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Argumentation between parents and children : A study of family discussions at mealtime

Bova, Antonio ; Rigotti, Eddo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013COM005.

In recent years, the family context has emerged as one of the most important contexts for the study of argumentation. The activity of mealtime, in particular, represents a privileged moment for studying how parents and children interact with each other, because it is one of the few moments during the day in which all family members come together and engage in intensive verbal interaction....

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Knowledge accumulation in family firms : Evidence from four case studies

Chirico, Francesco

In: International small business journal, 2008, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 433-462

The aim of the present study is to make a contribution to the understanding of how knowledge can be accumulated in family business. Four family firms from Switzerland and Italy are part of this research. Existing literature combined with the case studies analysed lead to the development of a knowledge model which outlines factors responsible for knowledge accumulation viewed as an ‘enabler...

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LoDE - Learners of Digital Era : From the analysis of the current debate to an empirical study emphasising the learners’ perspective

Rapetti, Emanuele ; Cantoni, Lorenzo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2012 ; 2012COM006.

A partire dagli anni 1990 si è sviluppato un ampio dibattito, e una conseguente estesa pubblicistica, intorno al binomio apprendenti e nuovi media. In particolare, espressioni come “nativi digitali”, “generazione Y”, o “net-generation” hanno contribuito a diffondere l’ipotesi che – a partire dagli anni 1980 – fosse identificabile una generazione di apprendenti con...

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TEFI values in tourism education : A comparative analysis

Padurean, Loredana ; Maggi, Rico

In: Journal of teaching in travel & tourism, 2011, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 24-37

This paper brings empirical evidence to the conceptual framework of tourism values developed by the "Tourism Education Future Initiative" by exploring the content of the mission statements of 84 graduate programs in tourism around the world as well as the content of 156 posts in international job search engines advertising for positions in tourism related industries. Finally a survey conducted...

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ELearning acceptance in hospitals : continuing medical education of healthcare professionals

Bachmann, Larissa ; Cantoni, Lorenzo (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2009.

ELearning provides healthcare professionals an interesting alternative of participating to Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities. It offers the possibility to attend courses at a distance, and it allows creating personal learning schedules without needing to leave the job or the family. Hospitals can choose to organize CME activities for their employees and therefore may also opt to...