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Wong, Lung-fai, and 黃龍輝. "Using ICT in distance learning to reduce the cultural distance." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29612743.

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Lundborg, Jona, and Iman Nouri. "Cultural Distance and International Acquisition Performance." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9429.

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<p>Based on Hofstede's findings, this study breaks down Kogut and Singh's index of cultural distance, examining implications for acquisition performance of each individual dimension. Hypotheses are formulated, and based on deal data covering 488 acquisitions with American companies as acquirers, tested through linear regression. We find support for a positive relationship between cultural distance of power distance and performance, and an inverse relationship between cultural distance of masculinity and performance. Significant results are not obtained for the remaining dimensions.</p>

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Söderström, Jannice. "Cultural Distance : An Assessment of Cultural Effects on Trade Flows." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1339.

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<p>This thesis will investigate trade patterns among 77 selected countries and how these pat-terns may be affected by cultural attributes such as similarities in culture, institutions, common border, language, and such cultural characteristics. A cultural- and institutional distance measure will be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem to assess the various cultural and institutional differences among countries. In more economic terms, a Euclid-ian space between the countries’ scores on each cultural and institutional index is calculated into one measure.</p><p>By the use of the gravity mod

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Meyer, Christian. "Leadership Influence & Distance Energizing an Organization across Geographical and Ethnic-Cultural Distance /." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01652494002/$FILE/01652494002.pdf.

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Pereira, Tânia Sofia Gonçalves. "Influência da cultura chinesa na instalação de empresas no mercado chinês." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/10526.

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Mestrado em Marketing<br>Numa época em que a globalização avança a largos passos e vários investigadores consideram que as práticas de gestão e produtos tendem para uma uniformização nos mais diversos países, as culturas nacionais continuam a colocar um travão a este fenómeno. Cada cultura contínua a marcar fortemente a sua identidade, causando um dos possíveis principais problemas de gestão a uma organização que pretenda iniciar um processo de expansão internacional. O investimento de empresas portuguesas na China tem sofrido um aumento substancial nos últimos anos. Desta forma é relevante es

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Lee, Sara Isabel. "Power Distance in Mormon Culture." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4413.

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Religion consists of humanity's beliefs, cultural systems, and worldviews of existence (Geertz, 1973). Its function is not merely a system of symbols that people act according to, but also the establishment of powerful, pervasive motivations in the society. This study intends to analyze the connection of religion and culture by using one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, power distance (the extent of how power is accepted and expected to be distributed in the society). In this analysis, the researcher investigated the PDI (Power Distance Index) within the Utah Mormon culture. Researcher also

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Tikhonova, Olesya. "Barriers to internationalization of SMEs in emerging markets : The impact of cultural constraints on the market entry choice of Swedish SMEs in Russia." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-16387.

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Internationalization is important for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since it is a way to survive and to grow. Emerging markets have enormous latent possibilities for SMEs but behind the possibilities there are potential risks linked to political and institutional factors, uncertain economic and market conditions, and unknown business environments. National culture is one of the factors that create distance between home and host countries. In this paper, the author intends to examine the importance of cultural distance in the internationalization process and the relationship betwee

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Marcum, Jared. "Language Proficiency and Cultural Intelligence in Distance English-Language Learning." DigitalCommons@USU, 2017. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6691.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the viability of an international distance English-language program in the development of language and cultural proficiency. Students participated in tests at the beginning and at the end of the course to determine how well they developed both language and cultural proficiencies. The measures included (a) the computer-administered Oral Proficiency Interview (OPIc) from theAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), (b) ACTFL-aligned assessments of reading, listening, grammar, and vocabulary skills, and (c) the Cultural Intelligence Sca

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Chiba, Manoj Dayal. "Are national and organisational cultures isomorphic? HQ-subsidiary relations." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29463.

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Cultural differences between countries are widely acknowledged, and these differences manifest in HQ-subsidiary relations of MNCs. Central to the strategies that MNCs implement outside their home countries is the understanding of the dynamic nature of culture. While studies exist on the HQ-subsidiary relations these studies fall short in understanding the impact on individuals employed by MNCs. Thus, understanding if common differences between MNCs from different countries exist and how these manifest at the individual level may provide valuable insight into the nature of culture. 404 response

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Jia, Xiao. "Three essays on empirical corporate finance." Thesis, Cergy-Pontoise, Ecole supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019ESEC0004.

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Le dénominateur commun des trois chapitres de cette thèse est la décision d’internationalisation des entreprises et des fonds de capital-investissement. J'explore de quelle façon les motivations de transfert de technologie, la distance culturelle et la gouvernance des entreprises affectent le choix et la performance de ces investissements internationaux. Les questions de recherche que je traite sont les suivantes : le transfert de technologie est-il un déterminant important de la décision de s’engager dans des opérations de fusions-acquisitions internationales ? Comment les acquéreurs dans les

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Sivasubramaniam, Diane Psychology Faculty of Science UNSW. "Trust and power-distance: cross-cultural issues in juvenile justice conferencing." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Psychology, 2005. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/23404.

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Conferencing is a Restorative Justice practice operating in juvenile justice systems in Australia. Some conferences are convened by police, despite research demonstrating that ethnic minority youth often view police as biased or untrustworthy. Justice research in evaluative legal procedures indicates that perceived third party bias and outcomes delivered by a third party affect fairness judgments. Many disputants regard conferences as more fair than court. However, psychological mechanisms underlying fairness judgments in conferences, where offenders participate in outcome decisions, have not

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Habteab, Biniam Gebremichael, and STEVE ASARE ODURO. "Cross-cultural adjustment of inpatriates : Indian inpatriates in Sandvik." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-18222.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of cultural distance in cross-cultural adjustment of inpatriates. Furthermore, it investigates the role of organizational and social support in cross-cultural adjustment. Method In order to achieve the purpose of this study a qualitative method of data gathering was chosen. A case study was conducted in Sandvik Sweden in Gävle, and personal interviews were done with the Indian inpatriates and other representatives involved in international assignment. Findings The cultural distance between Sweden and Indian directly affect the

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Konara, Palitha, and Alexander Mohr. "Why we should stop using the Kogut-Singh-Index." Springer, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11575-019-00378-7.

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The Kogut and Singh (1988) index is the most widely used construct to measure cultural distance in international business and management research. We show that this index is incorrectly specified and captures the squared cultural distance. This inaccuracy is problematic because it means that the empirical findings on the effects of cultural distance presented in different strands of international business research are likely to be misleading. We specify the correct form of the distance measure based on the Euclidean distance formula and demonstrate the implications of using the incorrectly spe

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Ambos, Björn, Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, and Phillip C. Nell. "Conceptualizing and Measuring Distance in International Business Research: Recurring Questions and Best Practice Guidelines." Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41267-018-0182-4.

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Distance is a central concept in international business research, yet there is debate about the construct as well as its operationalization. In this editorial, we address three of the most important recurring questions posed by authors, editors, and reviewers by examining the theory, methods, and data of distance research. We discuss (1) how to theorize on distance, and (2) what method and (3) what data to use when constructing a distance index. We develop practical recommendations grounded in theory, illustrating and supporting them by calculating cross-country distance indices for all availa

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Norell, Bergendahl Anna. "Cultural Distance and Foreign Direct Investment : Does it Matter for Swedish Firms?" Thesis, KTH, Entreprenörskap och Innovation, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-168657.

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This thesis employs a random effects panel estimator to assess the relationship between Swedish outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock and cultural distance for a panel of 75 countries covering the period 1998–2012. Cultural distance, operationalized by differences in Schwartz cultural orientations and gender equality, adds to the liability of foreignness and is hypothesized to have a negative impact on outward FDI stock. The theoretical underpinning for the hypothesis is based on a gravity model adapted to FDI, which shows that distance between countries reduces the amount of FDI that

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Ogle, David Hadlow. "The value of distance : art's cultural identity amidst technology's transformations of space." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2018. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3026646/.

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This study explores technology's propensity to transform our comprehensions of space, considering the implications of this for our understandings of the work of art and the value that we ascribe to it. With our encounters increasingly a by-product of technological interface, the central question of this work is posed as follows: In what ways (and to what degree) may we regard the contemporary conditions facing the art object (and the values that these elicit) as a consequence of our prevailing technological landscape and its capacity to re-configure our conceptions of space and place? In confr

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Xu, Albert. "Investigating the Effects of Cultural Distance on the Gravity Model of Trade." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1568.

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The gravity model of trade is the workhorse model for international trade. In its most basic form, it stipulates that bilateral trade flow between two countries is proportional to the countries’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the distance between them. According to the gravity model, the elasticity of trade flows to distance, or the “distance effect,” has increased since the early 1970s, a confounding empirical result known as the “distance puzzle.” This paper investigates the distance effect more closely by decomposing it. More specifically, it aims to isolate the effects from culture, cons

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Ladum, Ariel Mitchell. "Cultural Distance, Acculturative Stress, Social Support, and Psychological Adaptation of International Students." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6346.

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International students experience stress and adaptation difficulties as they study in a new culture. This study examined how cultural distance, acculturative stress, and social support interacted to influence positive and negative emotional responses among international students in the northern part of Cyprus. Acculturation models and the stress-buffering hypothesis served as theoretical frameworks. The 2 research questions involved understanding whether international students experienced more negative emotional responses compared to students from the home culture and whether social support mo

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Morawski, Longino. "Cultural distance and organizational culture in the context of transnational companies in the startup phase in Brazil." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018AIXM0112.

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Cette étude de doctorat est le fruit de l’union entre la pratique réussie en tant que cadre supérieur, qui s’est déroulée successivement durant plus de 15 ans dans différentes compagnies multinationales, et la source théorique de recommandations des meilleures pratiques des sciences de l’information, de la communication, de l’administration, et des maîtres à penser dans les divers domaines de connaissances en relation avec le sujet. Elle aborde de manière incisive les piliers de soutien, ainsi que les points critiques de succès et d’échecs dans l’implémentation des entreprises au

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Nguyen, Tram, and Özden Aylin Cakanlar. "The influence of culture on impulse buying : A cross-cultural study on impulse buying." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-53485.

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Background: Impulse buying is increasingly grown and it creates up to 80% of all purchases in certain low involvement product categories. In Sweden, a Swede can spend 20000SEK a year for impulse shopping in average. On the other hand, impulse buying is calculated to be strongly grown in the emerging markets such as Vietnam and Turkey. Due to the steady economic growth of 7% every year in Vietnam, it leads to a higher demand in shopping of the consumers. Similarly, Turkey’s economy is considered as one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and consequently leads to the increase of impulse

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Ekroos, Emma, and Camilla Sjöberg. "The effect of management's perception of psychic distance on organizational performance in a foreign market." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-17851.

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Globalization and global markets are dominating in the today’s business arena. Companies are more often than not required to internationalize and operate in global markets instead of just competing within national borders. Due to the high level of globalization, psychic distance between nations and countries is argued to have decreased significantly. However, underlying national and business culture differences still very much exist and companies must be aware of and take the differences into account in their international operations. For decades cross-cultural science has been guided by Hofst

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Gullekson, Nicole L. "Cultural Distance, Perception of Emotional Display Rules, and Their Influence on Sojourner Adjustment." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1186409258.

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Singh, Ajay Sarangdevot. "Cultural Worldview, Psychological Distance, and Americans’ Support for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Policy." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1420799123.

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Nunes, Filipa Moreira. "Investimentos portugueses no Brasil: o caso das pequenas e médias empresas." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5038.

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Dissertação de Mestrado em Relações Internacionais - Especialização em Internacionalização da Empresa<br>Este estudo pretende contribuir para a análise do fenómeno crescente da internacionalização das Pequenas e Médias Empresas (PME) a nível global e, em especial, em Portugal. Assim, focamo-nos na análise dos investimentos realizados pelas PME portuguesas no Brasil entre 1996 e 2001 à luz dos quadros teóricos existentes do Investimento Directo Estrangeiro (IDE). Os estudos disponíveis até à data centram-se, essencialmente, nas grandes empresas portuguesas que escolheram o Brasil como destino

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Creed, Charlotte. "Towards a framework for addressing diverse learners in international, English-medium, print-centred DE : a Zimbabwean case study." Thesis, Open University, 1998. http://oro.open.ac.uk/54851/.

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This study examines an increasingly common distance learning context: where tertiary level and English-medium DE courses are produced, tutored and examined in one country but studied by learners in other countries and who have English as an additional language. Empirical work is drawn from a case-study of agricultural extension officers in disparate parts of Zimbabwe undertaking a professional development course which is produced and mainly tutored in the distant UK. This long-distance cross-cultural writing relationship between academics and students serves as a basis for the examination of d

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Guy, Richard, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au wildol@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "DISTANCE, DIALOGUE AND DIFFERENCE A Postpositivist Approach to Understanding Distance Education in Papua New Guinea." Deakin University. School of Education, 1994. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20041209.093035.

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This study focuses on the experiences of a group of educators engaged in a professional development program by distance education in Papua New Guinea. The participants in this study have been keeping professional journals, for periods of up to three years, about their experiences of distance education. Their discourses have been used to form a connected group of research participants, who use an action framework to focus on problematic issues surrounding distance education in Papua New Guinea. It is a piece of research, framed by critical theory, and characterised by participation, collabora

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Van, den Houten Gerardus Jan. "Relationship Bonding, Trust and Cultural Distance in Strategic International Public-Private Partnerships in Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67299.

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Strategic international public-private partnerships (SIPPPs) involve private multinational and public domestic sector parties. SIPPPs are a more complex but less studied form of international strategic alliance (ISA) and increasingly important in the development of emerging economies. A growing body of ISA research has suggested the importance of cultural differences in the often-reported failure of such cross-cultural relationships, but their exact nature remains unknown. This study examines the effects of both national and organisational cultural value systems on trust-building in SIPPPs. It

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Pinnaka, Sumanth. "Negative Attitude Towards AI and Its Relationship with the Cultural Dimension of Power Distance." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-420372.

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Earlier studies have focused on the relationship between negative attitudes towards AI and collective culture of the country (country of origin). These differences may be because of sizeable differences in the power distance index (PDI) on the population level between different countries. We investigated the relationship between power distance index (PDI) of individuals; and their attitudes towards AI through a survey of participants from two countries, India and Sweden, where there are large differences in PDI on the population level. Results of the correlation test showed that power distance

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DeJong, Dale Alan. "The Path of Least Resistance: An Advanced Index Alternative to the Cultural Distance Index for Measuring International Expansion." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3483.

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In response to a call for more advanced and more inclusive models for measuring difficulty of international expansion, the resistance index (RI) was created and is advanced in this paper. The RI includes several factors that contribute (detract) to the success (failure) of firms regarding cross border expansion. The RI features variables that represent country specific advantages (CSA), firm specific advantages (FSA), and government specific advantages (GSA). These three areas are represented by a diverse set of data obtained from such widely recognized agencies as the World Bank and Thomson R

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Hartvigson, Johannes, and Rayan Hourani. "Swedish Companies in Saudi Arabia : The Struggle to Maintain Corporate Culture." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, EMM (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-9302.

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<p>Saudi Arabia is increasingly becoming one of the most attractive areas in the world for foreign investors. At the same time the country has a major influence on the economy in the Middle-East. However there exist reasons for why companies previously have been reluctant to enter this market, these reasons have mainly been related to political turbulence, foreign traditions and culture. In recent years some research has been dedicated to this area however there is still more to investigate.</p><p>The purpose of this thesis has thereby been to identify what problems Swedish companies have enco

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Torsein, Ellinor. "International business negotiations - cultural distance and adaption : Swedish businessmen negotiating with Norwegian and Spanish counterparts /." Göteborg : BAS, University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/22296.

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Lear, Joseph M. "Crafting a cross-cultural college course in marriage counseling for pastoral training through distance education." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p036-0384.

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Decker, Jacob Curt. "Relationship between Cultural Distance and Entry Mode by Western European Multinational Enterprises into Eastern Asia." Thesis, Grand Canyon University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13812736.

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<p>This study investigates if and to what extent there is a statistically significant predictive relationship between cultural distance, and its subfactors (power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism/collectivism, and masculinity/femininity), and entry mode by Western Europe MNE into Eastern Asia. Using transaction cost economic theory, the quantitative study with a predictive correlational design was conducted on 490 cross-border mergers and acquisitions by MNE from seven Western European countries entering five Eastern Asian countries from 2005 to 2015. Data for the entry mode crit

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Grubb, Henry Jefferson. "Intellectual assessment and prediction: an analysis of cultural involvement based on the culutrual-distance hypothesis." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52294.

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This paper explores socio-cultural factors which lead to group performance differences on IQ tests and learning tasks in an attempt to determine empirically if the Cultural-Distance Approach hypothesis is useful in accounting for these differences. The Cultural-Distance Approach, briefly stated, suggests that a sub-culture's distance from the major culture on which questions of a test are based and validated will determine that sub-culture's sub-score pattern. Results of the present study indicate that although Blacks and Whites perform similarly on-learning tasks, they perform differently on

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Puck, Jonas, Markus K. Hödl, Igor Filatotchev, Hans-Georg Wolff, and Benjamin Bader. "Ownership mode, cultural distance, and the extent of parent firms strategic control over subsidiaries in the PRC." Springer, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10490-016-9471-2.

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Previous studies often associated a specific type of ownership mode with the extent of control a parent firm may have over (strategic) decision-making in a foreign subsidiary, suggesting that parent firms should have higher control over wholly-owned subsidiaries (WoS) than international joint ventures (IJVs). Building on principal agent theory, we argue that in the Chinese context higher ownership levels do not necessarily have a positive effect on the extent of control over the foreign subsidiary. We further argue that cultural distance between the parent firm and the subsidiary modera

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Tinggren, Maja, Shuang Wang, and Loza Wanna. "Illusion of symmetry between institutional contexts : A thesis of how asymmetry in managers perception on cultural and institutional distance affect the extent of firms’ adaptation to a different institutional context." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-36688.

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Internationalization of firms has been an on-going process for many years, however, over the recent years, there has been radical changes in the business world, which has created a more competitive business environment for firms. This change in the business environment has not been an easy process nor is it anticipated to get any easier. International firms entering new markets are faced with different challenges, which could be embedded in the behaviour specific to the people living in these countries. Cultural distance is defined as complex and intangible and measured only at a single point

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Karatas, Esra. "The Role Of Cultural Route Planning In Cultural Heritage Conservation The Case Of Central Lycia." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613825/index.pdf.

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The main subject of the thesis is planning &ldquo<br>cultural routes&rdquo<br>as a method for conservation of cultural and natural heritage areas at regional scale. Defining a framework of conceptual principles which should be considered in spatial planning of cultural routes and regional networks constitutes the major aim of the thesis. Within the scope of the study, a new developing concept recently, cultural routes are discussed as a tool for sustaining historic and local values of rural and archaeological landscapes. In this respect, the study is structured in two main parts. Firstly, conc

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Gomootsukhavadee, Methavee, and Cruz José de Jesús Tavera. "Guidelines to Overcome Cultural Barriers by Coping with the Power Distance for the Successful Project Implementation in China." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-39377.

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Some authors have identified different cultural dimensions that could be used to classify people from different cultures in terms of values, believes, and behaviors which are defined by the environment where they are brought up. Among these dimensions, power distance is hi-lighted in this research in order to identify how the relationships of power among individuals would be a cause of cultural barriers that could ultimately prevent managers from the successful accomplishment of objectives. In the field of project management is during the project implementation when the interaction among stake

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Yi, Tong-jin. "The effects of managers' cultural distance, ethnocentrism, and quality-of-life (QOL) orientation on program standardization." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38049.

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Lee, Dong-Jin. "The effects of managers' cultural distance, ethnocentrism, and quality-of-life (QOL) orientation on program standardization /." This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-152058/.

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Mahfud, Yara. "Distance culturelle, multiculturalisme et préjugés à l’égard des immigrés." Thesis, Paris 10, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PA100101/document.

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Dans cette thèse, nous étudions le lien entre la distance culturelle perçue entre les immigrés et le groupe majoritaire français d’une part et les préjugés d’autre part, en examinant le point de vue des Français. Plusieurs facteurs peuvent influencer ce lien : l’adhésion au multiculturalisme par rapport à d’autres modèles d’intégration, la perception de ce modèle comme étant une menace à l’identité nationale ou encore la présentation du multiculturalisme en des termes abstraits (renvoyant à ses objectifs) ou concrets (renvoyant à sa mise en place dans un contexte national). Les résultats montr

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Walabe, Eman. "E-Learning Delivery in Saudi Arabian Universities." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/40064.

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The purpose of this qualitative thesis research was to explore the state of distance education in Saudi universities. The research focused on teaching and learning from the perspectives of the universities’ instructors as well as expert designers from the Ministry of Education working in distance education. By using a multiple case studies approach, this study aimed to understand the opportunities and challenges faced in the development of online learning environments at Saudi universities from an ethical and cultural perspectives. Data collection methods consisted of 28 in-depth, one-on-one i

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CAI, XINGYU, and YONGLIANG LI. "Determinants of foreign direct investment choice in Chinese Automotive industry : How Swedish firms invest in Chinese market?" Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-179672.

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Since China entered WTO, the multinational corporations (MNC) increased the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Chinese market because China is famous for its huge market volume and low labor cost. However, the knowledge of Chinese market is still limited. This paper analyses the determinants of automotive MNC's FDI choice made in Chinese market based on the study of Chinese FDI environment and the investment behavior of Swedish firms. The determinants are tested through three variables: industry development, cultural distance and the government policy. In this thesis, data related to FDI in au

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Engström, Adam, and Frida Milemo. "A Swedish perspective on business relationships with Chinese companies : - A study of challenges with a geographical distance." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-34370.

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As more Swedish companies are turning towards China, a common challenge when establishing sustainable business relationships with Chinese companies is the requirement to spend a lot of time locally, as the Chinese business culture usually focuses on building a personal relationship before the business relationship. This study will focus on the Swedish perspective on how to cope with these challenges from a geographical distance, as the authors seek to facilitate Swedish business in China. Through a qualitative research by interviewing eight Swedish managers, the authors found that there are di

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Olsson, Emelie. "Från sköna gummor till snygga brudar : En komparativ analys av Liv Strömquists Prins Charles känsla och dess franska översättning." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kultur och lärande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-27050.

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The translation of culture-specific words and expressions as well as how to fully transmit the semantics and pragmatics of a text when translating are two things that often poses problems and challenges for translators. The strategies among which one can choose are many and the translation is more or less bound to lose something along the way. In this present essay, the Swedish comic album Prins Charles känsla (2010) by Liv Strömquist and its French translation Les sentiments du Prince Charles (2012) have been studied. With the help of existing translation strategies, what is examined is ini

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Anderson, Laura Challman. "Information sharing in distance collaboration: A software engineering perspective." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2016. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92454/1/Laura%20Challman_Anderson_Thesis.pdf.

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Information sharing in distance collaboration: A software engineering perspective, QueenslandFactors in software engineering workgroups such as geographical dispersion and background discipline can be conceptually characterized as "distances", and they are obstructive to team collaboration and information sharing. This thesis focuses on information sharing across multidimensional distances and develops an information sharing distance model, with six core dimensions: geography, time zone, organization, multi-discipline, heterogeneous roles, and varying project tenure. The research suggests that

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Hosseini-Kaladjahi, Hassan. "Iranians in Sweden : economic, cultural and social integration." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 1997. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-47395.

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This study explores three dimensions in the integration of Iranian immigrants in Sweden: economic, cultural and social. To test the generalisability of the ideas presented, and to place them in a wider framework the integration of Iranians has been compared with those of three other minorities: Chileans, Poles, and Finns. Data used in the statistical analyses have been obtained from the Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic relations (CEIFO). Economic integration of an immigrant group in a new society has been defined as its economic equality with the host population. The f

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Sjödin, Tina, and Josefin Jonasson. "Maktdistans och ledarskap ombord : En kvalitativ studie om fartygsbefälens upplevelser av den maktdistans som råder ombord." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Sjöfartshögskolan (SJÖ), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-36779.

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Att arbeta ombord på fartyg innebär ofta att man måste leva och samarbeta med människor från andra länder som har en annan kultur och andra värderingar. Med en besättning där flera kulturer finns närvarande kan detta påverka arbetet såväl som det sociala umgänget ombord. Svenska fartygsbefäl som jobbar med filippinskt manskap har upplevt denna interaktion. I denna studie undersöktes fartygsbefälens upplevelse om den maktdistans som finns mellan dem själva och det svenska respektive filippinska manskapet och hur denna distans påverkar livet ombord. Studien genomfördes med personliga intervjuer

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Ahmed, Javed, and Abdullah Al Mamun Khan. "Influence of National culture on internal communication process. A study on universities in Bangladesh & Sweden." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-24709.

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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how national culture influence internal communication of university. Methodology: A qualitative approach was chosen to conduct this research. Semi structured interview were taken. Interviews were taken by face to face, skype and phone call. Ethical approach was considered while interpreting the data. Findings: Our study showed that high power distance has negative impact on internal communication. We found that high power distance creates block between supervisors and subordinates to share information. Thus it creates barriers for effective com

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Frank, Jonas [Verfasser], and Benjamin [Akademischer Betreuer] Jung. "The trade effects of cultural distance and economic sanctions : a structural gravity approach / Jonas Frank ; Betreuer: Benjamin Jung." Hohenheim : Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1171307594/34.

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