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The choice of the host city of the Olympic Games of modern times

open access: yesNauka v Olimpijskom Sporte, 2017
This paper examined the findings of previous research about criteria used by the IOC in its selection of host cities for the Olympic Games. The history of the modern Olympic Games is briefly reviewed to explain host city selection for the main ...
Люк Бреннеман
doaj  

National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government as orchestrator: Ecosystem transformation at scale and speed

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Grand challenges are ecosystem challenges: success depends on aligning a multilateral set of public and private sector actors whose interdependent contributions determine whether a mission is achieved. This study examines how government can orchestrate ecosystem alignment by leveraging distinctive capabilities to deliver ...
Ron Adner
wiley   +1 more source

A conceptual framework for serious games and its validation

open access: yes, 2010
This research introduces a conceptual framework for the design of serious games and uses the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for its validation.
Yusoff, Amri
core   +1 more source

The diplomatic making of EU-China relations: structure, substance and style [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The existing scholarly literature on EU-China relations is characterised by a dichotomous distinction between material and ideational factors and overemphasises the ‘interest versus values’ motif undergirding EU-China relations.
Xia, Qian
core   +1 more source

Decoding a Decade of Systems Change Guidance, 2014–2025: Building a Shared Framework for Collaboration

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems change is gaining momentum across sectors as a powerful way to tackle today's most complex social and environmental challenges. Over the past decade, philanthropic, government, finance, development, nonprofit and research groups have published a wide range of practical guides, each tailored to specific areas.
Emily F. Gates   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Virtual Exchange for Teaching BELF Pragmatics: Developing an Online Negotiation Activity

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Teaching Business English (BE) is experiencing a paradigm shift to reflect the communicative needs of the global workplace. With the majority of interactions in English now taking place among multilingual speakers, there are increasing calls to integrate perspectives of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) into English language and ...
Miya Komori‐Glatz   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing Foreign Media Coverage of China During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis

open access: yesJournalism and Media
The Olympic Games play a crucial role in shaping and promoting the host country’s national image and global perceptions. Nevertheless, limited scholarly attention has been devoted to examining how international media coverage of such events influences ...
Anxian Hong, Dongping Hu
doaj   +1 more source

The Hidden Hallyu Emerged: Exploring the Key Motives of Reading Adapted K‐Webtoons of South Korea

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate why global fans read Korean webtoons (K‐webtoons) and how their motivations vary across different genres. Previous studies have approached the Korean Wave (Hallyu) from a national perspective, emphasizing its influence and primarily discussing K‐pop and K‐drama.
Hoseok Gwak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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