scholarly journals Cultural Anchors in a State of Flux: the Case of Brexit

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
International Business ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Crosscultural Communication ◽  
Desk Research

Formal institutions such as laws and regulations, enacted and administered by statutory bodies can be changed overnight. However, that degree of volatility hardly applies to informal institutions, namely traditions, beliefs, national culture values and related behaviour, deeply engrained in social consciousness. Brexit brings about new regulations of international trade and business that cause operational disturbances to international business participants so far as the British market and counterparts are involved. In such a state of flux, business people might find some stability and comfort in the established societal-level values of the United Kingdom and respectively, in the mitigating role of intercultural competence. The paper attempts to reveal the underlying cultural values at a country-level of the United Kingdom and discuss their implications for international business participants. It is a conceptual desk research drawing on contributions of renowned crosscultural communication scholars. The merits of the paper lie with its broad applicability, subject to further contextualization on behalf of international business agents.

scholarly journals ‘HOW WELL ARE WE DOING?’ THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-130
Author(s):  
John Hatchard
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Business ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Business Transactions ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Oecd Convention ◽  
The Uk

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (the OECD Convention) entered into force on 15 February 1999. As at 31 May 2017, there were 41 State Parties (the Parties) comprising the thirty-five OECD member countries and six non-member countries.The United Kingdom (UK) ratified the Convention in 1998. The OECD Convention is supplemented by the Revised Recommendations of the Council of the OECD on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions (the 2009 Recommendations),Annex I of which contains “Good Practice Guidance on Implementing Specific Articles of the Convention.”In March 2017, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (the WGB) published its Phase 4 Report on the United Kingdom’s implementation of the OECD Convention (Phase 4 Report).Having provided a short background section on the scope of the OECD Convention and the role of the WGB, the following section will review some of the key recommendations contained in the Phase 4 Report. In the final section, an assessment is made as to how well the UK is doing with regard to the implementation of its OECD Convention obligations.   

scholarly journals Purpose, Pedagogy and Philosophy: “Being” an Online Lecturer

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Coker
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
Online Facilitation

Instructing online has become an increasingly common aspect of a university lecturer’s role. While research has developed an understanding of the student learning experience, less attention has been paid to the role of the lecturer. This study observed the practice of university lecturers teaching in a range of undergraduate degree programmes in the United Kingdom. The lecturers’ purpose, pedagogy, and philosophy emerged in the dialogic patterns of the online space. Practice was shaped by the lecturers’ epistemological positioning and their cultural values and beliefs. The practice, which was observed across different modules, reflected the different positions lecturers took when they approached online teaching. The research highlights the way in which a lecturers’ purpose, pedagogy, and philosophy are reflected in their online facilitation.

The role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress among teachers in Sabah

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Najihah Hanisah Marmaya ◽  
Syed Azizi Wafa
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Organizational Variables ◽  
Population Norms ◽  
The United Kingdom

A nationwide investigation into stress among teachers in the United Kingdom, found teachers to be reporting stress-related problems which were far higher than those of the population norms and other comparable occupational groups. Job stress can be influenced by personal factors (Matteson & Ivancevich, 1999). The present study examined the role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress. A sample size of 177 teachers participated in this study revealed that teachers in Tawau and Lahad Datu experienced low stress levels. This study found that demographic variables do not serve as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress.

Role of Hypothecation in Financing Transit: Lessons from the United Kingdom

2004 ◽  
Vol 1864 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Enoch ◽  
Stephen Potter ◽  
Stephen Ison ◽  
Ian Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom

The Role of Islamic Piety Movements in the Lives of Malaysian Female Muslim Students in the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
pp. 102831532110270
Author(s):  
Ireena Nasiha Ibnu ◽  
Norzaini Azman
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Muslim Students ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Fictive Kinship

This paper explores the transnational trajectories of female Malaysian Muslim students through their commitment to piety-minded forms of Islam. In particular, it seeks to identify the reasons for their participation in piety movements and its importance to their lives. The ethnographic research, conducted over 8 months, involved 18 Malaysian female respondents who were studying and living in Manchester between 2016 and 2017. The findings show that the students’ involvement in piety movements was due to fictive kinship providing generous hospitality upon their arrival to the United Kingdom, pre-departure programs on preparation for studying abroad, family influence and sisterhood relationships. Participation in piety movements is said to help relieve stress and overcome loneliness, and is considered vital in guiding Muslim students to lead fulfilling and virtuous lives. The findings contribute significantly to transnational student mobility theories and the importance of sociality and religion in transnational migration.

A National Treasure? The Role of Civil Society in Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights in the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Samuels
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Economic Rights ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social And Economic Rights

Abstract The article investigates the negative attitude towards civil society over the last decade in the United Kingdom and the repercussions for human rights. It considers this in the context of the United Kingdom government’s implementation of the policy of austerity. It reflects on the various policy and legal changes, and the impact on the campaigning and advocacy work of civil society organizations, particularly those that work on social and economic rights.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Registered Dietitians in the Management of Hyperemesis Gravidarum in the United Kingdom

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1964
Author(s):  
Kate Maslin ◽  
Hazel A. Billson ◽  
Caitlin R. Dean ◽  
Julie Abayomi
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Guidelines ◽  
Hyperemesis Gravidarum ◽  
Oral Intake ◽  
Registered Dietitians ◽  
Oral Nutrition ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Referral Criteria ◽  
Patient Resources

Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a condition at the extreme end of the pregnancy sickness spectrum, which can cause poor oral intake, malnutrition, dehydration and weight loss. The aim of this study is to explore the role of Registered Dietitians (RD) in the management of HG in the United Kingdom (UK). A survey was designed and distributed electronically to members of the British Dietetic Association. There were 45 respondents, 76% (n = 34) worked in secondary care hospitals, 11% (n = 5) were in maternal health specialist roles. The most commonly used referral criteria was the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (40%, n = 18), followed by second admission (36%, n = 16). However 36% (n = 16) reported no specific referral criteria. About 87% (n = 37) of respondents did not have specific clinical guidelines to follow. Oral nutrition supplements were used by 73% (n = 33) either ‘sometimes’ or ‘most of the time’. Enteral and parenteral nutrition were less commonly used. There was an inconsistent use of referral criteria to dietetic services and a lack of specific clinical guidelines and patient resources. Further training for all clinicians and earlier recognition of malnutrition, alongside investment in the role of dietitians were recommended to improve the nutritional care of those with HG.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and cyanotic congenital heart disease

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gale A. Pearson ◽  
Richard K. Firmin ◽  
Ranjit Leanage
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
The United Kingdom

AbstractWorldwide figures suggest that two percent of appropriate referrals for neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation turn out to have previously covert congenital heart disease. This is despite the fact that expert cardiological evaluation is routine prior to cannulation. The experience in the United Kingdom includes such a case which is reported here. The implications for the role of pediatric cardiologists in such a service are considered.

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