... resulted in private entrepreneurs attaining rank 25
with 78.6. In a corresponding survey in 1987 private entrepreneurs received
67.6 points. In each case the age group 16 35 evaluated entrepreneurs ...
Heterogeneity also shows itself in differing origins. Unlike in the private indi-
vidual sector, or in trade, new entrepreneurial personalities in the industrial...
... to China, in Vietnam branches predominated that are typical
for developing countries i.e. textiles/shoes, food processing and paper and print
products. In China “modern” sectors such as machine ... of private companies in the provinces surveyed
(China)
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
Zhejiang
19417 45965 71556 87712 91800
Henan
6958 11 133 17247 26216 34 2 03
Gansu
2...
... project
included two periods of fieldwork in China and Vietnam. The research in the
field was for the most part carried out by two research assistants (Ji Xiaoming
in China and Arno Kohl in Vietnam) . ... contributions in the issue focusing on the relationship China- Vietnam
of China Journal, July 1998.
2. Privatization processes in China and Vietnam – p...
... Sandy Weill), ac-
quired Smith Barney in 1987 and Travelers Corp. in 1992–19 93,
and as Travelers Inc. acquired Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. in
19 93, the property insurance business of Aetna in ... banking and asset management, wholesale and in-
vestment banking, and leadership in domestic retail banking. Most
130 Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking and Finance...
... uncomplaining young
driver.
VOCABULARY
^ DEFINITIONS-
Tavern: Pub, inn
Sympathetic: Understanding, kind
Mood: Frame of mind, temper
Girlish: Like a girl, relating to a girl
Charming: ... words
defined above
1 . You can at least organize your life around your aims and
2. Army duties included parachuting and of light aircraft.
3. I have them in the car to our destinati...
... and action phases of creating,
securing, combing, coordinating, and retrieving knowledge (Wickramasinghe,
1999). In essence then, knowledge management not only involves the production
of information ... re-use is
inextricably linked to increased prots for the organization, which translates into
gaining and sustaining competitive advantage. Realizing the importance of knowl-
TEAM...
... operating in a
healthy and productive way in five years stimulated participants to discuss what
they are doing today to help ensure that transformation. Participants became
involved in thinking in ... postmodernism and the company as a living
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system, the original group of twelve brainstormed, bonded, branded, an...
... style and way of thinking of a given society.
C)
is unclear and continually changes.
D)
is just like those of painting and music.
E)
is not only based on words.
3.
One definition ...
r DEFINITIONS
To prevent: To stop
Abstract: Way of thinking based on general ideas rather than
on real things and events
Distinct: Separate
Exclusively: Involving only the things m...
... burglar is a window with a view to breaking and
entering, but in order to make his interest look innocent he
pretends to be cleaning the windows.
5. my eyes got used to the glare and I was able ... that the whole world
is as interested in acting as you are.
5. Jack from his letter the appalling living conditions,
including a water shortage and diseases
READING COMPREHENS...