Some of this inflexibility is unsurprising (after all, lower-skilled workers are far more easily replaced); some of it is unavoidable.
Resistance to change need not be a bad thing, but the inflexibility of some Gulf societies holds back their potential for growth and for general well-being.Political reform is vital if not to sweep away the cosy patriarchies that currently siphon off so much of the region's vitality, then at least to render governments more effective, responsive and predictable.
I would argue that one reason for some of EPA's inflexibility has been that its lack of staff resources did not allow it to develop the capacity needed to apply standards with sufficient flexibility.
Participants reported that they did not feel engaged in the NDFP decision-making process because of the perceived inflexibility of some funding guidelines, the time and stress associated seeking alternate funding sources and lack of a formal appeals mechanism.
Fourth, networks can be perceived as effective despite lack of trust, or inflexibility; but some characteristics, such as low levels of legitimacy or of relational governance, seem to be occurring more often among the less effective networks.
These included: 1) general lack of awareness of FASD and of services available; 2) waiting lists growing with insufficient resources; 3) culturally appropriate services for First Nations communities; 4) services to individuals over 19 years old; 5) access in northern, rural & remote communities; and 6) inflexibility of some systems and communications across systems.
These developments trouble some analysts who fret about the inflexibility of currency boards and dollarized systems.
Some critique is offered of the inflexibility of fixed lists of criteria by which to determine quality, with authors emphasizing that standards, and the corresponding techniques by which to achieve them, should be selected in accordance with the epistemological position underpinning each research study [ 18, 20, 22, 30, 32, 45].
Overweight and obese participants did not show elevated levels of inflexibility, and indeed there was some evidence that overweight men (but not obese and severely obese men) were more flexible than other males.
Some young people were frustrated with the inflexibility of "institutional life," with all its rules and regulations (for example, "You can't sit with your friends, which I found the best way of learning w11).
