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This article examines the implementation of The Principles of Action (Lafarge Group) in a Jordanian subsidiary. Two visions of life coexist in Jordan: a tribal vision with a group-based social hierarchy, and an in-group solidarity, a strong sense of honour; an Islamic vision based upon fairness...
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The so-called developing countries are exhorted to reform their “investment climate”. They will, according to sponsors, find a place in the global economy thanks to bold reforms based on good institutional practices that have been well proven elsewhere. As experience shows however, importing...
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This chapter explores how national cultural differences between partners involved in a contractual relationship may interfere with the development of trust. This is illustrated through a case study of a management contract signed by a French private company (Promostate) and public Lebanese...
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Multiple and often competing conceptualizations of culture have offered development thinking both a framework and a … behaviour, or levels of technology. They have also offered different visions of the relationship between culture and development … difficulty in grasping the articulation between the role of culture (suspected of bringing back “tradition”) and individual …
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Countries referred to as “developing” are being urged more and more to reform their “investment climate”. It is often said that a “good” investment climate leads to both increased economic growth and reduced poverty. In these countries, corrupt government, clientelism, a lack of...
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