The US Mission in Italy's ‘Partnership for Growth’

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 425-429
Author(s):  
Ronald P. Spogli ◽  
J. Patrick Truhn
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

This paper first examines key differences between the traditional approaches of the USA and Italy in relation to innovation and entrepreneurship. The authors then turn to the specific example of southern Italy, which has experienced higher rates of unemployment, lower US investment and fewer educational and cultural exchanges than the rest of the country. After setting out various reasons behind the relative lack of development of the Italian South, the authors describe how cross-cultural programmes can help such regions to realize their potential for economic growth through innovation and entrepreneurship. Using the case of the US Mission in Italy's ‘Partnership for Growth’ programme and brief case studies of outstanding research commercialization in southern Italy, they show how the aims and activities of the programme fuse with the potential of research in the region which has traditionally been underexploited.

Measurement Invariance of a Universal Behavioral Screener Across Samples From the USA and Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gino Casale ◽  
Robert J. Volpe ◽  
Brian Daniels ◽  
Thomas Hennemann ◽  
Amy M. Briesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
School Based ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Universal Screener ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa

Abstract. The current study examines the item and scalar equivalence of an abbreviated school-based universal screener that was cross-culturally translated and adapted from English into German. The instrument was designed to assess student behavior problems that impact classroom learning. Participants were 1,346 K-6 grade students from the US (n = 390, Mage = 9.23, 38.5% female) and Germany (n = 956, Mage = 8.04, 40.1% female). Measurement invariance was tested by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) across students from the US and Germany. Results support full scalar invariance between students from the US and Germany (df = 266, χ2 = 790.141, Δχ2 = 6.9, p < .001, CFI = 0.976, ΔCFI = 0.000, RMSEA = 0.052, ΔRMSEA = −0.003) indicating that the factor structure, the factor loadings, and the item thresholds are comparable across samples. This finding implies that a full cross-cultural comparison including latent factor means and structural coefficients between the US and the German version of the abbreviated screener is possible. Therefore, the tool can be used in German schools as well as for cross-cultural research purposes between the US and Germany.

A Porous Line

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Matthies Green ◽  
Kirk E. Costion
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Interaction ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Line P

This chapter introduces the Cross-Cultural Interaction Model (CCIM), which was designed to more clearly expose the processes that occur in the multicultural contexts of colonization, frontiers, and ancient borderlands. The model can visually represent simultaneous interactions by numerous participants and explores the various ways in which people interact and what motivates their participation in cultural exchanges. This chapter reviews the theoretical origins of the CCIM, describes how it works, and how it has changed since its inception. Second, the chapter briefly introduces each of the case studies in this volume which serve to showcase the versatility of the CCIM.

The use of humour in diplomatic tweets: The affiliative potential of ridicule

2020 ◽  
pp. 001083672097545
Author(s):  
Akos Kopper
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Us ◽  
British Embassy ◽  
Layered Complex ◽  
Security Concern

Today diplomacy increasingly relies on tweets. Yet, as tweets only allow for 280 characters, statements must be brief and impactful, which encourages the use of humour in conveying one’s message. This article scrutinizes irony and ridicule in diplomatic interactions. Even though these forms of humour may antagonize parties and even turn issues into a security concern, this article points out that they also have an affiliative aspect and could play a conflict-mediating role. Because humour, especially irony, is easy to misunderstand (especially in cross-cultural settings), many warn against using them in diplomatic exchanges. Nevertheless, I will argue that they are ideal for expressing multi-layered messages, enabling the speaker to rely on what is often called ‘constructive ambiguity’, which is often useful in diplomatic conduct. Two case studies illustrate the argument. The first focuses on cartoons ridiculing President Wilson in the early 20th century for his reluctance to commit the US to join WWI (suggesting that cartoons of the time might be predecessors of today’s tweets), and the second on tweets published by the British Embassy in London apropos of the Skripal case (offering an example how humorous tweets can convey multi-layered, complex messages).

scholarly journals A two-component framework captures cross-cultural similarities and differences in essentialist thinking about social categories

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Coley ◽  
Aidan Feeney ◽  
Yian Xu ◽  
Meredith Cohen-Pilat ◽  
R. Cole Eidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Northern Irish ◽  
Component Framework ◽  
The Us ◽  
Two Component ◽  
The Usa

Social essentialism is the intuitive assumption that members of social categories share underlying properties that determine category membership and cause observable regularities. We investigate cultural differences in social essentialism in the USA, Northern Ireland, and China. In Study 1, 106 undergraduates from the US and Northern Ireland rated 44 social categories on 9 scales representing distinct aspects of social essentialism. In Study 2, 157 undergraduates from the US and China rated 31 social categories on 6 scales. Results showed that a single two-component framework—describing variability in social categories with respect to perceived naturalness (objectivity, immutability) and cohesiveness (homogeneity, informativeness)—explained representations of social categories in all three cultures. Differences emerged as well; on average, American participants rated social categories as more natural and less cohesive than Northern Irish or Chinese participants. Moreover, specific social dimensions were seen as more natural in cultures where those dimensions had particular cultural salience (religion in Northern Ireland, home region in China). Together, these findings demonstrate cross-cultural similarities (a common two- component framework for representing social kinds, a common way to essentialize historically salient social dimensions) and differences (in the general extent to which social categories were perceived to be natural and cohesive) across disparate cultural groups.

The European Union oil dependency: a threat to economic growth and diplomatic freedom

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Alexis Acevedo ◽  
Maria Lorca-Susino
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Difficult Situation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Energy Dependency ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Data Statistics ◽  
The Eu

Purpose This paper provides a general review of the current energy dependency of the European Union (EU) and the possible threat that it poses to economic growth and diplomatic freedom. Design/methodology/approach Systematic literature review with a narrative approach to analyze historical data, statistics and energy policies and determine if the EU oil dependency represents a threat to economic growth and diplomatic freedom. In addition, a review of the US policy “America first” is also included to analyze its impact on the EU. Findings The energy dependency rate of the EU increased 12 percentage points from 1990 to 2018. Russia has become the largest oil supplier for the EU tripling Norway, the largest supplier in the 1990s. The oil dependency of the EU on Russia is a difficult situation where guaranteed energy supply and diplomatic freedom becomes a national political controversy. Even though the USA is currently a top world exporter of oil, the EU does not rely on the USA. The findings suggest that the EU needs to secure a reliable energy supplier to guarantee economic growth, reduce energy scarcity and enhance diplomatic freedom. Originality/value This paper provides a historical examination of the EU oil dependency considering its impact on economic growth and diplomatic freedom.

Financing a new nation: a comparative study of the financial roots of the USA and Gran Colombia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-26
Author(s):  
John Muse-Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
New Nation

AbstractThe structure of the USA and the countries that emerged from the remains of Gran Colombia ultimately took different shapes from those suggested in the era immediately after independence, particularly in regard to the extent of each state's fiscal and monetary capacities. This article applies Oszlak's model of ‘stateness’ to the early financial and monetary histories of the USA (roughly 1776–93) and Gran Colombia (roughly 1819–35) to assess and compare the role of financial and monetary capacities in long-run state consolidation and economic development. The US was ultimately more successful than Gran Colombia at adapting its financial and monetary capacities and institutions, creating better conditions for the attainment of ‘stateness’, stronger economic growth, and greater endurance as a national entity. The comparison ultimately suggests a reciprocal relationship between the legitimization of a state's authority (that is, state consolidation) and the development and solidification of fiscal and monetary capacities.

scholarly journals Investigating the US biomedical workforce: Gender, field of training, and retention

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 913-926
Author(s):  
Anne E Winkler ◽  
Sharon G Levin ◽  
Michael T Allison
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Interdisciplinary Training ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Restricted Use ◽  
Research Workforce ◽  
Scientific Workforce

Abstract The biomedical research workforce plays a crucial role in fostering economic growth and improving public health through discoveries and innovations. This study fills a knowledge gap by providing a comprehensive portrait of this workforce and retention within it. A distinguishing feature is that we use an occupation-based definition which allows us to look ‘backward’ to field of training and assess the extent to which it has grown more interdisciplinary, and how this differs by gender. The analysis is conducted using restricted-use SESTAT data, the most comprehensive dataset on the scientific workforce in the USA, for the years 1993, 2003, and 2010. Among the findings, we identify differences in interdisciplinarity in training by gender, and these differences have widened. In the retention analysis, which focuses on the 7-year period, 2003–10, we find that retention is negatively and significantly associated with interdisciplinary training for women, but not for men.

scholarly journals Transnational State-Corporate Symbiosis of Public Security: China’s Exports of Surveillance Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ausma Bernot
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
North American ◽  
Public Security ◽  
Global Circulation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Global North ◽  
Party State ◽  
International Companies

Over the last two decades, the emerging Chinese Party-state has used commercial ties with North American and European providers of surveillance technologies to grow national prowess of public security, fostering a transnational state-corporate symbiosis. The exports of surveillance technologies from the Global North to China started in the late 1970s, and now Chinese technology companies are competing with and replacing those suppliers in the globalized neoliberal market. This research explores the two-way dynamic of China’s state and private surveillance capacity underscored by international companies’ profit-seeking behaviors and domestic technological and economic growth. Four case studies of companies from Canada, China, and the US are used to highlight the changing dynamics in the global circulation of surveillance technologies. Particular attention is paid to the cyclical nature of such technologies through which unresolved issues of global governance continue to emerge and, accordingly, support the growth of technology-powered authoritarianism worldwide.

scholarly journals Bank Capital Buffer and Economic Growth: New Insights from the US Banking Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Faisal Abbas ◽  
Imran Yousaf ◽  
Shoaib Ali ◽  
Wing-Keung Wong
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moment ◽  
The Relationship

This research intends to explore the relationship between capital buffer, nominator effect, denominator effect, and economic growth for large insured commercial banks of the USA. The study applied a two-step system Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) framework by taking the unique and comprehensive dataset over the period extending from 2002 to 2018. The research found a countercyclical relationship between a capital buffer and economic growth. In the case of well-capitalized banks, this relationship is more critical than adequately capitalized banks. In the case of low-liquid banks, counter-cyclicality is more significant than high-liquid banks. The results also suggest the pro-cyclical relationship between nominator, denominator, and economic growth. The results remain consistent and robust with the use of the tier-one capital buffer ratio. The findings have implications for regulators to incorporate the counter-cyclicality between the capital buffer and economic growth, while formulating the policies for capital requirements in the future.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document