues regarding Taiwan, Mainland China and the Asia-Pacific. Questions and comments can be directed to the editorial board of the Yearbook by email at yearbook@nccu.edu.tw