LOST IN TRANSLATION? THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL VALUES ON MERGERS AROUND THE WORLD KENNETH R. AHERNa ‚ DANIELE DAMINELLIb ‚ AND CESARE FRACASSIc Abstract We find strong evidence that three key dimensions of national culture (trust‚ hierarchy‚ and individualism) affect merger volume and synergy gains. The volume of cross-border mergers is lower when countries are more culturally distant. In addition‚ greater cultural distance in trust and individualism leads to lower combined announcement returns. These
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Scared Destination “Stairway to Heaven” Samantha Forsgren HUM/105 Professor: Randy Pisano November 10‚ 2014 Scared Destination “Stairway to Heaven” We’re going to climb a stairway to this sacred destination HISTORY OF HEAVEN • Beginning of Time • Home where God lives • Eternal life • A place where all that except CHRIST will live for eternity A • • • • Sacred Objects River of life Tree of life- yields 12 manners fruit 12gates‚ 3 gates at each geographical location 12 angels RIVER OF
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The Loss of Innocence The concept of innocence is one that is applied to childhood. Children‚ for example‚ are innocent because they have not been tainted by the idea that the world is not as it seems to be. But‚ as children grow up and mature fully into adults‚ the loss of this pure quality of innocence begins to be noticed in a person’s life. As this awareness comes forth‚ it shows that life is not always easy‚ it is complicated and there will be tough moral decisions that have to be made
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“I’m Not Scared” is a novel written by Niccolò Ammaniti which is set in the 1970s; in a small Southern Italy town called Acqua Traverse‚ going through a sizzling summer. I’m not scared presents fears and morals in a way where they are intertwined with each other. In the face of fear‚ you still have to be able to make the right‚ moral decision. Michele and Skull are two very different characters with different stances on their morals and what they consider to be crossing the line. This line‚ is quite
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doctor‚ the homeless bum". In the image above one of the comments about this particular quote that stood out to me was‚ that some people will think that Indians will either succeed gratefully in life with high paying jobs or fall in life completely. I feel that with stereotypes like the one mentioned can have a negative effect on how the minorities are perceived‚ as people can either think that a specific group of people are always meant to succeed and if they don’t they are like a disgrace to that
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time for Ms. Ellsworth before she leaves to Europe. They begin to argue while Oceola is playing one of Beethoven sonatas. As they continue to argue Osceola’s change the style of playing to the Negro Blues. As Osceola plays on Dora ask “Is this what I spent thousands of dollars to teach you?”(pg 475) Oceola replies “No‚ this is mine… Listen.”(pg 475) Oceola’s blues began to flourish. Blues that Oceola plays only comes in a time of distress. The fight between Oceola and Ms. Ellsworth force the blues
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Bright paint limited Bright paint limited‚ situated in Punjab‚ is a large wholeseller of industrial paints. The company sells paints mostly to small retailer in cities and towns of northern states. About 10 % of sales are made directly to the public on case basis. For meeting its working capital requirement‚ the company has a cash credit limit from state bank of India. However‚ it has been recently facing a liquidity problem. In its cash credit amount‚ the company has an overdraft balance of Rs
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stereotypes. Luella Bates Washington Jones is a main character in the story “Thank You m’am”. The author creates a change in how she is viewed through indirect characterization in her actions. Hughes creates a setting that practically screams out “I AM A STEREOTYPE”. The story takes place in an urban town‚ where a
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The book To Kill a Mockingbird has many different themes. One that really stood out to me was Childhood Innocence‚ because the story is written from Scout’s point of view it portrays her childish and immature thoughts towards all of the events that happen in her life. Not only is Scout childish at times her brother Jem and her friend Dill also show irresponsible actions through the games they choose to play and the way they react to different things such as getting in trouble or just barely getting
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another’s. Scared magic was becoming more socially acceptable when studied by high status figures such as Pico and Agrippa. They looked at magic from a scientific point of view‚ and studied and wrote books on it. They were looking to make magic a legitimate practice. They connected magic with already accepted religious doctrines such as the Cabala and the Bible. When the church outlawed necromancy and paganism it created a surplus of magicians and clergymen who needed work. They started
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