This year's theme, "Shared Norms for the New Reality, " is about reprogramming the world so that the way we interact and do business is more inclusive -- lofty ambitions indeed.
But with most countries emerging slowly from the gloom, the theme at this year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) -- SharedNorms for the New Reality -- is intended to move the agenda away from collective navel-gazing, towards a post-crisis mindset based on pragmatic realism.
The infringement of Russian citizens' rights to exercise these freedoms runs counter to our shared commitments to international norms and common interests in fostering modernization.
Obesity seems to spread in networks because of behavioral imitation -- you copy what people close to you are doing -- and shared expectations called "norms, " the authors said.
If workplaces can prevent wage and salary information from being shared, it may stop fairness norms from getting in the way of employment maximizing wages.