Possibilities for remote participation in trade unions: mobilising women activists

This paper argues that trade union activism within the new era of information and communication technologies (ICTs) offers the potential for unions to become more inclusive of under‐represented groups. Traditional conceptions of activism, participation and democracy within trade unions require physical presence at meetings at times and in spaces incompatible with caring responsibilities and atypical hours of work. This restricts the participation of women and other ‘atypical’ workers in trade unions. The paper explores the complexities of electronic forms of union activism in practice, indicating that while some positive features are experienced, there are also a range of obstacles, barriers and possible negative consequences.     

Network Resources for Internationalization: The Case of Taiwan's Electronics Firms*

ABSTRACT This paper illustrates foreign direct investment (FDI) as the management of important network relations, using Taiwan's electronics firms as an example. Through FDI, seemingly small and weak firms propel the process of internationalization by making maximum use of external resources to which they have access. FDI often starts at a location close to the home base where support from the domestic networks can be drawn, subsequently moving on to more distant locations after investors have accumulated new network resources. The location chosen is usually an area rich in network resources or in close proximity to such rich networks. FDI enables the investors to construct a regional, or even global, sub‐network under their control to supply a set of wide‐ranging, differentiated and low‐cost products in a flexible fashion, and sometimes within close proximity to the markets. With this capacity for versatility, investors become valuable partners for multinational firms that offer global services.     

体育课是德育教育的重要环节

德育教育应放在学校教育之首,充分发挥体育教学的特点和优势,寓德育教育于体育教学之中,培养学生学会做人、学会求知、学会生活、学会审美、学会健体.     

专利技术转让的产权关系研究

随着科学技术的不断创新和提高,专利技术的交易越来越频繁,其交易所占贸易的比重也越来越大。文章指出,在专利技术交易发生前后对被交易技术进行必要的产权研究,理顺交易双方的产权关系,明确交易双方的权利和义务,对于交易双方避免交易错位和发生法律纠纷有着重要的指导意义。     

医药分销物流系统拣选方案的选择

主持人目前,电子标签已广泛应用于烟草、医药、化工、服装、图书、机械、电子等行业的拣选和配送作业,并且由于其无与伦比的便利性,应用范围在不断扩大,其用途逐渐突破以前单纯的拣选和配送业务,扩展到分类、标识、导引、控制等方面。但是,还有很多企业对电子标签拣货系统的特点、类     

我国救济性投资的现状、问题及对策

我国救济性投资的救济力度远远低于救济需求,在社会救济意识、救济管理、资金来源、投资形式等方面存在不足,投资增长缓慢,且存在城乡失衡和地区失衡.应创新公民的社会保障观念和思维模式,建立健全救济性投资的管理机制,着力解决救济性投资的不平衡问题,并且投资形式要向着多元化、多层次的方向发展.     

企业内部会计控制工作初探

阐述了成熟市场经济国家内部会计控制的发展过程,分析了我国企业内部会计控制存在的问题,提出了加快发展我国企业内部会计控制的6条对策。     

新世纪高职英语教学面临的问题和对策

高等职业教育作为我国高等教育的重要组成部分，高职英语教学必须突出对学生语言实际交际能力的培养。但目前的高职英语教学存在学生英语基础薄弱，教师授课任务繁重。教材建设缓慢等问题。搞好高职英语教学，需要我们从师资、教材、教学手段等过多方面下功夫。     

税法学教学的综合应用性及其要求

税法学教学内容与方法具有较为突出的综合应用性,这对税法学教师提出了较一般法学教师更高的素质要求：要求教师具有开放务实的教学观念和良好的专业综合素质,并能改革学习考核方法.     

Private borrowing during the financial revolution: Hoare's Bank and its customers, 1702–241

The financial revolution improved the British government's ability to borrow, and thus its ability to wage war. North and Weingast argued that it also permitted private parties to borrow more cheaply and widely. We test these inferences with evidence from a London bank. We confirm that private bank credit was cheap in the early eighteenth century, but we argue that it was not available widely. Importantly, the government reduced the usury rate in 1714, sharply reducing the circle of private clients that could be served profitably.