Leticia King Gender‚ Deviance‚ and Economics: the Balinese Cockfight Abstract Clifford Geertz theorizes that‚ cockfighting in Bali‚ Indonesia is a focal point of culture and kinship relationships. However‚ women are not allowed to participate or watch the matches. Therefore‚ does the exclusion of women from the activity also have symbolic meaning? The Indonesian government banned the cockfight‚ and constituted it as gambling in the 80s. This study will prove that Balinese women have subsequently
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* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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A Case Analysis of Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Mindi Merritt Class Fall 2014 Instructor’s Name Introduction Nike is a hugely successful global industry that designs and markets shoes and apparel (Coakley & Kates‚ 2013). Most of Nike’s products are subcontracted and manufactured overseas in countries such as China‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ Indonesia and Korea. For decades‚ Nike has been embroiled in controversy where critics claim its products are manufactured in foreign factories with substandard
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sesuai Nama: .............................................. UJIAN MASUK PROGRAM PASCASARJANA MATERI UJIAN: BAHASA INGGRIS WAKTU: 90 MENIT J a n g an d i b u k a d u l u . Tu n ggu p etu n ju k . PENDIDIKAN PASCASARJANA UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA -2.1- -2.1- SECTION 1 STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section‚ with special
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Strategic Analysis of the Indonesian Truck Operations Market July 2013 Final Report © 2013 © July 2013 Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan has relied on desk research and secondary data sources as well as its understanding of the industry in compiling this short industry report. These have not been independently verified by Frost & Sullivan. Projections‚ estimates‚ and other forward-looking statements contained in this section and throughout the document are inherently uncertain
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ADAT LAW IN INDONESIA INTRODUCTION The Indonesian legal system is complex because it is based on a civil law system‚ intermixed with customary law‚ Islamic law and the Roman Dutch law1. Indonesia is a country with a very rich and diverse cultural history. The diversity of and between cultures is enhanced because of the physical nature of the Republic – an archipelago with more than 13‚000 islands and 300 of different ethnic and sub-ethnic groups‚ each with their own laws and customs. Prior
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Whether drugs should be legalized or not can be evaluated through Deontology. Deontology directly applies to this topic because it involves the rights and duties of citizens along with having bad consequences. Many argue that doing drugs does no directly impact society therefore drugs should be legalized. However‚ citizens who do drugs often indirectly affect society and directly affect their families. These consequences have already damaged many families and indirectly affected society. This is
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CASE STUDY: A multi-national company/TNC - NIKE Nike trainers are sold and worn throughout the world. Nike is a typical transnational corporation (TNC). Its headquarters are in the USA‚ where all the major decisions and research take place‚ yet its sports shoes are manufactured in many countries around the world. Like many TNCs‚ Nike subcontracts or uses independently owned factories in different countries to produce its trainers. Often this takes place in less economically developed countries
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policies hurt Nike‚ a company that was once prospering and a model of efficiency. The article begins by describing Phil Knight’s‚ the CEO of Nike‚ strategy to outsource all manufacturing. He then wanted to use this money saved through outsourcing and use it towards marketing and endorsements with athletes. Nike began by using manufacturers in Japan‚ switching to South Korea and Taiwan when costs rose to high. Now a large percentage of their manufacturing is done in China and Indonesia. Indonesia had very
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Technology in Society XX (2003) XXX–XXX www.elsevier.com/locate/techsoc International technology transfer and distribution of technology capabilities: the case of railway development in Indonesia Kartiko Putranto ∗‚ Don Stewart‚ Graham Moore International Technologies Centre (IDTC)‚ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ The University of Melbourne‚ Parkville‚ Victoria 3010‚ Australia Abstract Technology capabilities include various abilities from project
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