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Management know‐how transfer to Saudi Arabia: a survey of Saudi managers

Yavas, Ugur - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 97 (1997) 7, pp. 280-286

Considers the effectiveness of foreign business education as a conduit for management know‐how transfer to Saudi Arabia …

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Defence Expenditures and Human Capital Development in the Middle East and South Asia

Looney, Robert E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 17 (1990) 10, pp. 4-16

education” trade‐off model is too simplistic. Increased defence expenditures do sharply cut human resource development in …

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Factors Affecting Employment in the Arabian Gulf Region, 1975–85

Looney, Robert E. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 2, pp. 43-59

Assesses the main factors affecting employment in the Arab Gulf region. In particular: What are the main determinants of employment in the region? How do these determinants vary between national and foreign workforces? Have these determinants changed over time? The results, particularly for the...

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Discrimination, inequality and the competitive model of US education

Luker, Bill; Cobb, Steven L.; Luker, William A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 28 (2001) 10/11/12, pp. 987-1002

US public education is dominated by a win‐lose competitive model. While this model has been relatively successful in … US public education is a powerful promoter of the growth of earnings inequality and racial discrimination. Examines the …

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Education: Culture, Economy, Society

Duhs, L.A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 25 (1998) 10, pp. 1574-1577

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Education: Culture, Economy, Society

Duhs, L.A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 25 (1998) 11/12, pp. 1574-1577

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Poverty and earning compulsions for the family have pushed children out of schools

Banik, Arindam; Neogi, Debasis - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 10, pp. 946-958

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that explain dropout of children from primary schools in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Design/methodology/approach – The field survey was carried out in two phases, one, during January to April of 2010 and two, between...

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The influence of Bolsa Familia conditional cash transfer program on child labor in Brazil

Pais, Paloma Santana Moreira; Silva, Felipe de Figueiredo; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 2, pp. 206-221

Purpose The Brazilian Government created the Bolsa Familia program to combat poverty and the insertion of so many children into the labor market. This program is an income transfer program subject to certain conditions such as a minimum school attendance for children under 17 years of age. In...

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Human capital or signalling, unpacking the graduate premium

Pericles Rospigliosi, Asher; Greener, Sue; Bourner, Tom; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 41 (2014) 5, pp. 420-432

Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to revisit the debate on the contribution of higher education (HE) to the economy … stakeholder groups, the economic value of a university education can best be explained with the concept of “graduate propensity to … the propensity to learn, which is the most important economic outcome of a university education. Originality/value – The …

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University quality and emotional attachment of undergraduate students in a private higher education in Malaysia

Abdullah, Aznur Hajar; Wasiuzzaman, Shaista; Musa, Rosidah - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 7, pp. 644-665

mediated with STE. Originality/value – The results provide important findings to researchers and management of higher education …

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