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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I was very surprised to learn about how different Christmas in Uganda was compared to in the U.S.. The biggest difference between the two cultures is how they celebrate Christmas. I learned that in Uganda‚ they don’t buy any expensive items for friends or family members. Instead‚ their gift is just being at the celebration with friends and family. In the U.S.‚ families would buy expensive items for each other as a gift. If someone doesn’t like their gift‚ they would just send it back and get something
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Edward T. Hall is an anthropologist and one of the founders of intercultural communication study. His works have played a key role in describing how people’s view of the world and behavior are largely determined by a complex grid of unconscious cultural patterns. In The Silent Language (1959) Hall outlined a broad theory of culture and described how its rules control people’s lives. In The Hidden Dimension (1966) he introduced proxemics‚ the study of our culturally determined perception and use
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cultures are significant aspects of life. Most people believe that culture does matter. There are different cultures and traditions all around the world. Culture determines who we are and how our ancestors used to live. Most adults bring their cultural traditions into another country when they move. For example‚ most countries have different languages. This is due to the fact that countries are culturally diverse. Mexico has 68 official languages and Nepal has 123. Both of these countries are
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Cultural Differences between Australia and mongolia The culture of Australia and Mongolia is different and cannot be ignored whilst doing business. The sets of values‚ beliefs and rules help by Mongolians is essentially different from Australians therefore it is important to understand what are the cultural norms and values that are prevalent in Mongolian society in order to avoid miscommunication and enable a prosperous business future between Australian and Mongolia business firms. Mongolians
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1.0. CROSS CULTURAL EXPERIENCES 1.1. INTERNSHIP Back in 2010 when I was still a student at Singapore Polytechnic‚ I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to serve my internship at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). I must emphasize‚ that the 6 months spent was one of the most memorable life experience I have had. Personally it opened my eyes to what I’ll call the ‘real’ working environment‚ as the previous jobs I held were mainly serving as an assistant in retail (part-time). I termed
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Organizations come in many different forms and sizes. An organization is any entity that purses a mission or serves a purpose in a society or community. Businesses‚ governments‚ schools‚ charities‚ etc.‚ are all different types of organizations. Society and communities in American and throughout the world rely on organizations to provide goods and services necessary for people to sustain life. In today’s world societies and nations are becoming more and more connected
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Cross-Cultural Observation: Macy’s Department Store In order to observe the interactions between individuals from different cultural background‚ my partner: Gina Nguyen and I went to the Macy’s department store‚ located downtown Boston. We selected this store because of the size and their reputation of having a diverse workforce. Gina and I started our observation at 3:30pm on Wednesday‚ October 24‚ 2012 and finished it at 4:20pm. We were observing the interactions between the coworkers‚ as
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1. What are LEGO’s values and corporate identity? How did these develop over time (prior to LEGO Media Int’l)? * The name LEGO in itself means “play well”‚ the beginnings of the corporate identity were designed into the brand name * GKC was responsible for the stud and tube system‚ which is recognizable within the logo‚ as well as meant that all Lego blocks could fit together * In the 1970’s‚ GCK designed the “ten lego characteristics” which today represents the guidelines for development
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Cultural Difference between America and Brazil BCOM/275 Peter Grove June 17‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Cultural Differences The communication methods of the Brazilian culture rely on stern‚ structured‚ and organized representation. The system of hierarchy is firmly followed within the workplace‚ but all relies on clear communication and direction to then individuals. When altering communication and arguments from culture
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