Cultural Effects of Trade Liberalization Steve Suranovic and Robert Winthrop1 2 September 2005 Abstract We incorporate culture into a standard trade model in two distinct ways. In the “cultural affinity from work” model‚ workers receive a non-pecuniary cultural benefit from work in a particular industry. In the “cultural externality” model‚ consumers of a product receive utility from other consumer’s consumption of a domestic good. We show that resistance to change due to cultural concerns can
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Pop cultural music in Sierra Leone‚ is creating social change and a new political identity for its youth From the over capacitated concert halls in the energetic urban centers of Sierra Leone to the front lawns of its parliament buildings in Freetown‚ forward looking Sierra Leonean youth are making use of their newly founded freedoms of expression‚ which came to being in the aftermath of the nation’s brutal civil war to create social change. In these vibrant communities you can hear musicians
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UNIT 1 CHANGE: AN OVERVIEW Structure 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction Change - Meaning and Characteristics Types of Change 1.4 Theories of Change 1.5’ Approaches to Change 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Social Change and Cultural change Steps in Social Change Dimensions of Social Change Factors of Social Change 1.10 Let Us Sum Up 1.11 References and Selected Readings 1.12 Check Your Progress - Possible Answers 1.1 INTRODUCTION If you look around‚ you will find that ten years ago the face of India was
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government led to Zimbabwe gaining its independence in 1980. The ZANU PF government led by then Prime Minister Mugabe of the ZANU PF party embraced a policy of national reconciliation between races in order to encourage amity‚ nation-building and economic growth between the country’s white minority and black majority racial groups. This lead to a period of growth throughout the 1980s‚ the economy performed extremely well‚ which led the Central government expenditure to triple and increase its share
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CASE 41 Tambrands—Overcoming Cultural Resistance Tampax‚ Tambrands’s only product‚ is the best-selling tampon in the world‚ with 44 percent of the global market. North America and Europe account for 90 percent of those sales. Company earnings dropped 12 percent to $82.8 million on revenues of $662 million. Stakes are high for Tambrands because tampons are basically all it sells‚ and in the United States‚ which currently generates 45 percent of Tanbrands’s sales‚ the company is mired in competition
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Creating change within organizations “The primary objective of change is to ensure the future competitive sustainability of an organization” (Borkowski‚ 2005‚ p. 391). The phases in organizational change are unavoidable‚ regardless if they have positive or negative results. A case study can demonstrate that a planned organizational change process will lead to the change success. In this paper‚ the case presented will demonstrate the importance of completing and implementing the phases of this
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How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning Introduction According to the constructivism theory of learning‚ human beings learn through establishing meaning in their present knowledge structures. According to proponents of this theory‚ children learn by the process of assimilation and accommodation. Accommodation refers to the process by which failure leads to further learning; where a new experience that is contrary to one’s expectations causes one to change their mental representations. On
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How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning Learning is an important skill that is essential for everyone to succeed in life which includes school‚ work and our community. Learning allows people to obtain basic knowledge‚ develop skills and new experiences. Whether the environment that we are in is stressful‚ combative or stress free‚ everything in it is important to the ability and capacity for which learning takes place. How does the environment play a role in the way people learn? Many
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Role of Cultural Factors in Shaping Human Resource Management Practices in the Multinational Corporations (MNCs) Operating in the Emerging Markets of South Asia ABM Abdullah*‚ Stephen Boyle** and Carmen Joham*** A number of studies have been conducted for addressing the issues related to cultural diversity of employees working for Multinational Corporations (MNCs) operating in South Asian countries. However‚ only a few of the studies have looked
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Technology plays an important role human’s life and also has developed day by day. Nowadays‚ the new advanced technology has brought innovations today’s workplaces that has changed working habits and business. However‚ before most tasks were done by manual labour but now even difficult tasks can be done by modern technology. This essay will explain possible negative and positive effects of technology on the workplace‚ focusing on de-skilling and requirements of high skills. The new technology
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