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Author : Patricica E. Roy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780802073662
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (736 download)
Download or read book Mutual Hostages written by Patricica E. Roy and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mona Oikawa
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802096018
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Cartographies of Violence written by Mona Oikawa and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1942, the federal government expelled more than 22,000 Japanese Canadians from their homes in British Columbia. From 1942 to 1949, they were dispossessed, sent to incarceration sites, and dispersed across Canada. Over 4,000 were deported to Japan. Cartographies of Violence analyses the effects of these processes for some Japanese Canadian women. Using critical race, feminist, anti-colonial, and cultural geographic theory, Mona Oikawa deconstructs prevalent images, stereotypes, and language used to describe the 'internment' in ways that masks its inherent violence. Through interviews with women survivors and their daughters, Oikawa analyses recurring themes of racism and resistance, as well as the struggle to communicate what happened. Disturbing and provocative, Cartographies of Violence explores women's memories in order to map the effects of forced displacements, incarcerations, and the separations of family, friends, and communities"--Publisher's website.
Author : Christopher MacLennan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773525368
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (253 download)
Download or read book Toward the Charter written by Christopher MacLennan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2003 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the Second World War, a growing concern that Canadians' civil liberties were not adequately protected, coupled with the international revival of the concept of universal human rights, led to a long public campaign to adopt a national bill of rights. While these initial efforts had been only partially successful by the 1960s, they laid the foundation for the radical change in Canadian human rights achieved by Pierre Elliott Trudeau in the 1980s. In Toward the Charter Christopher MacLennan explores the origins of this dramatic revolution in Canadian human rights, from its beginnings in the Great Depression to the critical developments of the 1960s. Drawing heavily on the experiences of a diverse range of human rights advocates, the author provides a detailed account of the various efforts to resist the abuse of civil liberties at the hands of the federal government and provincial legislatures and the resulting campaign for a national bill of rights. The important roles played by parliamentarians such as John Diefenbaker and academics such as F.R. Scott are placed alongside those of trade unionists, women, and a long list of individuals representing Canada's multicultural groups to reveal the diversity of the bill of rights movement. At the same time MacLennan weaves Canadian-made arguments for a bill of rights with ideas from the international human rights movement led by the United Nations to show that the Canadian experience can only be understood within a wider, global context.
Author : Nicole Neatby
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802038166
Total Pages : 665 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Settling and Unsettling Memories written by Nicole Neatby and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Settling and Unsettling Memories analyses the ways in which Canadians over the past century have narrated the story of their past in books, films, works of art, commemorative ceremonies, and online. This cohesive collection introduces readers to overarching themes of Canadian memory studies and brings them up-to-date on the latest advances in the field. With increasing debates surrounding how societies should publicly commemorate events and people, Settling and Unsettling Memories helps readers appreciate the challenges inherent in presenting the past. Prominent and emerging scholars explore the ways in which Canadian memory has been put into action across a variety of communities, regions, and time periods. Through high-quality essays touching on the central questions of historical consciousness and collective memory, this collection makes a significant contribution to a rapidly growing field.
Author : Sebastian Schulte
Publisher : diplom.de
ISBN 13 : 3956361490
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (563 download)
Download or read book Opportunism in supplier-buyer relationships written by Sebastian Schulte and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: In 1996, managers of U.S. based automaker Ford Corporation realized that they had been fooled: The decision to allocate the company s seat construction to the single supplier Lear Corporation had turned out to be a disaster. Lear had made unrealistic promises concerning their engineering talent in order to get into business with the major carmaker. As Ford was locked-in with a supplier that was unable to keep deadlines and that produced parts that did not work, the production and on time launch of the 1996 version of Ford Taurus were severely put at risk. In this industry example, the supplier behaved opportunistically towards the buyer by misrepresenting the true skills of its employees. According to Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), opportunism is considered as an endogenous factor it forms an inherent part of business relationships. Following Williamson s explanation, opportunism is one of the rudimentary attributes of human nature . Whenever individuals will be given the chance to act opportunistically, they will do so. However, taking a look at current literature, the classical view of opportunism as a ubiquitous phenomenon becomes unsustainable. The emergence and degree of opportunistic behaviour is influenced by a variety of antecedent factors, such as institutional environment (e.g., competition, technology), or social determinants of behaviour (e.g., commitment, trust). Psychological research on this topic has shown that TCE lacks an explicit distinction between opportunism as an attitude and as a type of behaviour or action. Whether an agent behaves opportunistically or not does not only depend on his inclination towards carrying out unfair business practices, but also on the incentives that are given to him. Furthermore, recent approaches drawing on Agency Theory have replaced the traditional model of a self-serving man by an agent showing cooperative behaviours, as described in Stewardship Theory. In his original version of TCE, Williamson relied on vertical integration as an effective governance mechanism to attenuate opportunism and to safeguard specific investments. Transactions with high asset specificity should be governed by hierarchy mechanisms that are not accessible to markets, such as intensive monitoring or incentive structures. As a result, transaction costs would be minimized. In fact, hierarchical controls should not be treated as a universal remedy to curtail unfair business practices [...]
Author : Jorge Dominguez
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136769838
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Between Compliance and Conflict written by Jorge Dominguez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the responses to U.S. power in the two areas of the world where U.S. primacy was first successfully consolidated: East Asia and Latin America. The U.S. has faced no comparably powerful challengers to the exercise of its power in Latin America for much of the past century. It established its primacy over much of East Asia in the aftermath of WW II and extended its influence in the late 1970's and after the end of the Vietnam War through its entente with China to balance the Soviet Union. By contrast, the U.S. has always encountered rivals and challengers in Europe, has attempted unsuccessfully thus far to impose its primacy in the Middle East, and has paid only intermittent attention to South Asia and Africa. The essays in this volume will explore three important themes 1.) How do region-wide economic trends and arrangements sustain or modify U.S. influence in the region? 2.) How do rising powers in these regions (Japan, China, Brazil) reshape their policies to cope with the U.S. and 3.) How do new (South Korea) and old (Cuba) challengers to U.S. power shape their policies to account for the unrivaled exercise of U.S. power. This collection will place the United States at the hub of relations with countries in East Asia and Latin America and examine the new policies and new styles of engagement that are employed to address the prolonged U.S. interest in these areas-approaches from which the rest of the world might learn.
Author : William M. Reisinger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135122466
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Russia's Regions and Comparative Subnational Politics written by William M. Reisinger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subnational political units are growing in influence in national and international affairs, drawing increasing scholarly attention to politics beyond national capitals. In this book, leading Russian and Western political scientists contribute to debates in comparative politics by examining Russia’s subnational politics. Beginning with a chapter that reviews major debates in theory and method, this book continues to examine Russia’s 83 regions, exploring a wide range of topics including the nature and stability of authoritarian regimes, federal politics, political parties, ethnic conflict, governance and inequality in a comparative perspective. Providing both qualitative and quantitative data from 20 years of original research, the book draws on elite interaction, public opinion and the role of institutions regionally in the post-Soviet years. The regions vary on a number of theoretically interesting dimensions while their federal membership provides control for other dimensions that are challenging for globally comparative studies. The authors demonstrate the utility of subnational analyses and show how regional research can help answer a variety of political questions, providing evidence from Russia that can be used by specialists on other large countries or world regions in cross-national scholarship. Situated within broader theoretical and methodological political science debates, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Russian politics, comparative politics, regionalism and subnational politics.
Author : Dany Jacobs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135274975
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Mapping Strategic Diversity written by Dany Jacobs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-10-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his influential work, Strategy Safari, Henry Mintzberg and his colleagues presented ten schools of strategic thought. In this impressive book, Dany Jacobs demonstrates that the real world of strategic management is much wider and richer. In Mapping Strategic Diversity, Jacobs distinguishes between 'cockpit theories' of strategy, which bring rational analysis to the forefront, and process-oriented social science approaches, which bring in a wider array of influences to the theory and practice of business planning. Presenting 22 different approaches to strategy making, this book: provides a comprehensive overview of the field guides the reader in developing theoretical and practical skills helps develop both high and low level strategic thinking This textbook is a useful analysis for practising managers, but really comes into its own as an advanced introduction to the field of strategic management; having read this book, students are fully armed to enter the strategy jungle!
Author : T. K. Das
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648025927
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Managing the Partners in Strategic Alliances written by T. K. Das and published by IAP. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing the Partners in Strategic Alliances is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that focuses on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series also includes comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series seeks to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that should enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances. Managing the Partners in Strategic Alliances contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The 14 chapters in this volume deal with significant issues relating to the management of the partners in strategic alliances. These issues run the gamut from deterring deceitful behaviors, partner selection and control, interpartner learning, harmony, negotiation, tensions, and diversities, to partner management and alliance performance. The chapters contain empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on managing the partners in strategic alliances.
Author : Marleen Dieleman
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9053560335
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (535 download)
Download or read book The Rhythm of Strategy written by Marleen Dieleman and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful analysis of the strategy of one of Southeast Asia's largest family business groups.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1324 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Asian Development Bank Special Funds written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Conflicts Between United States Capabilities and Foreign Commitments, Hearing ... 90-1, February 21, 1967 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Conflicts Between United States Capabilities and Foreign Commitments written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Soong Hoom Kil
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791491013
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Understanding Korean Politics written by Soong Hoom Kil and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Korea and East Asia, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to contemporary Korean politics. It explicates the great changes in South Korea, which has gone from being one of the poorest nations to a proud member of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation while making the transition to democracy. The work focuses on the geopolitical and cultural setting, historical evolution, institutional foundation, dynamics of political leadership, and political and administrative processes of Korean politics. It also features chapters on political determinants of the rise and decline of the Korean economy, foreign and unification policy of South Korea, and political development and decay in North Korea.
Author : John Child
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199266255
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Cooperative Strategy written by John Child and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a comprehensive survey of strategic alliances, this book presents different disciplinary perspectives (economics, strategy, organization theory), and many examples from the corporate world. It is useful for business students and managers wishing to understand the challenges of managing alliances.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 968 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
