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"the Moral Logic and Growth of Suicide Terrorism"

Atran, Scott - HAL - 2006

Suicide attack is the most virulent and horrifying form of terrorism in the world today. The mere rumor of an impending … majority of all terrorism-related casualties, and the rate of attacks is rising rapidly across the globe. During 2000 … carried out by Islamist groups claiming religious motivation, also known as jihadis. Rand Corp. vice president and terrorism …

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Genesis of Suicide Terrorm (supporting online material)

Atran, Scott - HAL - 2003

Contemporary suicide terrorists from the Middle East are publicly deemed crazed cowards bent on senseless destruction who thrive in poverty and ignorance. Recent research indicates they have no appreciable psychopathology and are as educated and economically well-off as surrounding populations....

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Corporate Demand for Insurance: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Market for Catastrophe and Non-Catastrophe Risks

Michel-Kerjan, Erwann; Raschky, Paul A.; Kunreuther, … - HAL - 2009

standard property insurance and for catastrophe coverage (here, terrorism). We find that larger companies are more likely to … insurance for non-catastrophe risks. This result differs from the findings on individual demand for insurance. The terrorism … price elasticity of the demand for terrorism insurance is half in this area relative to the rest of the country. …

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Globalization: How strategic alliances bring production and market advantages. The case of Renault/Nissan

Chanaron, Jean-Jacques - HAL - 2006

This contribution is based on a previous review (Chanaron, 1999) and a critical analysis of various literature: academic articles and books, corporate documents, consultancy reports and interviews of key industry representatives.

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THE ROLE OF LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GROWING DISCUSSION ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Esposito, Mark - HAL - 2010

What is the debate on Learning Organizations all about? In this paper we propose to demonstrate that the necessity to adapt to the socio-economic changes that have been transforming the way we think, live, learn and work over the last twenty years, makes of learning a condition of survival for...

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Who Produces for Whom in the World Economy?

Daudin, Guillaume; Rifflart, Christine; Schweisguth, … - HAL - 2011

For two decades, the share of trade in inputs, also called vertical trade, has been dramatically increasing. In reallocating trade flows to their original input-producing industries and countries, this paper suggests a new measure of international trade: "value-added trade" and makes it possible...

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Problems reproduction competitiveness of the modern industry/ Проблемы воспроизводственной конкурентоспособности современной промышленности...

Edelev, Dmitry - HAL - 2013

The article is devoted to the theoretical analysis of current trends in industry development of reproduction structures. Infrastructure functional role of industry is growing in development of national economy. This role is estimated not only by a a direct contribution to a value added, but also...

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Governance and industrial change in the context of globalization

Tsay, Ruey-Ming; Shiang, Jing - HAL - 2005

In the era of globalization, industrial change and development has brought a variance of unforeseen challenges to local …

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The New Economy in Germany and the United States: Policy Challenges and Solutions.

Audretsch, David; Bank, Matthias; Carree, Martin; … - HAL - 2002

) globalization, (2) the shift to knowledge and ideas as the source of competitive advantage, (3) the increased importance of regional …

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A Simple Model of Offshore Outsourcing, Technology Upgrading and Welfare

Jung, Jaewon; Mercenier, Jean - HAL - 2014

outsourcing decisions to cheap-labor economies. Globalization results from a lowering of the set-up costs incurred when engaging … in offshore activities. We highlight how firms' technology transformations due to globalization will induce skill …

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