of slavery was‚ slaves were not defenseless victims. Through their families‚ and religion‚ as well as more direct forms of resistance‚ Africans-Americans resisted the debilitating effects of slavery and created a vital culture supportive of human dignity. Slave religious culture developed as soon as slaves began to settle on plantations as early as the 18th century. As large groups of slaves started to live on the same plantation for most‚ if not all‚ of their life they developed a community. Within
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The Amish Culture The Amish are a fascinating people. They live surrounded by cities full of technology. Yet they live without automobiles‚ electricity‚ and most modern comforts that are taken for granted by many. Donald Kraybill asks the question “How is it that a tradition-laden people who spurn electricity‚ computers‚ automobiles‚ and higher education are not merely surviving but are‚ in fact‚ thriving in the midst of modern life?” Though they do not have all of the technology that we
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Human Resource Development in Toyota Culture The article first appeared in the "International Journal of Human Resource Development & Management." It addresses the role of HR in a lean enterprise‚ explores a major crisis of trust at Toyota ’s plant in Georgetown‚ Ky.‚ and how it responded by reorganizing the HR function. By Jeffrey K. Liker and Michael Hoseus Introduction From the founding of Toyoda Loom Works in the 1920s to the creation of Toyota Motor Co. in the 1940s‚ its leaders believed
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Discuss the contributions of the various ethnic groups to Caribbean society The history of the Caribbean is rich with adventurous tales‚ blended cultures‚ and natural diversity. The impact of colonialism and slavery can still be seen in many of the island cultures today; so much so‚ in fact‚ that travellers often note a sense of living with the near-tangible history that permeates the region. Knowing the history of the Caribbean region goes a long way toward understanding
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Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. (Jenkins 1996) The capital of Portugal is Lisbon. Portugal claims to be the oldest European nation-state. (Jenkins 1996) Portugal is a developed country and it has the world ’s 19th-highest quality-of-life‚ according to Unit. It is the 14th-most peaceful and the 13th-most globalized country in the world‚ and has population of approximately 10 Million people (CIA fact book). It is a member of the European Union (joined the then
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Culture stereotypes – how to avoid culture conflicts The world today is a multicultural society. A globalization has brought a greater diversity to communities. Although we live in post-modern world‚ there are still believes‚ which can carry narrow-minded character concerning members of some nation. Culture stereotype is the way of categorizing people in to the group and assuming that everyone who has the same culture‚ religion‚ values and race would act the same way. Stereotypes are generalizations
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Starting in the late nineteenth century and moving on to the twentieth century‚ the Middle East has been mostly an Arabic country. Research shows that Between 1800 and 1914‚ the Muslim population had a yearly average increase in the order of magnitude of roughly 6-7 per thousand. This can be compared to the very crude estimate of about 4 per thousand for the "less developed countries" of the world (in Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America) between 1800 and 1910. It is possible that part of the growth
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In the early 1900’s the man was seen as the intellectual individual who takes care of their wife and family‚ who arrives home with the money and who was the supplier. However during the 1930’s this typical idea of the man’s role was extremely hard to keep ahold of due to The Great Depression. While the average woman worked on household dynamics and keeping the family afloat‚ the man was out looking for a job‚ or struggling to keep his current job. As a result‚ the average male came home at the end
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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE -SWATI SISODIA swati.sisodia@nmims.edu What is Organisational Culture • The basic paTTern of shared values and assumpTions governing The way employees wiThin as organisaTion Think abouT and acT on problems and opporTuniTies A system of meaning shared by the organization’s members Cultural values are collective beliefs‚ assumptions‚ and feelings about what things are good‚ normal‚ rational‚ valuable‚ etc. Aspects of culture Values Symbols Customs Language
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Influences from A Dominant Culture A dominant culture‚ which is characterized by its wide prevalence and strong influences‚ always exerts huge influence and imposes pressure upon minority cultures. In the memoir‚ When I Was Puerto Rican‚ Esmeralda Santiago recalled her childhood both in Puerto Rica and America‚ and revealed how American culture affected Puerto Rican culture and traditions. In the 1940s‚ people in Puerto Rica experienced intensive cultural impact from their powerful neighbor country
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