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We introduce a new measure of stereotypes based on the principle of a multiple-price list: the elicitation of … sample of 100 students from the majority population. We also estimate the role of statistical discrimination, taste …-based discrimination, and the contact hypothesis. Our results show small but significant mistreatment of the Roma. The choice to (not) have …
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The word "scapegoat" is defined as "a person made to bear the blame for others," and similarly, "scapegoatism" refers to "the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself" (Collins English Dictionary and Dictionary.com,...
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This paper contributes to the study of projects networks - as a particular type of interorganizational networks - by looking into the mechansims that are able to bind or even lock-in customers into interorganizational relations. The study is set in the field of television production
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Social capital happens to be one of the most important assets that poor possess. It is this safety net on which they fall upon at time of crisis and also draw security to reduce their vulnerabilities to several risks but what strength lies behind this social capital? Why poor invest so much in...
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This article reports comparison of socio-economic conditions of brick kiln workers in conventional and mechanized units based on primary research. The study reveals some interesting results. Conventional brick kiln workers though under debt bondage possess more assets than the mechanized...
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Religion and beliefs in the supernatural are present in all societies. Yet, studies about the spread of small-scale supernatural belief systems remain quite limited. In this work, we test the anthropological hypothesis that historical dependence on pastoralism favored the adoption of customs...
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This essay proposes the artist Joseph Beuys and his work as paradigmatic for art that through its own diversity of approach can show possibilities for addressing diverse audiences, diverging receptions and modes of participation. It arises from a symposium on the occasion of the 20th anniversary...
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Objective – The success of e-commerce depends on the numbers that is taken into consideration. At the customer side, the trend of online shopping triggers more people to do purchase by online and it also reflects on the business side where they will start to upgrade their business one step...
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Objective: The aim of this research is to identify whether personality, emotions, and hedonic motivation influence impulse buying behaviour when shopping online.Methodology/Technique: A total of 270 samples were collected through online. Factor analysis and multiple linear regression were...
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This study shifts attention from project-based firms (PBFs) to project network organizations (PNOs) as increasingly important interorganizational contexts of project collaboration. As a result of organizational specialization, PNOs have emerged as generic organizational forms combining the...
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