Essays about: "schemata"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word schemata.

1. 1. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

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

   Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
   Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

3. 2. Beer Festival and Place Identity : An Analysis of Munich Oktoberfest And Qingdao International Beer Festival

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Rucheng Wang; [2022]
   Keywords : beer festivals; place identity; uniqueness; authenticity; liminality; Heimat ; nostalgia; globalisation; modernisation;

   Abstract : As microcosms of German and Chinese societies, Munich Oktoberfest and Qingdao International Beer Festival are important manifestations of local culture. This study intends to answer the following question: to which extent are beer festivals in Germany and China related to local history and the local sense of place? A historical overview of the beer festivals in Munich and Qingdao is provided, as well as an analysis of how people seeking a sense of belonging creatively combine cognitive schemata of modernity with local cultural systems on a symbolic level. READ MORE

4. 3. The Danish Labor Movement’s Mobilization on Twitter during the Collective Bargaining in 2018

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Asger Nim; [2019]
   Keywords : collective action; connective action; TU communication; labor movement; semantic network analysis; twitter; framing; collective action frames; social network analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the Danish labor movement’s use of Twitter during the collective bargaining in spring 2018 from a mobilisation perspective. This is done to investigate 1) the form of contentious politics practiced by the Danish labor movement, and 2) the role of trade unions in the Danish labor movement. READ MORE

5. 4. The First Time Assurance on Sustainability Reports and Risk Premiums

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Nawras Akkam; Bih Norberter Andusa Ambele; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Assurance; Cost of Equity; Reporting; Risk; Environment; Sweden.;

   Abstract : The economic utility of sustainability has been a recent domain under scrutiny by several academicians. More specifically, researchers have investigated the positive effects of sustainability reporting on firms from different angles. READ MORE

6. 5. Professional and Non-Professional Written Travel Texts – Do They Have Common Features? : A Comparative Investigation on Travel Texts on Trysil, Norway

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Stina Ericsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Genre Analysis; News texts; Travel texts; News schemata; Macrorules; Comparison;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate possible distinctions between professional and non-professional written travel texts all treating the same destination: the Norwegian ski resort Trysil. The study will investigate to what extent the different texts correlate with the genre of travel texts, as the travel texts are treated as personal narratives, and how they conform to a given structure for narratives and with guidelines for professional writers. READ MORE