Showing papers in "Asian Social Science in 2008"
TL;DR: According to different views, this essay will explain the debate in detail as mentioned in this paper. But, it is difficult to say which is better between shock therapy and Gradualism. But, the economic strength of the country was intensified constantly.
Abstract: China's economy has undergone a fundamental change from planned economy to market economy. The economic strength of the country was intensified constantly. Meanwhile, East European countries and Baltic States advocated radical reforms and rapid transformation. So, it is difficult to say which is better between Shock Therapy and Gradualism. According to different views, this essay will explain the debate in detail.
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of the literature as well as an analysis of macro-level statistics, in particular the vital statistics, industry figures and mean incomes, was carried out to paint a fresh and candid picture of the relationships between the two largest ethnic communities in Malaysia.
Abstract: Having recently celebrated her fiftieth year of independence, Malaysia now needs to take a re-look at some critical issues concerning ethnic relations in the country. With increasing public pressure towards human rights and social equity, certain government initiatives such as the New Economic Policy may warrant a thorough overhaul. Such exercise, however, should only begin based on an improved understanding of the past and present associations among the various ethnic groups. With that in mind the current study sets out to paint a fresh and candid picture of the relationships between the two largest ethnic communities in Malaysia: the Malays and Chinese. This is sought through a review of the literature as well as an analysis of macro-level statistics, in particular the vital statistics, industry figures and mean incomes.
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TL;DR: This paper attempts to illustrate the interaction of sentence-final particles and intonation in Hong Kong Cantonese using acoustic phonetic analysis to determine the pitch levels and contours on the sentence- final particles compare to the lexical tones in the language.
Abstract: This paper attempts to illustrate the interaction of sentence-final particles and intonation in Hong Kong Cantonese using acoustic phonetic analysis. The system of sentence-final particles is very rich in Cantonese, and these particles serve similar functions as intonation in intonation languages. How intonation and sentence-final particles work in the language, and how the pitch levels and contours on the sentence-final particles compare to the lexical tones in the language are discussed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the cross-sectional effect of intellectual capital investment, financial measures of market and company specific risk, industry membership and corporate governance on the extent of voluntary disclosure of Intellectual Capital (VDIC) in a sample of 443 FTSE All Share Index company annual reports for the year 2003/2004.
Abstract: This research examines the cross-sectional effect of intellectual capital investment, financial measures of market and company specific risk, industry membership and corporate governance on the extent of voluntary disclosure of intellectual capital (VDIC) in a sample of 443 FTSE All Share Index company annual reports for the year 2003/2004. The extent of disclosure is measured by a disclosure index (DI) based on intellectual capital (IC) attributes included in the narratives and illustrations of the annual reports. The research predicts that agency costs are mitigated by VDIC and that the benefits of signalling IC may outweigh competitive and proprietary costs that may be more prevalent in innovative and technological companies; furthermore, that effective corporate governance measures enhance VDIC particularly in those companies found to have a higher level of intangible assets (IA) in their resource base. The results suggest that companies associated with less financial risk, reduced debt, higher levels of liquidity and accompanied by growth are characterised with higher levels of VDIC. Although less significant, the results on market risk indicate a positive influence on VDIC. Furthermore, the extent of VDIC in annual reports is enhanced when large companies operating in high-tech and innovative industries are characterised by investments in employees; in contrast, companies associated with research and development processes tend to be more secretive with respect to VDIC. The results suggest that companies that are able to maintain adequate governance systems through segregation of executive and non-executive duties and to a less extent through the presence of experienced non-executive directors exhibit higher levels of disclosure.
10 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine one of the most important constraints on the implementation of cooperative learning in Vietnam, namely, perceptions of Vietnamese teachers toward the roles and responsibilities of teachers in class.
Abstract: Since the late 1990s there has been a top-down movement to reform teaching and learning approaches in Vietnam. An important component of this reform is to change the traditional teaching and learning approach into cooperative learning. However, cooperative learning has failed to make its impact on the current teaching and learning approach. This paper examines one of the most important constraints on the implementation of cooperative learning in Vietnam, namely, perceptions of Vietnamese teachers toward the roles and responsibilities of teachers in class. It argues that many principles of cooperative learning are in serious conflict with traditional perceptions of Vietnamese teachers regarding the nature of teaching and learning. Therefore, policymakers and educators need to take cautious steps when implementing such radical approaches in Vietnamese educational settings. If they want to obtain support from teachers, they cannot merely borrow the original version of the innovation. Rather, they need to take various modifications into consideration.
9 citations
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used traditional Chinese folk patterns to give them new characteristics of the times, not only representing the traditional culture and innovation, but also indicating that China's graphic design is entering a new stage of development at the international level, to show the unique spirit of oriental culture.
Abstract: Traditional Chinese folk graphics has been the rich cultural heritage of the nation, which provided a wealth of design elements for the modern graphic design. Modern graphic design blends with traditional Chinese folk patterns to give them new characteristics of the times, not only represents the traditional culture and innovation, but also indicates that China's graphic design is entering a new stage of development at the international level, to show the unique spirit of oriental culture.
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed an argument for a more participatory approach based on two-way communication and a consideration of many domains of knowledge to be considered to support governance decisions.
Abstract: Strategic planning has been widely applied internationally in both the public and private sectors. It has been criticized for using a top down approach and for not drawing on the insights and lived experiences of the people and for not supporting two – way communication. This article is based on an analysis of strategic planning in three local government case studies in Vietnam. The research is based on original empirical research for a PhD degree. It develops an argument for a more participatory approach based on two –way communication and a consideration of many domains of knowledge to be considered to support governance decisions. This approach is called systemic governance and participatory planning for decision making. This article is based on empirical research. It explores the extent to which strategic planning has been applied in Vietnam.
6 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on five constructive suggestions of the workable strategies of how to develop students' intercultural communication competence (ICC) in the Business English teaching (BET).
Abstract: Under the economic globalization today, the ultimate goal of business English teaching is to develop students’ language transfer competence in the intercultural communication environment and improve the strategies of the Business English Major students in dealing with the international business affairs. After presenting the intercultural issues in current China’s Business English teaching, the study focuses on five constructive suggestions of the workable strategies of how to develop students’ intercultural communication competence (ICC) in the Business English teaching (BET).
5 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative multiple-case study explores elementary schools music teachers' career choice in Vancouver and Hong Kong using face-to-face open-ended interviews was used for collecting data.
Abstract: This qualitative multiple-case study explores elementary schools music teachers’ career choice in Vancouver and Hong Kong. Face-to-face open-ended interviews were used for collecting data. The results of this study demonstrated the long-term processes of social learning of music teachers that contributed to their development of personal musical interests to become a teacher. Teachers of the Vancouver cases and Hong Kong cases made their choices according to job opportunities and training opportunities respectively. The factors that had contributed to these teachers’ musical interests were very similar; but the crucial factors that had determined their choice of occupation differed remarkably. The socio-cultural differences of the two societies had noticeable influences on these elementary music teachers’ choice of occupation.
4 citations
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper compared the compliment responses of Chinese participants with different education background and explored the influence of education background on the compliment response with an expectation of smoother communications.
Abstract: Education influences people’s social life to a large extent. Nonetheless, the researches on Chinese complimenting behavior chiefly focus on the influences of many social factors have been studied except education background. Based on Herbert’s classification of 12 types of compliment responses, data analysis of a questionnaire, this study compares the compliment responses of Chinese participants with different education background and explores the influence of education background on compliment response with an expectation of smoother communications.
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper systematically introduced interest-value theory of mineral-resources, some important viewpoints, such as the value of a mining concession equals the sum of values capitalized, which include the value purchased by the units of mining; the management fees collected by administrative authorities and the value occurred during exploring mineral resources, have been summarized.
Abstract: This thesis, systematically introduces interest-value theory of mineral-resources, some important viewpoints, such as the value of a mining concession equals the sum of values capitalized ,which include the value of mineral-resources purchased by the units of mining; the value of managerial fees collected by administrative authorities and the value of expenses occurred during exploring mineral-resources, have been summarized. On the base of interest-value theory of mineral-resources, the connotation of new management-system for state-owned mineral-resources has been also submitted. In the new management-system, establishing national trading market for mineral-resources is strongly recommended in detailed illustration. The objective of this paper is to promote the innovation of interest-value theory of mineral-resources in the world.
TL;DR: The authors explores the development of port logistics in three foreign main pivotal ports and studies their development mode, with the hope of providing with inspirations and references for China developing port logistics, and provides a detailed analysis of the port infrastructure.
Abstract: Port logistics has become an important ring in modern logistics chain. It possesses a vital position in modern economic life and exerts significant effects on the later. This paper explores the development of port logistics in three foreign main pivotal ports and studies their development mode, with the hope of providing with inspirations and references for China developing port logistics.
TL;DR: In this paper, interior designers are expected to introduce ecological ideas into their design to push it to a higher and advanced level, which will consequently promote the transformation of the employment of resources in architecture from the consumptive type to the recycled one.
Abstract: With the progress of our mankind, great changes have taken place in economy as well as our society, so have the natural environment and ecological system in which we live. Nowadays, we are faced with decreasing natural environment, forest, species, clean water, air and cultivable land. In addition, some urgent issues such as global warming, exhausted energy and widespread rubbish force us to reflect on our future life style. In this situation, interior designers are expected to introduce ecological ideas into their design to push it to a higher and advanced level, which will consequently promote the transformation of the employment of resources in architecture from the consumptive type to the recycled one.
TL;DR: In this paper, a portfolio choice model under the constraint is presented, and the authors illustrate that the use of constraint reduces the array of choice to a more manageable range.
Abstract: The , a new appearing financial risk-manage tool, have been applied widely. Many financial setups have accustomed to measure the risk of a portfolio with the . So it is very necessary to discuss the portfolio choice problem under the constraint. In this paper, by setting and solving the portfolio choice model under the constraint, we illustrate that the use of the constraint reduces the array of choice to a more manageable range. The probability of target , therefore, can be thought of as a risk tolerance assessment tool (when coupled with another measure of risk).
TL;DR: The line of Chinese painting contains independent aesthetic value, "lines are for shaping" and conveys philosophy concept of eastern culture "the union of heaven and humans" as mentioned in this paper. But, the line in Chinese painting, besides delineating body shapes, stresses the spatial organization relationship of lines.
Abstract: The line of western painting, a rational painting element possessing the meaning of interpretation, is in pursuit of shaping and creating exact outer body shapes; the line of Chinese painting, besides delineating body shapes, stresses the spatial organization relationship of lines. The line of Chinese painting contains independent aesthetic value, “lines are for shaping” and conveys philosophy concept of eastern culture “the union of heaven and humans”. This paper helps readers to understand and master historical development process of line in Chinese and western painting and compares and describes the differences and similarities of line in western and eastern art and their influences on visual shaping language.
TL;DR: The authors made a comparative study of French playwright Aime Cesaire's A Tempest and Shakespeare's The Tempest to present the conflicts between two important characters in both plays, Prospero and Caliban.
Abstract: This thesis makes a comparative study of French playwright Aime Cesaire’s A Tempest and Shakespeare’s The Tempest to present the conflicts between two important characters in both plays, Prospero and Caliban. By analyzing the relationship between the two characters, it is easily acknowledged that the relationship between the two characters is that of the colonizer and the colonized, which is the main theme of the two plays. However, the author points out that Cesaire’s Caliban is different from Shakespeare’s Caliban in that Cesaire’s Caliban incarnates the rebellious image of the colonized people in a more vivid way and proves to be more powerful than Shakespeare’s Caliban in their struggle against colonization for liberty, freedom, and equality.
TL;DR: The authors investigated the relationship between memes and public signs and then discussed the imitation of public signs as memes and finally explored the feasibility of meme therapy, an analogy with gene therapy, that is, English words and expressions most frequently used in public signage are imitated or copied for the purpose of correct use of bilingual signs.
Abstract: This paper first investigates the relationship between memes and public signs and then discusses the imitation of public signs as memes and finally explores the feasibility of meme therapy, an analogy with gene therapy, that is, English words and expressions most frequently used in public signage are imitated or copied for the purpose of correct use of bilingual signs.
TL;DR: In the design process, both product and space must carry on unceasingly dialogue, and if the product has the good product connotation and can undergo the test in the intense competition of the market environment, and can the better satisfied person's need.
Abstract: The function of the product design is prominent in the modern society day by day, and lead the change of people space environment. Considering from the space angle that the product design can provide a theories basis for its depth, we can also see the restriction of product design in the meantime, because the product guided space variety, so the space environment has influence it in turn, namely space restriction or influence product design. In the design process, both product and space must carry on unceasingly dialogue, then will has the good product connotation and can undergo the test in the intense competition of the market environment, and can the better satisfied person's need.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the phenomenon of privatization and dumping in rural China as a result of globalization, and explore the new modalities of political engineering and social transformation of the state-society relation resulted from the bottom-up resistance to globalization.
Abstract: Globalization is an irreversible development and the main purpose of this paper is to rethink how Mainland China responds to the challenges of globalization in rural area. To achieve this aim, this study will be divided into three parts. First of all, it will examine the phenomenon of privatization and dumping in rural China as a result of globalization. It will then try to consider the feasible top-down administrative changes of Chinese government. The last part will explore the new modalities of political engineering and social transformation of the state-society relation resulted from the bottom-up resistance to globalization.
TL;DR: The student will get twice the result with half effect by adopting this symbolic meaning of each English letter into vocabulary learning.
Abstract: Symbolism refers to the form function of each English letter, which symbolizes certain concrete or abstract things. Such symbolic meaning closely links the form and the meaning. It will get twice the result with half effect by adopting this symbolic meaning into vocabulary learning.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper tried to find out the way to evaluate the performance of continuous education on the improvement of women's integrated competence by comparing women's situations before and after participating continuous education, and quantitative and qualitative analyses.
Abstract: Considering Chinese women’s lower education and integrated competence, governments at all levels call for improving women’s integrated quality by continuous education. However, although continuous education is an important form in China’s education system, there is no scientific measurement system to evaluate the performance of continuous education on the improvement of lower-education-degree women’s integrated competence at present. By means of comparing women’s situations before and after participating continuous education, and quantitative and qualitative analyses, this paper tries to find out the way to evaluate the performance of continuous education on the improvement of women’s integrated competence.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors argued that present tax policies in China could not support the self-innovation enterprises strongly because of deficiencies in regulations of income tax and value-added tax.
Abstract: Enterprises’ ability of self-innovation determines the fate of one country or nation. The 5th Plenum of 16th CPC Central Committee advocates enhancing Chinese enterprises’ self-innovation, which is an important strategic decision, aiming at prospering Chinese nationality. Self-innovation determines China’s Advantage of Backwardness. From this point of view, this paper argues that present tax policies in China could not support the self-innovation enterprises strongly because of deficiencies in regulations of income tax and value-added tax. Finally, based on introducing the tax policies that support self-innovation enterprises in foreign countries, this paper puts forward relevant countermeasures and suggestions for the reform of China’s tax system. For example, reform the income tax and value-added tax. At the same time, official branches should impose strict supervision on tax, avoiding enterprises illegally taking advantages over China’s favorable tax policies.