Multicultural Interview and Analysis This paper intends to put the theoretical concepts learned in class into practice through an analysis of a ‘case study’ of an East Asian person‚ in order to demonstrate the extent of my understanding of how life experiences have shaped an individual’s thoughts and worldviews from an East Asian cultural context. The paper is organized into three sections‚ the first section introduces the interviewee’s demographic information and some additional comments on
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self-reliance‚ self-interest‚ and almost anything that has to do with you. I am not going to argue that these attributes are not beneficial—because they are. However‚ these qualities are often polarizing when individualism is in conflict with collectivism. By nature‚ insects like ants‚ termites‚ and bees are collectivists; they work together to achieve a common goal for the purpose of furthering their species. This is what mankind should strive to achieve. But why should mankind espouse the principles
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examining the individualism- collectivism (IC) dimension‚ the masculinity-femininity dimension (MF) and uncertainty avoidance (UA). Keywords: Canada‚ Romania‚ Cultural Dimensions‚ Hofstede‚ individualism- collectivism (IC)‚ masculinityfemininity (M F)‚ uncertainty avoidance (UA)‚ national values. Introduction To begin‚ the cultural dimensions used throughout this research consist of three out of five dimensions created by Hofstede being the individualism- collectivism (I-C) dimension‚ the masculinity-femininity
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According to Hofstede (1980)‚ cultures can be compared and classified on the basis of five different dimensions that affect behavior‚ organization practices‚ and social practices such as marriages‚ funerals‚ and religious ceremonies: Individualism – collectivism‚ Power distance‚ Uncertainty avoidance ‚Masculinity – femininity and Short term – long term orientation. The biggest challenge of global business is Cultural Barriers according to Van Thompson (Editor at Houston chronicle) “Different cultures
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Introducing Social Psychology Theories and Methods in Social Psychology 27 Feb 2012‚ Banu Cingöz Ulu What is social psychology? • A field within psychology that strives to understand the social dynamics of everyday living. • Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to others. What is social psychology? • How do the actual‚ imagined‚ and implied presence of others influence us? – Cognitively (thoughts) – Affectively (emotions) – Behaviorally (actions)
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Cross-cultural communication problems in "Expatriation: An American Working in Japan" case. I decided to choose this topic because in the modern world‚ where globalization takes over the economy‚ the cross-cultural communication is becoming increasingly important subject to address for organizations and especially for its Human Resource Management. Whether it is a multinational company with subsidiaries all over the world‚ or a manufacturing company with distribution network across continents
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Hierarchy and power within East and Western enterprises. Introduction Culture is the way we live. It is the clothes we wear‚ the foods we eat‚ the languages we speak‚ the stories we tell‚ and the ways we celebrate. Culture is also about our roots. Where did our ancestors come from? What do we believe? What makes our
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The name of the movie I have chosen is The Outsiders. The reason why I chose this movie is because it was one of my favorite movies to watch when I was in middle school. I remember in middle school that I was in a reading and writing class where the teacher provided students several books to read together as a class and The Outsiders was one of the novels. I always had an issue with reading since I was kid even today in college because I have a reading comprehension disability where I have a hard
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Dimension is primarily based upon the question‚ “How frequently are employees afraid to express disagreement with their managers?”(Orr p.5) Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV)- Individualism and Collectivism define the opposite ends of this dimension; Individualism referring to ones lack of need for communal bonds‚ while Collectivism describes a society with strong familial responsibility and community relationships. An individualistic society feels little responsibility towards one another and
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suppression of thought and individuality‚ the society really contributes to its own lack of the ability to affect life expectancy. One cannot live long without those necessities and to go back to the starting point and build a society based on collectivism is not good for the people as a whole. As the old adage goes:” You can’t please everyone.” This novel exhibits the need to please everyone as a whole‚ and even Equality 7-251 realizes at the end that he olds his brothers nothing and vice versa
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