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Jiang, Jian. "Modeling of complex network, application to road and cultural networks". Phd thesis, Université du Maine, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00691129.
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Many complex systems arising from nature and human society can be described as complex networks. In this dissertation, on the basis of complex network theory, we pay attention to the topological structure of complex network and the dynamics on it. We established models to investigate the influences of the structure on the dynamics of networks and to shed light on some peculiar properties of complex systems. This dissertation includes four parts. In the first part, the empirical properties (degree distribution, clustering coefficient, diameter, and characteristic path length) of urban road network of Le Mans city in France are studied. The degree distribution shows a double power-law which we studied in detail. In the second part, we propose two models to investigate the possible mechanisms leading to the deviation from simple power law. In the first model, probabilistic addition of nodes and links, and rewiring of links are considered; in the second one, only random and preferential link growth is included. The simulation results of the modelling are compared with the real data. In the third part,the probabilistic uncertainty behavior of double power law distribution is investigated. The network optimization and optimal design of scale free network to random failures are discussed from the viewpoint of entropy maximization. We defined equilibrium network ensemble as stationary ensembles of graphs by using some thermodynamics like notions such as "energy", "temperature", "free energy" for network. In the forth part, an union-division model is established to investigate the time evolution of certain networks like cultural or economical networks. In this model, the nodes represent, for example, the cultures. Several quantities such as richness, age, identity, ingredient etc. are used to parameterize the probabilistic evolution of the network. The model offers a long term view on the apparently periodic dynamics of an ensemble of cultural or economic entities in interaction.
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Sawhney, Ena. "Cultural Intelligence: Extending the Nomological Network". FIU Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1661.
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This dissertation consists of three independent studies, which study the nomological network of cultural intelligence (CI)—a relatively new construct within the fields of cross-cultural psychology and organizational psychology. Since the introduction of this construct, CI now has a generally accepted model comprised of four codependent subfactors. In addition, the focus of preliminary research within the field is on understanding the new construct’s correlates and outcomes. Thus, the goals for this dissertation were (a) to provide an additional evaluation of the factor structure of CI and (b) to examine further the correlates and outcomes that should theoretically be included in its nomological network. Specifically the model tests involved a one-factor, three-factor, and four-factor structure. The examined correlates of CI included the Big Five personality traits, core self-evaluation, social self-efficacy, self-monitoring, emotional intelligence, and cross-cultural experience. The examined outcomes also included overall performance, contextual performance, and cultural adaption in relation to CI. Thus, this dissertation has a series of 20 proposed and statistically evaluated hypotheses. The first study in this dissertation contained the summary of the extant CI literature via meta-analytic techniques. The outcomes of focus were significantly relevant to CI, while the CI correlates had more inconclusive results. The second and third studies contained original data collected from a sample of students and adult workers, respectively. In general, the results between these two studies were parallel. The four-factor structure of CI emerged as the best fit to the data, and several correlates and outcomes indicated significant relation to CI. In addition, the tested incremental validity of CI showed significant results emerging in both studies. Lastly, several exploratory analyses indicated the role of CI as a mediator between relevant antecedent and the outcome of cultural adaption, while the data supported the mediator role of CI. The final chapter includes a thorough discussion of practical implications as well as limitation to the research design.
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Gu, Xin. "Social networks in cultural industries : fashion, new media and network development policy in Manchester". Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492146.
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This thesis is a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject of 'cultural industries'. The term has been mostly debated within subjects of social economics, economic geography and cultural studies alongside the public interests in the term. The aim of this research is to investigating the role of social networks in the development of cultural industries and the proposition of network development policy. It is based on the review of dominant critics about the commodification or the exploitation of social relationships in cultural industries and how it is an outcome of increasing individualization. Through qualitative interviews and ethnographical case studies, this thesis attempts to draw attention to the social, cultural or aesthetic aspects of the networks. The uniqueness of this research hence comes from its focus on the sociological explanation for networking instead of relying on theories within economics, economic geography or political economy alone. Although these areas have been most fruitful in concerning the functionality of social networks, it is felt in this research that the non-instrumental roles of these social networks are under-represented. The results show the tendency of a rejuvenation of social responsibility, creative authenticity and other non-instrumental aspects in developing interpersonal relationship in the independent cultural sectors in Manchester. In particular, the increasing integration between these non-instrumental aspects and the economic functions in these industries suggests that it is a 'constitutive' progress - it is not only about making a living as an artist but also about living like one. These new affective communities in cultural industries become very attractive to the development of local creative economy despite that it imposes real challenges to local policy makers. The role and practice of CIDS in terms of forming networking infrastructures for local cultural businesses provide templates to understand both tensions and conflicts among the parties involved.
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Schuch, Brunet Karla. "Network projects and collaboration. Models for socio-cultural changes-on the internet". Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7520.
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Esta tesis propone modelos para cambios socio-culturales en Internet. Proyectos en red en colaboración fueran el objeto de este estudio. Fueran elegidos 100 proyectos para una base de datos donde se hizo un análisis detallado. Después de un estudio de los resultados de la base de datos, asimismo basándose en teorías de multitud, resistencia, tolerancia, controle y protocolo, cultura libre y realismo virtual, modelos emergieron. Los proyectos fueron divididos en 3 áreas: diseño, colaboración, y metas. Diseño como una manera de categorizar proyectos referente a su uso de elementos visuales. Luego, esbozase formatos de cómo las contribuciones son presentadas a los usuarios y cómo está estructurada la toma de decisión. Metas, como foco de esta investigación, apuntaron a cuatro modelos: discutir, reflexionar, expresar y actuar. Estos son útiles para la comprensión de cambios socio-culturales en Internet; además, plantean implicación en el espectro de relaciones y redes sociales.
This thesis proposes models for socio-cultural changes on the Internet. Network projects were the object of study, and through collaboration they achieve transformation. I selected 100 projects to be part of a database to a detailed examination. After an analysis of the results of this database, and based on theories of multitude resistance, tolerance, protocol and control, free culture, and virtual realism, models emerged.
The projects were divided in 3 areas: design, collaboration, and goals. Design as a way to categorize projects in relation to their use of visual aesthetics elements. Shortly, it is outlined formats on how the contributions are displayed to users and how is decision-making structuralized. Goals, the focus of this investigation, suggested four models: discuss, reflect, express, and act. These models are helpful to the understanding of socio-cultural changes on the Internet; moreover, they have implication on the spectrum of social relations and networks.
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Poo-Im, Phanugorn, e Sangkan Savaikiat. "Cultural influences on the social network marketing effectiveness : A case Study in Thailand". Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-14999.
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UNIVERSITY Mälardalen University (Mälardalens högskola) School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology COURSE Master Thesis in Business Studies with Specialization in International Marketing COURSE CODE EFO705 TITLE Cultural influences on the social network marketing effectiveness: A case study in Thailand. RESEARCH QUESTIONS How does collectivism influence the effectiveness of social network marketing? PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze whether the cultural dimension of collectivism among Thais has an influential impact on the effectiveness of social network marketing implementation on clothing retailing companies toward online customers or not. METHODOLOGY This thesis has employed both primary and secondary data to operationalize the conceptual framework. A questionnaire given to 160 respondents and the interview of 2 Thai expert marketers has been carried out to operationalize this research question. CONCLUSION The collectivistic behaviors among Thais show a slightly positive relationship which supports the effectiveness of social network marketing implementation. The other influential factors, apart from collectivism, are detergency in educational levels, knowledge of using social network, smart phone trends, and internet facility readiness.
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Lee, Minha. "Weaving a Web for Cultural Capacity: A Network Analysis of the Cultural Ecosystem in Columbus, Ohio". The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1238007351.
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Scholnick, Jonathan. "APPRENTICESHIP, CULTURAL TRANSMISSION AND THE EVOLUTION OF CULTURAL TRADITIONS IN HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND GRAVESTONES". Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194673.
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Cultural evolutionary models that relate spatial and temporal patterning in artifact sequences to human social learning processes and history have made many recent advances. Specifically, these models connect evolutionary forces and social leaning mechanisms along cultural pathways with expectations that can be assessed using material culture. In this dissertation, I use an historical archaeology case study of carved New England gravestones to evaluate three different aspects of cultural transmission and artifact patterns. First, I study the role of social network structure in the transmission of cultural information among carvers organized in workshops that were principally comprised of a carver and his apprentices. The results of this study suggest that the motifs reflect widespread similarity that transcends workshop organization. However, the finer grained decorative elements that make up these motifs correspond with cultural lineages of gravestone carvers. Second, I examine the relationship between the diffusion of innovations and cultural transmission mechanisms that result in spatiotemporal patterning. The spatial patterning suggests that social contagion among consumers created brief instances of wave-like diffusion from a distinct workshop, highlighting the role of consumer choice. A review of probate payments shows that gravestones were rarely purchased from distance sources, as transport costs could be prohibitive. The spatial patterning and historic record suggest that carvers also learned from other carvers creating a hierarchical diffusion process. These two populations created a feedback mechanism that leads to complex emergent phenomena, as illustrated by the rapid and widespread adoption of the cherub motif. Third, the neutral model of stylistic variation is applied to gravestone data to examine the ways that increased consumption and an expanding carving industry led to dominant decorative motifs. This study shows that neutrality can be a fleeting and transitional state between the dominance of single decorative styles. These three studies use New England gravestones to illustrate the evolutionary forces and cultural transmission mechanisms among artifact producers and consumers, which generated the stylistic patterning we observe in the archaeological record.
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Miller, Andrew. "A Social Network Analysis of the Ye’kwana Horticulturalists of Lowland Venezuela". University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1414750232.
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Silva, Elisangela Alves. "Para todas as estações da vida: uma proposta de formação de redes intergeracionais". Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27151/tde-17112010-144824/.
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Esta pesquisa visa contribuir para o desenvolvimento do conceito de rede cultural, instância fundamental na promoção de trocas simbólicas e interações indispensáveis aos processos culturais de construção de sentidos. O paradigma norteador deste estudo exploratório é a rede intergeracional, como modalidade da rede cultural, tomada sob perspectiva teórica e metodológica a partir de enfoque histórico-cultural e quanto às possibilidades como dispositivo de reterritorialização das relações entre idosos e jovens. Foi utilizada metodologia colaborativa, modalidade que envolve a atuação direta da pesquisadora nas oficinas com os grupos de idosos que compõem a Estação Memória e com as crianças e jovens que participam do Núcleo Educação Cidadã, do Programa Einstein na Comunidade de Paraisópolis. A fundamentação teórico-metodológica está centrada nas abordagens do conceito das redes, porém ressalta-se o vazio relacionado à conceituação das redes culturais e das redes intergeracionais sob a perspectiva cultural. Nesse sentido, são apresentadas as potencialidades da estrutura das redes em sua dimensão estratégica para colocar em prática ações culturais marcadas pela aproximação entre as diferentes gerações. Propõe-se a apropriação dos recursos tecnológicos e de comunicação, como as ferramentas de redes sociais on-line e os blogs, para estabelecer as conexões rompidas. O estudo conclui que a rede intergeracional, como modalidade da rede cultural, revela-se de fato possível e relevante para estabelecer e sustentar os laços sociais e simbólicos entre as diferentes gerações, além de reforçar a identidade tanto dos sujeitos como dos grupos geracionais.This research aims to contribute to the development of the cultural network concept, basic instance in the promotion of symbolic exchanges and indispensable interactions to the cultural processes of meaning construction. The paradigm that directed this exploratory study is the network between generations, as a cultural network`s way, taken on theoretical and methodological perspective, from the historical and cultural aspect and the possibilities as a device to repossession of relations between older people and youth. A collaborative research methodology was used that envolves the direct intervention of the researcher in the workshops with groups of elderly who compose the Estação Memória (Station Memory) and groups of children and youth who participates in the Citizen Education Area, from Programa Einstein na Comunicadade de Paraisópolis (Einstein in the Paraisópolis Community Program). The theoretical references is focused on the concept of networks, however, there are gaps related to the cultural networks concept and intergenerational networks in the cultural perspective. Therefore, we present the potential of the networks structure in its strategic dimension to put in practice cultural activities marked by the rapprochement between different generations. Besides concluding the appropriation of the technological and communication resources, like online social networks and blogs, can contribute for the reestablishment of breached social bows. To conclude, the intergenerational networks, as a modality from the cultural network, revels in fact, possible and relevant to establish and support the social and symbolic bows between the different generations, moreover, to reinforcing the identity of both groups of subjects as the generational group.
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Reynolds, Alexandra. "Crowdsourcing, curating and network power : towards a critical crowdsourced cultural archive". Thesis, Kingston University, 2016. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/35849/.
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This thesis explores the use of the crowdsourced digital archive in contemporary museological and cultural projects and investigates ways co-creation can be used more critically and meaningfully by museums, galleries and wider cultural initiatives. A primary focus of the project is the inherent relationship between the archive, curator, power and politics, particularly in relation to the performative mechanisms through which hegemonic power produces, mediates and consolidates cultural norms and ideals. Specifically, this project seeks to explore the complex relationship between the crowdsourced cultural archive and contemporary capitalist power, defined variously as New Capitalism, Network Capitalism or Inclusive Neoliberalism. Referring to a range of contemporary crowdsourced projects, the thesis argues that many existing participatory digital archives performativelt replicate and consolidate hegemonic cultural norms, mirroring historical archival forms in this way. Further, I argue that particular structuration of contemporary capitalism requires that attempts at critically or political action tend to be reassimilated into hegemonic power. Nonetheless, responding to calls for critical digital networks by theorists such as Jodi Dean (2008) and Geert Lovink (2011), the thesis aims to identify new models for the design and structuration of future critical crowdsourced archives. The project looks to Tactical Media, Hacktivism and Critical Digital Art to explore effective online criticality within New Capitalism, while an investigation of alternative architecures for critical collaboraion is undertaken with reference to Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS) and Net Art. Through this research, tenets for future critical crowdsourced cultural projects are delineated, paying particular attention to the role of the curator within the co-created project and critical approaches to digital architecture and design. The thesis primarily employs interpretive research based in Cultural Studies, but also includes findings from nine interviews undertaken with prominent digital project leaders. It is hoped the research will contribute to knowledge within Digital Humanities, Art and Design History, Museum and Gallery Studies, Design Theory and Cultural Studies, as well as contemporary curatorial and archival practice in museums and galleries.
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Tsoi, Ho Keung. "The cross-cultural study of users' behavior in social network sites". HKBU Institutional Repository, 2012. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1441.
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Hannah, Matthew. "Networks of Modernism: Toward a Theory of Cultural Production". Thesis, University of Oregon, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19663.
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In “Patria Mia,” his 1913 series of essays in New Age magazine, Ezra Pound uses a metaphor for modernist cultural production that informs and structures this dissertation. “If it lie within your desire to promote the arts,” he writes, “you must not only subsidize the man with work still in him, but you must gather such dynamic particles together; you must set them where they will interact, and stimulate each other.” Salon hostess Mabel Dodge Luhan, in Movers and Shakers, announces a similar transformation in interpersonal relations: “Looking back on it now, it seems as though everywhere, in that year of 1913 . . . there were all sorts of new ways to communicate, as well as new communications.” I argue that these new forms of communication and interaction described by Pound and Dodge not only characterize the early twentieth century but also empower transnational experiments in literature, art, and politics that we now call “modernism.” Because of dramatic and wide-ranging developments in communications and travel technologies, modernists in the early years of the twentieth century cooperated and communicated regarding their experiments in new dynamic ways that make modernism an especially collaborative project. Before the Great War casts a dark shadow over the promises of modernity, editors, writers, artists, political radicals, hostesses, and intellectuals met in small private salons, published in alternative periodicals, and joined avant-garde movements. Reading these collaborative events illuminates the interactivity that crystallizes modernism as a cultural mode of production. To analyze collaborations in the development of modernism, I construct network graphs that visualize the webs of interaction I study. Rather than rely solely on diachronic readings of modernist texts, these visualizations provide a synchronic model for modernist cultural production as simultaneous connections, constituting a modernist totality. To analyze these network graphs, I apply concepts from network theory and sociology, two disciplines that begin in the modernist moment. Thus, this dissertation is both a theory of cultural production and an effect of that cultural production. The network is itself a modernist concept.
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Dietrich, Katrina, e Giorgos Angelakis. "Services Marketing in a Cross-Cultural Environment: Elekta in Germany". Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16249.
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Abstract Title: Services Marketing in a Cross-Cultural Environment: Elekta in Germany Level: Master Thesis in Business Administration Author: Katrina Dietrich & Giorgos Angelakis Supervisor: Maria Fregidou-Malama Examiner: Akmal Hyder Date: 2014-January Aim: This study aims to examine how culture, trust, network and standardization/adaption are applied within the Service Marketing of Elekta in Germany and if they overcome the characteristics of Services within a culturally different environment. Method: The research uses qualitative data, applies a single case study, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to collect primary data. Result & Conclusions: The applied model shows that Elekta uses a balance between adaptation and standardization as well as applies trust and network under awareness and use of the German culture. These factors are used in combination and are influencing each other in order to create a homogeneous and tangible service. Suggestions for future research: The case study indicates that one company is subject of the study in one country, hence generalization cannot be achieved. Therefore future research of other countries and other service industries can extend this research. Contribution of the thesis: This research stresses the importance of culture, adaptation/ standardisation and trust and networks in cross-cultural services marketing of Elekta. It shows how heterogeneity and intangibility are influenced by the variable trust, network, adaptation/ standardization and culture.
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Larrea, Y. Eusebio Maria Elisabela. "Macanese in the global network : a study of post-colonial Macanese cultural identity performance". Thesis, University of Macau, 2008. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1874110.
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Gathen, Constanze. "Benefits of Networks within Cultural and Creative IndustriesThe Case of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network with a Particular Focus on Gastronomy". Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för ekonomivetenskap och juridik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-28212.
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Wong, Nga-man, e 黃雅敏. "Quality evaluation of geriatric health information on Yahoo! Answers : a cross-cultural comparative study". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193007.
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Given the increases on global ageing population, popularity of social Q&A sites and the level of geriatric health concerns from family caregivers, it raises the uncertainty about the quality of health information on social Q&A sites for family caregivers of elderly. The purposes of this study are to evaluate the quality of geriatric health information on social Questions and Answers (Q&A) sites: Yahoo! Answers from registered nurses’ perspective, to identify the structural patterns of questions and answers vary in quality and to discover the cultural aspects in relation to the findings. A total of 60 question-answers set is retrieved from regional Yahoo! Answers sites, including Australia, Canada, UK & Ireland, US, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan. 126 English answers and 112 Chinese answers are examined.
Through a mixed method approach, results show that the overall information quality provided in Chinese group is relatively poorer than those of English. About 40% of questioners form both groups are not capable of judging the best answer among choices. In terms of structural patterns, questioners from both language groups are less capable of asking questions with clear focuses. 4 structural patterns, including Chinese and English answers with good and poor quality, are identified. Furthermore, cultural differences are found to have a significant impact on the level of information quality in social Q&A site. Finally, recommendations to corresponding social sectors are made for improving the current information quality of social Q&A sites in future.published_or_final_version
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Falk, Helena. "Accessibility of Water Related, Cultural Ecosystem Services in Stockholm County". Thesis, KTH, Mark- och vattenteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-190700.
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The concept of ecosystem services is getting more used in planning. One important type of cultural ecosystem services is recreation, which has to be consumed where it is provided in contrast to services that can be transported to the beneficiaries. This creates a demand for users to move to the site of the service, making accessibility an important characteristic of the service. In a sustainable region the access to different services, including recreation, has to be considered in planning. With general transit feed specification data available, storing spatial information and time tables for public transport, the possibility to create time table dependent travel time models emerge. This study utilizes a prototype tool for a geographic information system software to create a network model using time tables to calculate travel times between different origins and water related, cultural ecosystem services via the public transport network in Stockholm County, Sweden. This allows for mapping of spatial variation of access within a region, and by combining this with current census data and population forecasts potential visitors to different recreational sites now and in the future can be estimated. By consulting regional planners in the design of the study the results were made useful for the study area Stockholm County as planning support system.
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Seitz, Thorsten. "Representing urban cultural geography in stabilization operations analysis of a social network representation in Pythagoras". Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA483609.
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Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2008.Thesis Advisor(s): Sanchez, Susan M. "June 2008." Description based on title screen as viewed on August 21, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102). Also available in print.
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Rydback, Michelle. "Service Marketing in Cross-Cultural Envirorment : the Case of the Philippines". Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-9756.
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The aim of this research is to analyse how adaptation / standardisation, trust and network development counter the challenges created by intangibility and heterogeneity of service in the case of Philippine Gamma Knife Incorporated. This research used qualitative data that were gathered through unstructured interviews, direct observation and documents. The adaptation / standardisation, trust and network facilitate service visibility and decrease heterogeneity of a health care service. Among the variables adaptation / standardisation signifies an important role; however, trust manifestation was concluded more significant compared to network in a cultural environment such as that found in the Philippines. Moreover, culture was found to be an important role in the development of adaptation / standardisation, trust and network processes.
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O'Shea, Susan Mary. "The art worlds of punk-inspired feminist networks : a social network analysis of the Ladyfest feminist music and cultural movement in the UK". Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-art-worlds-of-punkinspired-feminist-networks--a-social-network-analysis-of-theladyfest-feminist-music-and-cultural-movement-in-the-uk(5d20bada-4101-47be-9442-c58cefe18e4d).html.
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Riot Grrrl, Girls Rock camps and Ladyfest as social movements act as intermediaries in cultural production spaces, where music focused artefacts are made, collaborations forged, distribution networks established and reception practices enacted to create new conventions which can be understood as feminist art worlds. The growing literature on gender and cultural production, particularly in music communities such as Riot Grrrl, frequently speak of networks in qualitative narrative terms and very little is known about Ladyfest as a feminist movement and as a distribution network. This thesis offers an original contribution to cultural sociology by: employing a novel participatory action research approach to gathering social network data on translocal feminist music based cultural organisations; exploring how these networks can challenge a gendered political economy of cultural production in music worlds; understanding who participates and why; investigating how network structures impact the personal relationships, participation and collaboration opportunities for those involved. Engaging with Howard Becker’s Art Worlds theory as a framework, this thesis explores how music and art by women is produced, distributed and received by translocal networks. It takes into account contemporary issues for feminist music-based communities as well as the historical and international context of these overlapping and developing social movements. The literature suggests that one of the most pressing tasks for a sociology of the arts is to understand how organisational structures negotiate the domains of production, distribution and reception, with distribution modes being the most the most under-researched of the three. By focusing on UK Ladyfest festivals as case study sites, this research serves to address these gaps. Primary data sources include on-line social media, surveys, documents, focus groups and multi-mediainterviews. Findings indicate that those involved with Ladyfest tend to be motivated by a desire to challenge gender inequalities at a local level whilst drawing on local and international movements spanning different time periods and drawing on the works of feminist musicians. Homophily and heterophily both have important roles to play in the longitudinal development of Ladyfest networks. Participants show an awareness of intersecting inequalities such as ethnicity, class and disability with sexuality playing an important underlying role for the development of relationships within the networks. For some, Ladyfest involvement is a gateway into feminist activism and wider social and cultural participation, and for many it leads to lasting friendships and new collaborative artbased ties.
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Baldini, Juliana Previatto. "Cineclubismo e políticas culturais : uma análise das implicações das políticas do governo Lula na configuração da rede no Rio Grande do Sul". reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/55121.
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O governo do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, no período de 2003 a 2010, foi marcado pela adoção de uma nova concepção de cultura, sustentando a necessidade de assumi-la enquanto valores, posturas e comportamentos sociais. Isso exigiu do Estado uma nova postura, sustentada pelas políticas culturais, cabendo destaque ao esforço de democratização promovido com a reestruturação do Ministério da Cultura (MinC) como tentativa de combater o problema da exclusão cultural. Em relação ao cinema, a atitude assumida foi de encontro à de mecenas praticada até então, especificamente baseada em políticas de financiamento, ilustradas pelas Leis Rouanet (1991) e do Audiovisual (1993). Voltada à questão do audiovisual, a iniciativa que se destacou foi o Cine Mais Cultura, parte do Programa Mais Cultura, que tem por objetivo a implementação e a ampliação de espaços de exibição audiovisual fora do esquema comercial, essencialmente representados pelas atividades cineclubistas – organizações formadas por cinéfilos e pessoas interessadas em cinema, que se reúnem para apreciar e refletir sobre essa arte. O alcance dessa ação acontece através da disponibilização de equipamento audiovisual para projeção digital, formação em oficinas cineclubistas e acesso ao acervo da Programadora Brasil. Á luz da teoria de redes, definiu-se como objetivo desta pesquisa verificar e analisar como as políticas culturais do período entre 2003 e 2010 (re)constituíram os laços, a estrutura e a arquitetura da rede cineclubista gaúcha. O método investigativo selecionado para o desenvolvimento dessa pesquisa foi o estudo de caso (YIN, 2005). Foram selecionadas para a coleta dos dados a análise de dados secundários, a observação direta e a entrevista, realizados de março de 2011 a maio de 2012. Os dados foram analisados a partir da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 2011; BAUER, 2002), realizada com base nas categorias nomeadas pela teoria de redes – atores, laços, rede, estrutura, arquitetura. Para complementar a análise, alguns índices e figuras foram extraídos do software UCINET 6 (BORGATTI; EVERETT; FREEMAN, 2005). Em relação à análise dos impactos dessa política cultural na atuação dos antigos e novos cineclubes, cabe destacar a entrada de novos atores, decorrente da criação de um grande número de cineclubes por todo o estado. Além disso, também merece destaque a qualificação de espaços de exibição já existentes, que se candidataram aos editais do governo federal e passaram por formação cineclubista. Outro ponto consiste ainda na intensificação da articulação entre os cineclubes, fortalecida por meio do CNC e das ferramentas de horizontalização do movimento por ele criadas. Estruturalmente, a rede teve um aumento significativo em seu tamanho, devido à criação desses novos cineclubes, além da alteração dos atores considerados centrais e periféricos ao longo dessa trajetória. Em geral, as políticas cumprem com sua proposta, na medida em que novos cineclubes foram criados, espaços foram aprimorados e o cinema brasileiro teve maior alcance no território nacional, em especial, o gaúcho, foco deste estudo. Por outro lado, existe a crítica de que aproximar o cineclubismo de uma formatação governamental impede que essa atividade democrática alcance seus objetivos de maneira ampla.The government of president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in the period 2003 to 2010, was marked by the adoption of a new conception of culture, supporting the need to take it as values, attitudes and social behaviors. This required a new attitude of the State, sustained by cultural politics, being highlighted the democratization effort promoted by the restructuring of the Ministério da Cultura (MinC) in an attempt to combat the problem of cultural exclusion. Concerning the cinema, the stance taken was moving the patrons position practiced so far, specifically policy-financing-based, illustrated by the Lei Rouanet (1991) and Audiovisual (1993). Facing the issue of audiovisual, the initiative that stands out is the Cine Mais Cultura, part of the Programa Mais Cultura, which aims at the implementation and expansion of audiovisual exhibition spaces outside the trading scheme, mainly represented by the film societies activities – organizations formed by cinephile and people interested in cinema, who gather to enjoy and reflect on the art. The scope of this project is through the provision of audiovisual equipment for digital projection, film society training workshops and access to the collection of Programadora Brasil. Based on Network Theory, the aim of this research was defined by verify and analyze how the cultural politics of the period between 2003 and 2010 (re)constituted the ties, the structure and architecture of the film societies network from Rio Grande do Sul. The investigative method selected for the development of this research was the case study (Yin, 2005). The techniques selected for data collection were analyze of secondary datas, direct observation and interview, realized from March 2011 to May 2012. The data was analyzed by the content analysis (Bardin, 2011; BAUER, 2002), realized based on categories designated by the Network Theory – actor, ties, network structure and architecture. To complement the analysis, some indexes and figures were extracted from the software UCINET 6 (Borgatti, Everett, Freeman, 2005). Regarding the analysis of the impacts of cultural policy in the performance of old and new film societies, we highlight the entry of new actors, due to the creation of a large number of film societies throughout the state. Besides, it also deserves the qualification of existing exhibition spaces, which have applied to the edicts of the federal government and have gone through a film societies training. Another point is still the intensification of links between the film societies, strengthened by CNC and flattening tools of the movement it created. Structurally, the network had a significant increase in size due to the creation of these new film societies, besides the alteration of central and marginal actors along this trajectory. In general, the policies comply with its proposal, as those new film societies were created, spaces were enhanced and Brazilian cinema has greater reach in the national territory, in particular, in the Rio Grande do Sul, focus of this study. On the other hand, there is disapproval that the approach of film societies to a government formatting prevents this democratic activity to achieve its goals broadly.
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Nations, Jennifer Marie. "Networks and Cultural Bridges: A Case Study with the Tarahumara of Northern Mexico". BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1309.
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Network and cultural bridge theories predict the source and durability of cultural boundaries, including how cultural boundaries are overcome in order for differing groups to have meaningful exchanges. Ethnographic interview data with three research subjects in Northern Mexico reveals the strengths and weaknesses of each theory. Minita Bustillos, Juan Daniel Villalobos, and Horacio Echeverría contribute to bridging ties between the closed indigenous community of the Tarahumara and outside Mexican and American groups. Their positions elucidate the veracity of theoretical propositions found in network and cultural bridge theories. Findings suggest that though useful in understanding several aspects of network structure and bridging, network theory does not fully explain how a person becomes part of a network bridge or what social capabilities may be useful for someone in that position. Cultural bridge theories extend the explanation by showing the importance of relationship building in bridging, but rely too heavily on the notion that a single individual can provide the cultural capital and resources necessary to be a cross-cultural bridge in and of themselves. The additional concepts of habitus and cultural tool-kits supplement these perspectives by explaining how respondents acquired cultural and social knowledge that allows them to make connections in multiple distinct networks and how the respondents can so naturally say and do things to garner trust from members of both groups. This research shows how the theoretical concepts can be used in application to a specific social context. It also provides support for the possible use of the concepts of habitus, network bridging, and tool-kits for training members of grass roots organizations attempting to bridge between distinct, and even opposing, social groups.
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Moraes, Stela Guimarães de. "Do rabo e chifre às marchinhas: como uma reportagem da Rede Globo interferiu na criação do carnaval de São Luiz do Paraitinga (SP)". Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27154/tde-26092011-115241/.
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Sabe-se que celebrações e outras manifestações culturais humanas podem sofrer influências tanto positivas quanto negativas de instituições religiosas e dos meios de comunicação. Aqui, buscou-se entender a interferência da mídia na reconstrução do Carnaval de São Luiz do Paraitinga, em 1981 proibido anteriormente pela Igreja e também na promoção desta festa na atualidade. À luz do conceito de indústria cultural, foi investigado se a manifestação, motivada por uma matéria da Rede Globo, se tornou ela própria um produto da indústria cultural. Como aporte teórico para este estudo, foram usados os preceitos de Theodor W. Adorno sobre o impacto dos meios de comunicação de massa naquela sociedade. Foram investigadas, ainda, as origens do Carnaval luizense. O estudo concluiu que a influência dos media foi determinante para a festa, tanto no passado quanto na contemporaneidade, mas outros elementos, como o próprio ethos cultural dos habitantes do município, também interferiram na mobilização destes para a produção do Carnaval ressignificado.It knows that celebrations and other cultural human manifestations can suffer both positiveand negative influences from religious institutions and from the media. Here, it sought to comprehend the medias interference in the construction of São Luiz do Paraitingas Carnival, in 1981 - previously banned by the Church -, and also in the promotion of this party at present time. Taking in consideration the concepts of the culture industry, it was investigated whether the party, motivated by a news report from Globo Network Television, became itself a product of the culture industry. The precepts of Theodor W. Adorno regarding the impact of the mass media in that society were used as theoretical support for the research. The origins of São Luizs Carnival were also investigated. The study has concluded that the influence of the media was determinant to the party, both in the past and nowadays, but other elements, such as the citys inhabitants cultural ethos, also interfered in the peoples mobilization to produce a ressignified Carnival.
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Mould, Oli. "Sydney : brought to you by world city and cultural industry actor-networks". Thesis, University of Leicester, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/4509.
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There have been recent contributions to the world city literature and the new economic geography literature that have focused on city connectivity and practicebased research, through concepts such as city actor-networks, relational geographies and project-led enquiries. As this literature is developing, this thesis aims to analyse and contribute to it by providing an empirical focus in two main themes that have so far been marginalised in these literatures – the city of Sydney, and the cultural industries. An alternative conceptualisation of world cities, namely ‘new urbanism’, which employs Actor-Network Theory, will be utilised in this thesis to ask the question, what are the actants of Sydney’s cultural industries (specifically the film and TV production industry), and how are they enrolled to create the spacing and timing of Sydney’s actor-networks? By answering this question, this thesis will contribute to the knowledge in three ways: theoretically, by adding weight to the alternative concepts of new urbanism and relational economic geographies; empirically, by studying two themes that have been hitherto underdeveloped in the existing literature; and methodologically, through new developing empirical agendas that cover the quantification of Sydney’s world city network and ANT-inspired ethnographic, ‘project-based’ enquiry.
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Haize, Daniel. "L'action culturelle et de coopération de la France à l'étranger : un réseau, des hommes". Thesis, Montpellier 1, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010MON10065.
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Les études réalisées sur la politique culturelle extérieure de la France, le soft power, appréhendent, pour l'essentiel, le sujet dans une perspective "d'en haut", en se concentrant sur la politique de l'Etat. L'analyse de la gouvernance de la politique culturelle extérieure de la France par le prisme du terrain, objet de cette recherche, montre que son centre de gravité est constitué par ses acteurs (le "réseau" à l'étranger ainsi que les hommes qui y exercent) plus que par l'administration centrale du ministère des Affaires étrangères. La politique culturelle extérieure est une politique publique dont il convient d'apprécier la substance à partir des initiatives locales au moins autant qu'au travers des discours et normes : elle peut être ainsi considérée comme la mise en scène de l'action culturelle conçue et menée par les agents du réseau culturel à l'étranger. Cette recherche s'est appuyée sur une analyse documentaire maniant à la fois la littérature grise (rapports internes, parlementaires, etc.), la presse écrite, la réalisation d'une enquête originale auprès des postes diplomatiques, ainsi que sur le bilan d'une expérience personnelleStudies on French foreign cultural policy, the so-called "soft power", almost always treat the issue from a "top-down" viewpoint focusing on the State policy. The analysis of the governance of French foreign cultural policy through the prism of the field ("bottom-up analysis"), which is the purpose of this research, shows that its center is based on its actors (the "network" abroad and the men who work within it) rather than being formulated by the central Department of the Foreign Office. Foreign cultural policy is a public policy which substance should therefore be valued from local initiatives as well as from speeches and rules: it may then be seen as the setting of cultural activities designed and conducted by the agents of the cultural network abroad. This research is based on a documentary analysis which includes the “grey literature” (internal and parliamentary reports, etc), the press, a specific survey within diplomatic posts and the results of a personal experience
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Yuan, Jianwei, e 袁建伟. "Network building, business expansion and cultural innovation-rise of Chinese cross-boundary entrepreneurs during Hong Kong's transition". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44890540.
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Sun, Tianyi. "Effects of Social Network Sites on Social Capital and Awareness of Privacy: A Study of Chinese and U.S. College Students' Usage of Social Network Sites". Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1408105548.
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García-Gavilanes, Ruth Olimpia. "User behavior in microblogs with a cultural emphasis". Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/287974.
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The main objective of this thesis is to carry out a multidisciplinary study of the behavior of microblog users. To that end we first explore several user behavior patterns employing data mining techniques. Then we use social science theories of culture and socio-economic indicators to better understand differences and similarities of user behavior across countries.
We found several insights on user behavior such as (i) social link recommendations made by current friends have a large effect on link formation and the accepted recommendations have more longevity than other links; (ii) as users mature, they evolve to adopt microblogs as a news media rather than a social network; (iii) the collective behavior of users from some countries standout, based on certain special characteristics such as conversations, reciprocity, etc.; (iv) national culture determines the temporal patterns with which users post, or the extent to which they mention, follow, recommend and befriend others; and (v) socio-economic and cultural features improve the prediction of communication strength among users from different countries.El objetivo principal de esta tesis es realizar un estudio multidisciplinario sobre la conducta de los usuarios en microblogs. Para ello primero exploramos varios patrones de comportamiento de usuario usando técnicas de minería de datos. Luego usamos algunas teorías de las ciencias sociales en cultura e indicadores socioeconómicos para comprender mejor las diferencias y similitudes del comportamiento de los usuarios en diferentes países. Encontramos varios resultados interesantes sobre el comportamiento del usuario, tales como, (i) las recomendaciones de enlaces sociales hechas por amigos tienen un gran efecto sobre la formación de enlaces sociales y las recomendaciones aceptadas tienen más longevidad que otros enlaces; (ii) a medida que los usuarios maduran, estos evolucionan a usar los microblogs como un medio de comunicación en lugar de una red social; (iii) el comportamiento colectivo de los usuarios de algunos países se destaca en base a ciertas características peculiares, tales como conversaciones, reciprocidad, etc.; (iv) la cultura nacional determina los patrones temporales con los que los usuarios publican mensajes, o el grado en que se mencionan, recomiendan y siguen los unos a los otros; y (v) las características socioeconómicas y culturales ayudan a mejorar la predicción de la intensidad de la comunicación entre los usuarios de diferentes países.
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Gracia, Dominique. "Encounters with art-objects in discourse network 1890". Thesis, University of Exeter, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/27787.
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What can the study of Victorian literature gain from approaching primary texts explicitly as processing, storing, and transmitting data? I suggest that, by applying tools and methodologies from German media history that are usually reserved for technical and digital media, we can illuminate how individual texts operate and better understand Victorian texts as media, which remains an underdeveloped aspect of materialist literary study. In analysing how Victorian texts depict encounters with traditional plastic art-objects, I develop new applications of Friedrich Kittler’s ideas of recursion and transposition, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht’s method of reading for Stimmung, and the theory of cultural techniques (Kulturtechniken). I also propose new concepts to further our understanding of how encounters with art-objects function, such as the observer effect: the simultaneous perception of past and future meanings of an art-object. Close readings of Michael Field’s Sight and Song and Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Ballads and Sonnets suggest that both volumes acknowledge encounter as a cultural technique, rather than a spontaneous, independent action by the subject. Yet they propose different roles for themselves within that technique. Michael Field’s poems purport to halt the process of recursion, but Rossetti’s demand that readers experience their own observer effects. Meanwhile, Vernon Lee’s Hauntings: Fantastic Stories and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray demonstrate the agency of art-objects vis-à-vis the cultural technique of encounter. Lee’s stories reveal the threat to an individual subject’s production of future meanings that art-objects pose, in particular through their effects of presence. In Dorian Gray, the art-object’s own data processing circumscribes the subject’s observer effect. Each text thus evidences its operations as a medium and its complicated relationships with other media in the form of art-objects. Each processes data; recurs to art-objects, tropes, or themes and transmits future meanings thereof; and participates in the cultural technique of encounter. In so doing, these texts resisted the threats of marginalisation that faced ‘old media’ from the rise of photography and the incipient development of film at the fin de siècle.
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Watts, Michelle. "A systemic approach to collaborative implementation network structures : implementation of cultural tourism products in an English seaside context". Thesis, University of Hull, 2009. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:2579.
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There seems to be a recognition within the domains of strategic policy processes that joint-working and joined-up thinking is desirable, useful and necessary to enable successful policy implementation. Despite this it appears that there are problems and issues in the operationalisation of these intentions, or even a lack of knowledge and guidance on how to bring them about. It was the aim of this research to explore the possible structural issues that could be impacting upon this problem, and to further the understanding of policy implementation with regard to structure, fragmentation, collaboration, control and communication.To further this aim, objectives were set to develop a methodological framework, to explore the application of a Complex Systems approach to policy implementation and the complementary use of the VSM and Social Network Analysis, plus to gain further insights into the processes of cultural tourism implementation.A methodological framework was successfully developed using a Complex Systems approach and in particular the complementary use of the VSM and Social Network Analysis that did allow for a deeper understanding of policy implementation in terms of the dynamic links and power structures between the actors, system identity and communication and control mechanisms. Insights into the processes of cultural tourism implementation were also gained particularly with regard to organisational and network identity and purpose.Original contributions to the body of knowledge were also made concerning the literature on policy implementation and collaborative governance, including the application of a Complex Systems approach, the complementary use of the VSM and Social Network Analysis, plus insights into cultural tourism implementationprocesses.
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Tsai-Chuan, Ma. "Mechanisms of policy-making : a cultural, structural and network examination of female and foreign labour policy in Taiwan". Thesis, University of Essex, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394295.
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Haxhija, Sindi. "An institutional and cultural perspective on 'soft' spaces of cooperation : Findings from a transboundary Dutch-German cooperation network". Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för fysisk planering, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-16757.
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Following the necessity for spatial planning to focus on ‘what works’ in terms of implementation and policy delivery, during the last decade, the notion ‘soft’ spaces of cooperation have been in the spotlight of many academics working on territorial cooperation units. ‘Soft’ spaces of cooperation have been introduced mainly to explain what was happening for real through the continuous attempts to promote new policy scales, initially through the device of fuzzy boundaries. However, despite the necessity to address interests beyond existing rigid administrative boundaries, still issues related to financial power, infrastructure coordination and investment, ecological and environmental concerns, etc., all are situated within hierarchical structures of government and governance. Challenges arise and affect the interaction of actors in these areas, given the different institutional and cultural settings. This research investigates ways in which governmental institutions influence the coordination between non-governmental actors, points of interests that can foster the cooperation between governmental institutions and, more specifically the main challenges that non-governmental actors face while trying to cooperate due to cultural differences and institutional set-up in a ‘soft’ territorial cooperation. The research has been carried out in the Dutch-German border area, focusing on a common natural linkage and asset such as the Rhine river. While coordination between different sectoral policies exists in both sides of the border, different social context, planning mode and different legal and political conditions make the implementation of common projects a challenge.
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Silva, Fabiana Felix do Amaral e. "Novas subjetividades subalternas na cidade: cultura, comunicação e espacialidade". Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27154/tde-17122011-150411/.
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Este trabalho discute as possibilidades de construção de ações emancipatórias frente às imposições hegemônicas. Para tanto, buscou-se compreender as práticas construídas nas ambiências das classes subalternas, em especial sua relação com o espaço no contexto da cidade. Tal relação foi discutida a partir do entendimento da comunicação e cultura como campo investigativo e da consideração do espaço como eixo articulador das novas subjetividades subalternas. Ao tomar como objeto de estudo o trabalho realizado pela Rede Livre Leste, o que se buscou, nesta pesquisa, foi mapear aspectos das novas subjetividades subalternas, analisando suas práticas culturais e seus processos comunicativos. Assim, avaliaram-se as potencialidades de constituição de novos fluxos emancipatórios diante da imposição das forças hegemônicas, ou seja, procurou-se estimar a viabilidade da constituição de espacialidades subalternas.This paper discussed about the possibilities of the constructions of emancipatory actions before the hegemonic impositions in understanding the practices built in the ambiences of subaltern classes, especially its relationship with espace in the city context. These relationships have been discussed from the understanding of communication and culture as investigative field and taking into account the espace as the articulator central line of the new subaltern subjectivities. By taking as the study aim the work done by Rede Livre Leste, this paper aimed to map the aspects of the new subaltern subjectivities, analysing its cultural practices and its communicative processes to evaluate the potentialities of constitution of new emancipatory flows before the imposition of the hegemonic forces, that is, it was attempted to estimate the viability of the constitution of the subaltern spatialities.
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Jeong, Seongjung. "Relationships of cultural orientations to online public relations message preferences among United States and South Korean college students". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2472.
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Zaytseva, Maria, e Alena Bazyleva. "Services Marketing in a Cross-Cultural Environment – The Case of Elekta in Russia". Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-12297.
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ABSTRACT Title: Services Marketing in a Cross-Cultural Environment – The Case of Elekta in Russia Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration Authors: Alena Bazyleva and Maria Zaytseva Supervisor: Dr. Maria Fregidou-Malama Aim: The aim of this research is to investigate how the products and services of the Swedish company Elekta are marketed in Russia, a country with cultural environment different from Sweden. For this purpose such aspects of marketing strategy as adaptation/standardization, trust and network development, which help to decrease the influence of intangibility and heterogeneity of services, are examined. Method: In present research explanatory applied type of study was used to describe services marketing process. Combination of induction and deduction methods, and qualitative methods of research were used. Case study of Swedish company Elekta was chosen as the research area. Primary data was collected through survey by means of semi-structured interviews and open questionnaires. Secondary data was collected from sources such as relevant books, scientific articles, company brochure, and websites of company and its clients. Results and conclusion: The research reveals that trust, network building, balance of adaptation and standardization strategies, employed by Elekta company, help to overcome heterogeneity and intangibility of its services in Russian market. It has also been found that the image of Sweden as a country of origin plays an important role in trust establishment in Russia, but in a sense that it is a foreign country, not Sweden in particular. Moreover, it is suggested, that organizational structure of international company, matrix structure in this particular case study, favours the development and effectiveness of the discussed variables. In spite of such characteristics of Russian market as high bureaucracy, corruption, “blat” network, unstable laws, etc., this market is considered to be a promising emerging market for international business. Russian national culture displays large power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, collectivist and feminine values, which influence the whole society and the business sphere as well. Suggestions for future research: It would be beneficial for future research to expand the range of complementing studies, examining the cases of Elekta in different countries and emerging markets in particular. In addition, in order to develop international services marketing theory, it is necessary to include other services industries in the scope of research. Furthermore, getting feedback from the patients, who experienced treatment on Elekta equipment, can contribute to the future research. Contribution of the thesis: The modification and adaptation of the theoretical framework of Fregidou-Malama and Hyder (2011) made by authors of this study contributes to the theory of international services marketing process. In addition, as there is lack of research in this area for health care sector, this study can be valuable addition to this research area. Research of the case of Elekta in Russia complements the range of studies on international services marketing process in health care sector with the cases of Elekta company in different countries: Egypt, China, the Philippines, Brazil, Hong Kong. Besides, current research has certain practical value: it is beneficial for international companies expanding into emerging markets in general and in Russian market in particular. This research may help to increase awareness about Elekta treatment solutions. Key words: Elekta, Gamma Knife, Russia, Services Marketing, Services characteristics, Network, Trust, Adaptation, Standardization, Culture, Organizational structure.
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Ranocchi, Di Cesare Francesco. "L'arquitectura: de la societat de l'espectacle a l'era de les xarxes. L'architettura: dalla società dello spettacolo all'era delle reti". Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/402894.
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This paper analyzes the adaptation of the design culture to the americanization of western society; this phenomenon is studied with a special attention to the effects of the growth of the network society ( ie, in the process of global communication developed for digital technology) on the public realm of mass culture.
Our study examines both the changes of the architectural expression and the deficiency of the critical method that has described it.
As this is an unprecedented study that embraces the phenomenon not only in comparison with the past twenty years, but also in its evolution during the twentieth century, it was necessary to review the most important nodal moments, especially since the First World War and the shift of the econòmic center of gravity towards the United States; a kind of counter story.En aquest treball s’analitza l'adaptació de la cultura del disseny a la americanització de la societat occidental i a un univers de la publicitat propi de la cultura de masses, en relació amb el creixement de la societat de les xarxes, és a dir, el procés de comunicació global desenvolupat per la tecnologia digital. El nostre estudi aborda les raons que estan en l'arrel, tant dels paràmetres de les configuracions de superfície en l'art i l'arquitectura, com en les limitacions del mètode històrico-crític que s’ha emprat normalment per estudiar aquestes anàlisis. Com que es tracta d'un estudi inèdit i que abraça el fenomen no tan sols en la comparació teòrica amb els últims vint anys, sinó que també analitza la seva evolució durant el segle XX, ha estat necessari revisar els moments nodals més importants, sobretot des de la Primera Guerra Mundial i el canvi del centre de gravetat econòmic d’Europa als Estats Units, en una mena de counterstory.
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Webber, Mary M. "Planning for a learning society : Minnestrista Cultural Center and Oakhurst Gardens in Ball State University's professional development schools network". Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1167801.
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In a perfect learning society, the whole community-from corporate institutions to family units-recognizes and acts upon its responsibility to nurture and create a total learning environment that should extend throughout the lifetime of each member (Senesh, 1991). In contrast, many efforts to reform education in America focus on only one locus of education, the pre/K- 12 school Fortunately, however, some current reforms are broadening their scope. One such example is found in Ball State University's Professional Development Schools Network, which has enlarged the focus of educational renewal by including a museum as one of its official network sites. This two-part museum, Minnetrista Cultural Center and Oakhurst Gardens, brings community partnership to the focus, incrementally enlarging educational environments and experiences beyond the school classroom and toward the ideals of a learning society.The purpose of this study was to describe and understand more fully the conception, planning, and initial implementation stages of this atypical Professional Development Schools (PDS) site, Minnetrista Cultural Center and Oakhurst Gardens. This case study drew from and contributes to the literature in three areas: (a) professional development schools, (b) community education and learning societies, and (c) program planning. Data collection consisted of 23 separate interviews with 12 participants, multiple observations, and extensive document review. Data were then processed through constant comparative analysis. Findings describe more fully this particular case, detailing the conception, planning, and initial implementation of the museum's partnership with the traditional schools (university and pre/K-12) in its community.Three conclusions were derived from the major findings. First, in the conception and planning phases, relationships among individuals were of great consequence in creating and developing Minnetrista Cultural Center and Oakhurst Gardens as a PDS site. Second, in the initial implementation phase of the museum's PDS program, the museum staff struggled to define and communicate the museum's role as a PDS site. Third, these insights, among others, have implications for PDS networks and potential non-traditional PDS sites, museums interested in their educational role, and those interested in nurturing a learning society.Department of Educational Leadership
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Jalal, Kamali Shima. "Protégé poet to mentor : the evolution of Langston Hughes' personal/professional network and its influence on black cultural production". Thesis, University of Sussex, 2018. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/74560/.
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Kalev, Jaana. "A Sociophonetic Analysis of the Role of Cultural Identification in L2 English Speech Production". Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Engelska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-157591.
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Research in the relationship between second language (L2) production and study abroad has largely focused on establishing a connection between exchange studies and the success rate of second language acquisition. This Bachelor's thesis investigates L2 production by studying L2 English speakers' attitudes regarding the target language culture in relation to their production of a regionally typical phoneme by formulating the research question “How does cultural identification with the target language environment influence L2 phonetic production in the L1 language community?” in hopes of contributing to sociophonetic studies. This is done by conducting a qualitative study based on the phonetic production of rhoticity and the experiences of nine Swedish former exchange students to the United States. The study draws on existing research that highlights the saliency of rhoticity, as well as provides insight into the importance of identity in language use and into the relevance of motivation and the establishing of social networks for L2 gains during study abroad. To provide a framework for understanding these issues, the Social Network Strength Scale is applied. The results and data analysis suggest that, opposite to expectation, there is no clear relationship between cultural identification and L2 phonetic production for speakers who are no longer immersed into the L2 environment. However, the results establish a possible connection between maintaining a dense social network with native speaker members of the L2 community, as well as of having an awareness and capacity to understand the L2 culture, and a higher percentage of phonetic production of sounds typical for the L2 environment.
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Vendramin, Ana Cristina Barreiras Kochem. "Cultural GrAnt: um protocolo de roteamento baseado em inteligência coletiva para redes tolerantes a atrasos". Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2012. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/366.
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Esta tese apresenta um novo protocolo de roteamento voltado para as Redes Tolerantes a Atrasos que exibem comportamentos complexos e dinâmicos. O protocolo proposto chama-se Cultural GrAnt (do inglês Cultural Greedy Ant) uma vez que este utiliza um sistema híbrido composto por um Algoritmo Cultural (AC) e uma versão gulosa da meta-heurística de Otimização por Colônia de Formigas (ACO). No Cultural GrAnt, o ACO representa o espaço populacional de um AC e utiliza uma regra de transição gulosa de modo a intensificar bons caminhos já encontrados ou explorar novos caminhos através da seleção, dentre um conjunto de candidatos, dos nós encaminhadores de mensagens mais promissores. A principal motivação para o uso do ACO é tirar proveito da sua busca baseada em população de indivíduos e da adaptação da sua estrutura de aprendizado. O AC obtém informações durante o processo evolucionário e as utiliza para guiar a população e, então, acelerar o aprendizado enquanto provê soluções mais eficientes. Considerando informações de funções heurísticas, concentração de feromônio e conhecimentos armazenados no espaço de crenças do AC, o protocolo Cultural GrAnt inclui três módulos: roteamento; escalonamento; e gerenciamento de buffer. Esse é o primeiro protocolo de roteamento que emprega ACO e AC de modo a: inferir os melhores encaminhadores de mensagens através de informações oportunistas sobre a conectividade social entre os nós; determinar os melhores caminhos que uma mensagem deve seguir para eventualmente alcançar o seu destino final, enquanto limita o número de replicações e descartes de mensagens na rede; determinar a ordem de escalonamento das mensagens; e gerenciar o espaço de armazenamento do buffer dos nós. O protocolo Cultural GrAnt é comparado com os protocolos Epidêmico e PROPHET em dois cenários de mobilidade distintos: um modelo de movimento baseado em atividades, onde simula-se o dia-a-dia de pessoas em suas atividades de trabalho, lazer e descanso; e um modelo de movimento baseado em comunidades de pessoas. Os resultados de simulações obtidos através do simulador ONE mostram que em ambos os cenários, o protocolo Cultural GrAnt alcança uma taxa mais alta de entrega de mensagens, uma replicação menor de mensagens e um número menor de mensagens descartadas se comparado com os protocolos Epidêmico e PROPHET.This work presents a new routing protocol for complex and dynamic Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN). The proposed protocol is called Cultural GrAnt (Greedy Ant), as it uses a hybrid system composed of a Cultural Algorithm and a greedy version of the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) metaheuristic. In Cultural GrAnt, ACO represents the population space of the cultural algorithm and uses a greedy transition rule to either exploit previously found good paths or explore new paths by selecting, among a set of candidates, the most promising message forwarders. The main motivation for using ACO is to take advantage of its population-based search and adaptive learning framework. Conversely, CA gathers information during the evolutionary process and uses it to guide the population and thus accelerate learning while providing more efficient solutions. Considering information from heuristic functions, pheromone concentration, and knowledge stored in the CA belief space, the Cultural GrAnt protocol includes three modules: routing, scheduling, and buffer management. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first routing protocol that employs both ACO and CA to infer the best message forwarders using opportunistic information about social connectivity between nodes, determine the best paths a message must follow to eventually reach its destination while limiting message replications and droppings, and perform message transmission scheduling and buffer space management. Cultural GrAnt is compared to the Epidemic and PROPHET protocols in two different mobility scenarios: an activity-based movement model, which simulates the daily lives of people in their work, leisure and rest activities; and a community-based movement model. Simulation results obtained by the ONE simulator show that, in both scenarios, Cultural GrAnt achieves a higher delivery ratio, lower message replication, and fewer dropped messages than Epidemic and PROPHET.
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Alves, Angela Gilda. "A prática docente do enfermeiro à luz da teoria histórico-cultural". Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2016. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/6517.
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This study investigated the focus of teaching practice during the practice of nursing teachers in higher education institutions, according to the assumptions Vygotsky's theory. The objective of analyzing the aspects of historical-cultural theory and possible contributions to the teaching of nursing practice. Data for the study descriptive qualitative approach, guided by Grounded Theory Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, applied to Twenty Two teachers of six institutions of higher education. In the period from August to December 2015. Data analysis resulted in four subcategories: teaching nursing education; teaching process learning; methodologies and teaching strategies and interfaces trends progressive - social critic of the contents. Emerged as core category 'The field of pedagogical practice of distant nursing teaching process and the contributions of Vygotsky'. As a result, the first article 'The theory of Vygotsky: contribution to the education of health professionals in Brazil 'shows that the work selected, most were unsatisfactory as the presentation of strategies used to assess the Vygotsky's contributions to training health; The second article, 'The teaching of nursing practice in the Stork Network the Theory Historical-Cultural 'reflects discussions not only of academic level, but also the concerns of the services and to the community, showing that the educational aspect of nursing is not dissociated from care practice; New the third article 'Treat and the hardships of being a teacher of nursing' resulted in the enchantment of being a teacher, to teach I learn, go over, I welcome, educate; Tripod: affectivity, responsibility and quality; The counterpoint of teaching enchantment. It is concluded that the Vygotsky's theory in educational practice in health has emerged valuable contributions and oxygenate the practice through various optics, such as progressive tendencies. However, the exercise of cultural-historical theory is empirical and the field of teaching practice shown far the teaching process, and Vygotsky contributions.
Este estudo investigou o enfoque da prática pedagógica durante a práxis de docentes enfermeiros em instituições de ensino superior, segundo os pressupostos da teoria de Vigotski. Objetivou-se analisar os aspectos da teoria histórico-cultural e possíveis contribuições à prática docente do enfermeiro. Estudo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, orientado pela Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados, Coleta de dados por entrevistas semi estruturada, aplicadas a vinte e dois professores de seis instituições de ensino superior, no período de agosto a dezembro de 2015. Na análise dos dados emergiram cinco categoriais: Formação docente do enfermeiro; Processo ensino-aprendizagem; Metodologias e estratégias de ensino; A interface das tendências progressistas e uma categoria nuclear, A prática pedagógica do enfermeiro distante do processo didático e dos contributos de Vigotski. Os resultados foram apresentados em quatro artigos. 1) A teoria de Vigotski: contribuição para a formação superior em saúde no Brasil, os dados da revisão integrativa revelou que a maioria dos trabalhos são insatisfatórios quanto as contribuições de Vigotski para a formação em saúde; 2) A prática docente do enfermeiro na Rede Cegonha à luz da Teoria Histórico-Cultural, a análise dos discursos identificou que aspectos educativos da enfermagem não estão dissociados da prática assistencial. 3) O deleite e as agruras de ser professor de enfermagem, que resultou em quatro categorias: O encantamento de ser professor; Ao ensinar aprendo, repasso, acolho, educo; O tripé: afetividade, responsabilidade e qualidade; O contraponto do encantamento docente. Conclui-se que da teoria de Vigotski na prática pedagógica em saúde emerge valiosas contribuições e oxigena a prática por meio de diversas óticas, como as tendências progressistas. Contudo, este estudo identificou que o exercício da teoria histórico-cultural ainda é empírico e o domínio da prática docente se mostra longínqua do processo didático e das contribuições de Vigotski.
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Lovejoy, Tanya Lee. ""Was Anyone Out There Watching Last Night?": The Creation and Early History of New England Sport Network, 1980-1989". OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/546.
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In the United States, regional sports networks broadcast games of home teams to audiences in specific communities, or geographical areas. Ownership of regional sports network by sports teams presents a unique type of vertical integration. Regional sports networks use distinctive programming to connect to local sports culture. This dissertation explores the historical significance of New England Sports Network (NESN), a team created, owned and operated regional sports network, which broadcasts Boston Red Sox baseball games and Boston Bruins hockey games throughout the New England region. Using elements of cultural studies, specifically political economy and textual analysis, this dissertation examines the impact of the ownership structure of NESN on NESN programming and how NESN uses programming to connect to local sports culture. This dissertation employs the theoretical frameworks of the sports/media complex and the base and superstructure model to support the argument that regional sports networks function not only on an economic level, but on a political economic and cultural level as well. Historically, NESN is the first successful team created, owned and operated regional sports network. NESN's creation established a new form of sports media ownership where sports team owners could essentially form private media corporations to increase earnings and extend operations across industries. NESN utilizes specific visual and aural techniques to differentiate NESN programming from other national and regional sports broadcasters. NESN also uses the same techniques to connect to local sports culture and to the everyday lives of sports consumers. The televised sports text offers NESN a space where the network can function on both a political economic and cultural level. Additionally, NESN presents a real world example of how the sports/media complex has become a more intricate theoretical framework.
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Hwang, Tony. "A exploratory study into the correlations between the cultural composition of social support network and acculturative stress for international students". Thesis, California State University, Fullerton, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3581381.
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One of most significant challenges for international students studying in the U.S. is their ability to adjust to a new social setting. The maladjustment of international students in a host country has been associated with negative impacts to their psychosocial development, educational experience, and perception of the host culture. The increasing demand to recruit and enroll international students in colleges and universities across the U.S. prompts the need to further investigate the various factors that impact the cross-cultural and educational experiences of these sojourning scholars.
This correlational study was conducted using a 65-item online survey instrument. The population under investigation was international undergraduate students who have been studying in the U.S. for at least one academic year. The sample for this population was taken from three public higher education institutions in southern California. The total sample size of the study was 368 participants, One-way ANOVA and hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted to analyze the data and answer the research questions.
Overall, this study found that a relationship exists between the cultural composition of social support networks and the acculturative stress of international students. The results of the analysis indicate that international students who are more likely to seek support from members of their support network who are from a different culture experienced lower levels of acculturative stress. Furthermore, the findings suggest that the cultural composition of a social support network is positively correlated with feelings of homesickness.
The findings from this study can inform the practice of student affairs personnel responsible for working with international students. it can also inform institutional policies related to the strategic planning of increasing the enrollment of international students on a campus. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge aimed at understanding the specific needs of international students by investigating the relationship between the cultural composition of social support networks and acculturative stress.
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Hopkinson, Natalie. "Go-go live Washington, D.C.'s cultural information network, drumming the news, knitting communities, and guarding a Black public sphere /". College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7642.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.Thesis research directed by: Phillip Merrill College of Journalism. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Schultheiss, Rakel, e Nicolas Philipp Kalmer. "Self-disclosure on Facebook : Social Network Site privacy and personal information disclosure of Germans and Norwegians - A cross-cultural comparison". Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76235.
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Social Network Site (SNS) users’ disclosed personal information is beneficial for marketers, as targeted advertising can be provided accordingly. This study identifies the three privacy concepts of concerns, attitudes and intentions, along with culture (i.e. Hofstede’s masculinity) to be key drivers of users’ self-disclosure on SNSs. Hence, this study evaluates these antecedents and their potential effect on self-disclosure, considering Facebook as the SNS of choice. To account for potential cross-cultural differences, data has been gathered via two online questionnaires, resulting in one German and one Norwegian sample of respondents. Multiple regression analyses were carried to evaluate the antecedents of self-disclosure and one-way ANOVA to examine potential differences amongst Germans and Norwegians. Results indicate that privacy intention is the strongest predictor of self-disclosure on SNSs; whereas privacy concerns and attitudes only reveal an indirect effect on self-disclosure. In addition, significant differences have been found for all of the constructs, indicating that there exist fundamental differences between Germans and Norwegians with regards to their cognitive processing behind personal information disclosure on SNSs.
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Baugess, Betsy. "Examining Social Network Site Usage by Older Adults: A Phenomenological Approach". NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/37.
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The Internet has infiltrated our daily lives in many ways. Social networking on the Internet is a great example of how the Internet has expanded interpersonal communication. Many individuals have made social networking sites, like FaceBook and Twitter, an essential part of their lives and use these platforms to communicate daily. Until recently, young people have been the primary participants in this fast-growing phenomenon, and older adults' participation in the Internet, specifically social networking sites, has lagged far behind. However, in recent years, there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of older adult participants. The increase in older adult participation in social networking sites is important because it seems to signify a decrease in the Internet usage gap called the "digital divide", and because there is strong evidence older adults may greatly benefit from social networking activity. The aging of the Baby Boomers has resulted in significant growth in the senior age group, reinforcing the timely importance of considering the older adults' "digital divide". This study uses a phenomenological approach to explore the experience of older adult users of social networking sites to determine the reasons why more older adults are now making social networking sites part of their lives. The study revealed both negative and positive influences on this choice that include: early negative personal experiences with technology, positive family influences, an increasing prevalence of technology, and technology's transition from complexity of use to ease of use. Although some resulting attitudes of older adults are negative, such as a need to control the role of social media in their life, online social networking plays a positive role in their lives. The probing, detailed nature of this phenomenological study clarifies influences and offers new perspectives, implying that research could benefit from a broader and deeper inspection. Research should consider, as related to the use of technology by older adults, a closer look at the effectiveness of training, potential gender differences in the choice to use technology, and the consequences of negative technological experiences.
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Pelen, Karelse Övgü. "Living sites : rethinking the social trajectory of the Tophane area in Istanbul". Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/living-sitesrethinking-the-social-trajectory-of-the-tophane-area-in-istanbul(46e2742d-4a76-44f1-b006-1a091831cdad).html.
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The aim of this research is to account for the life of an industrial site and to show the dynamism of the site by exploring what its trajectory in space and time can tell us about socio-economic and political tendencies occurring during its lifespan. This research will focus on the micro life of a particular industrial site in order to grasp the rhythm of societal change including its cultural and political overtones, and to explore the strategies of transformation of industrial sites in contemporary societies. In addition, this research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the concepts of waterfront regeneration and urban transformation by investigating the life of an industrial site. The objectives of the research are firstly to understand the site life and the rhythm of change of the examined industrial site with the intention of understanding the urban transformation, urban policy and planning. Secondly, to discuss how the site has been transformed, redeveloped and reused through time; and lastly to analyse the roles of various actors involved in the trajectory of the site. In order to support this argument, this research will benefit from inter-disciplinary literature studies. Three main bodies of literature will be put forward; these are waterfront redevelopment, cultural geography, and architectural theory. The dynamic life of the Tophane site in Istanbul is the case study that is analysed in this research. The Tophane site has been, and still is, a very controversial and multi-dimensional site with respect to its use and transformation. Due to its strategic location at the connection point of the Golden Horn and the Bosporus, overlooking the historical peninsula. It has been used for a variety of functions in its history, such as artillery barracks, warehouses, exhibition spaces for the Istanbul Art Biennials, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts as well as cruise port. It has been subject to some of the most controversial urban transformation proposals in Istanbul, both regarding the use of the site as well as the bidding processes associated with these proposals. This PhD will cover the different phases of this site's lifetime from the beginning of the twentieth century until 2014 and investigates the crucial roles played by various actors in its transformation and in the resistance to its transformation. The innovative aspect of the dissertation is that it crosses the boundaries of cultural geography and architectural theory. In addition, the original use of research methods such as thick description, actor network theory, controversy mapping and layering aspires to contribute to architectural studies. Furthermore, the focus on the Tophane site in Istanbul aims to expand the geographical scope of both waterfront redevelopment and cultural regeneration literature. The ultimate contribution of the dissertation is to demonstrate how a thorough analysis of the complexity and the versatile nature of a site, including its changing phases and layers, can lead to a better understanding of the macro scale processes that shape the urban environment.
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Dixon, Anna R. "Health and wealth dietary supplements, network marketing and the commodification of health /". Thesis, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=765033321&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1233358954&clientId=23440.
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Zaninelli, Fulvia. "Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, antiquario (1878-1955) : the art market and cultural philanthropy in the formation of American museums". Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31510.
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This thesis aims to document and discuss the role and legacy of the Italian antiquario Alessandro Contini Bonacossi (1878-1955) in the international secondary art market for Old Master paintings during the first half of the twentieth century. Grounded in the discovery of primary archival evidence and set against the major historical events that unfolded during his lifetime, this work presents its findings by following a research process adopted to answer the following research questions: who was Contini Bonacossi, what was his business network (where was he buying paintings, at what prices, and who were his clients), what was his modus operandi for selling and marketing his work, and what is his legacy. To answer these questions, I made extensive use of primary sources, the vast majority of which are unpublished or have never been used before in this context, framed by a contextualized analysis of their historical background. The archival investigation has brought to light, for the first time, documentary evidence of Contini Bonacossi's transactions and business ties with other European dealers such as Duveen Brothers, Heinemann Galleries, Colin Agnew, Colnaghi, Böhler, Steinmeyer, and Kleinberger Galleries; with scholars such as Wilhelm von Bode, Roberto Longhi, and Bernard Berenson; as well as previously unknown connections Contini Bonacossi had with members of the Harvard museum community and the Boston cultural elite such as Paul Sachs (1878-1965), Edward W. Forbes (1873-1969) Denmann Ross (1853-1935); and offers new details regarding his relationship with the Kress Brothers, their gifts of artworks to the new National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the Kress Foundation's Regional Program that endowed museums across the US. Ultimately, this work adds to our knowledge important sources for the study of the history of private and public collecting during its crucial years in the formation of American museums. More broadly, in documenting Contini Bonacossi's case, this study strives to rethink the role of art dealers, to look at them not solely as market professionals engaged in the dynamics of supply, demand and profit, but first and foremost as bearers and sellers of culture, whose activities were fully embedded in the socio-political environment of their time and so to acknowledge and extend knowledge about their active role in the international dissemination and interpretation of cultural heritage.
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Bouazzi, Cherif, e Suleiman Nadabo Lawal. "Building Trust in a Cross-Cultural Context: The National Investor in United Arab Emirates and Egypt". Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27534.
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Aim: The aim of the study is to examine trust development in international marketing of financial services marketing of the National Investor (TNI) in UAE and Egypt. To achieve this, the researchers adapted Fregidou_Malama and Hyder (2015) framework of international services marketing that explains cultural influences on Adaptation/Standardization, network and trust formation in international services marketing. Method: A single case study approach is used as the research strategy and qualitative research using semi-structured interviews. The research uses qualitative interviews as the primary source of empirical data. Results and Conclusion: This study indicates that cultural values play a major role on the way people communicate, interact and conduct their businesses within the financial services sector in UAE and Egypt, and that cultural values, origins, policies, rules and regulations are factors that can affect how international companies build trust relationships within local cultures. Our results show that cultural dimensions such as power distance, individualism/collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity/feminity affect trust building, networking and adaptation strategies in international marketing of financial service of the company. Research Contribution: This study contributes and shows the implication of the need for adaptation to satisfy customers’ needs and expectations in international marketing of financial services. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt have almost identical cultural dimensions, in order to build trust, TNI adapts its services to meet up with the Egyptian customers' needs and expectations. In addition, all of the previous studies that were conducted using Fregidou_Malama and Hyder (2015) framework are in the marketing of healthcare services of Elekta AB, Sweden whereas this study focuses on financial services and also conducted and compared two identical national cultures from two different countries and their influence. Suggestions for Future Research: One of the limitations of this research is that it is a case study and doesn’t reflect the overall international financial sector and therefore the results and observations indicated in this research might differ along with the variation of the studied environment. Therefore, we recommend further study using the same model within the same financial service sector and the same business environment and compare with any European nation that is culturally distant from the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.