Team Case #2: Culture Change at Texaco By “The Moral Matadors” (team #6) Michael Breler | Chris Hollis | Matt Hoover | Laura Beth Martin | Chanda Pathak | Scott Stover PIPSCo CASE WRITE-UP Situational Facts • Texaco was sued for discriminating against African Americans • CEO Peter Bijur settled the case for $175 million ($140 to damages‚ $35 to independent task force) • The stock to fall $3 per share • Blatant racist language and behavior on the part of Texaco
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Political Culture Change In 2004‚ Americans were proud of the War on Terrorism‚ our accomplishments in the Middle East‚ and the incumbent president that had kept us safe from harm since 9/11. The Republican Party capitalized on the War on Terror during the 2004 elections‚ but being affiliated with the Republican Party and a pro-war stance in 2008 wasn’t considered a good thing to the majority. Even other Republicans were openly embarrassed by the Bush Administration’s mistakes with the War on
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Culture Continuation and Change (compare and contrast US and Egypt) Continuity in American Culture Religion‚ language and cuisine are perhaps the most enduring aspects of the culture of the United States. Take religion to begin with. Under the auspices of the First Amendment‚ the US Constitution does not recognize the superiority of any religious establishment neither does it unduly prejudice against any religion. That notwithstanding‚ religion is a continuous aspect of American culture due to
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“When it comes to change management‚ what is the Culture and Sense Making? How do we learn and characterize Cultural Studies?” “Progress is impossible without change‚ and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” (George Bernard Shaw) Change management is a systematic approach to dealing with change‚ both from the perspective of an organization and on the individual level. A somewhat ambiguous term‚ change management has at least three different aspects‚ including: adapting
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Why was there economic prosperity in American in the 1920’s? I know that America on it’s surface was prosperous during the 1920’s. I know this because of the physical signs‚ and the evidence I have found supporting this concept. Some of the physical signs of the then prosperity are evident today‚ like the skyscrapers and Empire State building. There were the inventions of manufactured fabrics and materials such as Bakelite‚ artificial silk and Cellophane. Airlines carried almost half a million
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Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture Hofstede distinguished five dimensions of national culture: Power Distance (PDI)‚ Individualism/Collectivism (IDV)‚ Masculinity/Femininity (MAS)‚ Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI)‚ and Long-Term versus Short-Term Orientation (LTO). For those readers who are unfamiliar with his dimensional model‚ a short description follows. The dimensions are measured on index scales from 0 to 100‚ although some countries may have scores above 100 on certain dimensions because
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Trends Paper There are many trends in the world‚ but they differ from country to country. Trends change within time‚ but there are always popular trends that people tend to follow. This paper will examine a few trends in the American Culture‚ including social‚ political‚ religious‚ and personal trends. Some social trends in American culture include Myspace.com‚ eHarmony.com‚ and cell phones. These are great ways for people to socialize and keep in touch. Myspace.com is a website where people
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If my roommate had made such statements about Africa out of ignorance‚ I would not be surprised. Many Americans have preconceived ideas about what Africa is like‚ despite never being immersed in its culture. This is perpetuated through media outlets such as movies‚ magazines‚ etc. in popular culture. As outsiders‚ we make generalizations and think that Africa is a land of starvation‚ desert‚ poverty‚ and many other negative aspects. However‚ our thoughts could not be more wrong. Africa is a wonderful
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American Apparel is a clothing manufacturer‚ distributor and retailer based in Los Angeles‚ California. Founded in 1989 by Canadian entrepreneur‚ Dov Charney‚ the company functions as a vertically integrated manufacturer that creates and develops their own advertising and branding campaign. American Apparel stresses the importance of mandating and promoting labour policies that reject clothing manufactures in sweatshops (AmericanApparel.net). First‚ this section of this paper will illustrate that
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world‚ on the contrary Americans insist on following the “what is in” trend. Too many factors that influence the decisions made. This paper will include a personal documentation on interactions on popular culture. In addition‚ this paper will cover what culture and popular culture are; three major trends in popular American culture and how does popular American culture affect personal decision making. Culture and popular culture Merriam-Webster (2012)‚ defines culture as the customary beliefs
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