Marie Vilsange COMM 2312 September 24‚ 2013 Dr. Corinne Weisgerber Interpersonal Communication Fear and Trembling Coming to St. Edward’s was my dream. Who would have guess that the little girl I was at 5 would ever have the opportunity to move there one day. But the truth was that moving from France to Texas hasn’t been an easy task to do especially after all the French cultural background I’ve been use to my whole life. Everything is different when you come from Europe. But the thing I was the
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Define ethnocentrism‚ and explain what Hofstede concluded about applying American management theories in other countries. According to Kinicki & Kreitner (2009)‚ “Ethnocentrism [is] the belief that one’s native country‚ culture‚ language‚ and modes of behavior are superior to all others.” Based on his research‚ Hofstede came to two conclusions in regards to variations among cultures. First‚ he concluded that management theories and practices must be adapted to the local culture. Second
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Pursuit of Happiness Happiness is not one thing; it means different things in different places‚ different societies‚ and different cultural contexts. There are multiple “pursuits of happiness”. It’s impossible to define "happiness". It’s left to each of us to define what "happiness" is. Happiness cannot be achieved in minutes it comes from the pursuit of happiness‚ Working towards and achieving goals. Pursuit of happiness differs from person to person and from culture
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Running head: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COLLECTIVISM: THE POTENTIAL Psychotherapy and Collectivism: The Potential for Value Compatible Treatment Joe Enright University of Saskatchewan PSY 850.3 Dr. Michelle Presniak Psychotherapy and Collectivism: The Potential for Value Compatible Treatment Increasing cultural diversity in the Western world has made the role of culture in the context of psychotherapy an increasingly important issue for consideration. The populations of many Western countries
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Monetary Policy in Bahrain Introduction: Monetary policy are the actions of a central bank‚ currency board or other regulatory committee that determine the size and rate of growth of the money supply‚ which in turn affects interest rates. Monetary policy is maintained through actions such as increasing the interest rate‚ or changing the amount of money banks need to keep in the vault (bank reserves). In the kingdom of Bahrain‚ The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is responsible for setting and
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Power distance At a score of 60‚ South Korea is a hierarchical society. This means that people accept a hierarchical order in which everybody has a place and which needs no further justification. Hierarchy in an organization is seen as reflecting inherent inequalities‚ centralization is popular‚ subordinates expect to be told what to do and the ideal boss is a benevolent autocrat Individualism South Korea‚ with a score of 18 is considered a collectivistic society. This is manifest
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IDENTIFICATION According to our analysis‚ Toyota is lacking corporate identity in its host country. Toyota is experiencing difficulty bridging the gap between its Japanese collectivist culture and the individualist culture of the United States in regards to its marketing strategy. ANALYSIS Toyota’s key challenge is the fact that it is lacking an overall image in the minds of its consumers. Their consumers see them as a product rather than a company. For instance‚ the CEO has concluded
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Analysis 4.1 “Communication in Individual and Collectivist Societies” How do people in “individualist” cultures behave differently to people in “collectivist” cultures? People in collectivist cultures: Each person is encouraged to be an active player or role in society‚ to function as a whole. The rights‚ as a whole‚ trump those of the individual. Rules promote unity‚ and selflessness. Working with others is considered the norm. Community strength is their main focus. People in individualistic
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In the world we live in today‚ I believe that Communitarianism is a promising ideology that could be used to ultimately organize society. Over time‚ we have become people who accept absolute power ruled by monarchs who have no consideration for fairness and equality. Communitarians strongly believe that humans are naturally compassionate beings but our society has changed us into greedy and selfish people over time. This theory is very strong and truthful to our society today and Communitarians seem
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| Vietnam | France | Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. | Vietnam scores high on this dimension (score of 70) which means that people accept a hierarchical order in which
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