UNITED NATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Information Technology‚ Globalization and Social Development Manuel Castells UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 114‚ September 1999 The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Its work is guided by the conviction that‚ for effective development policies to be formulated‚ an understanding
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How to Turn Your Good Restaurant into a Great Business People who open their own restaurant typically possess an abundance of highly desirable traits and skills. Almost without exception‚ they’re very capable individuals who are naturally optimistic‚ creative‚ dedicated‚ highly motivated‚ action-oriented‚ and are not afraid of hard work and long hours to achieve their goals. Although restaurant owners consistently display these positive characteristics‚ it’s no secret that many new restaurateurs
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VVIZIER Solène. TOPIC 1. How to prevent immigration from your home country to another? In 1933‚ Arnold van Gennep already said “we live in full in what I will call the globalization of humanity ”. Globalization since the 15th century has internationalized and intensified economic‚ financial‚ cultural‚ but also human exchanges . The high demand for workers is reinforced by the demographic ageing of the OECD countries‚ by the development of emerging countries and the international competition between
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INDUSTRY IN GLOBAL WORLD 1 Apparel Industry Overview 1 Lifestyle Industry Overview 2 Globalization Trends 3 Globalization - Integration of Functional Activities 4 FORECAST & PREDICTIONS 5 5-year Horizon 5 10-year Horizon 5 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT The pervasiveness of retailing in the western world leaves the industry open for careful analysis. This document is intended to expertly address global effects onto a single sub-industry of retail specialty apparel. To do so‚ I will acquire perspective
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Globalization Is Globalization ultimately positive or negative‚ or somewhere in between? I believe it depends on who you ask the question‚ and how it affects their life. For myself‚ I can’t get passed the negative way it has impacted my life and others around me in the same situation. Those of us who have lost our jobs and livelihood and are now labeled as “the long term unemployed” have seen our jobs eliminated and outsourced overseas; find it hard to
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food crushed in your toddler’s fist are normal scenarios that accompany a child’s journey at the table. Eating in public becomes a major concern as parents dread the time when their toddlers would fling food to another table. It is tempting to admonish a child or to make him sit on his time-out chair for showing such behavior. But a parent needs to understand that toddler manners are taught and learned. Here are some ways on how you can make mealtimes less frenzied for you and your toddler: • Set
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Collaborate with your Competitors and Win Gary Hamel‚ Yves L. Doz‚ and C.K. Prahalad Summary This article discusses that collaboration between competitors can be a beneficial experience for all member companies. Three conditions are specified for creating a positive collaborative environment‚ first that the partner’s goals converge while their competitive goals diverge. If the two firms are working on similar technologies to support different core businesses‚ then there is a higher chance
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Security Control Organizations that do not have IT oversight managing its employees’ mobile devices unintentionally consent to making their assets vulnerable to attack from uninformed user behaviors like improper configuration and risky wireless connections (Search Consumerization). With the mobile market’s flux state adding new emerging technologies rapidly‚ companies have had to adjust from having their networks only accommodate few devices. Initially‚ laptops accessed the network through limited
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Effects of Globalization on Small Enterprises The business world has witnessed a transformation in past years. Technological innovations‚ cultural progress‚ and connectivity have all influenced the habits and customs of businesses all across the world. Globalization has been behind this change‚ fuelling the revolution and shaping the businesses and society of today. Globalization is defined as “the process of interaction and integration among the people‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS TIMETABLE - JANUARY 2013 AFTERNOON ENGLISH A 1 General - 1 hr 30 min MATHEMATICS 1 General - 1 hr 30 min PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 1 General - 1 hr 15 min * PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS 3/2 General 1 hr 15 min Tuesday PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 2 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS 1 08 January General - 3 hr General - 1 hr 30 min * PRINCIPLES OF ACOUNTS 3/2 General - 1 hr 30 min Wednesday OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 2 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
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