infonet-economy

Der Aufsatz in Politorbis liefert einen Beitrag zu Modellen der temporären Migration. Die Frage lautet, wie Studierenden auch in einem Semester ein effizienter Studien- und Lernaufenthalt im Ausland ermöglicht werden kann, der in seiner Wirkung einem mehrjährigen Aufenthalt nicht nachsteht. Hierzu werden vier Modelle für das Studium im Ausland skizziert. Eine besondere Darstellung...

This report demonstrates that talk of a global trade slowdown is misplaced. Since January 2015 world trade volumes have plateaued, which is unusual as pauses in trade growth are typically associated with global recessions. A global trade plateau is a major source of concern as it is likely to add to the temptation of governments to engage in zero-sum commercial policies that seek to...

With the publication of the proceedings/the conference “Gender and excellence in the making” (European Commission, 2004), the relationship(s) between these two crucial concepts had entered European Union’s political agenda. The proceedings mark out the relevance of Wennerås and Wold’s (1997) findings of male bias in peer review. Although subsequent research had not always been able...

Dass Strategieentwicklung kein Jahresprojekt sein muss, zeigt der Autor in seinem Buch. Anhand von sieben praxistauglichen Schritten erklärt Urs Frey klar und verständlich, wie der Leser in kurzer Zeit zu einer Strategie für sein Unternehmen kommen kann. Die dafür notwendigen Arbeitsblätter stehen zum Download bereit und Praxistipps helfen über typische Stolpersteine hinweg.

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The Swiss franc is known to appreciate strongly during financial market turmoil, demonstrating its status as a typical safe haven currency. One possible mechanism behind this appreciation during times of global turmoil is assumed to be higher capital inflows to Switzerland. This paper attempts to find some empirical evidence for this presumption. The analysis reveals that capital...

Based on a longitudinal case study of a change initiative in a nursing department, we explore the question of how to embed paradox solutions. Drawing on routine dynamics our study shows the emergence of reflective routines as both a medium and part of the outcome to handle a paradox. The establishment of reflective routines moves from individual observing, through repeated...

The increase in the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere in the last centuries, and the subsequent increase in temperature, has been a widely studied area in the last few decades. Climate change has become a key item on the political agenda due to concerns regarding the sustainability of current human consumption for future generations. Consumption of food and...

Theoretical principles of information processing and empirical findings suggest that to efficiently represent all possible rewards in the natural environment, reward-sensitive neurons have to adapt their coding range dynamically to the current reward context. Adaptation ensures that the reward system is most sensitive for the most likely rewards, enabling the system to efficiently...