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Institutional logics and social enterprises: Entry mode choices of foreign hospitals in China
2020
When social enterprises, being defined by their social mission and profitability, internationalize, they need to\ud respond to institutional logics in the host country. By juxtaposing institutional logic and entry mode choice\ud literature, this paper shows how social enterprises accommodate different institutional logics when they enter\ud foreign markets. We collected data on Chinese healthcare reform, governmental policies and their changes, and\ud conducted 36 in-depth interviews and three expert group meetings. By analyzing five non-Chinese hospitals\ud entering China, we show how social enterprises, as hybrid organizations, respond to governmental, commercial,\ud and social institutio…
Montessori metodē balstītas praktiskās dzīves simulācijas vidusskolēnu integrētu valodas prasmju pilnveidei 10. Klases angļu valodas tiešsaistes stun…
2022
10. klases skolēni Latvijā cenšas sasniegt arvien augstākus un augstākus mācību sasniegumus un angļu valodas līmeni. Tomēr skolēniem ir skaidra vēlme attīstīt arī praktiskās dzīves prasmes angļu valodā. Diplomdarba mērķis ir izpētīt Montesori metodē balstītas praktiskās dzīves simulācijas vidusskolēnu integrētu valodas prasmju pilnveidei 10. klases angļu valodas tiešsaistes stundās. Gadījuma pētījuma ietvaros tika pētīta Montesori metode. Tika izstrādāts stundu kopums praktiskās dzīves simulācijas realizēšanai. Simulācijā studijām un darbam ārzemēs tika iesaistīti 21 10. klases skolēni. Skolēnu vajadzību izpētes anketa, divu skolotāju pēc stundu refleksiju piezīmes, vienas skolotājas interv…
”I’ll get a scooter if my grades go up” : What motivates Finnish pupils to study English
2009
Yleisesti tiedostetaan motivaation merkitys kielenoppimisessa. Motivaatio onkin yksi tutkituimmista alueista vieraiden kielten oppimisessa ja opettamisessa. Motivaation rakenne ja syyt vaihtelevat suuresti riippuen kontekstista; eri paikoissa eri aikoina suoritetut tutkimukset antavat hyvin erilaisia tuloksia. Siksi motivaatiota on tärkeätä tutkia jatkuvasti. Tässä tutkimuksessa motivaatio on jaettu kahteen osaan: instrumentaaliseen ja integratiiviseen motivaatioon. Halusimme tutkia, kumpi näistä motivaation osa-alueista vaikuttaa enemmän 9-luokkalaisiin englanninkielen opiskelijoihin. Sen lisäksi halusimme antaa oppilaille mahdollisuuden kertoa omin sanoin, millaisten asioiden he koke…
History Matters: Colonial‑Based Connectivity and Foreign Headquarter Location Choice
2022
AbstractIn this study, we argue that European countries’ extensive relationships with former colonies represent a location factor that attracts foreign headquarter investments. The strategic role of foreign headquarters as coordinators, opportunity detectors, and global bridgeheads makes the location choice of headquarter activities sensitive to historical-based institutional connections. Drawing on a sample of 2230 foreign headquarter investments in Europe, we find that the stronger the combined effect of historical connections and current economic relationships with former colonies, the higher the probability of attracting headquarter investment projects. We refer to this combined charact…
The European External Action Service: Torn apart between several principals or acting as a smart 'double-agent'?
2014
Published version of an article in the journal: Journal of Contemporary European Research. Also available from the publisher at: http://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/605/494 Open Access The European External Action Service (EEAS) is a hybrid and compound institutional actor in the EU’s multi-level administration with delegated authority from the member states (MS) to conduct the EU’s external action. Substantial competences, notably in the field of Neighbourhood and Trade policies, as well as Development and Cooperation remain under the control of the European Commission (Commission). At the same time, also Members of the European Parliament (EP) are more clearly voicing their in…
De-Europeanizing at the UN? The Impact of the International Economic Crisis on Italian Foreign Policy
2015
Among the mechanisms identified in the literature on the Europeanization of Italian foreign policy, the idea of belonging to a group or "we-feeling" plays an important role. By shaking the idea of European solidarity, the international economic crisis has promoted greater Euroscepticism in Italy, suggesting that the previously recorded Europeanization of Italian foreign policy could eventually also be affected. The article explores whether and how much Italian foreign policy has been de-Europeanized by comparing Italian behavior at the UN before and after the crisis. This arena has the advantage of allowing an analysis of behavior on the most important foreign policy issues, but it is also …
The Head of State, the President of the Government, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
2023
The Head of State, the President of the Government, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 1. International competences. 2. Inviolability, privileges, and immunities. 3. International protection of the Head of State or Government, or of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
La entonación del español hablado por italianos
2011
En este trabajo describimos los rasgos melódicos de un grupo de italianos hablantes de español, con el método de análisis melódico del habla puesto a punto en el laboratorio de fonética de la Universidad de Barcelona. Nuestro objetivo es caracterizar su interlengua, con el fin de implementar la enseñanza de la pronunciación en este contexto. Hemos utilizado un corpus de 254 enunciados, de los cuales hemos seleccionado para el análisis 99 (49 interrogativas y 50 neutras). Los enunciados fueron producidos por 12 informantes, todos ellos italianos y hablantes avanzados de español. Los resultados del análisis nos permiten proponer los rasgos melódicos de la entonación prelingüística de los ital…
"Voi ei, nää on tosi hyviä verrattuna muhun!" : uudenlaisen arviointimenetelmän toimivuus ranskan suullisen kielitaidon itsearvioinnissa
2013
Are Energy Market Integrations a Green Light for FDI?
2015
This paper studies the effect of energy market integration (EMI) on foreign direct investment (FDI). EMIs diminish energy uncertainty and price volatility in the host country and affect FDI through two channels: first, by harmonizing energy prices and, second, by reducing price dispersion. FDI may, as a result, increase both within and outside the EMI area, through energy stability mechanisms and price mechanisms, respectively. An empirical application on a global dataset including bilateral FDI data, during 2003-2012, using the gravity equation, shows that the integration of Portugal and Spain's electricity market in 2007 increased the amount of FDI's participants. Additionally, a positive…