theoretical and empirical cross cultural fieldwork

... Abu-Alkheil, Ahmad "Ethical Banking and Finance: A Theoretical and Empirical Framework for the CrossCountry and Inter-bank Analysis of Efficiency, Productivity, and Financial Performance" This thesis ... on the theoretical issues and descriptive statistics rather than rigorous statistical and econometric estimation The main purpose of our analysis is to bridge this gap in the global and cross- country ... and new Islamic banks in Europe can be as efficient and productive as large and old Islamic and conventional banks They also have long run sustainability, substantial room for improvements, and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2016, 22:57

... Disorders - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives an international and multicultural array of experts provide cutting edge empirical and theoretical contributions to the scientific understanding ... orders@intechopen.com Mental Disorders - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives, Edited by Robert Woolfolk and Lesley Allen p cm ISBN 978-953-51-0919-8 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found ... Kane and al [4], and the development in this period of several explicit criteria defining treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), like those of Kane [4], Dencker and al [5] and Brenner and al...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 19:20

... Empirical Perspectives an international and multicultural array of experts provide cutting edge empirical and theoretical contributions to the scientific understanding of psychopathology The range ... orders@intechopen.com Mental Disorders - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives, Edited by Robert Woolfolk and Lesley Allen p cm ISBN 978-953-51-0919-8 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found ... Kane and al [4], and the development in this period of several explicit criteria defining treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), like those of Kane [4], Dencker and al [5] and Brenner and al...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 04:20

... Empirical Perspectives an international and multicultural array of experts provide cutting edge empirical and theoretical contributions to the scientific understanding of psychopathology The range ... orders@intechopen.com Mental Disorders - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives, Edited by Robert Woolfolk and Lesley Allen p cm ISBN 978-953-51-0919-8 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found ... Kane and al [4], and the development in this period of several explicit criteria defining treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), like those of Kane [4], Dencker and al [5] and Brenner and al...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 19:20

... of b1 and , we compute a rst approximation of demand and supply growth rates, as et = x01,t and et = x02,t b2 Even if we know that and b2 are not convergent estimators d b s b of and ... an interest rate spread between the theoretical loan rate and the empirical intervention rate Third, we compared the reaction of both the theoretical and empirical spreads to monetary policy ... empirical intervention rate Figure Theoretical and Empirical Interest Rate Spreads and the Intervention Rate, II/94 - V/01 Spreads Interest Rate 30 25 10 20 15 10 94 95 96 Intervention Rate Theoretical...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

... friendship and encouragement To the memory of my grandparents To my great-grandfather Prof Jorge Monjardino and to my uncle Prof Fernando de Oliveira Pinto whose academic careers inspire and challenge ... production and maintenance (US Department of Transportation 1998 and 1999) While traceability in the mail and packaging industries is voluntary and motivated by consumer demand, in aviation it is mandatory ... traits (Buhr 2003) Recently, empirical studies by Mora and Menozzi (2005), focusing on the cost components and drivers of traceability, and by Banterle, Stranieri, and Baldi (2006) using a transactions...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 02:17

... American and Vietnamese Cross – Cultural Study on Teachers’ Criticisms to Students’ Presentations” We this study with the hope of raising the awareness of cross- cultural differences in American and ... directness and indirectness in language and culture, and (4) an overview of presentation and criteria for a good presentation Chapter 2: Study details the methods that have been used and the procedures ... successful cross- cultural communication The speech act of criticizing has been studied by different researchers such as House and Kasper (1981), Tracy, van Dusen, and Robison (1987), Tracy and Eisenberg...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... American and Vietnamese Cross – Cultural Study on Teachers’ Criticisms to Students’ Presentations” We this study with the hope of raising the awareness of cross- cultural differences in American and ... directness and indirectness in language and culture, and (4) an overview of presentation and criteria for a good presentation Chapter 2: Study details the methods that have been used and the procedures ... compare, and contrast criticizing strategies based on the cultural features in the two languages to point out the basic similarities and differences in this aspect - reach the comments and conclusions...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2015, 19:50

... positive feelings and self-cognitions Self-definition and personal meaning are therefore drawn from one’s membership in a valued group Stets and Burke (2000) and Hogg, Terry and White (1995) are ... theory posits that role and group parameters at the cultural and organizational levels reflect down to shape the individual’s construction of identity and meaning: the identity standard (Burke, 2004) ... practices like bodybuilding and cosmetic surgery (Shilling, 2003/1993, Klein, 2007) My exploration proceeded from a theoretical discussion, on to an empirical exercise Theoretical discussion Following...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:57

... INVESTMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY Introduction 15 - 20 The Empirical Methodology Empirical Models 20 - 25 2 Description of Variables and Data 26 - 29 3 Results and Discussion 3 Results of Cross- Sectional ... Government Institutions, External Openness and Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth: A Theoretical Formulation and a CrossCountry Empirical Study An empirically employable growth equation ... Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxemberg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States...

Ngày tải lên: 16/09/2015, 15:55

... resultados 11 Theoretical and Empirical Research regarding the Performance of Financial Investment Companies based on Accounting Information INTRODUCTION The thesis Theoretical and Empirical Research ... receivable and payable notes receivable and payable loans receivable and payable bonds receivable and payable Figure 1.7 Contractual rights and obligations under IAS 32 For a better visualisation and ... national doctrine and dogma The concept of contract should be understood as an agreement between two or more parties, which entail certain rights and obligations 25 Theoretical and Empirical Research...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2016, 13:44

... those countries and enhance their awareness of other culture 13 - Textbooks promoting cultural awareness and competence that explicitly raise cultural awareness and cultivate cross- cultural competence ... peoples and cultures; developing students positive feelings and attitudes towards those countries, peoples and cultures and, by doing so, fostering students love and respect of their own language and ... to: - Conduct a cross- cultural analysis of the textbook - Suggest supplementary activities for Grade 10 students cross- cultural awareness RESEARCH QUESTIONS The concept of cross- cultural analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 12:58

... awareness of one’s own cultural worldview; attitude towards cultural differences; knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews and crosscultural skills” Developing cultural competence ... work effectively in cross- cultural situations” On the other hand, cultural competence is the ability to understand behavior from the standpoint of the members of a culture and to behave in a ... thinking, belief systems, and world views of people from various cultural backgrounds and thus enhances empathy and mutual understanding Investigating issues concerning cross cultural communication...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 00:40

... 1.2.1.1 Cross- cultural communication 1.3 Positive – negative politeness Chapter II: A cross- cultural study of giving and responding to compliments in English and Vietnamese ... parts and three chapters: Part A: Part B: Introduction Development Chapter I: Theoretical Background Chapter II: A cross- cultural study of giving and responding to compliments in English and Vietnamese ... study - This research focuses on the cross - cultural study to find out the similarities and differences between the English and Vietnamese in the ways they give and respond to compliments Determined...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 00:41

... metaphor and simile are used in English and Vietnamese idioms and to make some comparisons between English idioms and Vietnamese ones In order to obtain these aims, data and sources are collected and ... the learners and readers to improve their knowledge of English and Vietnamese idioms, especially comparative idioms and help them understand the cultural characteristic of English and Vietnamese ... collected and gathered through reading and selecting numerous English and Vietnamese idiomatic expressions Then, the author categorizes and analyzes data of similes and metaphors in idioms The contrastive...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 00:41

... beauty standards and fashionable criteria can change over time and culture, “beauty” has undoubtedly a positive bias compared to “ugliness” everywhere and at any time “To say that beauty and ugliness ... students and judge them as smarter Attractive adults get paid more for their work and have better success in dating and mating And juries are less likely to find attractive people guilty and recommend ... mass-media and the star/fame modern cultural system (and its association with sexy) This view and preoccupations with the explanatory level is endorsed by those Female participants and students...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 17:20

... tacit, and systemic and involves dissimilar cultural contexts (p 204) Table 1: Cross- cultural Implications – Asian (China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan) and the West Cross- culture ... figure it out Table 2: Cross- cultural Implications – India and the West Western Non-Western Christianity concerned with absolute moral values, differences between good and evil, and redemption of ... learned about cross- cultural issues was trial and error, and error, and error The writer hopes that sharing some of my experiences will help you avoid some of the same problems and make you more...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 23:20

... Vietnamese and American Specially, the assignment will compare and contrast the two conception in order to find the misunderstanding and cultural conflicts Thus, people from the two cultural can ... linguistic and cultural backgrounds The communication needs to be as constructive as possible, without misunderstandings and breakdowns In this assigment, the aims are discussed in the issues of intercultural ... attitudes and values Cultural refers to the informal and often hidden patterns of human interactions, expressions and viewpoints that people in one culture share The hidden nature of cultural...

Ngày tải lên: 28/05/2014, 17:31

... to carry out a cross- cultural adaptation of the ChildOIDP index and to assess its reliability and validity for application among Brazilian children between the ages of eleven and fourteen Methods ... design and ethical considerations The methodology emphasises the cross- cultural adaptation of the Child-OIDP and its psychometric testing for test-retest reliability, internal consistency and construct ... pediatric dentists, and one specialist in Health Policy and Administration Collectively, this team compiled a single version of ChildOIDP This version was assessed for understanding and to adjust the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... consent and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee Baseline and annual X-rays were provided and assessed by a centralised procedure (Pr C Roux, Cochin Hospital, France) The prevalent and ... its first version had 168 questions and the Osteoporosis Functional Disability questionnaire (OFDQ) [4] focused mainly on pain and handicap rather than QoL and was not generated using patient ... (M0) and then every six months using the SF-36 and QUALIOST® The 12 countries of the SOTI trial were Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20