Technology strategies in emerging economies: Emerging issues, challenges and new research agenda

Pension Reform in Small Emerging Economies Issues and Challenges

Vives for their helpful comments and suggestions, and to Graciela Testa for her help in editing the document. The opinions expressed in this paper are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank or the International Monetary Fund. Foreword During the last decade, a consensus has been reached about the need to devi...

Standard setting in medical education: fundamental concepts and emerging challenges

  The process of determining the minimum pass level to separate the competent students from those who do not perform well enough is called standard setting. A large number of methods are widely used to set cut-scores for both written and clinical examinations. There are some challenging issues pertaining to any standard setting procedure. Ignoring these concerns would result in a large dispute ...

Algebra and technology: Emerging issues*

Synopsis: Although there are a number of technologies related to school algebra, it is only the personal technology of the graphics calculator that seems likely to be available widely enough to influence curriculum design and implementation on a large scale. The algebra curriculum of the past is overburdened with symbolic manipulation at the expense of understanding for most students. But algeb...

Emerging Issues in Advertising Research

Institutional Theory and the Evolution of Marketing Channels in Emerging Economies: Setting a Research Agenda

The story of the growth of emerging economies is about the growth of their marketing institutions. Marketing channels are the key marketing institution in enabling the flow of goods and services. However, marketing scholars typically rely on models and theories devised in the developed economies to study the marketing channels in emerging economies, and these include theories based on political...