Re-entry of Expatriate and Multinational Development

The concentrated on the management, and support of international assignments, this research deals with what could be called the post-assignment stage. Re-entry, though, raises issues for both the expatriate and the multinational, some of which may be connected to events that occurred during the international assignment. We treat this stage as part of the international assignment. We examine the process of re-entry or repatriation, job-related issues, social factors including family factors that affect reentry and work adjustment, multinational responses to repatriate concerns, return on investment (ROI), and designing a repatriation program.

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Evaluation of the Learning Environment at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University: Students Perceptions

This study aimed at evaluating the learning environment among undergraduate medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, and recommending remedial measures for further enhancement of students’ learning experiences.

The study was a descriptive, cross sectional study. The target population included the undergraduate students from year 1 to year 6 during the academic year (2009-2010). The sample size was 316 students (sample size was originally estimated 326; students’ response rate was 96.9%). The instrument used in this study was The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire which is a validated and reliable tool. The 50 items of the questionnaire encompasses five subscales: perceptions of learning, perceptions of teachers (course organizers), academic self-perceptions, perceptions of atmosphere and social self-perceptions.

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Challenges of Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Related to Pokémon Go

Virtual games indeed ruled the year 2016 and Poke mongo in particular dominated every walk of life throughout the year as the fever to catch poke mongo went viral throughout the places where the game was introduced selectively. Although its live and interactive involvement of participants was appreciated for the its novelty, courts that enforces laws at regional, global and local level are worried that the existing laws cannot safeguard the intellectual property rights of the game as the existing laws are unable to protect it. The study suggests the need for revision of IP laws in this regard.

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