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Approaches to Managerial Influence in the People's Republic of China
(Journal of Business Communication, 1997-07-01)
This study identifies approaches to managerial influence in the People's Repub lic of China and examines the reflection of cultural themes in these approaches. Forty-eight factory directors from state-owned enterprises ...
Differential Accounts of Closeness in Older Adult Sibling Relationships
(Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1997-12-01)
Structural and Elite Features in Open Seat and Special U.S. House Elections: Is There a Sexual Bias?
(Political Research Quarterly, 1997-06-01)
Conventional wisdom long held that there was a bias against women in elections. Subsequent research indicates that men and women who challenge for elective office confront a common barrier: incumbency. In this article we ...
Congressional Seat Swings: Revisiting Exposure in House Elections
(Political Research Quarterly, 1997-09-01)
Oppenheimer, Stimson, and Waterman's exposure thesis of partisan change contends that shifts in the partisan composition of Congress are related to the long-term stability of the electoral system. Applying their exposure ...
An International Agenda for Change
(American Behavioral Scientist, 1997-01-01)
Effects of the Television Spots on Images of Dole and Clinton
(American Behavioral Scientist, 1997-08-01)
This experimental study of the 1996 television spots conducted in a series of locations during the general election campaign indicates that exposure to Dole's spots enhanced his image in September, but October exposures ...
Talking about Generation X: Defining Them as They Define Themselves
(Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 1997-09-01)
In response to a recent explosion of media attention to so-called Generation X, the authors investigated youngpeoples'responses to media constructions of this generational category label. Twenty-six volunteers aged 19-23 ...
Economic Interest Group Allocations in Open-Seat Senate Elections
(American Politics Research, 1997-07-01)
Most studies of political action committees (PACs) focus on the incumbent-oriented contribution strategies of PACs, whereas contributions to open-seat candidates remain relatively unexplored. Based on the assumption that ...
A Qualitative Study of Preservice Teachers' Early Field Experiences in an Urban, Culturally Different School
(Urban Education, 1997-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to better understand how to prepare teachers for a diverse student population. The study addressed the significance of field experiences by focusing on the following research question: How do ...
Macrocerebellum: Neuroimaging and Clinical Features of a Newly Recognized Condition
(Journal of Child Neurology, 1997-09-01)
Other than hamartomatous enlargement of the cerebellum as in Lhermitte-Duclos syndrome, diffuse enlargement of the cerebellum is not clearly described. We report four patients (ages 9 months to 2 years) with diffusely ...