(American Ways: A guide for Foreigners‚ 2003)‚ Gary Althen discusses about the values and assumptions of American cultures and whether if they are beneficial or harmful to American society. In America‚ people have strong competition toward others and also they spend time on their privacy. Both American culture’s value and assumption are beneficial to American society. American culture that is having a strong competition is beneficial to American society because having competitions make you compare
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9/15/2006 7:01 PM Page 301 Culture and Leadership 13 DESCRIPTION As the title suggests‚ this chapter is about culture and leadership. Like the previous chapter‚ this one is multifaceted and focuses on a collection of related ideas rather than a single unified theory. Because there are no established theories of cultural leadership‚ our discussion in this chapter will focus on research that describes culture‚ its dimensions‚ and the effects of culture on the leadership process. Since
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Corporate Culture Analysis of Toyota Case study Analysis By Mithila Saranapala ABSTRACT This case study analyses the corporate culture of Toyota by using two theories and then analyze the national cultures of Japan and USA by using two theories and its impact on the corporate culture of Toyota. The models of “Edgar Schein” and “Charles Handy” will be used to analyze the corporate culture of Toyota while the models of “Greet Hofstede” and “Fons Trompenaars” will be used to analyze
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Sociology Lecture 5: Culture Unfortunately‚ there is no simple answer to the question of what is culture. Culture is a complicated phenomenon to understand because it is both distinct from but clearly associated with society. Also‚ different definitions of culture reflect different theories or understandings‚ making it difficult to pin down exact definitions of the concept. Generally speaking‚ the following elements of social life are considered to be representative of human culture: "stories‚ beliefs
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Language and Culture One’s culture affects almost all of one’s communication behaviors. I discovered an article written by Margaret Cote‚ “Language Reflects Culture‚” that reveals many of the differences between the Saulteaux language and the English language. Margaret Cote states‚ “Language determines the way a person views the world.” She describes how Indian people view things around them differently then English speaking people do. Margaret Cote says that she views the world around her in
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stereotype offers basic cultural knowledge‚ and is useful for managers to guess about cultural behavior in a country. Therefore‚ it is used as assistant tool in building unitary organizational cultures. The tourist firm relied on Hosftede’s framework. Because Japanese are collectivistic while Danish are individualistic‚ the Danish director had to consider whether provide guidance to Danish staffs or strict control to Japanese staffs‚ instead using individual competencies for all employees. Another example
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Business Culture: China vs. the United States Cultures are varying among different parts of the globe. People with different cultures have different characteristics and viewpoints on the subjects due to diverse understanding and method of learning. During the past few decades‚ the international trade grows in a very rapid rate due to the advantages that it provides; "increased sales‚ operational efficiencies‚ exposure to new technologies and broader consumer choices" (Heslin). Therefore‚ when
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United States | Germany | The United States and Germany together can be described as low context cultures. Communication is used to exchange information‚ ideas‚ and opinions. Both countries prefer limiting communication and relationships to smaller groups of selected individuals‚ and sharing only information that is pertinent. Messages in both cultures tend to be more verbal and direct rather than nonverbal and indirect. | The United States was created in debt. Immigrants flock to the US
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Culture and Personality National Character (18 century to 1960’s) • National Character Relatively enduring personality characteristics an patterns that are modal among the adult members of the society. • Experimental psychology and psychoanalysis of cultures • National Character remained simplistic stereotypes Quantitative Approach (from 1960 to Present) • Statistical Analysis • Adoption of a Trait perspective in understanding Personalities • Identification of common dimensions of culture.
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important to the culture (money‚ job‚ education‚ ancestry‚ etc.) CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS · Rules of Behavior are enforced ideas of right and wrong. They can be customs‚ traditions‚ rules‚ or written laws. RELIGION · Answers basic questions about the meaning of life. · Supports values that groups of people feel are important. · Religion is often a source of conflict between cultures. · Monotheism
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