In this paper we study the situation of scholarly communication in Economics and Business Studies in Germany. We combine findings from an online survey, focus group interviews and a panel discussion. Some of the results of the survey are that economists at German universities and research...

Our study explored the effects of rank information on university students by conducting a field experiment using sequential interventions of rank information feedback. The students reacted to the rank information only after receiving a grade evaluation. We found that the effect of rank...

How to give feedback in learning environments is a widely discussed topic. I design a field experiment to understand whether the ordering of feedback elements matters for motivation and performance. In random order, university students get one positive and one negative feedback element on their...

American governors acquire enhanced regulatory and decision-making powers for economic development, the prevalence of statewide business scorecards and other factors are prompting voters to make these politicians and their agents responsible for the financial well-being of their states....

The International Conference Education and Creativity for a Knowledge based Society – Social and Political Scinces, Communication, Foreign Languages and Public Relations

The concept of communication is very hard to define, its complexity spawning controversy and interpretation. Only by taking a very close look at the phenomenon may we be able to unravel its real meanings. Thus, this paper wishes to address the aforementioned goal through: analysis of current...

This paper examines what business competencies a learner of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) can develop while developing communicative competence in English. The analysis is focused on the business competencies undergraduate students at the Administration Faculty of Universidad Michoacana de...

Objective – The importance of teacher attitudes and their influence on teacher behaviour and the learning process has been recognised by a number of teacher educators and educational researchers (Breen 1991, Burns 1990, Clark & Yingcr 1979, Garcia & Reynolds 1977, Dunkin & Biddle 1974, Gayle...

Communication courses in most institutions are seen as basic courses. Fundamental principles, core competencies and context-based activities mostly constitute part of introductory or core courses in communication across professional degree colleges in India. Most educators aspire to develop a...

Business Communication Skills is a text book published in 2013 by Maria Esther Rodriguez Gil and Daniela Cecic as authors. The book was envisioned to be used in Business related subjects and as a self- study book. The book offers 6 chapters about Business English: application forms, e-mails,...