Critical Realism versus Social Constructivism in International Relations Roxana Bobulescu Abstract: This article discusses the methodological differences between the British school and the American school of international relations. It attempts to demonstrate that Susan Strange‚ representative of the British school‚ could be considered a critical realist. The aim of the article is to show that her vision of international political economy fulfills the methodological reorientation initiated
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN HIGHER EDACATION INSTITUTIONS / UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA. A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION‚ WINNEBA. 1.0 WHAT IS PUBLIC RELATIONS Public Relations (PR) results from a convicted and thoughtful communication process that recognizes that favourable public opinion‚ attention and support is not achieved by accident. It recognizes a great deal of hard work since success depends on ensuring that nothing happens by chance. This is probably due to the inevitable growing
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knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience. One of several views of epistemology‚ the study of human knowledge‚ along with rationalism‚ idealism‚ and historicism‚ empiricism emphasizes the role of experience and evidence‚ especially sensory experience‚ in the formation of ideas‚ over the notion of innate ideas or traditions; empiricists may argue however that traditions (or customs) arise due to relations of previous sense experiences. Empiricism in the philosophy of science emphasizes
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Internal Employee Relations is first defined in the chapter‚ are those human resource management activities associated with the movement of employees within the organization. Some of the topics related to internal employee relations include: Terminations Demotions Downsizing Transfer Promotions Resignations One of the first factors discussed in affecting internal employee relations is employment at will. Employment at will is an unwritten contract created when an employee agrees to
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labour of all classes and many laws had been made ‚providing the labour their due rights in result of their effective job. Relations are made with the labour and created the policies for welfare of labour. Many organizations are working as helping hand for those labour who are unable to get their rights. LABOUR RELATIONS Term with the literal meaning of “labour relations” which‚ given the traditional distinction in Austrian law between Industrie (manufacturing industry) and Gewerbe(small-scale
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Behavioral Approaches to Marketing Planning. There is no commonly accepted definition or approach to marketing planning. This is because of a number of problems that pepper the marketing planning literature relating to the size of an organization‚ the market or sector in which it exists‚ its culture‚ and the human beings that work within it. There is a huge body of research that has considered marketing planning and its models‚ structures and processes‚ theory and typologies. The only one thing that is
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Dialysis Experience 3/23/2012 Medical Surgical Hemodialysis (HD) is one of several renal replacement therapies used for the treatment of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and kidney failure. Dialysis removes excess fluids and waste products and restores chemical and electrolyte balance. HD involves passing the patient’s blood through an artificial semipermeable membrane to perform
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feeling you never really lose taste for and yet‚ accolades are just part of the experience. The learning‚ the bonding and everything that comes with competitive platforms have a charm of their own. When I got my first dose of MUN back in 2009‚ I decided it was something I never wanted to let go. I believe MUN conferences are truly unique as no other public speaking forum allows for a better overall learning experience‚ providing delegates with paramount geopolitical awareness as well phenomenal cross-cultural
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The phenomena of employment relations are found in all countries where people work for others in paid employment. According to (Bamber et al 2004) employment relations deal with all aspects of employment relations‚ including human resource management (HRM). Therefore‚ in this paper the term employment relations will be used to encompass industrial relations and HRM. As a generic subject‚ therefore‚ industrial relations are ubiquitous. The field of employment relations‚ on the other hand‚ is one
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How do financial markets affect industrial relations: an institutional complementarity approach Bruno Amable‚ Ekkenhard Ernst & Stefano Palombarini Socio Economic Review (2005) 3: 311-330 One can observe different forms of industrial relations across countries. To illustrate: Scandinavia and Austria enjoy strong‚ centralized unions‚ which favour cooperation with management objectives. In comparison‚ France has weak unions‚ yet industrial relations tend to be highly conflictual in nature. How
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