Google and the Government of China: A Case Study in Cross-Cultural Negotiations

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Christopher Grogan ◽  
Jeanne Brett
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cultural Negotiations ◽  
Google Search

Based on the negotiation between Google and the Chinese government to allow access by Chinese citizens to a high-speed Chinese version of the Google search engine. In order to reach agreement with the Chinese government, Google had to agree to allow the government to censor access to some sites turned up by Google's search engine. In agreeing, Google compromised its open-access policy. There were inquiries into the agreement by the U.S. Congress and some outcry from U.S. citizens.To learn how to analyze a negotiation from the perspective of each party when one is a government and the other a private-sector organization; a subpoint here is the difference between short-term and longer-term interests. To address the difficulties of balancing business ethics and financial objectives; an important point here is to address what it means to be ethical in a for-profit business environment. To understand the long-term effects of short-term actions.

scholarly journals High-speed Railways and Environmental Pollution: The Mediating Effect of Environmental Regulations and Moderating Effect of Officials' Political Promotion Incentives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Li ◽  
Yuandi Wang ◽  
Qisheng Chen ◽  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Ximeng Jia
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Trend Test ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government

Abstract This study examines the relationship between high-speed railways (HSRs) and environmental pollution by focusing on the mediating role of environmental regulations and the moderating role of officials’ political promotion incentives. Based on a sample of 113 prefecture-level cities, with balanced panel data in China from 2009 to 2017, using the difference-in-differences (DID) model, the results show that HSRs can reduce environmental pollution via the mediating effect of environmental regulations. Additionally, high officials’ political promotion incentives can strengthen this mediating effect. A propensity score matching with difference-in-differences (PSM-DID) model is used to solve endogenous problems, and a placebo test and a parallel trend test indicate that these results are robust. This study encourages the government to rationally promote the construction of high-speed railways and expand the social advantages of high-speed railways to improve environmental regulations and reduce environmental pollution.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Employment Vouchers: A Simple Approach

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Orszag ◽  
Dennis J. Snower
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Policy ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Unemployment Benefits ◽  
Government Budget ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hiring And Firing

Abstract This paper explores the optimal design of subsidies for hiring unemployed workers (`employment vouchers' for short) in the context of a simple dynamic model of the labour market. Focusing on the short-term and long-term effects of the vouchers on employment and unemployment, the analysis shows how the optimal policy depends on the rates of hiring and firing, and on the problems of displacement and deadweight. It also examines the roles of the government budget constraint and of the level of unemployment benefits in optimal policy design. We calibrate the model and evaluate the effectiveness of employment vouchers in reducing unemployment for a wide range of feasible parameters.

Polish VAT surge may subside from mid-2018

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Credit Rating ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Government Budget ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Eu

Significance Budget data for the first ten months show revenue from value-added tax (VAT) exceeding the forecast by 22%. That could help narrow Poland’s 'VAT gap' -- the difference between collected and potential taxes. Impacts Poland is likely to bring its VAT gap closer to the EU average in the short term. However, this positive trend may offer only a temporary reprieve for ruling PiS. Rising tax revenue will boost not only the government budget but also Poland’s credit rating.

scholarly journals Elaborasi Penggunaan Istilah Covid-19 Terhadap Pemahaman Masyarakat

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Sri - Widiastutik
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Share Information

The COVID-19 pandemic that is threatening the world has caused anxiety for all parties, including the people in Denpasar City. Various attempts have been made to make the situation stable, one way is to share information within a positive elaboration terminology. The information is certainly delivered by foreign words that are currently so prevalent, and appears in one click through the Google search engine. In order to convey the intent and meaning that can be properly channeled to all levels of society, Policies related to handling the COVID-19 pandemic through the elaboration of several foreign terms such as lockdown, swab test, social distancing, etc. are required. This study aimed to find out how the foreign words can be well accepted by the community without risking the existence of Indonesian language. As a descriptive qualitative method, the main data is Covid terms that are informed to the public in Denpasar are collected using a polling technique through randomly distributing questionnaires and simulation. Finding data was used survey & observation methods, as well as documentation. It is hoped public can understand and implement the appeal as expected by the government, without reducing the existence of good and correct Indonesian.Keywords: elaboration, foreign words, covid term

Nationality vs ethnic identity

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-233
Author(s):  
Frank Ching
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethnic Chinese ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Nationality Law

Purpose As far as governments are concerned, it is the nationality of a person, usually reflected in a passport, that shows whether the government has a duty to protect that individual and whether the person owes obligations to the state. Hong Kong is unusual in that for many people there, passports are primarily seen as documents that offer safety and security. It is not unusual for people to possess two or more passports. The purpose of this paper is to examine attitudes toward passports on the part of Hong Kong people, formed by their unique experience. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyzes key documents, such as China’s Nationality Law and a little known document, “Explanations of Some Questions by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Concerning the Implementation of the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.” The paper also looks at the Loh case of August 2016, involving a Canadian man who wanted a Hong Kong passport for his 11-year-old Canadian-born son, and the Patrick Tse case, where Hong Kong tried to strip a teenager who possessed German nationality of his Hong Kong passport. Findings The convenience of travel to China with a Home Return Permit seems to outweigh any sense of loyalty to an adopted country in the west, or the realization that the use of a document identifying its holder as a Chinese national means that she/he would not have any consular protection. It is also ironical that the Hong Kong Government should maintain the difference between nationality and ethnicity at a time when the Chinese Government is doing the very opposite, playing down the status of nationality while magnifying the importance of so-called “Chinese blood.” Originality/value This paper examines a topic that has not been widely studied but is likely to become more important in the years to come as China’s impact on the rest of the world increases. The nationality status of ethnic Chinese will increasingly become an issue as the flow of travel between China and other countries rises and Chinese immigrants continue to take up foreign nationality. While this issue is of special importance to Hong Kong, its impact will extend to countries around the world, in fact, to wherever Chinese persons are to be found.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN CENSORSHIP TIONGKOK TERHADAP PERUSAHAAN MULTINASIONAL DALAM BIDANG ICT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES) (STUDI KASUS GOOGLE INC.)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Muhammad Haikal Haikal
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Government ◽  
Google Search ◽  
The Impact

This study focuses on the impact of censorship policy implementation with Tiongkoknese government activities against Google Inc. in Tiongkok. The Tiongkoknese government has enforced strict censorship of google which is a multinational corporation with its main product of web-based search engine that provides information and news in general and is freely accessible to Internet users, but the information must be done first through a screening process conducted by the Tiongkoknese government, if the keyword in the input in the search engine service contains a negative view of the government, then the information will be in search is blocked by the Tiongkoknese government and disappear from google search.

scholarly journals Quality of Health Information on the Internet for Prostate Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwayne T. S. Chang ◽  
Robert Abouassaly ◽  
Nathan Lawrentschuk
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Search Term ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Google Search

Introduction. To compare (1) the quality of prostate cancer health information on the Internet, (2) the difference in quality between websites appearing earlier or later in the search, and (3) the sources of sponsorship for each of these websites. Materials and methods. The top 150 listed websites on the Google search engine for each of the 11 search terms related to prostate cancer were analysed. Quality was assessed on whether the website conforms to the principles of the Health On the Net Foundation. Each of these websites was then reviewed to determine the main source of sponsorship. Statistical analysis was performed to determine if the proportion of HON accreditation varied among the different cohorts of listed websites and among the 11 search terms used. Results. In total, 1650 websites were analysed. Among these, 10.5% websites were HON-accredited. The proportion of HON-accredited websites for individual search terms ranged from 3.3% to 19.3%. In comparison with the search term of “Prostate cancer,” four search terms had statistically significant odds ratio of the rate of HON accreditation. Websites 51–150 were statistically less likely to have HON accreditation than websites 1–50. The top three website sponsors were journal/universities (28.8%), commercial (28.1%), and physician/surgeon (26.9%). Conclusions. The lack of validated and unbiased websites for prostate cancer is concerning especially with increasing use of the Internet for health information. Websites sponsored or managed by the government and national departments were most likely to provide impartial health information for prostate cancer. We need to help our patients identify valid and unbiased online health resources.

MODELING THE DIFFERENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ANTIBIOTIC CLASS VERSUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEXT GENERATION ANTIBIOTIC ON THE TOTAL RESISTANCE IN A HOSPITAL SETTING

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (01) ◽  
pp. 109-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHELE L. JOYNER
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Total Resistance ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Class Versus ◽  
Short Term ◽  
New Class ◽  
The Difference

The increase in antibiotic resistance continues to pose a major public health risk leading to a more intense focus on ways to limit and even reduce this threat. One such effort is the push for twenty new classes of antibiotics by the year 2020. Most of the current antibiotics used today are derivations of antibiotics first introduced forty to fifty years ago. In this paper, we develop mathematical models to simulate the difference between implementing a next generation antibiotic versus a new class antibiotic within a hospital setting. Using these models, we simulate the short term and long term effects of using the new antibiotic to combat existing levels of antimicrobial resistance. In addition to analyzing the difference in antibiotic classes, we also analyze the effects of the method of administration of the new antibiotic. Simulations suggest a need in the long term for the development of new classes of antibiotics administered in a very structured, targeted manner.

Demonetization and Movement Towards Digital Cashless Indian Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
Rajib Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
Banking System ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Government ◽  
Sectoral Composition

One of the greatest painful, un-stabilizing self-imposed macroeconomic blows on the Indian economy occurred in the absence of a short-term crisis when the government decided to announce a major change in the macroeconomic environment by demonetizing the high value currency notes – of Rs 500 and Rs 1000. These two denominations ceased to be legal tender from midnight of 8th of November 2016. The reasons offered for demonetization are two-fold: one, to control counterfeit notes that could be contributing to terrorism, in other words a national security concern; and second, to undermine or eliminate the “black economy.” It has also been a step forward towards a digital cashless economy. In this study an attempt is being made to present a discussion on both the short- and long-run effects of demonetization. It attempts to throw light on the impact of some macroeconomic variables—GDP, sectoral composition, industrial production, inflation, employment—using secondary time-series analysis. The empirical analysis clearly reveals that contraction of currency in circulation was one of the most important factors responsible for decrease in GDP in India after the period of demonetization. Apart from the issue of transition, confronted by the banking system, the government initiative was needed to neutralize the short-term, medium-term, and long-term effects particularly on regularization of cash flows, withdrawals, income, employment, inflation, consumption, and production. Moreover, cyber and other digital security measures were also essential to curb any kinds of frauds and encourage people towards a more digital cashless economy.

scholarly journals The effect of CO2 emissions in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 922 (1) ◽  
pp. 012026
Author(s):  
Z Yusuf ◽  
Wardhiah ◽  
G Syamni ◽  
M J A Siregar ◽  
Y A Sitepu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Ardl Model ◽  
The Government

Abstract This study was conducted to examine the effect of the variable use of CO2 emission gas and export variables on Indonesia’s economic growth. The data used in this study are time series data from the two variables for the period 2004 to 2019. All data were obtained from the world bank and accessed through the www.data.worldbank.org. The data analysis method used in this study uses an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model approach. The ARDL model is used to examine the short-term and long-term effects of CO2 gas emission variables and export variables. The results of the study found that the variable use of CO2 emission gas in the short term had a positive and insignificant effect on economic growth. The export variable has a significant positive effect on economic growth. Meanwhile, in the long term, the variable use of CO2 emission gas and the export variable has no effect on Indonesia’s economic growth. This finding shows that Indonesia’s economic growth is still determined by exports, but in the long term the government must work harder to increase its exports. In addition, export activities must not lead to the use of excessive CO2 emissions.

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