Pergamon English for Specific Purposes‚ Vol. 17‚ No. 3‚ pp. 241-265‚ 1998 © 1998 The American University. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd All rights reserved. Printed in Great Britain 0889-4906/98 $19.00+0.00 PII: S0889-4906(97)00012-4 A Cross-cultural Comparison of Letters of Recommendation Kristen Precht Abstract--Letters of recommendation (LRs) from different countries are as individual as the local academic cultures from which they arise. Distinct regional patterns emerged in this comparative
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Russians and Americans. Throughout the 20th century‚ and often against serious odds‚ Russians and Americans have been falling in love and marrying. Visson‚ an interpreter and writer‚ herself married to a Russian‚ has interviewed some 100 of these cross-cultural couples and researched the lives of couples in the earlier part of this century in an effort to understand the strange mutual attraction between people whose countries were usually antagonists. While rational explanations can only partly answer
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Literature Review 8 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 Literature Review 8 2.3 Definition of culture 9 2.4 Cultural theory 11 2.4.1 Cultural fit 11 2.5 Acculturation 12 2.5.1 Modes of Acculturation 13 2.5.2 Models of Acculturation 16 2.6 Cultural Assimilation 17 2.6.1 Cultural differences and Challenges 18 2.6.2 Direct effects of diversity 20 2.6.3 Cultural and attitudinal diversity 21 2.7 Organizational culture 24 2.7.1 Subcultures 31 2.7.2 Organizational
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REQUIRED READING FOR ALL STUDENTS NEW STUDENT GUIDE JANUARY 2013 REQUIRED READING FOR ALL STUDENTS NEW STUDENT GUIDE JANUARY 2013 You are required to read this to help you prepare for your studies at George Brown College. Students who deferred from the previous semester and re-applied to the January 2013 semester are also required to follow these steps. MANDATORY STEPS Confirmation and Payment by Offer Expiry Date 1. Confirm and Pay your fees before the Offer Expiry Date on your Acceptance
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Learning Outcomes Why do we need to specify them? What are Learning Outcomes: Learning outcomes are statements of a learning achievement and are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know‚ understand and be able to do on completion of the award or module. They may also include attitudes‚ behaviours‚ values and ethics. Learning outcomes are different from aims‚ in that they are concerned with the achievements of the learner‚ rather than the overall intentions of the tutor. Teaching
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article‚ the author explores the major meta-ethical theory of Cultural Relativism. According to it‚ Cultural Relativism states that all morality is relative to culture‚ that the truth of ethical claims is relative to an individual or group’s perspective. Cultural Relativism holds that an action is morally right or morally wrong because of the beliefs and values of the culture in which the action takes place. Therefore cultural relativism denies the possibility of any objective foundation
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Introduction In the business world today‚ borders are blending and multi-national mergers are causing many company nationalities to become indistinct. As the globalization of markets rapidly increases‚ many companies are finding international expansion a necessity of competition. The world is greatly affected by this movement towards a global market‚ and many companies are finding it extremely important to adapt to other cultures. The most considerable obstructions to successful international marketing
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Literature of a culture is a powerful window that enables one to view‚ understand and emulate with the outlook of cultural transposition when studied along with anthropology‚ sociology and history. Relativism is reflected in any cultural studies. Therefore‚ it is very significant that such literatures be written by the bona fide individuals who belong to that culture rather than others which may not reflect the reality or mar the picture with uncommon biased outlook. Historically many indigenous
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In a globalized world it gets increasingly important for multinational companies to understand that cultural diversity can affect the business by building communication barriers. Cultural differences do not just mean that people speak different languages‚ it is also the way they think and feel and what traditions they have. Therefore we have to analyze how this diversity can influence the communication and what the consequences are. The old Japanese parable of the monkey and the fish is a good
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company but not fully. This is true that if there will be no customers to purchase the things than how can we any company can grow or stand in market? So customer’s satisfaction and their demand is very major factor to the success of any business. I think all business organizations are dependent upon their customers‚ if they do not develop cutomer loyality and satisfaction than they can loose their customers. And without Customers the organization would not exist. Customers satisfaction is at the heart
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