1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450998603321

Autore

Glaser Konstanze <1968->

Titolo

Minority languages and cultural diversity in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : Gaelic and Sorbian perspectives / / Konstanze Glaser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon [England] ; ; Buffalo [NY], : Multilingual Matters, c2007

ISBN

1-280-93500-6

9786610935000

1-85359-933-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Collana

Linguistic diversity and language rights ; ; 3

Disciplina

305.7094

Soggetti

Linguistic minorities - Europe

Nationalism - Europe

Language and culture - Europe

Thought and thinking

Scottish Gaelic language - History

Sorbian languages - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Series Editor’s Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Coding -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Ethnocultural Minorities in Europe: The Political Context -- Chapter 3: Multilingualism as Premise of Cultural Diversity: Theories on Language, Thought and Culture from the Enlightenment to the Present -- Chapter 4: Gaelic in Scotland -- Chapter 5: Sorbian in Lusatia -- Chapter 6: Language Metaphysics on the Ground: Gaelic and Sorbian in Relation to Thought, Culture and Self -- Chapter 7: Narratives of Continuity: Language as a Unifier -- Chapter 8: The (Re)Production of Difference: Language as Source of Social Boundaries -- Chapter 9: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Scotland and Ireland from a Gaelic perspective -- Appendix B: Shares of Gaelic speakers in local populations (parish-level) in 2001 -- Appendix C: Slavic territories to the west of the River Oder in the 10th and 11th centuries -- Appendix D: Areas with



significant numbers of Sorbian/Wendish speakers (1999) -- Appendix E: Gaelic-related Questionnaire (English version) -- Appendix F: Sorbian-related Questionnaire (German version) -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

To what extent is linguistic continuity a prerequisite for ethno-cultural survival? Focusing on the Gaelic community in Scotland and the Sorbs of Lusatia, this study illuminates core assumptions and rationales in relation to minority language revitalisation ideologies in Scotland and Germany and shows how they have been affected by assimilation processes arising from modernisation and globalisation. A thorough review of relevant theoretical debates is followed by a presentation of historical contexts and a detailed analysis of contemporary discourses about bilingualism, cultural difference and ethno-cultural belonging within the Gaelic and Sorbian communities. Drawing on more than 100 interviews, a questionnaire survey and a wide range of comments by Gaelic and Sorbian speakers in the media, the author identifies current ideological faultlines in Gaelic and Sorbian activist circles and argues that minority language planners must critically engage with competing theoretical paradigms if revitalisation efforts are to be successful.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298169203321

Autore

Endres Herbert

Titolo

Adaptability Through Dynamic Capabilities : How Management Can Recognize Opportunities and Threats / / by Herbert Endres

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer Gabler, , 2018

ISBN

3-658-20157-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 184 p. 12 illus.)

Disciplina

658.83

Soggetti

Marketing research

Leadership

Organization

Planning

Market Research/Competitive Intelligence

Business Strategy/Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Frameworks and Theories addressing Adaptability and Sustainable Competitive Advantages -- The Dynamic Capabilities Framework – How firms can survive -- The Sensing Capability –  How to recognize opportunities and threats.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses theories and frameworks addressing the adaptability and sustainable competitive advantages of firms, including dynamic capabilities. This work develops and examines a concept that makes dynamic capabilities more tangible and provides guidance to managers and researchers on how to develop and maintain sustainable competitiveness. The focus thereby lies on sensing, i.e., the capability of firms to recognize opportunities and threats in their environment, and its effect on a firm’s financial success. The insights from this work will shift managers’ attention from the more static resource-based view to the dynamic capabilities perspective on firms. Contents • Frameworks and Theories addressing Adaptability and Sustainable Competitive Advantages • The Dynamic Capabilities Framework – How firms can survive • The Sensing Capability – How to recognize opportunities and threats Target Groups • Researchers and students in the field of entrepreneurship, strategic management, innovation management, organizational behavior, and marketing • Directors, marketing managers, business consultants and analysts, strategy developers and market researchers   The Author Dr. Herbert Endres, MBA is Assistant Professor (Akademischer Rat) for Marketing and Management at the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Management Information Systems, University of Regensburg. Before he started his PhD, he had worked in leading marketing and management positions in the industry.