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The Role of Linguistic Resources in the Institutional Organisation of the Armenian Diaspora in Finland
No full textThis chapter presents a linguistic ethnographic case study exploring the role of linguistic resources in the institutional organisation of the Armenian diaspora within the Finnish context. Even though the Armenian diasporas across the globe have been extensively studied in various countries, relatively little research has been conducted on linguistic resources employed in the institutional organisation of the Armenian diasporas. In addition, to our knowledge, no single research has focused on the Armenian diaspora residing in Finland or organisational work done at the institutional level within the Finnish context. The study reported here attempts to address these gaps by drawing upon multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork, more precisely, participant observations and informal interviews conducted with Armenian volunteers of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoting the organisation of the Armenian diaspora at the institutional level in Finland. To do so, we examine the landscape of the Armenian diaspora, which is shaped on the basis of different generations of historical and contemporary Armenian diasporas, who have increasingly diversified backgrounds regarding their migration grounds and legal statuses in addition to their linguistic and socio-economic characteristics. Some activities, events and festivities arranged by the NGO are then described to illustrate organisational work done by the volunteers with the cooperation of individuals, institutions, associations and schools, apart from with the support of the Armenian diaspora based in Finland. Finally, we discuss linguistic resources that are used by the volunteers in organisational work carried out through internal and external communication within the offline and online contexts. Overall, the study findings indicate that the volunteers of the NGO make use of different linguistic repertoires in organisational work as not all the Armenian diaspora members master Armenian, which is the shared main language for the majority of them. The study, thus, confirms that linguistic, especially multilingual, resources promote the institutional organisation of the Armenian diaspora since linguistic diversity is commonplace among the diaspora members. This chapter contributes to understanding of how the diaspora can be organised at the institutional level through multiple linguistic resources that provides new insights into diaspora communities with little or no common language.peerReviewe
Sustainable International Business:A Retrospection and Future Research Direction
No full textThe first section of the book addresses the interaction between international business activities and the economic aspect of sustainability. The first finding of this part of the book is that international business affects and is affected by economic and other pillars of sustainability. For example, in the chapter “Realisation of SDGs in Africa: An Impactful Political CSR Approach,” the author developed a political CSR model and contended that rejuvenating the SDGs in Africa through an impactful PCSR model can unleash the huge potential of international business in the realization of SDGs. In the chapter “Value Creation Impact: Role of Stakeholders in the Development of Sustainable Foreign Trade,” the author revealed that pursuing sustainability in an organization increases sustainable competitive advantage by improving global value chains and the perception of consumers and other market stakeholders. Second, embracing the economic aspect of sustainability requires reshaping the global supply chain functions and value chain activities. For example, in the chapter “Reshaping the World’s Supply Chain? A Case Study of Vietnam’s PAN Group Adopting the Circular Economy Concept,” the authors pointed out that sustainability, circular economy, and supply chain are interconnected concepts that are pivotal in promoting responsible and efficient resource management. In the chapter “Integration of Internal Audit and Sustainability Functions: A Business Model Suggestion,” in order to resolve significant disruptions and inefficiencies in the purchasing processes, the authors developed a novel business model that brings together different areas of expertise, prevents overlapping and duplication of purchasing tasks, and improves interdepartmental communication. Third, this part of the book revealed that firm-level digital capability helps internationalizing firms achieve sustainable economic development by facilitating access to foreign markets. For example, in the chapters “Mitigating the Negative Implications of Fake Social Media News on Internationalizing Firms: The Role of Social Media Capability” and “Network Ties and Opportunity Recognition in SME Internationalization in the Social Media Context,” the author found that social media capability facilitates internationalizing SMEs identify international opportunities, access foreign market information, and enhance the institutional legitimacy in foreign markets
An expert vignette from the American perspective: John R. Washbish, President and CEO
No full textThe American automotive aftermarket has a particular role in the global development of the automotive aftermarket business. The North American Free Trade Area Agreement (NAFTA) countries represent a major business market globally. Specifically, the United States is also seen as an innovative context with special characteristics, for example, in management, distribution, marketing, and business organization. This chapter offers an expert view with a long-term industry perspective that contributes to understanding this business as well as its potential and challenges. A direct voice from this setting is illuminating and informative in highlighting the American aftermarket and its particularities and dynamics.</p
Preface:global perspectives and disciplinary angles in understanding the automotive aftermarket
No full text“The biggest hidden champion”:a vignette from Michael Söding, Industry Veteran from Schaeffler Group
No full textThe automotive aftermarket has gained surprisingly little interest in management and academic research literature. Yet, it is a global business with a multifaceted range of business actors, many of those representing also highly global organizations. Particularly those leading suppliers operate in numerous markets across the world while innovating new and better solutions. Innovative products and services often stem from these suppliers and aftermarket businesses that are underexamined, if not hidden in terms of awareness and managerial-scholarly attention. This chapter brings up an expert insight that portrays automotive aftermarket features, dynamics, and future trends and contributes by illuminating also strategic aspects of the global aftermarket supply chain.</p
Acquiring talent for the automotive aftermarket:how sustainability is becoming a key driver in talent acquisition and development for the sector
No full textThe war for talents fuels a competition among automotive aftermarket (AA) companies, big tech, consultancies and banks. Simultaneously, the demographic changes and ageing populations influence labour markets and talent potential. Specifically in Europe, the AA is facing difficulties with attracting talents and with its lacking sectoral awareness and positioning. As a response, a multi-stakeholder initiative “TALENTS4AA” was formed. We explored the problem through the views of the talent pipeline starting with Denmark and Danish students. The purpose was to generate a better understanding of their perceptions on the AA and its attractiveness. Our study found that Danish engineering and business students are largely unaware of the existence of the AA, while they are interested in contributing to sustainability. With new regulations, e.g. the EU Taxonomy Regulations and the Green Deal, companies require talent to comply with shifting institutional demands. By updating its strategies and meaningfully engaging with diverse talent, the sector as a whole may better tackle emerging resource needs
How can the Nordic automotive aftermarket provide opportunities counteracting the challenges of disadvantaged entrepreneurs?
No full textThis chapter explores how the automotive aftermarket could provide potential opportunities for the challenges refugee and immigrant entrepreneurs face in the Nordic countries. As the automotive industry has a vast societal impact, including geographical, economical, and employment effects, the aim of this paper is to explore the Automotive Aftermarket (AA) as a potential gateway for disadvantaged newcomers, e.g., refugees and immigrants in the Nordics, to become entrepreneurs and reach prosperity. Through qualitative research it is shown that the automotive aftermarket industry has excellent market conditions for disadvantaged entrepreneurs through low entry barriers and increasing demand side. The industry is also characterised by strong network influences, while its institutional infrastructure might be difficult to navigate. Additionally, this paper also found that language has a central piece in overcoming refugee entrepreneurs’ challenges in social integration. In summary, the paper concludes that raising awareness of the opportunities the automotive aftermarket provides in the Nordics could be beneficial both for the industry’s social impact and newcomers who wish to contribute to the development of the entrepreneurial landscape of AA.</p
Maria Bersani
No full textLa voce illustra la biografia e l'apporto letterario dato da Maria Bersani alla letteratura per l'infanziaThe headword explains the biography and the contribution of the author Maria Bersani to the children's literatur
Diaspora, Civil Society Actors and Emerging Market Entry
No full textThe Multinational enterprises (MNE) are viewed as proactive global economic actors that enter new and emerging markets with an intentional strategy building on their inherent resources and firm-specific advantages. However, there are numerous actors involved at market entry-level who may constitute thresholds for the entry. Emerging markets tend to possess complex institutional contexts and thus may incorporate idiographic entry challenges. Our study presents two under examined types of stakeholders as distinct actors related to emerging market entry process: diaspora and civil society. How did these actors influence the creation of international new venture (INV) – Grameenphone– in Bangladesh and the respective internationalization process? This embedded case study analyses and describes the stages of development, how Norwegian Telenor, American Gonophone, Japanese Marubini and Bangladeshi Grameen Bank created an INV named Grameenphone in Bangladesh, and how diaspora and civil society actors formed the primus motor and organizational capability base for this establishment and internationalization process, – which would not have happened without their market driving and enabling influence. The findings illustrate the central role of diaspora related innovation, motivation, knowledge, network and funding that supported this emerging market INV development.</p
A rela??o escola - comunidade transi??o de escola itinerante em acampamento - para Col?gio Estadual Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi, no assentamento Eli Vive I, em Londrina, PR
Full text linkThe main subject of this paper is the transition process of an Itinerant school, located in a Landless Workers Movement?s camp (known in Portuguese as MST), into a state school. Our objectives are to analyze the Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi State School reality, in the Eli Vive I rural settlement, in the city of Londrina, Paran?, Brazil, as well as to verify how its transition into a state school works. To start, we analyzed the participation of the school in the community. This subject was chosen after a preoccupation with how the transition process from an MST itinerant school into a state school in a land reform settlement works and is effectuated. Our interest is to understand limits and potentialities of the community participation in the school?s proposal and experience. The methodology applied in this research is qualitative, composed by bibliographic and documental reviews and semi structured interviews with eight school members (3 of them worked in the itinerant school and 5 of them workin the state school). The result points out to deadlocks and contradictions in the transition from an itinerant school into a state one, such as fragile curriculum, discouraged students, the absence of the community, explicit prejudice against students, and non-democratic management. However, there is still hope in constructing a teaching and learning process to almost four hundred students.A pesquisa tem como tema a transi??o de uma Escola Itinerante Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi de um acampamento do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) para tornar-se uma Escola Estadual. Os objetivos consistem em analisar a realidade do Col?gio Estadual Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi, no assentamento Eli Vive I, em Londrina, no Paran? e verificar como acontece a transi??o dessa escola itinerante para o Col?gio Estadual. Parte-se da an?lise da participa??o na escola da comunidade. A escolha do tema ? proveniente da preocupa??o de como ocorre e se efetiva a transi??o de uma escola itinerante do Movimento Sem Terra, para uma escola estadual, em condi??es de assentamento de reforma agr?ria. Surgiu o interesse de compreender os limites e a potencialidade da participa??o da comunidade onde se localiza a escola, na proposta e experi?ncia do Col?gio Estadual Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi. A metodologia ? qualitativa, com pesquisa bibliogr?fica, documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas com 8 membros da escola(sendo 3 que participaram da Escola Itinerante e 5 que se encontram na Escola Estadual Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi). Tem por finalidade destacar a realidade vivenciada nas duas escolas. O resultado aponta impasses e contradi??es na transi??o da escola itinerante para o col?gio estadual Maria Aparecida Rosignol Franciosi como a fragilidade nos conte?dos ministrados, os estudantes desestimulados, a aus?ncia da comunidade, os preconceitos expl?citos quanto aos estudantes, gest?o n?o democr?tica, mas, esperan?a na constru??o de ensino e aprendizagem para quase 4 centenas de estudantes
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