Ce m??moire s???int??resse ?? l?????mergence du groupe autochtone Mal??cite entre 1600 et 1750. L???hypoth??se d??fendue soutient que les Mal??cites sont apparus suite ?? des regroupements intertribaux forc??s par le choc microbien, les guerres coloniales et les modifications ??conomiques, culturelles et socio-politiques induites par la colonisation. Ce m??moire part d???un ?? probl??me d???identit?? ?? souvent relev?? chez les Mal??cites et tente d?????claircir leur provenance r??elle, ?? l???aide d???une relecture des sources sous l???angle du concept d???ethnogen??se intra-am??rindienne, ouvrant ainsi la voie ?? un aspect m??connu et inusit?? de l???histoire autochtone, ?? savoir les cons??quences internes et identitaires de cette formidable rencontre que fut le contact.

Ce m??moire s???int??resse aux usages des modalit??s braille et vocale pour la lecture tactile et auditive de journaux par des personnes aveugles. Plus sp??cifiquement, il expose une recherche qualitative visant ?? l???identification, ?? la caract??risation et ?? l???analyse du ou des choix de modalit??(s) faits par ces personnes lors d???une lecture de journal adapt?? en texte ??lectronique, ceci, dans une perspective d?????valuation des facteurs d???influence desdits choix. Afin de r??pondre aux objectifs fix??s, une collecte de donn??es a ??t?? r??alis??e aupr??s de six participants aveugles, notamment s??lectionn??s sur la base de leur double aptitude ?? la lecture tactile et auditive des textes. Chacun a eu ?? lire un corpus d???articles de journaux en texte ??lectronique avec la ou les modalit??s de leur choix (braille et/ou vocal), lesquelles pouvaient ??tre employ??es seules ou en combinaison. L???exercice, se d??roulant ?? l???individuel, s???est tenu ?? l???aide des technologies adapt??es de chacun (afficheur braille, synth??se vocale) et par l???entremise d???un site Web h??bergeant le corpus. Les donn??es recueillies proviennent d???une observation de comportements et de verbalisations ??mises par les participants apr??s chaque lecture. Tous les participants ont ?? la fois choisi de recourir ?? la synth??se vocale et ?? l???afficheur braille dans le cadre des lectures du corpus. Ceci tend ?? appuyer notre principale hypoth??se de recherche, ?? savoir que certaines personnes aveugles capables d???une lecture braille et plac??es en pr??sence d???un choix de modalit??(s) pourraient faire un emploi combin?? du braille et du vocal pour le d??codage de journaux en texte ??lectronique. De fa??on g??n??rale, l???approche adopt??e par les participants consistait ?? recourir ?? par d??faut ?? ?? la synth??se vocale, pour des motifs comme la rapidit?? et le confort de lecture, ainsi que la simplicit?? d???usage. L???afficheur a plut??t ??t?? employ?? en compl??ment, dans le cadre de strat??gies de lecture telles que les v??rifications orthographiques et la navigation dans les contenus. Toutefois, d???autres usages potentiels du braille en contexte de lecture d???un journal ont aussi ??t?? relev??s. Notamment, chez certains participants, l???afficheur peut ??tre mis ?? profit pour la lecture de contenus d???articles que l???on souhaite prendre en note ou rapporter ?? quelqu???un d???autre. Tous ces usages, exprim??s ou observ??s, ont ??t?? rattach??s ?? un certain nombre d???apports du braille d??crits et contextualis??s dans ce m??moire. Enfin, les donn??es recueillies sugg??rent certains liens entre les usages de modalit??(s) et des variables telles que les objectifs de lecture et les caract??ristiques du texte.

Ce m??moire s???int??resse ?? l?????mergence du groupe autochtone Mal??cite entre 1600 et 1750. L???hypoth??se d??fendue soutient que les Mal??cites sont apparus suite ?? des regroupements intertribaux forc??s par le choc microbien, les guerres coloniales et les modifications ??conomiques, culturelles et socio-politiques induites par la colonisation. Ce m??moire part d???un ?? probl??me d???identit?? ?? souvent relev?? chez les Mal??cites et tente d?????claircir leur provenance r??elle, ?? l???aide d???une relecture des sources sous l???angle du concept d???ethnogen??se intra-am??rindienne, ouvrant ainsi la voie ?? un aspect m??connu et inusit?? de l???histoire autochtone, ?? savoir les cons??quences internes et identitaires de cette formidable rencontre que fut le contact.

Title: How Do Social Enterprises Access Funding? RAPATAC In Gävle Level: Final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration Authors: Peiying Kuang and Zhonglv Song Supervisor: Dr. Maria Fregidou-Malama Examiner: Jonas Kågström  Date: 2013 May Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence social enterprises to access funding. Method: This study has chosen a social enterprise as a single case study. We design the questions and collect the data based on five assessment factors from both the social enterprise and funders’ perspective. We use interview and questionnaires to investigate whether these five assessment factors influence funders’ decision.      Result and Conclusions: In our study, we found that five assessment factors could influence the funders’ decision. Social mission and the qualities of the leader are crucial factors influencing funding decisions. The performance of SE, financing sustainability and communication transparence influence social enterprise to maintain a long-term relationship with funders.  Suggestion for further studies: This investigation based on a single case study in Gavle, and we have collected data from a limited number of responders. Thus, we suggest using multiple case studies and collecting data from more responders. The further study should not be limited to one city. Contribution of the thesis: Our theoretical contribution is providing a model to complete theory. This model includes five factors which affecting funding of social enterprise. In managerial aspect, both current and potential social entrepreneurs can refer to these five assessment factors to improve their competence to attract funders. For the societal implication, this study shows the value and challenge of social enterprise to people and government, which enhance the public recognition of the social enterprise. Key words: Funders, social mission, qualities of leader, performance of SE, financing sustainability, communication transparence.

This thesis discusses the role of language in Primo Levi's Se questo e un uomo and La tregua. On the basis of Levi's conviction that language and communication are an essential part of civilized human existence, such critics as Brian Cliff, Patricia Sayre and Linnea Vacca have focused on the role of language in the destruction of the human being in concentration camps, while Valerio Ferme and Fabio Girelli-Carasi have also underlined the power of language to regenerate a sense of humanity in Auschwitz and after. This paper attempts to integrate these two approaches to the early work of Primo Levi, and illustrates the process of linguistic destruction in Auschwitz on the one hand, and the subsequent rebirth of communication both within Auschwitz and on Levi's long journey home, on the other. Levi's attention to language and communication provides a focus which separates his work from that of other witnesses and provides a unique vantage point from which to view his Auschwitz experience.

The older person’s component of the population has increased rapidly in recent years due to developments in medicine, technology and other areas of life. Growing older implies a gradual decline in the physical, mental and social functioning of an individual. Older people consequently have to rely on others for assistance, and, in some instances, they are looked after in residential care facilities. These facilities should be sensitive to older person’s culture, religion, ethnicity, privacy, dignity and independence. The aim of this study was to explore older person’s experiences in an economically deprived residential care facility in order to understand what their needs are and how these needs can be met so as to enhance older person’s subjective well–being. Socio–ecological theory and the BBB (Being, Belonging and Becoming) model were used to assess the extent to which the facility promoted the well–being of the residents of the facility. A qualitative research study was undertaken to determine the older person’s experiences of the residential care facility. A purposive sample of eight participants - three black and five white with ages ranging from 65 to 75 - was used in the focus group discussions. Another method, the Mmogo–methodTM, made use of a sample of 23 participants - eight black and 15 white with ages ranging from 65 to 75. The focus group discussions yielded insight into the older person’s experiences of the facility while in the Mmogo–methodTM, a visually projective method, the participants made visual representations of their experiences thereby revealing the deeper meanings of the experiences. The data, both textual and visual, obtained from the focus group discussions and the Mmogo–methodTM, were analysed using thematic content analysis. The trustworthiness of the study was ensured through crystallisation. The study revealed that the older persons in the facility experienced a lack of autonomy, isolation and discrimination. It also appeared that they wanted more contact with people outside the facility. Some of the older persons engaged actively with their environment while others adopted a more passive stance. The study suggests that older persons should be given the opportunity to take decisions regarding certain aspects of their lives. Also, interventions aimed at dealing with personal loss and relational deficiencies and at promoting respect for diversity should be planned and implemented in order to improve the subjective well–being of older persons in residential care facilities. / Thesis (M.A. (Research Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

The older person’s component of the population has increased rapidly in recent years due to developments in medicine, technology and other areas of life. Growing older implies a gradual decline in the physical, mental and social functioning of an individual. Older people consequently have to rely on others for assistance, and, in some instances, they are looked after in residential care facilities. These facilities should be sensitive to older person’s culture, religion, ethnicity, privacy, dignity and independence. The aim of this study was to explore older person’s experiences in an economically deprived residential care facility in order to understand what their needs are and how these needs can be met so as to enhance older person’s subjective well–being. Socio–ecological theory and the BBB (Being, Belonging and Becoming) model were used to assess the extent to which the facility promoted the well–being of the residents of the facility. A qualitative research study was undertaken to determine the older person’s experiences of the residential care facility. A purposive sample of eight participants - three black and five white with ages ranging from 65 to 75 - was used in the focus group discussions. Another method, the Mmogo–methodTM, made use of a sample of 23 participants - eight black and 15 white with ages ranging from 65 to 75. The focus group discussions yielded insight into the older person’s experiences of the facility while in the Mmogo–methodTM, a visually projective method, the participants made visual representations of their experiences thereby revealing the deeper meanings of the experiences. The data, both textual and visual, obtained from the focus group discussions and the Mmogo–methodTM, were analysed using thematic content analysis. The trustworthiness of the study was ensured through crystallisation. The study revealed that the older persons in the facility experienced a lack of autonomy, isolation and discrimination. It also appeared that they wanted more contact with people outside the facility. Some of the older persons engaged actively with their environment while others adopted a more passive stance. The study suggests that older persons should be given the opportunity to take decisions regarding certain aspects of their lives. Also, interventions aimed at dealing with personal loss and relational deficiencies and at promoting respect for diversity should be planned and implemented in order to improve the subjective well–being of older persons in residential care facilities. / Thesis (M.A. (Research Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

The focus of this research is on the development of ontology and on a more effective way to measure corporate reputation that takes into consideration the orientations of a company’s various stakeholders. The focus by researchers and by practitioners on corporate reputation and on its management attests to an expanding interest. Yet there remains disparate knowledge about how corporate reputation should be defined; about what are its key components; about the relationships between those components and about how corporate reputation should be measured. This point to a need for clarification: to develop a methodology based on ontology of corporate reputation that has relevance for a company’s various stakeholder groups. This research builds on a review of the academic literature and employs text analysis, the nominal group technique and a quantitative survey among stakeholders about the reputation of a high profile company. Theory-driven analysis provides insights into the corporate reputation construct and into a tool for measurement that takes into consideration stakeholder perceptions of a company’s reputation. The results of the study indicate that, in the eyes of its stakeholders, a company’s reputation is driven by nine factors: image, identity, management leadership, performance, corporate brand, products and services, financial performance, ethical management and leadership, and corporate leadership. Not all nine components share the same degree of relevance for stakeholders: different stakeholder groups rank the importance of the components of corporate reputation differently; they evaluate the reputation of the same company differently. The drivers of stakeholders’ overall evaluations of a company’s reputation vary by stakeholder segment. Stakeholder groups are seen to display the characteristics of segments.

Univ., Diss.,2006--Bologna, 2006.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 543-548).