Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde EXAM INTERNATIONAL TRADE (Core Course) 15 January 2007 9.30-12.30 hrs. Instructions regarding the organisation of the exam • • • • • Only the following items are allowed on your table: the exam and other materials provided by the invigilators (e.g.‚ writing paper)‚ your student card‚ a pen‚ pencil‚ eraser and a non-programmable pocket calculator. Other electronic equipment must be switched off and kept in your bag or coat. Bags
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The beginnings of subculture theory involved various theorists associated with what became known as the Chicago School. Subcultural theory emerged from the work of the Chicago School on gangs and developed through the symbolic interactionism school into a set of theories arguing that certain groups or subcultures in society have values and attitudes that are conducive to crime and violence. The work associated with Birmingham University’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) was most responsible
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Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management‚ BTH Outward FDI and Trade Performance: An Indication from Sweden Perspective Master Thesis in Business Administration Spring Term April 13th 2007 Supervisor: Anders Hederstierna Proponent: Mohammad T. Hasan School of Management‚ BTH Outward FDI and Trade Performance: An Indication from Sweden Perspective Abstract: In the global world FDI is the most prominent economic development factor for the growth of home and host countries
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Summary International Marketing Chapter 1 What to learn from chapter 1: * The internationalization of business and marketing * The globalization debate and the various meanings of “globalization” * The scope of the international marketing task * The importance of the self-reference criterion (SRC) * The progression to becoming a global marketer * The increasing importance of global awareness and the strategic orientation of firms * The distinction among various terms
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Examine the relationship between deviance and labelling. The relationship between deviance and labelling is partly based on the view of the stereotypical criminal. This stereotype suggests a white‚ working class‚ male as a deviant‚ making them a ‘suspect’ before they’ve even committed a deviant act. However‚ whether an act is labelled as deviant depends on who commits the act‚ where and when it’s committed‚ and how it is interpreted – and the label the individual is given as a result. Functionalists
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Assess the usefulness of functionalist approaches in explaining crime. (21 marks) Functionalists see the source of crime as located within the structure of society and they believe society produces an individual and many of these functionalists also believe that crime serves a positive function in society. Functionalist supporters like Durkheim claim some crimes are inevitable in society and are impossible to vanish completely‚ and he believes these crimes can become a positive in society because
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ofinvolvesincludes norms and values which can be structured over the focal of problems‚ toughness‚ smartness‚ excitement‚ fate‚ and autonomy. Gangs and offense are behavior manifestations of folksmales and ladies focal . Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin (1960) recommendedadvisedadvisableurged that delinquency and gang formation from differential chancelikelihoodpossibility structures: the uneven distribution of trustworthygenuine and illegitimate approach to get targets. Lower-class adolescents’ convenience
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Organizational structure An organizational structure consists of activities such as task allocation‚ coordination and supervision‚ which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims.[1] It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their organization and its environment.[2] Many organizations have hierarchical structures‚ but not all. Organizations are a variant of clustered entities. An organization can be structured in many different
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Lecture 11: The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain (The Standard of Living Debate) and the Free Trade Era in Europe. I. The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution: The Standard of Living Debate. What happened to living standards during the Industrial Revolution? From today’s perspective‚ over 200 years later‚ most people would say that industrialization has raised living standards dramatically from those that prevailed in the 1700s. In fact‚ there is general agreement
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business relations with Japanese companies. 3. Topic 3: International trade theory Choose a company and introduce its comparative advantages over other competitors in foreign countries. Choose an industry and show how it has utilized Hecksher-Ohlin theory in its business development. How can companies utilize the product life-cycle theory? Choose an industry and base on the model of Porter’s diamond‚ please show how to improve that industry’s competitiveness. 4. Topic 4: Political economy
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