Essays about: "cultural transfer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 essays containing the words cultural transfer.

  1. 1. PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE: REFUSAL SPEECH ACT BY IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-04-19]
    Keywords : English; culture; speech act of refusal; pragmatic; pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics; politeness theory; refusal strategies;

    Abstract : Understanding cross-cultural differences plays a crucial role in communication and successful cross-cultural communications depends on various factors such as pragmalinguistics and sociopragmatics. Many researchers focus more on the aspect of pragmatics such as speech acts. The present study is a contrastive study of refusal speech act. READ MORE

  3. 2. Erratic Patterns : Unravelling the Cultural Transfers of Library Classifiers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Keeley Lindkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Library classifier; library classification; classification; cultural transfer; classification and culture; Library of Congress Classifi-cation Scheme LCC ; knowledge organisation; knowledge organization; The Swedish Institute in Rome ISVRoma ; Biblioteksklassificerare; biblioteksklassificering; kulturell överföring; klassificering och kultur; Library of Congress klassificeringsschema LCC ; kunskapsorganisation; Svenska institutet i Rom ISVRoma ;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the oft-overlooked influence of the classifier's input during the assignment of library classifications and draws upon cultural transfer theory to shed light on the underlying principles that guide the process. Classifiers' personal knowledge, experience, and beliefs, have a critical role in determining the 'aboutness' of a work and its subsequent classification. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mni Wiconi/Water is Life: A phenomenological approach for better understanding Native American views on nature; experienced mistreatments and acts of resistance at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Jasmin Ashkani; [2022-09-01]
    Keywords : Dakota Access Pipeline; Native American; postcolonial; nature; tribal sovereignty; resistance; hermeneutic phenomenology;

    Abstract : The build of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017 caused collective protests within Native American communities as the pipeline was threatening the Sioux Nation’s access to clean water. In addition to this, the company building the pipeline, Energy Transfer, was violating treaty rights, and ignoring environmental assessment risks and tribal concerns. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Behavioral Effects of Outsourcing in Film Project Management : A study of outsourcing to foreign productions in the film industry.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Kelly Jankowski; Lillian Miller; [2022]
    Keywords : Project Management; Film Industry; Foreign Outsourcing; Team Dynamics;

    Abstract : The aim of this research is to explore the behavioral aspects that are affected among mid-level and lower-level team members when outsourcing to foreign countries in the film industry in a project management context. More specifically, we delve into how team dynamics, communication, and trust are affected within project teams. READ MORE

  6. 5. Analytics adoption in manufacturing – benefits, challenges and enablers

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Innovation och produktrealisering

    Author : Junia Cupertino Ribeiro; [2022]
    Keywords : Analytics; Production; Performance monitoring; Industry 4.0;

    Abstract : Digitalisation is changing the manufacturing landscape with promises to enhance industrial competitiveness with new technologies and business approaches. Various data-driven applications, enabled by digital technologies, can support process monitoring, production quality control, smart planning, and optimisation by making relevant data available and accessible to different roles in production. READ MORE