Abstract:The current business environment is experiencing rapid change influenced by technology, globalization, and changes in consumer behavior. A deep understanding of this environment is important for a company's adaptation. An…
n important development driving changes in the contemporary business environment at large is the growth of markets and international trade. Today's contemporary business is characterized by increasingly fierce competition, rapid innovation, and constant change. To face this increasingly complex business environment, many contemporary techniques are used by companies, such as information technology, risk management, and supply chain management. These techniques help companies to stay competitive and adapt to the rapidly changing business environment. This research is expected to provide a better understanding of the contemporary business environment and contemporary techniques used in business today.
Abstract:This study examines how thematic organization contributes to the construction of state power and social positioning in international news discourse. Drawing on Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics, with a specific…
c focus on Theme–Rheme structure, the study analyses a BBC news report published in November 2023 on the Russian Supreme Court’s decision to designate the so-called “international LGBT movement” as an extremist organization. Using a qualitative textual approach, the text is segmented into clauses and analyzed to identify patterns of thematic choice and progression. The findings reveal a consistent foregrounding of institutional actors, such as state authorities and legal bodies, in Theme position when reporting legal actions and policy decisions, while members of the LGBT community and civil society figures are predominantly thematized in clauses expressing reactions, personal experiences, and anticipated consequences. This asymmetric thematic distribution constructs a discourse in which state authority is positioned as the primary agent of action, whereas affected social groups are framed as respondents to institutional power. The study demonstrates that ideological meanings in news discourse may be realized implicitly through grammatical organization rather than explicit evaluative language, and it highlights the value of Theme–Rheme analysis for examining power relations in contemporary international news reporting.