“Why is economics not an evolutionary science?” It is now over a hundred years since Thorstein Veblen formulated this question, possibly the most famous of all questions in the history of economics. In an essay acknowledging Veblen as “the founding father and guiding spirit of American institutionalism,” Clarence Ayres concluded that it is the sorts of questions he asked that “reveal the signif...

Objective: The purpose of the study is comparison of Rural and Urban Gender discrimination among the youths. Subjects and Method: For the purpose of study the subjects were one hundred, twenty (120), sixty (30+30=60) rural boys and girls from Belagatta, Madakaripura Sasalahatty villages of Chitradurga Taluk, sixty (30+30=60) urban boys and girls from Chitradurga town of Karnataka State. Between...

The telework option has been noted by researchers as a way to save costs and increase productivity for organizations; allow flexibility, savings, and relieve stress for employees; and be environmentally friendly for society. While research has examined generational attitudes regarding work, there are limited studies on the expectations of this newest workforce, the Millennials (born 19811999), ...

Politics does not lead to a broadly shared consensus. It has to yield a decision, whether or not a consensus prevails. As a result, political institutions create incentives for participants to exaggerate disagreements between factions. Words that are evocative and ambiguous better serve factional interests than words that are analytical and precise. Science is a process that does lead to a broa...

Futures Studies and Technology Assessment, Berlin), as well as the anonymous reviewer for their most useful comments on the paper. The usual disclaimers apply. 2 Abstract We present the results of an online survey on the state of corporate sustainability in German companies. The survey focused on the meaning and relevance of sustainability to German companies, the motivations behind their commi...

the military domination of russia on transoxiana imported, for the first time, the title of russian turkestan in political geography in 19 century. what belongs to this territory includes the khanate of khoqand and some regions of bukhara, and khiva. the main difference between turkestan and two other khanates  was their relationship with russia. while turkestan was incorporated to russia the t...

Traditional ensemble music education has historically been dominated by “the big three:” band, orchestra, and choir. Demographic shifts in student populations as well as long-time calls for expanded curricular offerings have led to the creation of alternative instrumental ensembles in schools. This review of literature will address the following questions: 1) What is an alternative instrumental...

The acceleration of the digitalisation grocery shopping is an important trend that shows this way sourcing groceries increasingly accepted by customers. Uncovering, understanding, and describing differences between online shoppers interesting from a scientific point view practical one. Correctly targeting specific customer segment increases very effectiveness marketing communication spending co...

Being an ‘ideal woman of Muslim version,’ or muslimah in Indonesia, is the expectation from any family, and studying at pesantren (Islamic boarding school) option. However, female students confronted cultural shock when switching to a campus environment experienced identity mediation. Experiences study interaction with as well confrontation gender norms between different university, require the...

Abstract The present paper examines the place of non-Islamic justice in two medieval Islamic political texts, Abū Bakr al-Ṭurṭūshī’s (d. 1126) Lamp Kings ( Sirāj al-Mulūk ) and ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Ibn Khaldūn’s 1406) Prolegomena Muqaddima ). By attempting to derive principles through reason, by repudiating claims that normative values are solely derived from revelation, both thinkers commit thorough...