ECO-INNOVATION PATHS: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE?

Convergence or divergence ?

In a world torn by contention and strife at every level, from the spiritual and intellectual to the physical, those in quest of the creation of peace and harmony have often turned to the task of seeking accord between spirituality and science. The contemporary landscape is in fact filled by such efforts many of which, although based on the best of intentions, only contribute to further chaos in...

iran and russia’s relations: convergence or divergence?

russia and iran, one with european background and slavic racial origins with the other one being of asian descent with non-slavic racial origins, are playing their roles in building regional and international order according to their respective capacities, capabilities. geopolitical and geostrategic developments and differences in proclaimed and practical approaches have historically changed th...

Complimenting Functions by Native English Speakers and Iranian EFL Learners: A Divergence or Convergence

The study of compliment speech act has been under investigation on many occasions in recent years. In this study, an attempt is made to explore appraisals performed by native English speakers and Iranian EFL learners to find out how these two groups diverge or converge from each other with regard to complimenting patterns and norms. The participants of the study were 60 advanced Iranian EFL lea...

Two Paths for Innovation: Parvenu or Pariah

I n recent years the innovator has invar iably been seen as an ent repreneur, wedded to a m arket philosophy that extends beyond any narrow confines of business or com m erce, becom ing all pervasive. With regard to the public and third sectors, t here was som e j ust if icat ion for this as a useful correct ive to an overcent ralized concept of governm ent which alm ost by definit ion preclude...

Financing Eco-innovation