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Translators and interpreters as adopters and agents of diffusion of planned lexical innovations: The francophone case

Benhamida, Laurel - 1989

membership. Schools, as a group, were not found to be functioning as active agents of diffusion. Language activity/affiliation of … implementing the planning of an international language by a national government, such as loyalty to regional sources of authority …

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Zur Problematik generationengerechten Verhaltens aus Sicht der Neuen Politischen ?konomik am Beispiel der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung

Dominick, Florian - 2008

In den letzten Jahren hat sich in Deutschland die gesellschaftspolitische Diskussion ?ber die Finanzierbarkeit der Sozialversicherungssysteme zunehmend versch?rft. Der Autor stellte sich in Hinblick auf die Finanzierungsprobleme f?r die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV) daher die...

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Für Gerechtigkeit unter Luftverschmutzern

Müller, Olaf L. - 2009

justice must be fully implemented already now, i.e., under the regime to succeed the Kyoto Protocol. First, the increase in …

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CORPORATE MULTICULTURALISM IN THE GLOBAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

Kaskel, Danielle - 2010

International aerospace corporations have recently witnessed a rapid growth in the pace of globalization. Increasing global sales, international acquisitions, and production outsourcing to other countries are activities that highlight the critical necessity of effectively conducting business...

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Income Inequality and Racial/Ethnic Infant Mortality in the United States

Jesmin, Syeda Sarah - 2008

The objective of this study was to examine if intra-racial income inequality contributes to higher infant mortality rates (IMRs) for African-Americans. The conceptual framework for this study is derived from Richard Wilkinson's psychosocial environment interpretation of the income inequality and...

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Fairly satisfied : economic equality, wealth and satisfaction

O'Connell, Michael F. - 2004

. It was hypothesised that a greater association might be found between satisfaction and equality of income distribution … rather than between satisfaction and size of income. The interrelationship between wealth (GDPpc), equality of income and … mean satisfaction for fifteen EU states was assessed over a four year period (1995-1998). Equality of income was …

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Developing Intercultural Skills for International Industries: The Role of Industry and Educators

Gannon, J. - 2010

This case study explores intercultural awareness and communication skills as part of the essential skills set of managers operating in today’s international hospitality and tourism industry. The movement of labour across the world, encouraged by push and pull factors in different economies...

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<<The>> impact of culture and language on the use of the internet

Kralisch, Anett - 2006

Diese Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss von Kultur und Sprache auf die Nutzung des Internets. Drei Hauptgebiete wurden … bearbeitet: (1) Der Einfluss von Kultur und Sprache auf Nutzerpräferenzen bezüglich der Darstellung von Informationen und Nutzung …) Der Einfluss von Sprache auf die Nutzerzufriedenheit und Sprache als Informationszugangsbarriere Daten aus Logfile …

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Anforderungsanalyse zur Mehrsprachigkeit eines Web-Content-Management-Systems

Volckmann, Jörn; Müller, Andreas; Schwickert, Axel C. - 2005

'Think global act local!' Ein bekannter Spruch, der im World Wide Web seine Gültigkeit nicht verloren hat. Im Zuge der zunehmenden Globalisierung wächst die Notwendigkeit für einen internationalen mehrsprachigen Web-Auftritt, der auf die jeweilige Zielgruppe lokalisiert zugeschnitten wird....

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Why readability formulas fail

Bruce, Bertram C.; Rubin, Andee; Starr, Kathleen S. - 1981

Being able to measure the readability of a text with a simple formula is an attractive prospect, and many groups have been using readability formulas in a variety of situations where estimates of text complexity are thought to be necessary. The most obvious and explicit use of readability...

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