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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"push factors"”.
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The Push Factors that Impact Sex Trafficking in the Former Soviet Union
… of the Soviet Union the study identifies the push factors of sex trafficking in women as forced labor with particular emphasis on the role of weak legal systems and state institutions, corruption, social and economic factors, and environmental problems that are linked to organized crime (the …
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The impact of push factors on the intent to quit amongst private security officers
… study was to establish the impact that certain push factors (namely, job satisfaction and organizational commitment) have on the intent to quit amongst private security officers. Literature indicate that a strong negative relationship exist between both job satisfaction and organizational …
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Brain Drain: Μια διαθεματική μελέτη των παραγόντων φυγής (push factors) και έλξης (pull factors) Ελλήνων επιστημόνων υψηλής εξειδίκευσης.
Η διπλωματική εργασία εξετάζει το φαινόμενο του Brain Drain στην Ελλάδα, εστιάζοντας σε Έλληνες επιστήμονες υψηλής εξειδίκευσης και ειδικότερα στους κλάδους των Μηχανικών και των Οδοντιάτρων. Βασικός στόχος είναι να διερευνηθούν οι λόγοι που οδήγησαν τους συμμετέχοντες στην απόφαση να φύγουν από …
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Migration as an adaptive response to ethnic nationalism in Russia
… this paper, I argue that migration responses to push factors differ along ethnic lines. I examine this hypothesis using panel survey data from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, census data, and regional-level political data from Russia. I hypothesize that nationalist political parties …
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Explicit and implicit motivation towards outbound tourism: a study of Saudi tourists
… Model of Explicit and Implicit Motives” of Push and Pull Factors developed by the researcher to examine the explicit and implicit motives of Saudi outbound tourism. Data was collected from 486 Saudi outbound tourists (81% of the total sample) who travelled to three destinations (Bahrain, …
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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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Effects of United States Monetary Policy on the Capital Flows to the Latin America Countries
… is related to the measure of the external factors considering the US alone and a compound of Advanced Countries (AC) that includes: the US, European Union, United Kingdom, and Japan. The performed analysis indicates that the US Monetary Policy has been having a role on the determination of …
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An assessment of the causes and implications of brain drain on South Africa’s socio-economic development: the case study of the Higher Education and Health Sectors
… of brain drain owing to many socio-economic factors. Fortunately for South Africa, highly skilled foreign nationals (especially from Africa) have continued to view South Africa a favourable destination. This study aims to assess the causes and implications of brain drain and how it has …
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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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Travel Motivations of Chinese Students in the United States: A Case Study of Chinese Students in Kent State University
… to answer four important questions. First, what push factors influence Chinese college students’ decisions to travel in the U.S.? Second, what pull factors influence their choice of destinations? Third, what are their preferred U.S. destinations? Fourth, do demographic characteristics and tourist …
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Management of the brain drain and its relationship withdemocratisation and human development in Libya
… the brain drain and socio-economic and political factors, including the lack of democracy, rule of law and human security. It also critically evaluates the contemporary theories of evaluation of human development based mainly on economical/educational indices, and highlights the limitations of the …
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Essays in immigration economics
… is the predicted number of immigrants from the push factors of origin countries that induce emigration. The construction of the instrument uses the fact that when a push factor “raises the tide of immigration” from a country of origin, it does not lift all “boats” of immigrants to given cities …
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Social exclusion and cultural dissonance as salient risk factors in the engagement and retention of Gypsy traveller students in secondary education
… dissonance are identified as significant push factors that trigger certain coping responses, some of which are maladaptive
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Understanding Violence and Conflict: Greenland as a Theory-Building Case Study
… among the Inuit, fostering the psychological push factors to self-destruction and violence against other fragile individuals, while environmental conditions and contextual phenomena limited violence at the micro-level. More broadly, the case study demonstrates that discrimination in its wider …
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The development and function of an affordable housing production ecosystem : Harlem, Hew York in the late 1990s and early 2000s
… production ecosystem within a framework of "push," "pull," and "safety net" factors influencing the allocation of capital and resources. "Push" factors consisted of the Community Reinvestment Act and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the evolution of which led private investment into low-income …
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Youth at War: The Impact and Effectiveness of International Laws against Child Soldier Recruitment
… as well as ongoing weaknesses. It considers the push factors that drive recruitment, such as poverty, displacement, the lack of education and the impact of war, together with pull factors like promises of safety, access to basic needs, ideological influence and perceived opportunity. An analysis …
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The Life Experiences of Ten Female Refugees from Iraq and Iran: An Oral History Research Study
… study included identifying various pull and push factors for leaving their home country and resettling in the United States, such as religious persecution in their homelands as a push factor and the availability of education in the United States as a pull factor. In addition, the findings …
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The Food Court in the Magic Kingdom: Globalization, Cuisine and Attitudes in Saudi Arabia
… world’s countries. This study seeks to examine factors that influence the diet of Saudi Arabians. Aside from language, one of the principal manifestations of culture is a country’s cuisine.</p> <p>I sought to determine whether factors, such as exposure to other countries, an income increase, or …
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Motivation for domestic leisure travel in Mtubatuba Local Municipality, KwaZuluNatal
… visiting friend and relatives are the main push factors that encourage people to travel. The main pull factors that make travelling interesting for residents include the beauty of South Africa’s natural resources, history and culture, and attractive natural resources. Most of the local …
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The influence of morale on educator efficiency
… at an all time low. Literature pertaining to the factors which impact on educator morale and its implications on educator efficiency were reviewed. All- factors that could possibly impact on educator morale were investigated. The research has revealed that the negative factors present in the …
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