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We show that the countries of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy trade significantly more with one another in the aftermath of the collapse of the Iron Curtain than predicted by a standard gravity model. This trade surplus declines linearly and monotonically over time. We argue that these...
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Following Max Weber, many theories have hypothesized that Protestantism should have favored economic development. With its religious heterogeneity, the Holy Roman Empire presents an ideal testing ground for this hypothesis. Using population figures of 272 cities in the years 1300–1900, I find...
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This article provides information about the International Human Resource Management and discusses HRM according to the international prospective in Pakistan. In this article it is discussed that how environmental and cultural factors affect the recruitment, selection and industry/employee...
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What is the relationship between state capacity, national identity, and economic development? This paper argues that increases in state capacity can lower the collective action costs associated with political and economic exchange by encouraging the formation of a common identity. This...
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attention is drawn to the role that collectivism plays in influencing family culture and the way in which it manifests in … entrepreneurial activity throughout family generations. Collectivist societies and the family culture experienced by its individuals … collectivist society on the family business paradigm and explores how organisational and family culture become one, and the power …
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The image of the European culture is given by the association of the concepts people-culture-history-territory, which … beyond a certain European culture. Thus, we identify at least two cultural identity constructions on the European level: a … culture of cultures, that is a cultural area with a particular, local, regional and national strong identity, or a cultural …
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I maintain that fatalistic tendencies are the output of the interaction between cultural factors (and in particular of religious beliefs) and historical Institutional experience. Using WVS data this idea has been tested against two well known sociological theories on the origin of fatalism:...
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to the new geo-political, historical and cultural configurations. Beyond any approach, the image of the European culture … is provided by the association of the concepts people – culture – history – territory. They confer a certain local … specificity due to their characteristics. From this point of view, we can identify besides a European culture, a cultural area of …
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Nelson Mandela said, “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against White domination, and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony...
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ecosystemic approach to education, culture, environment, health, politics, economics and quality of life should develop the …
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