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‘They Called Them Communists Then … What D'You Call ‘Em Now? … Insurgents?’. Narratives of British Military Expatriates in the Context of the New Imperialism [PDF]
, 2010 This paper addresses the question of the extent to which the colonial past provides material for contemporary actors' understanding of difference. The research from which the paper is drawn involved interview and ethnographic work in three largely white ...
Becky Taylor +21 more
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Navigating the Labor Market in China: Enhancing Expatriate Effectiveness [PDF]
, 2010 [Excerpt] As business continues to grow in China, employers there struggle to find locals who possess the needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet the talent demands of the market.
Atkinson, Michelle +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi +6 more
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Model of expatriate adjustment and framework for organisational support [PDF]
, 2009 Increasing globalisation of workforce has resulted into a large population of expatriate workers who engage in temporary work outside their home country.
Naithani, Pranav
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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Starving for Data: Eating Disorders Prevalence and Research Gaps in Southern Africa
International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Studies reporting prevalence estimates of eating disorders in Southern Africa are scarce. To fill this gap, the present Research Forum reviews existing literature on the prevalence of eating disorders, including as assessed by clinical interviews, screeners, and self‐reported behaviors, among individuals in Southern Africa.
Bernou Melisse +2 more
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Skewed Integration: the Negative Representation of Poles by Expatriate Managers [PDF]
Journal of Economic and Social Development (Varaždin), 2018 This paper provides a critique of a cross-cultural management (CCM) framework in understanding the interaction between Western expatriate managers in Poland and their Polish colleagues/subordinates based on data from 32 semi-structured interviews with ...
ALLEN Gregory
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Tracking Report 2011 Pou Chen, Indonesia 070033435J [PDF]
, 2011 This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Fair Labor Association
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Orthography and Identity in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2001 The tone languages of sub-Saharan Africa raise challenging questions for the design of new writing systems. Marking too much or too little tone can have grave consequences for the usability of an orthography.
Bird, Steven
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Successful implementation of environmental policy and governance highly depends on the capacity to know about, build new and utilize existing governance structures. However, the theoretical tools and available methods to assess the complexity of emerging or existing structures are rather limited.
Diana Giebels +2 more
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