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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Xavier T When reading the article “Big data: Big hype”‚ written by Mark Barrenechea‚ I found that the main focus of the article to be on if big data is practical in industries. Right now there is a large build up of data‚ it’s estimated that only .5% of it being analyzed to this day. The only disadvantage to this build up of data is that people don’t know how to use all the data to their advantage. Meaning that they have lots of information that could be applied to the demand for a product‚ but
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Diana Tello ENH 285 Englehart 22 Febuary 2012 Journal Entry #5: Anzia Yezierska’s “The Lost Beautifulness” Anzia Yezierska’s short story “The Lost Beautifulness‚” is the portrayal of the common immigrant during the 1920’s in search of the “American dream.” The main character Hanneh Hayyeh is “tired of living like a pig‚” so she does whatever it takes to fulfill her place in living this dream. Mrs. Hayyeh even idolizes her son and takes much pride in the fact that he’s in the army‚ fighting
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Thereasa Wilson Dyanna Rajala English 015-35 February 29‚ 2012 The Lost Tribe Do peace‚ unity‚ and equality still exist this day in time among groups of people? Are we influenced by our environment to associate our way of seeing things and create language based on that fact? How we view the environment around us helps shape our understanding by creating language to give it meaning. Based on the linguistic data of the recently discovered tribe‚ we can draw conclusions about the tribe’s
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What is lost in translation from one language to another? “Most linguists would say that there is no such thing as a perfect translation and that something is always lost when we move from one language to another.” Sometimes when translating‚ there might be the difficulty‚ of finding a word that expresses or means the same thing‚ and because there isn’t one specific word that means the same as the other‚ instead of putting one word‚ many are used‚ to describe the words meaning. Each
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Lost in the Desert Question 1. Given the conditions‚ what should Henry do to try to save Mark? He must decide very quickly. Mark has very little time left and may not survive the trip by helicopter to the hospital. What has caused Mark’s weakness‚ nausea‚ disorientation‚ headache‚ and low blood pressure? Why isn’t he sweating? Henry can do two things to immediately help Mark and his current physical condition. First‚ Henry should put clothing on Mark. Although Mark may
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Lost Children The child walks down the path. The child looks left and right at each fork. At each fork a sign points in the direction the child is assigned to walk down. Left right‚ left right follow the path. Do as you are told. Do not question. March along like a good child. Do not upset the system This path is meant for you. Do not divert from it or you will be doomed to a life on the outskirts of society. The child continues down the path. Slowly the child is educated. The child is told what
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English 102 Of Innocence Lost Innocence is a quality that is often taken for granted and abused. In the following three stories‚ Margaret Atwood’s “Stone Mattress”‚ Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” and John Updike’s“A&P”‚ the three main protagonists deal with a common theme- that of innocence lost and the consequences of your decisions. Innocence is one of the few things that can be lost by making one simple decision. Unfortunately‚ it is also one of the seldom found things that one
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PARADISE LOST Paradise Lost is divided into twelve books. In Book I Milton explains the theme of his work‚ man’s disobedience to God‚ his expulsion from Heaven and the story of the rebel angels sent to Hell. In Book II the angels meet in council to decide what they will do. In Book III God makes a speech on man’s freedom to choose between good and evil. In Book IV Satan observes the happiness of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. In Book V God sends Raphael to warn Adam. In Book VI the war in
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The main character in the short story “Land of the Lost” written by Steward O’Nan‚ is an elder woman. Throughout the entire short story we do not get to know her name or a description of how she looks. She works as a cashier at a BI-LO and lives alone with her German shepherd Ollie‚ her two sons moved out shortly after their parents got a divorce. Even though we do not get a lot to know about her looks‚ we get a lot of knowledge on her way of thinking and her mental state. Even though she is mentally
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