Beijing, China November, 1999 Content I. Introduction: Lessons of Asia Financial Crisis for Reform and Opening Benefits from Globalization Constrains to the developing countries The “unequal footing” A common cause of Asian crises: “incompatible opening” The Lessons from Asia crisis: Speed up the reform and Balance the globalization and domestic restructuring Case of China: Gradual liberalization II. China: Opening process
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THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES* Jessica M. Sautter, Duke University Rebecca M. Tippett, Duke University S. Philip Morgan, Duke University This is a preprint of an Article accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly © 2010 Southwestern Social Science Association. *All authors contributed equally and share authorship of this article. Direct all correspondence to Rebecca M. Tippett, Department of Sociology, Duke University, PO Box 90088, Durham, NC 27705
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III) Methods and Materials To test my hypothesis, I used four individual glow sticks, which was my independent variable. Two of the glow sticks were green, whereas the remaining two were red. However, in order to test the effect of bright colors against dull colors, I wrapped one green and one red glow stick in wax paper in order to make their colors dull, and left the other two unwrapped to give off a brighter color. I conducted one trial per glow stick, ending with four trials in total. I also
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have needles to begin with. In addition, the Baltimore NEP accepts neither broken needles nor needles that don’t come banded in sets of five. The current policy may be restrictive to some IDUs, and therefore it is possible that there is potential to still curb the incidence and prevalence of blood-borne pathogens if the current policy of 1:1 needle exchange is changed. In addition, by creating a NEP that also provides linkage to care, community outreach, and education, the full comprehensive approach
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High Performance Work System An attempt to create an environment that comprises of self managed teams, greater involvement and responsibility of employees, quality circles, new flexible technologies, innovative compensation and appraisal schemes, flatter organizational structures, increased employee training and development and continuous improvement is normally termed as a high performance work system (HPWS). However to be considered as an HPWS an organization must consider certain HR policies
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imposed from colonial heritage and largely acquired through corporate omissions and commissions. They have implications for global competitiveness and for managing human resources/ industrial relations (HR/IR). The next section presents an exploratory analysis of the sources of diversity in India and its implications for human resource management. The third section reviews the experiences of select organizations. The final
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1799 1799 ‘How are the concepts of culture and leadership linked?’ Introduction: This literature review will make use of four pieces of academic work to discuss how the concept of culture can intrinsically affect leadership. The literature finds that the link between culture and leadership is an important, yet complicated relationship. I will begin by discussing and defining the central concepts of culture and leadership. I will then explain and analyse the significance of culture upon
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represent the Management. Moreover, there are two kinds on Management Teams. Red Management Teams (RM) must set the IPO Price and Exercise Price equal in their deals, whereas Green Management Teams (GM) may set the IPO Price and Exercise Price to be unequal. The IPO and Exercise Price can be no less than $20 per
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the Study of Race and Ethnicity The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status Resistance and Change WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? How Does Society Rank Different Groups? What Are the Four Types of Groups? Does Race Still Matter? How is Biracial and Multiracial Identity Defined? How Is Sociology Applied to the Study of Race and Ethnicity? What Leads to the Creation of Subordinate-Group Status? What Are the Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status? How Does Change Occur
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concept to the extent that Becker has in his "A Theory of Marriage . .. This paper expands on Becker's analysis of polygamy both in theory and in empirical work . An extensive review of cross-cultural evidence, largely based on studies by anthropoligists and sociologists, hopefully provides some new insights (Section IV). The nature of these international data and findings makes serious econometric analysis difficult, if not impossible, but the abundance of some of the evidence hopefully compensates for
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