International Mobility of Engineers and the Rise of Entrepreneurship in the Periphery

entrepreneurship, knowledge economy, start-ups, information technology, venture capital, China, India, USA

Show and Tell: The Biases of Plutarch and Euripides

It can be said that there is no such thing as an unbiased viewpoint. For a newspaper columnist, a politician, or a radio talk-show host, this is good news. But for the historian, it proves to be somewhat problematic. Is it possible to gain an accurate view of the facts if there is, essentially, no such thing? Most history is written by the victors, the conquerors who wish to glorify themselves and their cause. Where is the record for the lower classes, women, and children? Even those who purport to be impartial have views that are colored by their backgrounds, the experiences and culture that have shaped their outlooks and created their character. The answer to the problem, then, is to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. The dedicated historian must examine these biases and use them to better understand the culture and person from which these biases come. In order to do so, it is useful to compare two opinions from different time periods. Common myths in the ancient world were treated by diverse authors over and over again, and so they provide a standard by which to compare two presentations. Theseus, the founder of Athens, was the subject, of both a biography by Plutarch and a play by Euripides, among numerous other ancient texts. An examination of Theseus and Hippolytus reveals much about the biographer and playwright in terms of the political, social, and intellectual condition of their respective times. This paper will examine the differences between the two genres and the way they reflect the differences between the writers

ER, Professionals, and the Work-Family Disaster

ER, Professionals, and the Work-Family Disaste

International mobility of engineers and the rise of entrepreneurship in the periphery

By 2000, over one-third of Silicon Valley’s high-skilled workers were foreign-born, and overwhelmingly from Asia. These US-educated engineers are transforming developmental opportunities for formerly peripheral regions as they build professional and business connections to their home countries. In a process more akin to ‘brain circulation’ than ‘brain drain’, these engineers and entrepreneurs, aided by the lowered transaction costs associated with digitization, are transferring technical and institutional know-how between distant regional economies faster and more flexibly than most large corporations. This paper examines how Chinese- and Indian-born engineers are contributing to highly localized processes of entrepreneurial experimentation in their home countries, while maintain close ties to the technology and markets in Silicon Valley. – entrepreneurship ; knowledge economy ; start-ups ; information technology ; venture capital ; China ; India ; US

School Social Workers and P.L. 94-142: What are We Doing?

The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Presenter: Annalee Fjellbert, Ph.D., School Social Worker, District #98, Berwyn, Illinois - "School Social Workers and P.L. 94-142: What are We Doing?".The Ohio State University College of Social Wor

Education, Entrepreneurship and Immigration: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part II

Analyzes the educational backgrounds and career trajectories of immigrant entrepreneurs, finding that advanced education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is correlated with high rates of entrepreneurship and innovation