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Belletristik : Kuba/Spanien/Galizien ; Emigration
Hydrocephalus" - Wasserkopf," wie der Volksmund sagt - lautete die Diagnose, die man Marcels Mutter in der Pranatal-Ambulanz stellte, mit dem Zusatz, dass das Ungeborene kaum Uberlebenschancen hatte. Marcel wurde per Kaiserschnitt auf diese Welt geholt und blieb so lange bei seinen Eltern, wie er konnte, acht Jahre lang, samtlichen Prognosen der Arzte zuwider. Seine Mutter schildert in den Erinnerungen an ihren Sohn alle Hohen und Tiefen, die Marcel zu durchleben hatte, in die sie und der Rest der Familie gestellt waren.
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English summary: Situated between the mountain ranges of the Caucasus, the country of Georgia was constantly exposed to contacts with both nearby cultures and such far-away realities as the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Europe. Constant political changes, including relations to and occupations by the neighboring empires of Byzantium and the Seljuks, make the region a prime example for the investigation of the dynamics of artistic exchange during the medieval period. This volume re-approaches the impressive material legacy from the medieval period in Georgia with a variety of new methodological approaches. The ten articles in this volume discuss, among others, general questions of cultura...
Manuela Stoll focuses on two strategies to address change: adapting to change and creating change. Using a large-scale survey among top executives of manufacturing firms in Germany, she evaluates the importance of a range of resources, competences, and “isolating mechanisms” (shields against imitation) for the success of these strategies. She shows that adapting to change has an important effect on firm performance and is mainly influenced by a firm’s industry foresight abilities. She also illustrates how these abilities can be strengthened.