Dimensions of Religions Religion involves some acknowledgement of the supernatural. Therefore: communism/utilitarianism are NOT religions Various dimensions of religious beliefs -Agentic VS. Communal -Agentic: free agent. -Connection with God on a personal level -e.g. Jesus died for MY sins -Communal -Connection with God on a community level -e.g. Covenant made by God with the Israelites -Catholicism: relatively communal -Catholics have agentic aspects because of the personal connection
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Mark A. Grant IB: Psychologie HL Learning Outcome: • Examine the role of two cultural dimensions on behavior. Introduction: • To begin with culture as stated by Matsumoto (2004) is a dynamic system of rules containing attitudes‚ values‚ beliefs‚ norms and behaviors. There are a variety of different ways in which to interpret culture‚ such as the perception of food or the way in which people in a particular culture dress. This in a sense is the “surface culture” of a specific country; the
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that describes existence of positive health as shown by the individual’s quality of life and a sense of well-being. Good health is important to every individual and it involves more than just good dietary habits. For a better health‚ there are 6 dimensions of wellness and they include social‚ emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ mental and environmental health‚ we will explore them individually. Social wellness Human beings are social animals and thus need to build and maintain satisfying relations
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Some Dimensions of Culture (or the CONTENT of an organization’s SPECIFIC underlying assumptions) Ask yourself‚ what specific underlying assumptions are contributing to the problem to be solved? What category of content below do these assumptions fall into? These are the relevant dimensions. Schein (Schein‚ 2010‚ pp 69-175) From External Adaptation: Shared Assumptions about Mission Strategy Goals Means Measurement Correction From Internal Integration: Common Language Group Boundaries
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Cultural dimensions and dilemmas Culture is a way of life evolved and is jointly owned by a group of people and passed from generation to generation. culture formed of many complex elements‚ including religious and political systems‚ customs‚ languages‚ tools‚ clothing‚ buildings‚ and works of art. Culture also divide by two that is material and non material culture. Material cultural like something that equipment on living like house such as longhouses at Sarawak‚ Eskimo. Non material culture
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The economic dimensions of globalization While the globalization process is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon‚ some of its most visible and influential aspects are economic in nature. This chapter contains an analysis‚ from a global standpoint‚ of major trends in trade‚ investment‚ finance‚ macroeconomic regimes and international labour mobility. This analysis covers a long period in history‚ from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present‚ and is structured
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Comparison between style and register By Denis Vasilev It has been a huge problem for the sociolinguists to tell the difference between style and register through the years. All of them have their own theories and ideas about these two notions and certainly there will be many more for the future. To be able to compare the two definitions first I will go through their work and afterwards I will express my personal point of view. Register is a combination of all the parameters of the communicative
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Contemporary Management “Dimensions of National Culture (Hofstede)” Assignment no. 1 Dimensions of National Culture We know we are living in a global age. Technology has brought the world much closer together. This means that people of different cultures find themselves working together and communicating more and more. Building connections with people from around the world is just one dimension of cultural diversity. You also have issues like motivating people‚ structuring projects
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Based on Geert Hofstede book titled Long-term Orientation (LTO) Cultures and Organizations: Software for the Mind‚ Third Edition‚ There are five dimensions of National Culture. Before‚ it was just a four dimensions but research by Michael Bond and colleagues among students in 23 countries led him in 1991 to adding a fifth dimension. And the five dimensions of national culture are: Power Distance‚ Uncertainty Avoidance‚ Individualism vs Collectivism‚ Masculinity vs Feminimity‚ and Long Term Orientation
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analysis will help to calculate the cost possibility of the proposed venture‚ the senior management team authorized this report. This report aims to identify the differences and similarities in Vietnamese and Chinese cultures by using the Hofstede cultural dimensions. The situation analysis is also discussed in this report with advantage‚ disadvantage and potentiality and possible threats. Moreover‚ Porter Five Forces Model is used to conduct the analysis of the multimedia electronics company in China
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