When the elite is drawn overwhelmingly from multiply advantaged, segregated groups, their cognitive deficits hurt the disadvantaged, because elites constituted in this way lack awareness of and responsiveness to the problems and interests of the disadvantaged.But what about Mr Bloomberg's claim that schools like Stuyvesant are rightfully intended "for the best and the brightest"?
But she is far from bitter, praising their responsiveness to "teething problems" such as the odd power cut.
Power distance can be regarded as a relevant factor in companies' intent to adopt sustainability practices, because high levels of power distance may lead to a weaker corporate responsiveness to environmental problems (Katz et al. 2001).
Generally, a high masculinity score indicates a slower adoption of costlier environmental technology and practices, reduces companies' responsiveness to environmental problems and thus decreases the capacity for sustainable development (Husted 2005).
In non-public contexts, she revealed that her support towards James Lovelock was less the sharing of Gaia as a scientific hypothesis, than it was a way of diffusing a metaphor potentially increasing people's responsiveness to environmental problems and respect for life and Earth (Bandi & Casiraghi2011).
Furthermore, because the risks evolve dynamically, there is a need for high responsiveness to emerging implementation problems.
Whilst patient safety has been written into the regulator's mission, there appears to have been little responsiveness to concerns and problems of patients implanted with ASR™ hips, by MHRA decision-makers.
The main expected benefits of decentralisation were local participation in the planning of the services, increased responsiveness to locally-experienced problems, and ultimately increased efficiency and quality.
They appreciated the visible presence of leading staff on the "shop floor", their availability for guidance and reassurance, and their responsiveness to work-related problems.
"In many ways," he says, "the growth of graduate unions is our fault because of our lack of responsiveness to [graduate students'] problems".
