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Purpose – The achievement of self-reliance ( zi li geng sheng : “regeneration through one's own efforts”) is an important Chinese goal. Mao Zedong's approach to achieving this goal after 1960 was to advocate and practice economic self-sufficiency both within China and nationally. One...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of organizational change on the competence of controllers in rail infrastructure operations. Controllers are a critical link in providing rail services. They guide train traffic 7/24 in real time from within control rooms by daily...
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Thirty years ago, a vast share of low- and middle-income countries was heavily state controlled. The liberalizations of the 1980s and 1990s had greatly different effects on growth in countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. A comparative framework is used to document these differences, and a model...
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When growth-promoting spending is cut so much that the present value of future government revenues falls by more than the immediate improvement in the cash deficit, fiscal adjustment becomes like walking up the down escalator. Although short-term cash flows matter, too tight a focus on them...
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mapping. This analysis attempted to both decipher space transition and to identify patterns. Interviews were conducted to … interpret the social meaning of these configurations and to factor in the historical context of the transition. Findings The … transition in the Sudanese society, reflected on the spatial arrangement of houses and traditions. It is directed to the Sudanese …
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Purpose Readers from outside the region may not be familiar with the subject matter, therefore, the purpose of this paper is to serve as a foundation for the further reading and appreciation of the submitted manuscripts. Design/methodology/approach Based on a pertinent literature review, the...
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‐wide perspective and their impact on working with transformational change in a society in transition. Design/methodology/approach – A … to lead alternative forms of organization in periods of transition. Research limitations/implications – As with all … transformational change in other societies in transition. Originality/value – The paper offers an in‐depth review of factors impacting …
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the career transition experiences of three immigrants from Pakistan in … Canadian organisations using Nicholson’s four-phase transition cycle. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was … level of expectations before coming to Canada; however, there were significant differences in their career transition …
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strategy to resolve the status–identity incongruence relates if it is mainly a vertically or horizontally determined transition …
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