Cross-Cultural Perspectives Week 5 Felecia (Lisa) Alexander ETH/316 June 29‚ 2015 Joel Nkemakolam Cross-Cultural Perspectives Week 5 The purpose of this essay is to identify a global organization with a multinational presence‚ identify and research a cultural issue that affects this organization ’s interactions outside the United States‚ define the issue and provide an overview of how it became an issue in the organization‚ and analyze the ethical and social responsibility issues McDonald’s organization
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cheryl Byers ETH/316 February 16‚ 2015 Kevin Forsberg Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cross-cultural perspectives are just that‚ an individual perspectives of other another culture in comparison to another. Cola-Cola was created May 8‚ 1886 by John Pemberton and Jacobs’ Pharmacy was the first place it was served at. In 1906‚ Coca-Cola expanded to three countries outside the United States. In 1912‚ they expanded to the Philippines and then to Asia for the first time. In
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Cross-Cultrual Communication Andrew Harris XCOM 285 December 8‚ 2013 Denise Bailey Cross-Cultrual Communication Based on the research of the three countries‚ South Africa‚ Brazil‚ and China‚ all three can utilize modern technology to increase any business venture they so choose. With the language barrier‚ the internet has allowed many people to view different language translators to help with basic communications to these countries. The ultimate thing to do is to learn the language and culture
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Zain Telecommunication Company “A Colorful World” Cross Cultural Management “Culture is like gravity: you do not experience it until you jump six feet into the air.” - Trompenaars and Hampen-Turner‚ Riding the Waves of Culture. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Organizations are no longer constrained by national borders. Due to globalization‚ the traditional teamwork has undergone transformation through entry of people from diverse cultures. This development has a marked effect upon corporations
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Carlos Hofmeister January 10‚ 2005 Ms. Rivera/ Health Education Class The American Red Cross It is important to know how the Red Cross began. It was in June 1859 when Henry Dunant went to Solferino‚ north of Italy. He was a spectator of a small but bloody war. French and Italians had a battle against Austrians. There were more or less 40‚000 victims. He was completely horrified with the scene. He interrupted his trip to help the hurt and organized volunteers to save lives. When Henry
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (1) Introduction……………………………………………………………………………2 (2) Cross- cultural Analysis……………………………………………………………….2 (3) Aims of cross-cultural analysis………………………………………………………..2 (4) Hofstede and his 5 dimensions………………………………………………………...3 (4.1) Limitations of Hofstede’s model…………………………………………………………..4 (5) Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner model…………………………………………..4 (5.1) Limitations of Trompenaars and Turner model…………………………………………4 (6) European Cultural Diversity……………………………………………………………5
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Okay‚ so running in the hallways is bad‚ I get that‚ but why is running outside not allowed? Just today‚ I was walking to my bus and I poked one of my friends on the shoulder and started to run to my bus‚ when all of the sudden‚ a group of four teachers start yelling at me to stop running! Of course‚ being the rule-follower I am‚ I stopped running and walked to my bus. WHERE IN THE RULES DOES IT SAY I CAN’T RUN OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING?! Am I not trusted enough not to trip over my own feet and take
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up the majority of communication in intercultural communication. Intercultural communicators must be nonverbally sensitive. When communicating cross-culturally one must pay special attention to greetings‚ dress‚ space‚ touch‚ posture‚ gestures‚ and food (Hynes‚ 2011). Greetings Greetings may vary from culture to culture. It is important for a cross-cultural communicator to understand the implications of their greetings to the other culture. In most cultures‚ a handshake is an acceptable greeting
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decides to ask his friend‚ Ariana what to do. She proposes the idea of running away with him and become AWOLs. As shown on page 4‚ when Ariana suggests to Connor‚ “‘We should run away‚’ Ariana says”. Unfortunately‚ she declines and backs out on the decision saying she can’t run away when Connor goes to her house. Connor knows he can’t stay or else he will become unwound‚ so he decides to run away without Ariana. Event #2- Running Away While on the run‚ Connor tries to hitch a ride from a trucker. Fortunately
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References: Alas‚ R.‚ 2006. Ethics in countries with different cultural dimensions. Journal of Business Ethics‚ pp.237-47. Alas‚ R.‚ Gao‚ J. & Carneiro‚ J.‚ 2010. Connections Between Ethics And Cultural Dimensions. Engineering Economics‚ pp.255-62. Ardichvili‚ A. & K. ‚ K.‚ 2002. Leadership styles and cultural values among managers and subordinates: a comparative study of four countries of the former Soviet Union‚ Germany‚ and the US. Human Resource Development
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