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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combination‚ of the NIV‚ ESV‚ and the KJ. The NIV‚ and ESV help to make the text easier for me to understand‚ while the KJ‚ gives it a more accurate feel‚ with the poetry style used in that translation. The KJ and the ESV are both very close in there translation to being an actual work for word translation. Matt 20: 16 NIV “So the last will be first‚ and the first will be last.” KJ So the last shall be first‚ and the first last: for many be called‚ but few chosen NKJ So the last will
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Autonomous Management of Everyday Places for a Personalized Location Provider Abstract—Currently available location technologies such as the global positioning system (GPS) or Wi-Fi fingerprinting are limited‚ respectively‚ to outdoor applications or require offline signal learning. In this paper‚ we present a smartphone-based autonomous construction and management of a personalized location provider in indoor and outdoor environments. Our system makes use of electronic compass and accelerometer
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Is a just person the best choice for a ruler; many philosophers have laid out different ways in which they believe a society should be ran whether it be a single ruler such as a prince or multiple rulers like philosophy kings. Machiavelli intended for a society/principality to be ruled a strong ruler whether he be just or unjust‚ moral or immoral; whereas Plato believed for a society to work a just ruler such as the philosopher kings along with its other social counterparts was the perfect society
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Introduction The medical terms to be translated are selected from three articles. Two articles deal with the posttraumatic stress disorder‚ a kind of mental disease and the other article is about the immune response in transplantation. Medical terms differ from that in daily use‚ and the same word can have different meanings within various contexts. In addition‚ many medical terms have roots and affixes which are mostly borrowed from Greek and Latin language‚ and as a result an analysis of the
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71 What does Machiavelli say it is necessary for a Prince to do to "hold his own?" It is important for a prince to know how to do wrong and apply this knowledge or not depending on whether or not it is necessary. Machiavelli makes a long list of what he calls "virtues" and "vices." According to Machiavelli which is more important for the Prince to have control of? Why? This answer may continue onto page 73. It is more important for the Prince to have control over his vices because they can seem
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度和标牌翻译的准确度上，但是相关的问题依然存在。 本文运用“翻译目的论”的原理，从翻译的目的性出发，列举例证分析了广州公共标识语的翻译现状，对几种不同类型的公共标示牌进行理论分析，指出错误，并提出相应翻译策略。 [关键词] 公示语标牌、翻译目的论、旅游 Translation of Public Signs in Guangzhou：Skopos Theory Perspective [Abstract] The translation in tourism plays the important part in overseas travel while bilingual public sign is an essential part of the translation in tourism. Guangzhou‚ as an economic and cultured capital of south area in china‚ attracts millions of foreigners. It is doing better in bilingual
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Brittany McMillian McMillian 1 Mrs. Dixon LA 1H P.1 3-10-13 Never Forget the Genocides Although the Holocaust ended in 1944 with the deaths of millions‚ the genocide in Darfur claimed the lives of 400‚000 people and displaced over 2‚500‚000 in 2003 and is still going on to this day (Document G). With so many lives lost in the tragic genocides people wonder if there is anything that can be done to prevent more from occurring. The basic concept of genocide developed in 1915
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Spanish Translations ! El Obelisco Macho - situated in the Malecon ‚ this obelisk commemorates the change of the temporary name of the city of Santo Domingo to Trajillo La Avenida George Washington ‚ el Malecon‚ runs across the coast on one side there’s the craibbean sea and on the other theres santo Domingo’s buildings. Santo Domingo - the capital of the Dominican Republic was founded in 1496 by Cristobal Colon’s brother --> Bartolome Colon El Merengue - national dance of the country
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