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Challenges in the Era of Globalization - iaabd

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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

Figure 1: Aff<strong>in</strong>ity diagram <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>matic ideas<br />

Figure 2: Variables from aff<strong>in</strong>ity diagram<br />

Inter-relationship diagraphs: The variables <strong>in</strong> Figure 2 were <strong>the</strong>n drawn up on a flipchart and <strong>the</strong><br />

relationship between each variable and o<strong>the</strong>rs was represented by draw<strong>in</strong>g an arrow from <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

variable to <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>fluenced variable result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> an an <strong>in</strong>ter-relationship diagraph (Figure 3). The variables<br />

with a predom<strong>in</strong>ance <strong>of</strong> arrows leav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>m are called drivers, those with a predom<strong>in</strong>ance <strong>of</strong> arrows<br />

com<strong>in</strong>g towards <strong>the</strong>n are called outcomes, and <strong>the</strong> variables with a reasonable balance between leav<strong>in</strong>g<br />

and com<strong>in</strong>g towards arrows are called l<strong>in</strong>ks. The number <strong>of</strong> arrows leav<strong>in</strong>g and number <strong>of</strong> arrows<br />

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