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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Push and pull factors"”.
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Independent Living Retirement Facilities: The Effect of Push and Pull Factors on Residential Satisfaction
Wants and needs for housing change over time as events occur (such as marriage, raising families, career promotions) that cause adults to re-examine their living environments. As people age, this reassessment continues, and alternative housing options may be considered. One housing option that is …
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An analysis of push and pull factors of capital flows in a regional trading bloc
Inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) into Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) between 2000 and 2014 remained a minute fraction (at only 2% and 1% respectively) of global inflows. This study seeks to explain this phenomenon by examining the push (global) and pull …
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A motivational analysis of Chinese tourists to the United States: Push and pull motivations of travel to Las Vegas
… of this study was to analyze the motivational push and pull factors of Chinese tourists to Las Vegas. A self-completed survey was conducted among Chinese tourists, who traveled to Las Vegas with the service of America Asia Travel Center Inc. The surveyed Chinese tourists rated the motivational …
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Explicit and implicit motivation towards outbound tourism: a study of Saudi tourists
… thesis, the researcher investigates the implicit and other motivations for Saudi outbound tourism. The Saudi Arabian outbound tourism market is recognised as one of the biggest tourism expenditure. Despite this, research relating to the motivations for Saudi outbound tourism, especially the …
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The Global Impact of Brain Drain and its Economic and Social Consequences in Relation to the United States
… namely to find out more about the term itself and introduce its basic concepts, outline its emergence and historical background, trace the main routes and destinations of the outflow. With the help of available data its estimated magnitude will be presented and possible reasons with …
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Outward foreign direct investment and firm internationalisation from Sub Saharan Africa
… with a population of over 1 billion people and abundant natural resources. With a current GDP of about US$1.6 trillion and an average GDP growth of about 5% over the last decade, it is fast developing into a vibrant business region. Its firms are also rapidly evolving to become competitive …
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Migration of African-trained physicians abroad : a case study of Saskatchewan, Canada
Several factors inform health professionals’ decisions to migrate from developing to developed countries to practice their profession. This study explores the “Push” and “Pull” factors that informed African-trained physicians’ decisions to migrate to the province of Saskatchewan, how well they …
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The immigrant in our head: Skin tone, social categorization, and support for policy
… such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, and geography have extensively researched push and pull factors that lead to migrations (Castles et al., 2014) as well as the political and economic consequences that migrations have on both sending and receiving countries (Golash-Boza, 2015). …
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An empirical test of the restrictions in a net migration equation
… of the spatial neutrality of economic incentives and the equivalency of push-pull factors of net migration into Clark County, Nevada. These issues are examined in the context of the Economic-Demographic Forecasting and Simulation Model developed by Regional Economic Modeling Incorporated. …
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Assessment of factors affecting performance of women entrepreneurs. The case of food vendors
… vending activities appear to be insignificant and not measurable as they are outside the regulatory framework, but they absorb multitudes of the unemployed. Despite of many challenges, females are struggling to generate income through food vending to ensure the survival of their families. This …
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The impact of the multiple currency system on the performance of the stock market in Zimbabwe
… environment in Zimbabwe, the impact of external factors, as well as the push and pull factors determining foreign investor participation in the Zimbabwean stock market. The study was motivated by the poor performance of the stock market experienced during the multiple currency system, despite …
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Tracing the journey of cross-cultural adaptation of Polish migrant women in Ireland - a process of creating home when home is away.
… adaptation of Polish migrant women in Ireland, which turns out to be a process of creating home when home is away, and which results in individual identity transformations, both positive and negative. It is based on 30 in-depth interviews, which were collected in the larger Dublin area, and …
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Russian small businesses: entrepreneurship in transition. Exploratory investigation of the factors that pushed and pulled individuals to open their own business in the Krasnodar region of Russia
The purpose of this research was to identify the factors that pushed and pulled individuals to become self-employed in Russia during the post-Soviet Union period. The research methodology adopted in this study was qualitative. The longitudinal multiple case study approach was comprised of in-depth …
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Migration from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal churches in Ghana
This thesis focuses on investigating and identifying the factors leading to the migration of members from Historic Mission churches to Pentecostal/Charismatic churches (PCCs) with emphasis on the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) using Ga and Dangme-Tongus Presbyteries as case studies. The advent …
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The decision to study abroad: evidence from international students based in Ireland
… This decision is not only coupled with financial and time costs, but also involves the challenges of new cultures. This thesis examined push and pull factors, investments and expected returns on foreign education, and parental influences on the decision to study abroad for international students …
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Closing “The Mediterranean Cemetry”: whether the European agenda on migration (immediate action) aimed at curbing the Africa-EU migration “crisis” is International Law compliant?
… extent by human rights, international law and states’ inter-dependence. The thesis then discusses the right to asylum and the principle of non-refoulement under international law. This is followed by a discussion on the EU as “sui generis” supra national entity that champions human rights …
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Taxation paradigms: what is the East Anglian perception?.
… the population have reacted in significant and even violent ways. For example the Hearth Tax of 1662/ Window Tax of 1747 and the Poll tax of the 1990's have experienced public rejection of these levies. Additionally there has been a major growth in tax avoidance in the last 60 years. All of …
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Slow tourism in slow countries : the case of Latvia
… as a counter reaction to increased competition and acceleration in today’s world and can be interpreted as both an emerging tourism niche as well as an overall approach to travel. While the literature on slow tourism is still evolving, Latvia with its present tourism marketing brand “Latvia. …
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An exploratory study of factors influencing the attraction and retention of skilled employees in the digital sector in Hawke’s Bay
… the regional community in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. In the wider context, the study discusses the potential impact of these factors on the local labour pool. LITERATURE: The study is grounded in migration theory, with a particular focus on push and pull factors impacting the migration decision …
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Determinants Of Migration: Inter-european Migration, 1950-1989
… flows to Belgium from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands in the post-war period 1950-1989 in order to estimate the impact that the migration policy change in 1968 had on these flows. A survey of the predominantly cross-sectional migration literature revealed that substantial …
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