Brigham Young University–Hawaii

About: Brigham Young University–Hawaii is a education organization based out in Lā‘ie, Hawaii, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Static stretching. The organization has 209 authors who have published 255 publications receiving 7157 citations. The organization is also known as: Brigham Young University–Hawaii & BYUH.

International students in English-speaking universities Adjustment factors

Abstract: EnglishInternational students in institutions of higher education in English-speaking countries make valuable educational and economic contributions. For these benefits to continue, universities must become more knowledgeable about the adjustment issues these students face and implement appropriate support services. This review identifies factors that influence the adjustment and academic achievement of international students. Adjustment challenges are primarily attributable to English language proficiency and culture. Achievement is affected by English proficiency, academic skills and educational background. Understanding international student adjustment issues has global implications for intercultural education. Successful support interventions are reviewed and implications for practice discussed.FrenchLes eleves internationaux etudiant au sein d'institutions d'enseignement superieur dans des pays anglophones apportent une contribution precieuse tant sur le plan educationnel que sur le plan economique. ...

Acute muscle stretching inhibits maximal strength performance.

Abstract: (1998). Acute Muscle Stretching Inhibits Maximal Strength Performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport: Vol. 69, No. 4, pp. 411-415.

Sociolinguistics and language teaching

Abstract: PART I LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY 1 Language Attitudes 2 Societal Multilingualism 3 World Englishes 4 Language Planning and Policy PART II LANGUAGE AND VARIATION 5 Regional and Social Variation 6 Pidgins and Creoles 7 Language and Gender PART III LANGUAGE AND INTERACTION 8 Ethnographic Microanalysis 9 Interactional Sociolinguistics 10 Intercultural Communication PART IV LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 11 The Ethnography of Communication 12 Speech Acts 13 Literacy and Literacies PART V LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION 14 Language and Education

Toward a More Coherent Understanding of the Organization–Society Relationship: A Theoretical Consideration for Social and Environmental Accounting Research

Abstract: In this study we analyze the overlapping perspectives of legitimacy theory, institutional theory, resource dependence theory, and stakeholder theory. Our purpose is to explore how these theories can inform and be built upon by one another. Through our analysis we provide a broader theoretical understanding of these theories that may support and promote social and environmental accounting research. This article starts with a detailed analysis of legitimacy theory by bringing some recent critical discussions on legitimacy and corporations in the management literature into accounting research. The notion forwarded by legitimacy theory then serves as an overarching concept to examine the relationship between and among theories. We conclude that two theoretical considerations are important for future social and environmental accounting research. First, it must be acknowledged that some business entities initiate social activities based on direct interactions with stakeholders, whereas others may also undertake similar activities to manage their societal level of legitimacy. Second, from analyzing the perspectives of legitimacy theory, institutional theory, resource dependence theory, and stakeholder theory, it is possible to reach compatible interpretations of business social phenomena, and the selection and application of these theories should depend upon the focus of study.

Corporate Charitable Contributions: A Corporate Social Performance or Legitimacy Strategy?

Abstract: This study examines the relation between firms’ corporate philanthropic giving and their performance in three other social domains – employee relations, environmental issues, and product safety. Based on a sample of 384 U.S. companies and using data pooled from 1998 through 2000, we find that worse performers in the other social areas are both more likely to make charitable contributions and that the extent of their giving is larger than for better performers. Analyses of each separate area of social performance, however, indicate that the relation between giving and negative social performance (cited concerns) only holds for the environmental issues and product safety areas. We find no significant association between corporate philanthropy and employee relations concerns. In general, these findings suggest that corporate philanthropy may be more a tool of legitimization than a measure of corporate social responsibility.