Expressing Opinions in French and Australian English Discourse
Expressing Opinions in French and Australian English Discourse

Author: Kerry Mullan

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2010-11-11

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9027287651

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Based on the analysis of conversations between French and Australian English speakers discussing various topics, including their experiences as non-native speakers in France or Australia, this book combines subjective personal testimonies with an objective linguistic analysis of the expression of opinion in discourse. It offers a new perspective on French and Australian English interactional style by examining the discourse markers I think, je pense, je crois and je trouve. It is shown that the prosody, intonation unit position, and the surrounding context of these markers are all fundamental to their function and meaning in interaction. In addition, this book offers the first detailed comparative semantic study of the three comparative French expressions in interaction. The book will appeal to all those interested in linguistics, French and Australian English interactional style, cross-cultural communication, and discourse analysis. Students and teachers of French will be interested in the semantic analysis of the French expressions, the authentic interactional data and the personal testimonies of the participants.

Wine Industry - France and Australia
Wine Industry - France and Australia

Author: Jon Gruda

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 3656071993

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Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2009 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: A, University of Groningen, course: Comparative Country Studies, language: English, abstract: A country fact book is necessary in order to make a comparison between countries and industries, specifically focused on assessing, comparing and recommending the business opportunities and limitations for investments in certain industries in different countries. It studies and compares relevant conditions for foreign investors in specific countries and specific industries that need to make country comparative investment decisions. This country fact book analyzes, makes a comparison and gives recommendations concerning the wine industry in Australia and France. The comparative analysis and, subsequent, recommendations are aimed at foreign direct investors that are considering to invest in the wine industry of either Australia or France.

Legal Culture, Legality and the Determination of the Grounds of Judicial Review of Administrative Action in England and Australia
Legal Culture, Legality and the Determination of the Grounds of Judicial Review of Administrative Action in England and Australia

Author: Voraphol Malsukhum

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-01

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 9811612676

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This book presents a navigating framework of legal culture and legality to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the English and Australian determination of the grounds of judicial review. This book facilitates tangible process of how and why jurisdictional error, jurisdictional fact, proportionality and substantive legitimate expectations are debatable in English law, while they are either completely rejected or firmly entrenched in Australian law. This book argues that these differences are not just random. Legality is not just a fig-leaf, but is profoundly rooted in legal systems’ legal culture; hence, it dictates the way in which courts empower, justify, constrain or limit the scope of judicial review. This book presents evidence that courts differ in legal systems and apply diverse ways to determine the scope of judicial review based on their deep understanding of legality, which is embedded in the legal culture of their legal system. This book uses comparative methodology and develops this framework between English and Australian law. Although obvious and important, this book presents a kind of examination that has never been undertaken in this depth and detail before.

Organizational Psychology in Cross Cultural Perspective
Organizational Psychology in Cross Cultural Perspective

Author: Colin P. Silverthorne

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0814739865

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The last two decades have seen an explosive increase in the ethnic diversity of the workforce, growth in international business, and the emergence of many more multinational companies. The potential for problems as companies operate across borders and managers manage in countries which have different values, norms and cultural behaviors is great. By looking at organizational psychology in a cross-cultural context, we can gain an understanding of the challenges facing organizations and business today. This text breaks new ground in introducing organizational psychology from a cross cultural perspective. It provides a foundational overview of the current major theories in organizational psychology, and illuminates the impact of cultural differences on organizational dynamics. It also makes available specific research concerning our current understandings of how these dynamics play out in particular regions and countries, such as autocratic versus democratic leadership styles in Africa and Europe or conflict management in Asia. The volume offers a welcome introduction to the topic to those in industrial/organizational psychology, international relations and management, and international business/MBA programs focusing on international issues.

MGMT4
MGMT4

Author: Chuck Williams

Publisher: Cengage AU

Published: 2019-09-09

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0170427374

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MGMT4 is the fourth Asia–Pacific edition of this innovative approach to teaching and learning the principles of management. Concise yet complete coverage of the subject, supported by a suite of online learning tools and teaching material equips students and instructors with the resources required to successfully undertake an introductory management course. This highly visual and engaging resource is now available on the MindTap eLearning platform, allowing for seamless delivery both online and in-class. With the Cengage Mobile app students can take course materials with them – anytime, anywhere. New, print versions of this book include access to the MindTap platform.

Strategic Culture, Securitisation and the Use of Force
Strategic Culture, Securitisation and the Use of Force

Author: Wilhelm Mirow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1317406605

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This book investigates, and explains, the extent to which different liberal democracies have resorted to the use of force since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The responses of democratic states throughout the world to the September 2001 terrorist attacks have varied greatly. This book analyses the various factors that had an impact on decisions on the use of force by governments of liberal democratic states. It seeks to explain differences in the security policies and practices of Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK regarding the war in Afghanistan, domestic counterterrorism measures and the Iraq War. To this end, the book combines the concepts of strategic culture and securitisation into a theoretical model that disentangles the individual structural and agential causes of the use of force by the state and sequentially analyses the impact of each causal component on the other. It argues that the norms of a strategic culture shape securitisation processes of different expressions, which then bring about distinct modes of the use of force in individual security policy decisions. While governments can also deviate from the constraints of a strategic culture, this is likely to encounter a strong reaction from large parts of the population which in turn can lead to a long-term change in strategic culture. This book will be of much interest to students of strategic culture, securitisation, European politics, security studies and IR in general.