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Evaluating the Regional Impact of a New Road on Tourism
Ferri, Javier - In: Regional Studies 38 (2004) 4, pp. 409-418
contributed to expanding hotel tourism in the Valencia region. Some of the most important tourist destinations in Spain, both …Ferri J. (2004) Evaluating the regional impact of a new road on tourism, Reg. Studies 38, 409-418. The aim of this work … is to establish whether the opening of a motorway that extends along the east coast of Spain has significantly …
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The effects of national culture and human development on environmental health
Onel, Naz; Mukherjee, Avinandan - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (2014) 1, pp. 79-101
While there is considerable research on environmental performance of countries, there is very little that focuses on environmental health as a component of environmental performance and how environmental health is affected by national culture and human development. This study proposes and...
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The Role of Culture in International Negotiations
Vochița, Liminița - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 8 (2008), pp. 297-302
This paper attempts to examine the issues surrounding the role of national culture bias and the concept of distance among Hofstede's cultural dimensions on the ability to reach integrative agreements in international business arrangements between firms. Relational models of negotiating and the...
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The impact of cultural differences on technology adoption
Lee, Sang-Gun; Trimi, Silvana; Kim, Changsoo - In: Journal of World Business 48 (2013) 1, pp. 20-29
This study examines the impact of Type I and Type II cultural differences on mobile phone adoption patterns. We use Hofstede's cultural dimensions to examine cultural differences of two countries (Type I: the U.S.; Type II: S. Korea) and employ the Bass diffusion model to delineate innovation...
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Trabajadoras extranjeras de servicio domestico en madrid, espana.
MA, De Prada; W, Actis; C, Pereda - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
Sets out the general situation and regulatory framework for Spain as a whole and reports on the findings for Madrid …
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Foreign women in domestic service in madrid, Spain.
MA, De Prada; W, Actis; C, Pereda - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
Sets out the general situation and regulatory framework for Spain as a whole and reports on the findings for Madrid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966784
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European and National Identities in EU's Old and New Member States: Ethnic, Civic, Instrumental and Symbolic Components
Ruiz Jiménez, Antonia M.; Górniak, Jaroslaw Jósef; … - In: European Integration online Papers (EIoP) 8 (2004) 07
In this paper we empirically test three of the most significant theories about the emergence of a European identity. The three approaches considered here are, respectively: first, a "cultural" theory, which understands identities as being based on ethno-cultural factors generated through a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005040577
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Ethnic Inequalities at Labour Market Entry in Belgium and Spain
Kalter, Frank; Kogan, Irena - Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung, … - 2002
mechanisms leading to ethnic disadvantages and to compare their empirical relevance between Belgium and Spain. Most importantly … Belgium this seems to be mainly due to inferior educational qualifications and labour market discrimination, in Spain in …
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Attitudes and reactions of Galician (Spanish) consumers towards the purchase of products from other regions
Fernández-Ferrín, Pilar; Bande-Vilela, Belén - In: Global Business and Economics Review 17 (2015) 2, pp. 131-150
Although research on consumer ethnocentrism is plentiful, there has been limited interest in carrying out such research in a regional setting. However, within the borders of many countries lie strong regional identities which may indeed influence the attitudes and behaviours of consumers towards...
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Vacation Over; Implications for the Caribbean of Opening U.S.-Cuba tourism
Romeu, Rafael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
An opening of Cuba to U.S. tourism would represent a seismic shift in the Caribbean's tourism industry. This study … on tourism between the two countries. After controlling for natural disasters, trade agreements, and other factors, the … results show that a hypothetical liberalization of Cuba-U.S. tourism would increase long-term regional arrivals. Neighboring …
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