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Effective intercultural communication in foreign language education depends on more than linguistic competence. A persistent problem is that teaching and assessment practices give limited attention to learners' and teachers' psycho-emotional ...
Blanka Klímová +2 more
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Multinational enterprises’ contribution to gender equality: An integrative framework
Abstract Despite the progress made in recent years, inequalities between men and women persist. Gender equality (GE) is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG5) that multinational enterprises (MNEs) can contribute most to. This is because SDG5 integrates directly into MNEs’ human resource practices, supply chain management and ...
Sonia María Suárez‐Ortega +2 more
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Intercultural Competence Development Through Tourism: A Study of Czech Visitors to France
ABSTRACT This study examines international travel as a context for informal intercultural learning and the development of intercultural competence, aligning with the broader goals of training and development. Using the Cross‐Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI), this research assesses changes in four dimensions—Emotional Resilience, Flexibility ...
Renata Cuhlova +2 more
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Cross-Cultural Marital Satisfaction: Individualistic and Collectivist Influences. [PDF]
ABSTRACT As intercultural marriages become increasingly common in the United States, it is crucial to examine the factors that affect their stability and satisfaction. This study explores how demographic factors, cultural orientation, and social support influence marital satisfaction in Eastern men‐Western women couples.
Aflatooni L, Daneshpour M.
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Human Capital 4.0: Readiness of Initial Vocational Education Programmes in Italy and Germany
ABSTRACT The rapid pace of technological innovation and the advent of Industry 4.0 have profoundly transformed labour markets and the nature of work. This paper examines the preparedness of Initial Vocational Education and Training (IVET) programmes in Germany and Italy to meet the demands of Human Capital 4.0. Utilising a comparative analysis of three
Luca Antonazzo, Susanne Peters
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Effective Visual Communication in Higher Education: Intercultural and Cross‐Cultural Design
Abstract This paper examines how undergraduate design students develop cultural sensitivity through a live brief by the Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), focusing on global‐local tensions in their responses. While prior studies address global‐local dynamics, few explore intercultural pedagogy in the United Kingdom live briefs.
Samantha Williams +2 more
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Beyond Lip Service: A Position Paper to Truly Stimulate Shared Decision‐Making
ABSTRACT Aim To discuss how shared decision‐making (SDM) is currently practised in hospitals, to highlight the essential—yet often underacknowledged—contribution of nurses to inclusive SDM in life‐prolonging treatment decisions, and to propose a five‐step implementation plan to strengthen the role of patients in the SDM process. Design A position paper
Maureen Thodé +2 more
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The Impact of Arbaeen Long-Walk on the Health of Pilgrims: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The Arbaeen long walk (ALW) is an annual religious pilgrimage in which over 20 million Muslims walk more than 80 km between Najaf and Karbala in Iraq. While this event may affect participants' health, its impact has not been comprehensively studied.
Moulaei K +3 more
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Abstract The historically unidirectional movement of global health ideas, practices, and protocols from the Global North (United States, Canada, European countries, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel) to the Global South (Latin American countries, African countries, the Middle East excluding Israel and Asia countries, and ...
Michelle Telfer +4 more
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Regenerative Supply Chains: A Knowledge Polycentrism View
ABSTRACT The field of regenerative supply chains investigates how companies collaboratively preserve, restore and enhance the social and natural capital from which they procure. However, this field has still not addressed a fundamental question: How do supply chain managers organize the complex knowledge that underpins regeneration? The authors advance
Domenico Dentoni, Stefano Pascucci
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