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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
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Central Asia after Two Decades of Independence [PDF]
After becoming independent in 1991, the five Central Asian countries pursued differing transition paths from the defunct central planning. This paper analyses the connection between economic policies and performance during the 1990s and 2000s ...
Richard Pomfret
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose To explore siblings' and parents' experiences of, and perceived impacts of, a nurse‐led school‐based intervention (SUPREME) for siblings of children with cancer in Denmark. Design A qualitative process evaluation. Methods Fifteen siblings (aged 6–14 years) and 16 parents were recruited through criterion‐based sampling following ...
Minna Devantier +4 more
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The Information Content of Operational Effectiveness
Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We address whether and why a firm's operational effectiveness, OpEff$\textit{OpEff}$, has information content for investors and what role that information plays in the price discovery process at quarterly earnings announcements. We measure OpEff$\textit{OpEff}$ using the cash conversion cycle (CCC) multiplied by −1, such that higher OpEff ...
Mary E. Barth +2 more
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Articoli apparso su "Ambinte, Società, Territorio. Geografia nelle scuole" LIII, 2008, e atti del convegno internazionale Environmental Quality, Imola, 2009. [PDF]
, 2010 Piastra, Stefano
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Government-business relations in post-Soviet space: The case of Central Asia [PDF]
The aim of the paper is to understand how the structure of government-business relations influences the quality of institutions and economic development in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The paper identifies the key elements of the business community engaged
Libman, Alexander
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Journal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of political connection on sanctions for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Using a sample of revealed FCPA sanctions and two alternative proxies for US firms’ political connections, we find a negative association between political connection and the severity of sanctions, an effect that ...
Kaishu Wu, Wenjia Yan
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Geopolitics on a Shoestring? Unpacking the EU'S Geopolitical External Assistance to Central Asia
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines how the European Union's (EU) increasingly emphasised geopolitical ambitions are reflected in the practice of its external assistance policy. An analysis of EU documents around various policy initiatives and funding instruments reveals that in the Commission's understanding, geopolitical external assistance increases EU ...
Balázs Szent‐Iványi, Dóra Piroska
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From External Governance to Energy Diplomacy: The European Pursuit of Green Hydrogen
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and its Member States are faced with the double imperative of ensuring energy security whilst reaching decarbonisation goals. A number of authors have suggested that we are observing a geopolitical Commission that is shifting to more active ‘energy diplomacy’, as opposed to its
Silvia Weko, Rainer Quitzow
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