The development of distance education has resulted from so-called push and pull factors: the technological advances created user demand‚ while extensive usage of technologies led to further development in technology. (Lewis et al‚ 1999). One can distinguish between four generations of distance education technologies. The timeframe of the first generation is from 1850s to1960 and the technologies employed are print (correspondence classes)‚ radio and instructional television. The second generation
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best possible experience to its customers and the best possible relationships with employees‚ shareholders‚ and suppliers. To ensure the consistent availability and delivery of its products and services‚ Acronis has developed the following business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) policy in support of a comprehensive program for BC‚ DR and overall business survivability. Acronis is exposed to potential risks that could disrupt or destroy critical business functions and/or the production and
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migrant flow from all developing countries is in the age range of 12 to 24 Also‚ around the world an estimated 215 million boys and girls are engaged in child labour4 as defined in ILO Convention No. 1385 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Migration can be an important determinant for child labour. The recently adopted Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour7 recognizes the need to address child vulnerabilities related to migration. In article
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Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. 〖CD〗_j=∑_(i=1)^4▒{ (I_ij-I_iDE )^2/V_i}/4 CDj is the cultural distance between the host country and the home country (in this case Germany). The I’s are the scores on the ith cultural dimensions from Hofstede‚ so in this case the four scores for PD‚ UAV‚ IND and MAS. Vi is the variance of the score of this dimensions. The variances for all dimensions can be calculated in excel.
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We can all agree that from birth to death‚ people change along several parallel pathways‚ including movement‚ cognition‚ and social skills and emotion. But how exactly do these changes take place? Are they sudden and abrupt or gradual? This article explains how developmental psychologists explore differences between people of certain ages based on how gradually or abruptly those differences seem to emerge. The Continuity Approach If you have spent any significant amounts of time with young children
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During the period of time between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the silk road underwent many subtle transformations while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods to and from Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials bartered slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the encompassing countries also were altered. Despite changes in materials‚ the original purpose of the silk road remained intact throughout
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in a certain way. If carried out effectively‚ research can be imperative as it brings about change in policy and practice Burns (1972). The two predominant methods of research are Quantitative and Qualitative research (Kumar‚2001). These methods differ primarily in their analytical objective‚ the type of questions they pose and the different methods of data collection. The following definition‚ taken from Aliaga and Gunderson (2000‚pg1)‚ describes what we mean by quantitative research methods: Quantitative
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1. Introduction: What is Labour Migration? 2. Migration in India: Statistical Framework and Regional Disparities 2.1 Inter – state migration flows 1991-2002 2.2 Inter-state migration: socio-economic determinants 3. Who Migrates? 3.1 Female Migration 3.2 Segmentation of labour markets by ethnic group 3.3 Age Profile of Migrants 3.4 Do the poorest migrate? 4. Causes of Migration 4.1 Push Factors 4.2 Pull Factors 4.3 The Urban Informal Sector
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Distance Still Matters The Hard Reality of Global Expansion by Pankaj Ghemawat • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion 12 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0108K TOOL KIT Distance Still
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Migration is one defining global matter in the contemporary world today. The idea of searching for better places‚ new opportunities‚ and moving away from conflict‚ disease‚ or nature hazard that forces them to flee to other countries. Migration is not a new phenomenon. The rapid development in transportation‚ communication‚ and technologies‚ have made the flow of migrants easier and more accessible to general public in today’s modernized world (Castles & Miller‚ 2009). Although migration has
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