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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"external pressures"”.
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Paradigmatic mediation : globalization and banking policy reform in Malaysia and the Philippines
… relationship between globalizing changes to the external environment of Third World states' banking policies and these policies' origins and central role in statist-nationalist policy paradigms. Given that these paradigms serve foundational regime legitimation functions, external pressures for …
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Paradigmatic mediation : globalization and banking policy reform in Malaysia and the Philippines
… relationship between globalizing changes to the external environment of Third World states' banking policies and these policies' origins and central role in statist-nationalist policy paradigms. Given that these paradigms serve foundational regime legitimation functions, external pressures for …
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An Institutional Lens on Firm Responses to Activism
… These studies have primarily examined how external pressures (e.g., protests, boycotts) affect the likelihood of firm concessions to social activists. However, extant research has not given due attention to internal organizational factors that motivate responses to activists’ demands. …
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Broadcasting in Kenya: Policy and Politics, 1928-1984 (Africa, Radio, Television)
… economic structures, political struggles, and external pressures.
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Degradation despite regulation : water pollution in Billings Basin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
… to the amount of demographic and developmental pressures on the environment of the reservoir. This paper asked whether the state environmental laws, aimed at protecting watershed areas of the Sao Paulo Municipal Region, had a substantial role in preventing total environmental degradation in …
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Investigating the role of information technology in resolving governance challenges in a transition state - the case of Tanzania
… governance purposes, governance processes and external pressures were identified as major factors (elements) determining the effectiveness of governance. However these interplay making it difficult to measure the role played by IT in governance. The researcher argues that in such a situation, …
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Isomorphic tendencies in institutional messaging: Analyzing applied learning initiatives in four U.S. public universities
… strikingly similar. This study investigates how external pressures influence this convergence and explores public universities’ adoption and promotion of applied learning models within a sector-wide environment. Using a qualitative multi-case study design, the research examined four U.S. public …
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The creation of the Khalsa : a study into the rhetorical strategies of collective identity transformation
… sought to evolve and adapt to internal and external pressures, and the creation of the Khalsa was a momentous and transformational step in that evolutionary process.</p> <p>Using Kenneth Burke's guilt-redemption cycle as a model, this study analyses the events that created the Khalsa. The …
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Wind-Induced Pressures in Air Permeable, Double-Layer Roof Systems in Regions of Separated Flow
… from that in a single layer. The interior pressures (in the cavity between layers) are highly correlated with external pressures at the openings on the external surface of the outer layer and thereby, the net wind load for the design of the outer layer is considerably reduced by the …
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Pause; Pivot; Position: A Case Study about Higher Education Communication Strategies and Decision-Making Processes during Two Concurrent Crises
… protest movement? What are the internal and external pressures that influence their decisions regarding the communication strategies they adopt? To what extent, if any, do their communication strategies support or challenge organizational culture, identity, and marketing efforts during a time …
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800mm luxury : pencil tower phenomenon in Hong Kong, China
… of Pencil Tower works well along with various external pressures (historical, economical and legal considerations) of the city. This thesis, therefore, understood Pencil Tower typology as a hyper-specific evolution of building type which is only feasible under these context-specific external …
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Power dynamics in the long-term development of employee-friendly flexible working
… and also because of increasing internal and external pressures to enable employees to balance their work and personal lives. The study discusses whether the resulting increase in the use of employee-friendly flexible working is a long-term change. The focus of discussion is the negotiating …
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The Immediate Experience: Analyzing Contemporary Exhibition Spaces through Modern Theatre Theory
… exhibition spaces have evolved to meet external pressures of technological and sociocultural changes by exploring the rich potential found in the parallels between theatrical performance and the act of display, with the purpose of understanding the ways in which exhibitions spaces are …
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Examination of Parole Revocation Decision-making Policy thru the lens of Organizational Theory: Qualitative Analysis
… we seek to understand the extent to which external pressures on parole agencies drives parole violations, reincarcerations and ultimately contribute to the problem of mass incarceration. Policy implications are discussed.</p>
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Political reform and its impacts on political stability: a case study of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period from 1990 to 2010
… reforms have responded to internal and external pressures for more far reaching reform and democratization. The study investigates how the events of the 1990-1991 Gulf War, the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Global Financial Crisis have influenced the direction of the …
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Israeli Coalition Governments: Formation and Duration (1949-1999)
… in response to economic, immigration, and external pressures. Low levels of party competition and the dominance of Mapai in the Israeli Knessets further contributed to the formation of large alliances. Post-1969, following the gradual decline of Labor’s electoral dominance, Israeli parties …
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Balancing act: an exploration of the impacts of acculturation amongst first-generation Indian immigrant youths in Canada
… a sense of belonging, internal conflicts, and external pressures influenced their adaptation. The study underscores the need for culturally responsive policies and support systems to ease integration and reduce acculturative stress. Future research should explore long-term adaptation and …
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The control of cannabis in Mexico, c.1900 to 1961 : government attitudes and approaches
… that the Mexican policy underwent changes due to external pressures after the international establishment of organisations and agreements designed to control drugs worldwide.
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Responses to accountability pressure and support for learner performance improvement : a case study of one school
… examines how a township school responded to external pressure and support to improve grade 12 results, in general, and mathematics in particular. The study is theoretically located within scholarship pertaining to forms and effects of accountability measures. The focus is on whether responses …
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