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  1. 1. How China and Nordic countries conceptualise Corporate Social Responsibility : – A study of senior decision-makers’ statements within the banking sector

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Johanna Fagerström; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainability report; sustainable banking; Chinese banks; Nordic banks; sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Global Reporting Initiative GRI ; green finance; senior decision-maker; tone at the top; Chinese harmony; 13th Five-Year Plan;

    Abstract : The “statement” from senior decision-maker is a section in the sustainability           report, where the most “senior decision-maker” of the institution (such as CEO,            chairman, or equivalent senior position) gives the personal view about the           relevance of sustainability to the ​institution and its strategy for addressing           sustainability. Such a statement is one medium used by company leaders to            communicate their attitudes and values to stakeholders in sustainability reports. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘’We are the Floating Ones, you know.’’ Male Migrant Workers and Family Transformation in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Roos van der Meijden; [2018]
    Keywords : rural-to-urban migration; family dynamics; masculinity; male migrant construction workers; low-status; manhood; compromises; patriarchal elements.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores whether and how rural-to-urban migration alters the Chinese migrant family in the case of divided rural households of 10 male migrant workers. The study relied on in-depth semi-structured interviews with married men, who are fathers, husbands and sons, and who are currently working on construction sites in Beijing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Media Gatekeeping with Chinese Characteristics: An Analysis of the Chinese Government’s Role in English-Language State-Owned News Organizations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Marc Kaplan; [2018]
    Keywords : Bhutan; China; CCP; Gatekeeping Theory; Harmony; India; Media; News; Sentiment; Unity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis strives to explore the relationship between Chinese news media publications and their Government overseers through the usage of both a quantitative and qualitative methodology. The research goal is to input collected data through a sentiment analysis technique to find variations within as well as between the news media apparati. READ MORE

  5. 4. Linguistic Landscaping in Singapore: The Local Linguistic Ecology and the Roles of English

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Hoa Tang; [2016]
    Keywords : linguistic landscape; the ecology of language; language ecology; linguistic dominance; niches; multilingual ism ; English imperialism; diffusion-of-English paradigm; language shift; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The present thesis, adopting the ecology of language as its conceptual orientation as well as employing linguistic landscape as its methodological tool to collect and analyze data, firstly aims at investigating (1) how the four official languages of Singapore namely Malay, (Mandarin) Chinese, Tamil, and English have been deployed on signs by three different social actors, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 5. Expatriate management of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises : Influence of informal institutional environment on expatriate effectiveness with the case of Chinese MNEs

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Xianglin Kong; Jingjing Wu; [2016]
    Keywords : IHRM; Expatriate Management; Emerging MNEs; China; Institutional Factors; Expatriate Effectiveness;

    Abstract : In face of the rapid globalization, more and more emerging market MNEs (EMNEs) are assigning expatriates to establish and manage overseas tasks in order to gain the competitive advantages in global markets. Consequently, the issue of expatriate management within the context of EMNEs has become an important concern in the field of IHRM. READ MORE