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Languages Disenfranchisement in the European Union

Weber, Shlomo; Ginsburgh, Victor - 2004

We introduce the notion of language disenfranchisement which arises if the number of EU working languages is reduced. We use the data on language proficiency in EU and show that, in spite of the widespread knowledge of English, the retention of French and German as working languages in essential...

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Linguistic Distance : A Quantitative Measure of the Distance Between English and Other Languages

Miller, Paul W.; Chiswick, Barry R. - 2004

This paper develops a scalar or quantitative measure of the ?distance? between English and a myriad of other (non-native American) languages. This measure is based on the difficulty Americans have learning other languages. The linguistic distance measure is then used in an analysis of the...

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Negative and positive assimilation, skill transferability, and linguistic distance

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - 2011

There are two complementary models of immigrants' economic and social adjustment - the positive assimilation model of Chiswick (1978, 1979), and the negative assimilation model of Chiswick and Miller (2011). The negative assimilation model is applicable for immigrants from countries that are...

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Communication science: An integral part of business and business studies?

Hinner, Michael B. - 2002

Communication is at the center of any business transaction. Unfortunately until recently, communication has rarely been assigned its proper relevance in traditional business studies at German universities. This paper attempts to demonstrate why communication science can and should be an integral...

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Intercultural communication in business ventures illustrated by two case studies

Hinner, Michael B.; Rülke, Tessa - 2002

ventures fail not for a want of superior products and/or services, but due to a lack of intercultural competence. Disregarding … und / oder Dienstleistungen gewünscht werden, sondern aufgrund eines Mangels an interkultureller Kompetenz. Ein …

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Kulturell bedingtes Investorenverhalten: Ausgewählte Probleme des Kommunikations- und Informationsprozesses der Investor relations

Enke, Margit; Reimann, Martin - 2003

Global agierende Publikumsgesellschaften werden zunehmend mit dem spezifischen Verhalten einer kulturell diversen Investorenöffentlichkeit konfrontiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden in vorliegender Publikation entsprechende Hypothesen in Bezug auf ausgewählte kulturell bedingte Probleme an...

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Intrapreneurship in der beruflichen Erstausbildung: Versuch einer begrifflichen Klärung und Operationalisierung

Ebner, Markus L.; Korunka, Christian; Frank, Hermann; … - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 22 (2008) 3, pp. 291-311

achievement, social competence, training-specific 'jobability', training- specific autonomous activity. The results show a clear …

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Fit and complementarity: cognitive distance and combined competence as predictors of co-operative R&D projects' outcomes in Europe

Zibell, Laurent; Allen, Peter M. - 2009

This article considers cognitive distance and combined competence as predictors of concrete outcomes in co … projects managers in partnering organisations, addressing technical and scientific competence, R&D management competence and … competence being developed appear to be better predictors of concrete project outcomes than geographic distance, differences in …

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Key competences in Europe: Opening doors for lifelong learners across the school curriculum and teacher education

Gordon, Jean; Halasz, Gabor; Krawczyk, Magdalena; Leney, Tom - 2009

[...] The aim of the study is to provide a comparative overview of policy and practice concerning the development and implementation of key competences in the education systems of the 27 Member States of the European Union. In particular, the study assesses the implementation of the 8 key...

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The governor's dilemma: Competence versus control in indirect governance

Abbott, Kenneth W.; Genschel, Philipp; Snidal, Duncan; … - 2018

principals. The "governor's dilemma" results from the tradeoff between agent competence and principal control. Competent agents … impedes agent competence by constraining the development and exercise of agent capabilities. If a principal emphasizes control …, it limits agent competence and risks policy failure; if it emphasizes competence, it provides opportunistic agents …

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