Essays about: "sample foreign studies"

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1. 6. Chinese FDI and its effect on trade for the five African countries Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Lagging; [2021]
   Keywords : FDI; Imports; Exports; Chinese FDI in Africa; Chinese FDI affecting imports and exports in Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the effect of Chinese Foreign direct investment (FDI) on exports and imports for the five African countries: Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe using the gravitational model. The gravitational model will analyze how both inward FDI investments and Chinese investments impact import and export by using a sample of 166 partner countries over the period 2003-2012. READ MORE

3. 7. ESL: Gender and Confidence : A Study Into Affective Factors Connected to Communication Competence in English Among Swedish Adults

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Katarina Fällmark; [2021]
   Keywords : affective factors; adults; confidence; native English speaker; second language learning;

   Abstract : This paper is a study in the linguistic field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), with some overlap in the relation of language and gender. Focus is placed on adults' experiences and feelings towards using their learned language in different scenarios and whether there are any substantial differences related to the sex of the learner. READ MORE

4. 8. Predicting financial distress using financial and non-financial indicators: Evidence from Chinese listed manufacturing companies

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Hanzhe Zhao; Chenjia Tao; [2021]
   Keywords : Financial distress prediction; Financial and non-financial indicators; Logistic regression; Listed manufacturing companies; ST and *ST;

   Abstract : This paper investigates empirically the utility of combining non-financial indicators to financial models with only financial indicators to explain the company financial distress in the Chinese manufacturing industry using a sample of 614 company-year observations of listed companies during the period 2010-2020. This paper develops financial distress prediction models for Chinese listed manufacturing companies. READ MORE

5. 9. A study on the influence of cultural differences on the behavior of software engineers/managers between Chinese and Scandinavians.

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   Author : Tianran Wang; Shengjie Wang; [2019]
   Keywords : Software engineering; Cultural Differences; Behavioral Differences; Scandinavians; Chinese;

   Abstract : Abstract Background: In the context of increasing globalization, more and more software engineers/managers work in foreign companies, and they are exposed to the culture of different countries. According to Hofstede's five cultural dimensions, culture can be divided into Individualism and Collectivism, Power Distance, Masculinity, Uncertainty avoidance, and Long-term orientation and short-term orientation. READ MORE

6. 10. Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Newly Arrived Students: Challenges and Opportunities

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

   Author : Oscar Szántó; [2018]
   Keywords : refugee students; immigrant students; newly arrived students;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to find out what a sample selection of teachers in Malmö and Lund, Sweden, perceived to be the most common strengths and challenges of newly arrived students when learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The study was conducted as there have been very few studies so far in Sweden on this particular subject, as well as an influx of newly arrived students in the recent years. READ MORE