their subsequent moves. Implications of the findings for labor policy in China are briefly outlined and several directions for future research identified. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: E240, G010, J610, J690. 7 tables, 68 references. Key words: China, global financial crisis, migrant workers, unemployment, globalization, rural development, push factors, manufacturing exports, hukou, migration networks, remittances, Chinese New Year, return migration. INTRODUCTION M
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2013 Catalog A Message from the President “Sullivan University is truly a unique and student success focused institution.” I have shared that statement with numerous groups and it simply summarizes my basic philosophy of what Sullivan is all about. When I say that Sullivan is “student success focused,” I feel as President that I owe a definition of this statement to all who are considering Sullivan University. First, Sullivan is unique among institutions of higher education with its innovative
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1 ) Consumer ethnocentrism and attitudes toward domestic and foreign products Literature review : The country of origin effect and consumer ethnocentrism The country of origin effect, also known as the ``made in'' concept, has been broadly defined as the positive or negative influence that a product's country of manufacture may have on consumers' decision processes or subsequent behaviour (Elliott and Cameron, 1994). Within the realm of consumer decision making, country of origin has been defined
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SOCIAL PROBLEM Educational Inequality: A Social Problem in the U.S. SOCIAL PROBLEM Educational Inequality: A Social Problem In the U.S. Introduction: The goal of education is to make sure that every student has a chance to excel, both in school and in life. Increasingly, children's success in school determines their success as adults, determining whether and where they go to college, what professions that they enter, and how much they are paid. Why is that getting a good education is
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dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in Hospitality Administration William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 2010 Copyright by Lisa Young Thomas 2010 All Rights Reserved THE GRADUATE COLLEGE We recommend the dissertation prepared under our supervision by Lisa Young Thomas entitled Evaluating Point-of-Sale Buying Decisions: Understanding Why Consumers Purchase
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Recommendation 1. Introduction In general, factbooks are conducted by decision makers within the fields of business and politics in order to gain insights about present-, as well as future conditions and trends in a specific country or country set. Therefore, factbooks can be considered as a sort of business tool, which supplies relevant information about a country´s business environment and if it´s in accordance with a particular company or industry. The essence
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1 Employability in working life: Graduates’ expectations and possibilities after graduation Airi Rovio‐Johansson and Stefan Tengblad Gothenburg Research Institute (GRI), School of Business. Economics and Law at Göteborg University Airi.Rovio‐Johansson@gri.gu.se Stefan Tengblad@gri.gu.se th Nordic Academy of Management Conference, Paper presented at the 19 August 9‐11, Bergen, Norway. Abstract The aim of the study is to investigate graduates’ strategies and attitudes towards employability
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concept of the balanced scorecard (BSC) was first introduced by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton (1992) in their now widely cited Harvard Business Review article, “The Balanced Scorecard—Measures that Drive Performance.” The widespread adoption and use of the BSC is well documented. For example, Kaplan and Norton (2001) reported that by 2001 about 50% of the Fortune 1000 companies in North America and 40% to 45% of companies in Europe were using the BSC. The basic premise of the BSC is that financial
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link has been provided by the development of communication to a point where major actors in the economic system are thinking and acting upon global assumptions.[1] The phenomenon of globalisation has revolutionised the world and has brought about various
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FAR 600 CONSTRUCTION – IREKA CORPORATION BHD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT – ADVANCED PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY (M) BHD Lecturer : Assoc. Prof. Dr. HanimNorza Baba Class : M1 AC220 8C Group Members :MohdShawalHidayat bin Samiun (2011820802) Muhamed Shazni bin Mohd Fuad (2012196529) NurSuhanibintiMohdAlid (2011833942) NurulfarhanabintiJamaludin (2011681414) LiliFathiHayyanbinti Ibrahim (2011824542) TABLE OF CONTENT NO. | ITEMS | PAGE | 1. | Acknowledgement | 3 | 2. | Introduction | 4
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