On the Application of Relevance Theory to Chinese-English Translation of Tourism Texts I. Introduction A. Background and purpose of this research Tourism industry has become a new highlight in the world economy following telecommunications and information industries. According to the estimates of the World Tourism Organization and many other insiders‚ China will be the world’s largest tourist receiving country with the capacity of hosting more than 1 .137 billion foreign tourists by the
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study are the Life Course Theory (Elder‚ 1998) and Bandura’s Social Learning Theory (Bandura‚ 1978). The main premise of the Life Course Theory is that children’s changing course of life alters developmental trajectories (Elder‚ 1998). As a concept‚ a life course is defined as "a sequence of socially defined events and roles that the individual enacts over time" (Giele & Elder 1998‚ p. 22). According to Bandura (1978)‚ human behavior is determined by the actions‚ cognitions‚ and life course‚ which
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Leadership style‚ employee motivation and commitment: The study investigated the relationship between different leadership styles and employee motivation and commitment after a merger in a retail bank operating in an economically volatile environment. Data were collected from 121 employees (17 managers and 104 non-managerial) using three closed-ended questionnaires. Using measures of central tendency and correlation analyses‚ results indicated weak but significantly positive relationship between
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Assessment Paper 3 Application Of Theory to Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment When applying Erikson ’s theory and his 8 stages it allowed me to assesess each individual on what stage they are currently in and the stages that there has been issues in achiving. In the case of LaJoe it would seem that she had already achieved stages 1 through 6 during the early part of living in Henry Honer. As the decline of a positive community and family‚ LaJoe
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This study attempts to explain the application of Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence to the Malaysian school system‚ how its application can influence some students to perform better than others‚ and to also identify what recommendations can be made to change or improve the current system. Gardner’s theory proposed that intelligence shouldn’t be measured and restricted to just one’s ability to pass conventional Intelligence Quotient (I.Q.) tests‚ but rather that intelligence comprises of at-least
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AppliedPsychology‚ 96(3)‚ 619-632. doi:10.1037/a0021887 Eglin‚ R Elmuti‚ D. (2003)‚ The Perceived Impact of Outsourcing on Organizational Performance‚ Mid-American Journal of Business‚ 18(2): 33–41. Ferranti‚ M Latham‚ G. P. (2007). Work motivation: History‚ theory‚ research and practice. Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage Publications Lehmann-Willenbrock‚ N.‚ Grohmann‚ A.‚ & Kauffeld‚ S Logan‚ M. S.‚ Faught‚ K.‚ & Ganster‚ D. C. (2004). Outsourcing a satisfied and committed workforce: A trucking industry case
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1) Various managerial techniques used to motivate people Motivation is the act of stimulating someone or oneself to get a desired course of action‚ to push the right button to get a desired result. Motivation has been shown to have roots in physiological‚ behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and social areas. Various managerial techniques used to motivate people A) Monetary or financial incentives Monetary incentives are offered in terms of money. Such incentives provide more cash or
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 17‚ Number 1—Winter 2003—Pages 131–154 Durable Goods Theory for Real World Markets Michael Waldman D urable goods constitute an important part of economic production. In 2000‚ personal consumption expenditures on durables exceeded $800 billion. In the manufacturing sector in the United States in the year 2000‚ durable goods production constituted roughly 60 percent of aggregate production. Durable goods pose a number of questions for microeconomic analysis
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Analysis and history of the legislation The No Child Left Behind Act has impacted several schools who are currently receiving funds from Title 1. The purpose of The No Child Left Behind Act has worked to help primary and secondary schools throughout the states help improve the academic standings of students and faculties. Primarily‚ the subjects that have been targeted are reading and math. In my view‚ this legislation works to help improve the test scores and proficiency statuses of these topics
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Motivation Christine Walters PSY/355 Jeremy Christensen Motivation Motivation is the process in which behavior is initiated‚ guided‚ and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. “We may define motive (or motivation) as a need‚ want‚ interest‚ or desire that propels someone (or an organism) in a certain direction” (Psychology‚ 2014). Motivation cannot be directly observed but through behaviors we see it manifested. It is thought of as the driving force that compels a person to do something in order
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