culture which modern anthropology appears to be unable or unwilling to provide. Keywords Anthropology . Culture . Globalization . McDonaldization B. S. Turner (*) Asia Research Institute‚ National University of Singapore‚ 469a Tower Block #10-01‚ Bukit Timah Road‚ Singapore 259770‚ Singapore e-mail:
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Group No: 5382 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY NANYANG BUSINESS SCHOOL AB329 APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Study of Family and Non-family Controlled Firms in Singapore U1010347C U1010546K U1010424G Chua Ang Hong Ho Chuan Lui Tee Chin Siang Bryan Supervisor: Associate Professor Ho Kim Wai Applied Research Project submitted to the Nanyang Business School‚ Nanyang Technological University in partial fulfillment for the double degree
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MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES By Rusdi Omar Universiti Utara Malaysia/ Adelaide University rusdiomar@uum.edu.my rusdi.omar@student.adelaide.edu.au ABSTRACT Malaysia and Singapore relations are unique and special due to factors such as geography‚ history‚ politics‚ ideology‚ economy‚ culture and ethnicity. These factors sometimes have created tensions between both countries. Thus‚ this paper will analyze the current major issues‚ such as the price of raw water‚ the
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9 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction To date‚ a number of studies have been conducted on foreign workers issues and they have covered diversified aspects of it in various ways. Although an issues in the past‚ it has remained contemporary. Accordingly there are some studies which focused more specifically on the issue. In this chapter‚ it shall review some of the important studies to provide a very brief idea about the issue of foreign workers in construction industry.
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Department of Social Work SW1101E: Social Work: A Heart-Head-hand Connection Topic of Portfolio: Multi-Stressed families- Child Abuse in Singapore Date/Time of Submission: 30th October 2013/ 3PM For the entirety of this report‚ I will be focusing on Multi-stressed families but more specifically I will be tackling the issue of child abuse in Singapore. Child abuse is not at all restricted to the conventional form of physical abuse in our society any longer. Child abuse can be classified
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COMPANY PROFILE 1. Company’s Background Malaysia Airlines began in 1947 as Malayan Airways. However‚ it was renamed Malaysian Airways following the creation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. The company is publicly called Malaysia Airlines System. While MAS has grown to become Southeast Asia’s largest airlines‚ it also becomes one of the world’s premier international carriers. The MAS headquarters building in downtown Kuala Lumpur has been sold. Nevertheless‚ the new corporate headquarters
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SINGAPORE Table of Contents Introduction3-4 The Education in Singapore5 School grades6 Top Universities 7 Scholarship 8 Government Scholarship9 Private funds9 The government of Singapore10-11 Ministries and responsibilities of ministers12 Culture and truism 13-15 language16 religion16-19 art20-21 The economy in Singapore21-22 budgeting and planning22 Labor23 Foreign labor23 Trading partner24 Currency‚ trade and investment regulation 25 Financial Center Development25 Singapore’s
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INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY PAPER SINGAPORE I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One of the tropical fruit in the Philippines is mango. It is known as the National Fruit of the Philippines and the most majestic among Philippine fruits. Philippine Mango is one of the best mangoes in the world because nothing can be sweeter than this. That’s why‚ Philippines is one of the major exporters of mangoes in different countries around the world. Philippine Mango marks the world because of its unique sweetness‚ fruity aroma
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Jane f. Sumalinab BSED-E Introduction to Singaporean Literature The history of Singaporean literature is closely connected with the country ’s own inception as a republic in 1965. Autonomy‚ first from its British colonial masters and later by separation from Malaysia‚ gave rise to the urgent necessity to find a separate and distinct national identity‚ one that could clearly be called Singaporean. The endeavor to establish this identity is echoed in the literature through the themes they raise.
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Sime Darby Berhad l Laporan Tahunan 2012 139 Corporate Social Responsibility DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH SHARED VALUE CREATION 140 Sime Darby Berhad l Annual Report 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility The Netherlands • R&D and promotion of sustainable palm oil Liberia Community engagements: • Infrastructure development • Facilities provision • Medical services • Scholarships & educational aid Malaysia • Conservation of ecosystems and protection
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