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Is technological change really skill biased? Evidence from the introduction of ICTs on the textile sector (1980-2000) [PDF]
This paper investigates the effects of the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the skills of a workforce. Using micro-data collected from workers in the textile sector, we analyse whether the introduction of ICTs has ...
Alberto Baccini, Martina Cioni
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Intercultural Competence Development Through Tourism: A Study of Czech Visitors to France
International Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines international travel as a context for informal intercultural learning and the development of intercultural competence, aligning with the broader goals of training and development. Using the Cross‐Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI), this research assesses changes in four dimensions—Emotional Resilience, Flexibility ...
Renata Cuhlova +2 more
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Innovation Diffusion Among Case‐Based Decision‐Makers
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes a model of innovation diffusion with case‐based individuals a la Gilboa and Schmeidler, who decide whether to consume an incumbent or a new product based on their and their social neighbors' previous consumption experiences. I analyze how diffusion patterns change with individual characteristics, innovation characteristics,
Benson Tsz Kin Leung
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A Global Network and its Local Ties. Restructuring of the Benetton Group [PDF]
The paper investigates the change in strategy of the Benetton Group, since the mid nineties, in face of the severe intensive competition in the international fashion market.
Giuseppe Tattara, Paolo Crestanello
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Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Physical activity (PA) is one of the core components of healthy ageing. For older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), PA is even more important because they often have a more sedentary and inactive lifestyle and more health problems than do older adults without ID.
Kim Adriaanse +4 more
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Вестник СибАДИ, 2017 Use of the nanodimensional modifier on the basis of the evils of hydroremoval of Omsk combined heat and power plant in a cement stone is presented in article and its physicomechanical properties are defined.
Anatoliy Fedorovich Kosach +2 more
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Cordylus cataphractus-scale-inspired composite materials for stab resistance
Polymer TestingInspired by Cordylus cataphractus scales, two types of rectangular scale-like knitted fabrics (RSKF) were developed using ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers. By constructing a unit geometry model and analyzing the knitting structure
Ting Su +9 more
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Tracking Report 2008 H&M, China 440015999G [PDF]
, 2008 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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The Political Economy of Attention: Media Salience, Voter Cognition, and Electoral Accountability
Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We review conceptual and empirical contributions to the political economy of attention, with a focus on how attention allocation shapes political behavior and electoral accountability. The review distinguishes between endogenous (goal‐directed) and exogenous (stimulus‐driven) attention and examines how these concepts are incorporated into ...
Patrick Balles +2 more
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Polanyi on crisis: The United States, fascism and ecological break‐down
Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.Abstract This article uses Karl Polanyi's understanding of the crisis inherent in liberal economics to analyse a contemporary crisis—Trump's global tariff agenda. It argues that Trump's tariff agenda conforms to Polanyi's interpretation of how the crisis of liberal economics can disintegrate into more malignant forces.
ROWAN ALCOCK
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