Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings +3 more
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Investigation on the minimum full penetration field and trapped field during the pulsed field magnetization of bulk high-temperature superconductors with giant flux leaps [PDF]
AIP AdvancesIn this paper, we have investigated the effects of the time constant of the external pulsed field on the minimum full penetration field (MFPF) and the trapped field (TF) and the influence of the thermomagnetic instability during the pulsed field ...
Chol Yong Yun +4 more
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Han Kim and State Accountability for Torture and Unlawful Killing [PDF]
, 2017 This note assesses the implications of the D.C. Circuit Court case of Han Kim v. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in which the court found the North Korean state responsible for the torture and unlawful killing of Kim Dong Shik, a South Korean ...
Lazarow, A., Wolman, A.
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A Bioregional Approach to Teaching Sustainability and Resilience Online
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This chapter describes how the first graduate program in resilient and sustainable communities has evolved over the past decade, maintaining its bioregional approach to distance learning while adapting the curriculum to meet new challenges in the age of climate change.
Laird Christensen
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Efficient post-HCl treatment for promoting DTO performance of SAPO-18 and Ni-substituted SAPO-18
Journal of Saudi Chemical SocietySilicoaluminophosphate-18 (SAPO-18) may be a potential catalyst with relatively enhanced stability in dimethyl ether to olefins (DTO) process. In this work, the effect of post-treatment with hydrochloric acid (1 ∼ 5 h with 0.01 ∼ 0.2 M HCl) was ...
Song Chol Jong +4 more
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Remarkably little is known about what factors drive success or failure in foreign policy. In part, this is because there is little fundamental agreement on what constitutes success or failure in this domain in the first place. This article engages with these shortcomings by comparing two similar regional order‐building initiatives overseen by ...
Benjamin Day
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Glassy and retrieval properties of Potts neural networks with constrained mean activity [PDF]
AIP AdvancesNeural network models are powerful tools in understanding complex systems such as the brain. Network models that are mathematically analyzable as well as biologically plausible are particularly popular in making sense of empirical data on brain functions.
Sin Hae Kim +3 more
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Trade and Investment in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Remaining Challenges and the Unfinished Policy Agenda [PDF]
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is one of the most successful stories of economic transition and integration among developing countries. Strong rates of economic growth since the early 1990s have been fueled by increased trade and foreign direct ...
Melendez, Anna Cassandra, Menon, Jayant
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Citizens are more willing to co‐produce when participants represent community demographics
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Despite co‐production's potential to address democratic deficits, the role of representation in co‐production and its impact on public perceptions remain largely under‐analysed empirically. Employing a vignette survey design, this study tests how representation in co‐production affects citizens’ intentions to get involved.
Wonhyuk Cho +3 more
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Estimated blood storage requirements for a North Korean invasion of South Korea and South Korea’s preparedness [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryPurpose Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable battlefield deaths, and up to 30% of casualties could survive with timely transfusions. In a potential North Korea–South Korea conflict, ensuring adequate blood supply would be crucial for military ...
Kun Hwang, Chan Yong Park
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