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Education, Globalization and the Nation
Globalization' and 'the Nation' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA as well as discussing the transnational European Union.
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- 1
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- 978-1-349-55932-9
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- X, 224
Educating generation next : young people, teachers and schooling in transition
Explores the challenges faced by young people in this environment as they transition from school to work and asks how well young people are prepared for the contemporary labour force during their school years. Is the current industrial model of schooling capable of preparing young people for working life of the 21st century?
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- 9781137526397
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- ix, 207 pages ; 23 cm
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- 379.1
Global Business Strategy Global Business Strategy
This book presents theories and case studies for corporations in developed nations, including Japan, for designing strategies to maximize opportunities and minimize threats in business expansion into developing nations. The case studies featured here focus on Asia, including China and India, and use examples of Japanese manufacturers. Five case studies are provided, including Hitachi Construct…
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- 978-4-431-55467-7
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- XVII, 259
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- 650 MUT g
Education, globalization and the nation
Globalization' and 'the Nation' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA as well as discussing the transnational European Union
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- 9781137460349
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- x, 224 pages ; 22 cm
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- 370.9
German-Sino Business Networks
In this book, Alexander Häntzschel presents the benefits of organized networks and provides a first-ever overview of German-Sino business networks. Based on more than 20 expert interviews and research of 30 different cases, the analysis covers the different forms of organization, their target groups and members, services and activities, and accessibility and membership fees. Complementary to t…
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- 978-3-319-17857-8
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- XIX, 105
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- 330 HAN g
Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Culture An Institutional Perspective
The aim of this book is to analyze the relationships among entrepreneurship, regional development and culture in the current economy. Using an institutional approach, it examines the main theoretical issues and practices and their effect on different dimensions of society and the economy. Business creation is considered a key element of economic growth, innovation and employment. In recent year…
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- 978-3-319-15111-3
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- 31 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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New Perspectives on Internationalization and Competitiveness
This volume showcases contributions from leading academics, educators and policymakers derived from two workshops hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES) at George Mason University on internationalization and competitiveness. It aims to present key areas of current research and to identify basic problems within the field to promote further discussion and research. …
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- 978-3-319-11978-6
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- XV, 185
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Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change
The challenge of housing is increasingly recognised in international policy discussions in connection to the processes of migration, climate change, and economic globalisation. This book addresses the challenges of housing and emerging solutions along the lines of three major dynamics: migration, climate change, and neo-liberalism. It explores the outcomes of neo-liberal »enabling« ideas, res…
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- 9783839449424
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- 301 HOU h
Democratic and Authoritarian Political Systems in 21st Century World Society:…
This book is about the radical novelty of modern polities in a functionally differentiated world society. Premodern states were at the apex of a stratified, hierarchical society. They dominated society and all its groups and strata. Modern polities have to be understood through the ecology of relations among different function systems. They have to find and incessantly redefine their place in s…
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- 9783839451267
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- 320 DEM d
Competition in World Politics: Knowledge, Strategies and Institutions
The »return of great power competition« between (among others) the US, China, Russia and the EU is a major topic in contemporary public debate. But why do we think of world politics in terms of »competition«? Which information and which rules enable states and other actors in world politics to »compete« with one another? Which competitive strategies do they pursue in the complex environme…
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- 9783839457474
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- 320 COM c
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