multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Greater Chinese Economic Area (GCEA) for entering Vietnam. The statistical results indicate that equity-based entry modes are significant when FDI firms entering Vietnam originate from the GCEA‚ which includes Mainland China‚ Hong Kong‚ Taiwan‚ and Singapore. However‚ the interaction results show that industry does not have a moderating effect on the relationship between location and entry mode‚ whereas it is not found that industrial cluster is specific to any one location
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The unethical implications of a culture that supports hyper masculinity “It’s just as hard to be Ken as it is to be Barbie.” Many would argue that this statement is blatantly false. They would contend that living in a male dominated world guarantee’s a women’s rattled with challenges regarding discrimination‚ sexism and equal rights. To invalidate women’s struggle in today’s society would be foolish and inaccurate. However‚ the statement above does not claim that women are not discriminated against;
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Simon Thomson The construction of masculinity in Beowulf: hæleð under heofenum or selerædenne? As it opens‚ Beowulf appears to leap confidently‚ taking audience with narrator into the shared world of story with wit and certainty: Hwæt! We gardena in geardagum (l.1) Listen! We of the Spear Danes in the past days...1 Immediately‚ however‚ this certainty becomes qualified: we are not part of an admiring audience to the glittering past‚ and have not heard of the gardena themselves
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Masculinities in colonial Kenya. The subject of masculinity or masculinities is the one that has drawn attention to gender scholars around the world. Through interactions with Robert Morel’s writings about Gender and Masculinity‚ I have come to understand that masculinities differ depending in the context which they are in. This essay will analyse how and why did the production of masculinities change among the Maasai as a result of colonisation in Kenya. Many factors including environmental change
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Voisin Mrs. Johnston English Composition (sec2) 26 March 2014 The Distance Between Us: A Memoir by Reyna Grande The term “The American Dream” is very broad with many meanings and certainly broader than any single statistic can measure; however we all our own definition of that. Some would say it is building their dream house‚ going to college‚ being wealthy‚ or just having a family. While Reyna Grande’s memoir‚ The Distance Between Us it became clear that term defines most people no matter where
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Introduction to the Economics of Uncertainty and Information Timothy Van Zandt INSEAD November 2004 Copyright 2004 Preliminary and incomplete: Use only with the permission of the author. Author’s address: Voice: +33 1 6072 4981 INSEAD Boulevard de Constance Fax: +33 1 6074 6192 77305 Fontainebleau CEDEX Email: tvz@insead.edu FRANCE WWW: faculty.insead.edu/vanzandt Table of Contents 1 Choosing among Uncertain Prospects 1.1 Introduction to decision theory . . . . . . . . . . . .
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meaning beneath this cloak of motivation. This ad is inspiring‚ but also depicting what society believes masculinity is. Nike is emphasizing the importance of working out and being one’s own person in a way to define masculinity. The advertisement displays stereotypes of masculinity through the man‚ the weights‚ and displays a theme of bravery‚ a characteristic often associated with masculinity. In the background picture‚ there is a man working out‚ which is stereotypical because it is commonly accepted
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will‚ someday‚ become king of Scotland. The play demonstrates two main themes through the desires of kingship and power Lady Macbeth has for Macbeth and the numerous murders committed by Macbeth in order to fulfill these and his own want for power. The two main themes of Macbeth include ‘the corrupting nature of unchecked ambition’ and ‘the relationship between cruelty and masculinity.’ The first and most common theme‚ ‘the corrupting nature of unchecked ambition‚’ initially arises when Macbeth tells
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happy with them because they’ve been raised to suffer" (Márquez 31). Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez occurs in Latin America during the 1950’s. This is the height of machismo‚ "a strong or exaggerated sense of traditional masculinity placing great value on physical courage‚ virility‚ domination of women‚ and aggressiveness" (machismo). The men in the novel‚ such as Pedro and Pablo Vicario‚ Santiago Nasar‚ and Bayardo San Román‚ are constantly reminded of the machismo standards
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In the Journal of Homosexuality‚ I found an article titled "Heterosexual Masculinity and Homophobia: A Reaction to the Self?" This article discussed information based on a case study that was done on 74 college males. The study investigated the link between heterosexual masculinity and homophobia. "Heterosexual Masculinity and Homophobia: A Reaction to the Self" examined specific areas as the predictors of homophobia. One area discussed was gender self-discrepancy. Gender discrepancy is how
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