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The present study aimed to examine the translatorchr('39')s solutions to the translation of conversational implicatures from English into Persian. To do so, 120 conversational implicatures were extracted from the novel the Lord of the Rings (Tolkien, 1954) and classified based on Gricechr('39')s (1975) categorization of Maxims, including quality, quantity, relevance, and manner. Mur Duenaschr('39')s (2003) taxonomy of translation strategies was used as a valid framework to find out the translation strategies the translator employed to transfer the 120 conversational implicatures. Furthermore, the most /least frequent translation strategies applied by the translator were investigated. At the end, the effectiveness of the source text (ST)-and target text (TT)-oriented strategies in transferring the same meaning of implicatures to the target text was determined. As the results indicate, the translator employed five out of six of Mur Duenaschr('39')s translation strategies, namely TL cultural cognate, SL cultural and linguistic borrowing, replacement of the SL cultural reference by explanation, TL cultural reference suppression, and TL cultural reference literal translation, of which SL cultural and linguistic borrowing and replacement of the SL cultural reference by explanation were the most/least frequently-used strategies. Moreover, the translator preferred to employ the ST-oriented strategies rather than the TT-oriented ones that referred to the employment of the ST-oriented strategy for the whole text. Based on Gricechr('39')s theory, the researcher concluded that the ST-oriented strategies were more effective than the TT-oriented ones and helped the translator to produce comprehensible translations and convey the meaning of implicatures to the target readers.

Considering the fact that engagement with political economy is central to any fully rounded analysis of language and language-related issues in the neoliberal-stricken world today, and that applied linguistics has ignored the role of political economy (Block, Gray, & Holborow, 2012), for the first time, this study investigated the representations of neoliberal ideologies in the Interchange Third Edition Series. To this end, both quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted based on Du Gay, Hall, Janes, Mackay, and Negus’s (1997) model of ‘Cultural Circuit’, especially their concept of ‘Representational Repertoires’. Furthermore, Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (1996) ‘visual grammar’ was used for the analysis of the artwork. The results of the quantitative analysis revealed that more than 50% of the total number of units in each of the textbooks featured neoliberal-related content. Moreover, the results of the qualitative analysis confirmed Du Gay et al.’s (1997) argument that textbooks are not only curriculum artifacts but also cultural artifacts or communicative acts which serve to make English mean in particular ways - in this case the hegemonic culture of neoliberalism. As a result, it is necessary for EFL/ESL teachers and students to collaboratively develop counter-hegemonic discourses through critical thinking and dialogic interrogations of neoliberal discourses.

Background: According to the perspective of organizational and industrial psychology, occurrence of burnout among employees of the organization is a controllable and preventable phenomenon. In education as broad organization, this issue is more important. This study tries to consider the role of perfectionism and ethical intelligence in predicting job burnout in elementary teachers in Shirvan province. Method: In terms of purpose, this is an applied research and in terms of nature, this is a descriptive- correlation study. Population of the study includes all elementary teachers in Shirvan province in 2016-2017. Sample of study consists of 250 teachers that were selected through simple sampling. Data were gathered by questionnaires: ethical intelligence, scale of perfectionism and Burnout questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using multiple regression and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: Regression equation show that prediction of burnout based on ethical intelligence is significant (p<0.001). Also, in regression equation, prediction of job burnout based on perfectionism was significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Components of perfectionism and ethical intelligence are in relationship with job burnout in teachers.

Background: The purpose of this research is survey about the relationship between social responsibility of a ‎company and corporate image in banking industry. Method: This is a descriptive-correlation study. The population of the study includes all staffs of banks in Iran. Among all staffs, 240 subjects (in access group) filled the questionnaire completely. Data were gathered by questionnaire and were analyzed by SPSS through multiple regression Results: Findings show that customers understand company social responsibilities activities as a main ‎element when dealing with banks. When banks accept these activities, the positive figure of company ‎reinforces and it creates positive relations and noticeable relations between activities of social ‎responsibility and corporate image.‎ Conclusion: Many studies are spoken about company social responsibility, but ‎a little were found in ‎banking part. This subject needs more research for better understanding of corporate ‎social responsibility activities and their effects on corporate image.‎

Background: The issue of ethics in commercial relations between the buyer and the seller is highly significant and if there are no solutions to ethical problems in these areas, the continuation of this process will lead to a shake-up in trade and commercial communications from the lower layers that are consumers up to the upper layers that are major traders. The first articles on ethical issues were published in the 1960s and were mostly philosophical articles. In such an atmosphere, having a good understanding of consumerschr('39') ethical behaviors and the process of consumption includes several advantages. These benefits include helping managers in their decision making, providing a cognitive basis through analyzing consumer behavior, helping legislators, and regulators to lay down rules for the purchase and sale of goods and services, and ultimately for consumers in the decision-making process. The purpose of this study is to investigate ethics in the of sports consumer behavior. In fact, researchers have found that observing ethical issues in transactions not only from the seller and the marketerchr('39')s side, but also, from the consumerchr('39')s side is important. Conclusion: The results of the review of the research done on the relationship between ‎individual factors such as age, gender, religion, and moral intensity show that in most cases, ‎these variables have had an impact on ethical decision making. Therefore, further research in ‎this area should be made to clarify the certainty of these effects.‎

Background: “Organizational trauma" and "organizational ethics” are the key variables of interest to researchers in the field of organizational management. Therefore, the present study examined the relationship between organizational trauma and organizational ethics of staff in Urmia University and sought to determine whether organizational trauma has a significant relationship with organizational ethics. Method: This study is applied, from the perspective of purpose; and descriptive-correlational, from that of research design. A sample of 230 employees was randomly drawn out of 630 employees of Urmia University as the statistical population. The data was collected using two standard questionnaires of organizational trauma and organizational ethics, and analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Results: The results showed that organizational trauma can overshadow organizational ethics up to 33 percent. The path coefficient of organizational trauma and organizational ethics variables was measured to be 2.52, which is more than 1/96 at the error rate of 0.05. Conclusions: According to the statistical results, research hypothesis was confirmed, and it was concluded that organizational trauma has a significantly negative impact on organizational ethics.

Background: The present study focuses on the importance of observing professional ethics codes by global media. The main objective of this study is to emphasize the necessity of providing ethical codes for global media. Global media ethics aims at developing a comprehensive set of principles and standards for the practice of journalism in age of globalization. This study has reviewed the main interrelated theory regarding ethics, morality and media. The media ethics codes of different countries have been examined under the research. The study findings show that the ethics dominating the media of each country comes from the values, norms, and code of conduct existing in that society; accordingly, there is a direct relationship between media ethics code and the values and norms of a society or culture. Conclusion: Based on the study’s literature review, theoretical framework and the comparison analysis of the different media ethics codes, the article introduces an applicable ethical guideline and the main strategic professional ethics codes for global media.

Background: Accounting information has many users, which comprise business holders, managers, investors, creditors and the government for tax and regulatory resolves. A businessman use financial statements to define particular information that will guide him in making vital business decisions. Accounting impacts a wide range of parties in society. From this point of view, accounting’s codes of ethics are important. Conclusion: Ethical codes are the essential principles that accounting professionals choose to abide by to enhance their profession, preserve public trust, and reveal honesty and fairness. Proper ethics and ethical behavior are tremendously important in accounting for a variety of motives. In the same way it is important that the industry itself does not become pilloried as an unethical one, something that could potentially destruction business for all accounting firms. Ethics and integrity are valued features in an accountant. They must know right from wrong and always parade integrity in his or her accounting and bookkeeping deeds

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions, components and indicators of talent management. Methodology: The method of the present study was qualitative and in terms of purpose was part of applied / basic research. The target population includes professors in different fields in universities who had a history of teaching at different levels in the Islamic Azad University in the university units of Mazandaran. Sample size was selected based on purposive sampling, 10 people. The research tools were semi-structured interviews, document review and web pages as a visual medium for applying multilateralism. The validity and reliability of the instrument were evaluated and confirmed. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that the dimensions, components and indicators of talent management include talent retention (replacement), talent retention (service compensation system), talent retention (empowerment), talent retrieval (employment brand), talent retrieval (tools and resources) is. Conclusion: Explaining the above findings, it can be said that universities are considered to be one of the most fundamental elements of change and one of the most important factors in shaping the future world. Due to the drastic changes that have affected the world of higher education today, the goals, programs and orientations of universities have become more and more in the spotlight.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and rank the dimensions and components of the pre-school and post-secondary model of academic participation in Karaj Secondary Schools. Methodology: The research method was applied in terms of purpose, and in terms of data collection method, it was a consecutive exploratory mix. The statistical population of this research was in the quantitative section, high school teachers in Karaj in the academic year 2017-18 which included 786 educational units and 17732 teachers. In order to execute the questionnaires, stratified random sampling method was used and a sample of 376 teachers was selected. In the qualitative section, the researcher collected qualitative data through a qualitative interview with 21 experts, in which the reliability of the collection was 77.6% by another researcher. The results of this section indicated that in the components of academic participation antecedents, classroom management components, educational leadership, instructional strategies, organizational climate, and physical environment, and in the outcomes section, learning ability, academic motivation, and academic self-efficacy and academic achievement. Were extracted. Findings: The results showed that among the antecedents of academic participation, education management had the highest standard coefficient (0.98) and the lowest standard coefficient among these variables was 0.76 for education and culture strategies. In other words, educational management explained 96% of the variance in educational participation, while the two variables explained education and climate strategies 58% of the variance. Conclusion: Education is generally influenced by five factors, including teacher, program, equipment, and educational environment. Each of these factors has characteristics that can have different effects on academic achievement and learning.