Leader Apology in the Employee–Organization Relationship: The Roles of Subordinate Power Distance Belief and Leader Competence

According to the organizational support theory, leaders' words and deeds are not only the products of their own will but also a reflection of organizations' standpoints. We thus focus on leader apology in the case of organizational transgressions and predict that leaders' apologetic acts are likely to influence employees' organization-oriented attitudes and behaviors. Specifically, leader apology is hypothesized to positively influence employees' perception of organizational support, which in turn, is positively associated with employees' helping and risk taking behavior. Furthermore, drawing upon the organizational support theory that delineates the discretion and value perceived in the employee-organization relationship, we further propose that employees' perceived leader competence and power distance belief serve as two contingencies that influence the relationship between leader apology and employees' perceived organizational support. In particular, this relationship is stronger when employees perceive higher leader competence or hold stronger power distance beliefs. Two multi-wave data collected from hospitality employees support these hypotheses. The findings provide a new perspective to comprehending leader apology within the employee-organization relationship wherein leaders are considered as organizational agents. This research extends the existing literature on leader apology that largely focuses on leader apology following leaders’ transgressions and leader-oriented outcomes.     

The issue of translation during thematic analysis in a tourism research context

This research note discusses issues with translation of non-English text during qualitative analysis in tourism research using examples from the newly emergent phenomenon of Chinese working holidaymakers in New Zealand. In particular, this note highlights an additional translation step in the thematic analysis process with non-English interview quotes and excerpts. This note argues the merit of researchers’ dual role as researcher/translator and discusses how researchers can undertake translation in cross-language research to maintain the rigour of qualitative tourism research.     

The new ecological paradigm and responses to climate change in China

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a Chinese-Mandarin version of the revised new ecological paradigm (NEP-R) scale. In a sample of 515 Mandarin-speaking Chinese nationals, we first assessed the factor structure and internal consistency of the NEP-R and assessed its validity by examining associations with global warming risk perceptions and mitigation behavior. Respondents completed the NEP-R scale, together with measures of risk perception and mitigation behavior. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a two-factor solution, reflecting ecocentric and anthropocentric worldviews, best fit the data. Multi-group path analysis revealed that respondents with stronger ecocentric and weaker anthropocentric worldviews perceived more risks associated with global warming. In turn, respondents who perceived more risks reported engaging in more global warming mitigation behaviors. But importantly, the path between risk perceptions and behavior was significantly stronger for highly educated respondents than for less educated respondents, suggesting that education may represent an important strategy for bridging the gap between perceived risks about global warming and action.     

品牌拟人形象性别一致性和品牌态度关系研究：品牌热情与能力类型的调节作用

三个实验检验了品牌拟人形象性别与目标消费者性别一致性的积极效应以及品牌热情能力定位对其的调节作用。结果表明：出于社会认同动机，当性别刻板印象未被激活时，消费者对于拟人形象和自身性别一致的品牌态度更加积极。而当性别热情能力刻板印象被激活时，性别一致性的积极效应被品牌热情能力定位调节。具体而言，对于男性消费者，相对于能力型品牌，热情型品牌由于和男性高能力低热情刻板印象不同，男性消费者对男性拟人形象的社会认同降低，品牌拟人形象与消费者性别一致性对社会认同和品牌态度的积极效应消失；而对于女性消费者，与传统刻板印象相反的高能力低热情的女性拟人形象并未对她们的社会认同及品牌态度产生负面影响。     

从意识形态的角度解读庞德的诗歌翻译

意识形态对翻译的操纵不容忽视。诗人庞德所翻译的中国古诗明显不符合传统译论“信”的标准。其创造性的翻译体现了文学翻译中的创造性叛逆,也是庞德对文学翻译作出的最大的贡献。     

从功能翻译论角度看新闻翻译的信息转换

功能翻译论强调译文在译语文化中的交际功能,认为翻译的目的决定它的译文,也决定翻译策略和方法。新闻翻译注重信息性,其编译过程包括翻译目的,目的读者,翻译策略和翻译过程。     

及物性对等与汉诗英译

在诗词翻译中的及物性对等,能够有效实现译文对原文概念意义的忠实。但是如果原文的及物性结构本身并不完整,译文应尊重原文及物性的不完整性,以保证原文所留给读者的模糊美和想象空间。     

试析张谷若先生的翻译风格

张谷若先生的翻译风格:汉语地道,擅长口语,注重注释,技艺精湛,运用自如。这些在《大卫·科波菲尔》的翻译中都得到体现。     

论汉英翻译中主语的确立和谓语的选择

汉英两种语言间的共性为汉英翻译提供了基础,在把汉语句子翻译成英语时,要按照英语的语言特点及行文习惯,正确确立句子的主谓语这一主要框架,做到译文地道、流畅。     

招牌翻译错误解析

城市招牌从某种意义上代表着城市的文化环境,一些城市的招牌出现表层和深层错误,对城市形象起到负面影响.应从语言与文化、交际的角度强调招牌翻译的规范化,从而促进城市的软环境建设.