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Nair, Ramesh; Arshad, Roshayani; Abd Aziz, Ainul Zanariah; Muda, Ruhaini – Journal of Education for Business, 2021
This paper examines the use of linguistic devices in a Chairman's Statement to foreground a positive self-image and background references to financial shortcomings in times of financial distress. Drawing on impression management theory and critical discourse analysis, we reveal the systematic use of language to portray an organization as a…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Writing (Composition), Financial Exigency, Economic Climate
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Ting, Su-Hie; Lee, Diana Phooi-Yan – Journal of School Choice, 2019
The study examined determinants of primary school choice among parents in Malaysia, and the decision maker and social influences in the school choice. It draws on qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with 43 middle-class parents from three ethnic groups (Chinese, Malay, and Indigenous). Results showed that school proximity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Parent Attitudes, Decision Making