Essays about: "anglo american"

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  1. 1. Mutual trust  -Community policing as a trust-building method in a Swedish police context

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Sara Hallman Jecic; [2020]
    Keywords : Community policing; police pledges; trust; Swedish police;

    Abstract : Community policing has been developed in the Anglo-American countries and implemented in the Swedish Police Authority during the last years. One of its main goals is to reach a proximity to citizens and thereby increase the level of trust. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Analysis of Swedish EFL Textbooks - Reflections on Cultural Content and English as an International Language

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Amanda Horvat; Katarina Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; culture; EIL; EFL; interculturality; norms; Sweden; textbook;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyse the cultural content and representations in three English as a second language textbooks published for Swedish students in years 1-3. The issue of cultural content is very visible in contemporary research on English education today and as English has grown into a global language over centuries, it has also become a culturally diverse language. READ MORE

  4. 3. ACROSS THE POND AND BEYOND. A UK/US comparison of game localisation and literary translation from Japanese works

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Theo Gillberg; [2017-08-01]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; video games; localisation; foreignisation; domestication; translation studies; humour; names; role language;

    Abstract : Critics of Venuti‘s foreignisation/domestication concept tend to focus on his vague definitions of key terms or the limited viability of implementing his ideas in practice. However, few question the premise of his perspective, i.e. linking domesticating translation practices to both linguistic and cultural dominance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Variable pay as a predictor of earnings management

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Niklas Frisk; Max Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; Variable pay; Compensation; Modified Jones model; Agency-principal theory;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between executive compensation – in the form ofvariable pay – and earnings management. Since most research is done on Americancompanies, and Swedish companies are adopting a more Anglo-American compensationstructure, we would like to study this in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Foreign ownership and foreign directors – the effects on firm performance in Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Bremholm; [2015]
    Keywords : Corporate governance; foreign directors; foreign ownership; firm performance; Japan; Anglo-American; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze whether internationalization affects firm performance in Japanese firms. Internationalization is examined through the degree of foreign ownership and the inclusion of one or more outsider foreign directors. READ MORE