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Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Talent management involves the systematic planning, acquisition, development, performance management, engagement, and retention of employees identified as “talent.” Little is known about the relationship between organizations' talent perspectives and talent management practices.
Amro Aljbour, Erica French, Muhammad Ali
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The Structure of Informal Learning in the Workplace—An Experience Sampling Approach
Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper complements retrospective approaches to researching informal learning in the workplace with experience sampling. Since (conscious) informal learning is becoming increasingly important for successfully keeping pace with rapid changes in working environments, a clear understanding of the construct and its precise measurement are ...
Katja Häußermann, Tina Seufert
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Is Semantics Really Psychologically Real? [PDF]
, 2009 The starting point for this paper is a critical discussion of claims of psychological reality articulated within Borg’s (forth.) minimal semantics and Carpintero’s (2007) character*-semantics.
Popa-Wyatt, Mihaela
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International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the most robust international insolvency regime applicable to countries around the world. The Model Law on Cross‐Border Insolvency (1997) is widely accepted and already very popular among African countries.
Pontian N. Okoli
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Review of Naoko Taguchi (ed.),'Pragmatic Competence' (Mouton Series in Pragmatics 5), 2009 [PDF]
, 2012 Iwasaki, Noriko
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Objective This study identifies and describes global caesarean section (CS) training practices, comparing high‐income countries (HIC) and low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC). Methods A convergent parallel mixed‐methods study was conducted with a cross‐sectional survey.
Liesl de Waard +4 more
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Pragmatic Competence in Action
BabyloniaThis article explores primary school learners’ pragmatic productions during an English ‘Spot the Difference’ task. Drawing on CEFR Companion Volume descriptors, the study analyses peer interactions among 6th-grade students in German-speaking Switzerland,
Luzia Sauer, Margarida Pereira
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Pragmatic Competence and Intercultural communication
, 2018 Globalization has intensified communication among people with different first languages and of different cultures. As a result, misunderstandings and communication breakdowns mark many intercultural encounters as participants rely on the norms of their mother tongue and native culture to interpret and create meaning.
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The Acquisition of Pragmatic Competence through Virtual English Learning [PDF]
, 2003 This paper discusses how virtual learners of English at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) use hedges (a strategy by which speakers mitigate and soften the force of their utterances) in written discourse (electronic mails).
Gutiérrez-Colón Plana, Mar
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Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Technology plays a dual role in adolescents' lives, offering valuable avenues for social engagement and support while also introducing risks of social comparison, harassment, and loneliness. Qualitative data that centers on adolescent voices and contexts can illuminate the interplay of these protective and risk factors.
Xiaoqi Ma +5 more
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