Executive Particularism and Ministerial Selection in India

Moral Particularism and Transduction

Executive Assessment, Selection, and Development

Many organizations use professional-assessment consulting firms that employ scientific testing and assessment tools to gauge the fit or misfit between a candidate and the organization. These firms are often made up of psychologists who have experience in job counseling and behavioral and cultural assessment. Although expensive, such firms can spare organizations the devastating cost of hiring t...

Some Problems with Particularism

This article suggests that due to a restricted understanding of the nature and scope of ethical theory, particularism discounts prematurely the possibility of a metatheory of Buddhist ethics. The textual evidence presented in support of particularism is reconsidered and shown to be consistent with a metatheoretical reading. It is argued that writers who have adopted a particularist approach bas...

Particularism and Multi - Cultural Education :

Democracy and Trade Policy in Developing Countries: Particularism and Domestic Politics with a Case Study of India

Abstract: What explains the variation in trade policy among democracies in developing countries? Why have some liberalized trade more than others? We analyze the impact of political particularism – defined as the degree of party discipline and the incentives for politicians to cultivate a personal vote – on trade protection. We present theoretical results from a model of particularism and its e...