men and women participate” (127). Sered notes that it has not been an easy road for the culture as a whole throughout this tenure of female religious domination. The culture has in fact been through many political and social changes in which the legitimacy of female religious prominence was never upended. “Women’s female preeminence in Okinawa has endured through a range of political structures and political changes: decentralized villages‚ warring feudal chiefdoms‚ a centralized monarchy‚ occupation
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profits and maintain efficiency. “Business is said to be a game in which the aim is to gain as much profit as possible‚ while staying within ‘the rules of the game’“(Boatright John‚ 2012)‚ which is the law. On these grounds business justifies their legitimacy‚ their conduct‚ and their decision making process. But‚ society is standing up and saying‚ ‘no‚ business has several responsibilities… not only to shareholders‚ stakeholders‚ investors‚ suppliers‚ and manufacturers‚ but also to its employees and
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Managing Employee Relations * Relationship between an employer and employees lies at the heart of what makes an organisation effective. * Employees have power to allow organisation to meet and exceed its objective or to fail. * Highly motivated employees= more productive‚ engaged and greater contribution towards its overall direction and success. * Demotivated employees= high absenteeism‚ poor time keeping‚ low productivity‚ strikes (collective strike) ‚ working to rule= undermine
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livelihood and that a state’s legitimacy depends upon satisfying this claim. Mencius: emphasized the links between economic welfare and legitimate rule. Mao Zedong: articulated the state should promote socioeconomic development.
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GLOBAL FUTURES IN EAST ASIA: YOUTH‚ NATION‚ AND THE NEW ECONOMY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES by Ann Anagnost‚ Andrea Arai‚ and Hai Ren (eds.) The East Asian economic miracle of the twentieth century is now a fond memory. What does it mean to be living in post-miracle times? For the youth of China‚ Taiwan‚ Japan‚ and South Korea‚ the opportunities and challenges of the neoliberal age‚ deeply shaped by global forces in labor markets‚ powerfully frame their life prospects in ways that are barely recognizable
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State University Professor Paul Colby English 101 Section 81 December 9‚ 2010 Vaccines Autism 2 Abstract Four research articles---two research studies and two literature reviews---were compared in this review‚ all of which consider the legitimacy of the hypothesis that immunization vaccines are correlated with the higher prevalence of autism spectrum disorders. In short‚ the scientific disagreement on this issue is reasonably well established---the science repeatedly shows no solid correlation
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that the myth of rights makes it impossible to envision rights in any other way. Gordon feels the myth of rights is primarily that there is no mutually agreed upon set or rules that govern laws. The people are given small victories that keep the legitimacy of the system/ the myth of rights viable‚ while the repeat players use the law to oppress the one shotters (Gordon 1998). The legal system is not equipped to handle the number of cases that are filed; therefore many cases are settled outside the
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solution to it. Table of content GENERAL INTRODUCTION SHARIAH ISSUE ONE: Bay al-Inah • The Concept • Current Practise of the Industry • Legitimacy of the Bay al-Inah • Alternative Solution SHARIAH ISSUE TWO: Tawarruq • The Concept • Current Practise of the Industry • Legitimacy of the Tawarruq • Alternative Solution SHARIAH ISSUE THREE: Wa’d • The Concept • Legitimacy of Wa’d • Solution CONCLUSION REFERENCES GENERAL INTRODUCTION The rising of the Islamic banking and finance industry is a direct response
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CHALLENGES TO THE DEMOCRATISATION OF POST-COMMUNIST NATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE Outline Background..................................................................................3 Elements of Modern Democracy.................................................4 Inherent Problems in Pre-Communist History.............................5 Problems of Post-Communism....................................................6 Political Challenges................
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business. There are still 92 hereditary peers sitting in the Lords. But ending the anomaly‚ in the Government’s view‚ does not go far enough to ensure that Britain’s second chamber is fit to meet the demands and expectations of this century. The legitimacy and authority of the second chamber continued to be called into question” The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw‚ former leader of the House of Commons‚ The House of Lords: Reform‚ February 2007 In recent years there have been many attempts to reform the
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