Chapter 2 – Culture Summary The concept of culture is sometimes easier to grasp by description rather than definition. All human groups possess culture‚ which consists of the language‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms‚ and material objects that are passed from one generation to the next. Although the particulars of culture may differ from one group to another‚ culture itself is universal-all societies develop shared‚ learned ways of perceiving and participating in the world around them. Culture can be subdivided
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CULTURE What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away from Home? Culture – is an abstract concept. You can’t touch it or see most of it‚ and much of it can’t be measured. But it has molded each of us into whom and what we are. The way we dress‚ what we eat for dinner and how we eat it‚ how we speak‚ what color we paint our houses‚ and what we think about these things. - is dynamic and adaptive. COMPONENTS of CULTURE 1. Cognitive Process Learning‚ knowledge and perceiving What people think‚ how
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MULTICULTURALS IN GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS MULTICULTURAL EMPLOYEES: GLOBAL BUSINESS’ UNTAPPED RESOURCE Executive Summary Despite rapid growth in the number of multicultural employees‚ few global organizations are tapping the potential of their employees with more than one culture. Some organizations may be unaware of the skills they possess‚ or may even see them as a source of problems. Others may lack the procedures
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Western culture The term Western culture has come to define the culture of European countries as well as those such as the United States that have been heavily influenced by European immigration. Western culture has its roots in the Classical Period of the Greco-Roman era and the rise of Christianity in the fourteenth century. Other drivers of the Western culture include Latin‚ Celtic‚ Germanic and Hellenic ethnic and linguistic groups. Today‚ the influences of Western culture can be seen in almost
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ETHICAL VALUES AT AN ORGANIZATION ETHICAL VALUES AT AN ORGANIZATION PRESENTED BY: BILAL MEHDE AHMED KAINAT TANVEER SYEDA KINZA ZEHRA PRESENTED BY: BILAL MEHDE AHMED KAINAT TANVEER SYEDA KINZA ZEHRA ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR PRESENTED TO: MIRZA SARDAR HUSSAIN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR PRESENTED TO: MIRZA SARDAR HUSSAIN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to sincerely say thank you to Mr. Imran Ali‚ GM Human Resources for his unconditional support at
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Culture can be basically defined as a pattern of learned behavior and ideas acquired by people as members of society. Culture was created in order to accommodate human beings in different society and establish their identity. Culture is not accustomed to one specific characteristic. It has a multiple dimensions. The way we talk‚ dress‚ eat‚ sleep‚ work and our knowledge and skills can be accustomed to our culture. These human manners are not uniform all over the place so‚ they change over time
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Culture The culture of the Philippines has been heavily influenced by both Asian and Western cultures. Literature The literature of the Philippines illustrates the Prehistory and European colonial legacy of the Philippines‚ written in both Indigenous and Hispanic writing system. Most of the traditional literatures of the Philippines were written during the Mexican and Spanish period. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine languages. Dances
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Scientists define culture as the total life way of a people‚ the social legacy the individual acquires from his group and can be regarded as that part of the environment that is the creation of man. Culture is what would make you feel shame or guilty. Culture manifests in beliefs‚ values‚ myths‚ legends‚ icons‚ language‚ dress traditions‚ customs‚ what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior‚ and even its unwritten rules in a particular area or group of persons. An example of how culture manifests itself
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of person-organization fit may be recast from a sense-making perspective. We were also asked to identify 3 to 5 organizational culture profile items from a list created by O’Reilly‚ Chatman and Caldwell‚ (1991)‚ and describe experiences that are consistent with those profile elements‚ as well as describe how we believe individuals in the organization played a role in the development of those cultural attributes. Person-Organization Fit and Sense-Making To define person-organization fit can be
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Ch. 2 Characteristics of Culture The Concept of Culture Culture is Learned Culture is Shared Culture is Based on Symbols Culture Gives Meaning to Reality Functions of Culture Culture and Change Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism What is Culture? Superstructure: Superstructure A culture’s worldview‚ including morals and values‚ oftentimes grounded in religion Social structure: structure The rule-governed relationships—with all their rights and obligations—that hold members of a society
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