important for Singaporean construction firms as well as their Chinese counterparts to appreciate and understand each other’s cultural differences/ similarities. Although Singapore culture appears to be one based predominately on Chinese culture‚ there remain differences between the two‚ which‚ if not properly understood‚ can lead to ineffectiveness and misunderstandings. Using the four dimensions of a national culture established by Hofstede‚ this exploratory study examines what constitute Singapore
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different things to people from different cultures‚ even when they talk the "same" language. When the languages are different‚ and translation has to be used to communicate‚ the potential for misunderstandings increases. Stella Ting-Toomey describes three ways in which culture interferes with effective cross-cultural understanding. First is what she calls "cognitive constraints." These are the frames of reference or world views that provide a backdrop that all new information is compared to or inserted
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What is cultural competence? What is culturally competent care? These are very important questions to consider. Nurses are exposed to diverse cultures constantly in today ’s society and need to be able to provide appropriate care while still respecting a patient ’s cultural background. Cultural competence in nurses is a combination of culturally congruent behaviors‚ practice attitudes‚ structures and policies that allow nurses to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. Cultural competence
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Name of studentAssignment TitleModule code/titleStaff nameDue date | : ::: DawnWilliams: 6 November 2012 | Ha Luong HangCultural Differences and People ManagementBIBU602 | ------------------------------------------------- What do you understand by the term ‘national culture’? And why do you think that French (2010:44) argues that ‘Culture remains a core concept both for students of business and managers in work organisations’? Abstract: The aim of this essay explains my knowledge and understanding
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ORIENT ACADEMIC FORUM The Cross-Culture Management Strategy About Sino-Foreign Contractual Joint Venture YANG Xichun1‚ LI Chunmei2 1. School of Management‚ Southwest University for Nationalities‚ China‚ 610041 2. School of Politics‚ Southwest Jiaotong University‚ China‚ 610031 yxc2109030@tom.com Abstract: With the development of economic globalization‚ the scale of foreign direct investment is expanding. Sino-foreign contractual joint venture becomes the main form of investment. It has
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During the settlement of North America there were many people who crossed cultural borders becoming cultural brokers. Three such people were Isabel Montour‚ Samson Occom and Susannah Johnson. These three possessed strong language skills or the ability to learn new languages quickly‚ this was perhaps the most important skill needed to cross cultural borders and communicate with “outsiders.” Another necessary skill was a complete understanding of their culture and the cultures of other groups.
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CULTURAL COMPETENCY Cultural competency is communicating and accepting everyone with no cultural barriers • Ensuring that the everyone the setting are aware of their own culture and have a clear view about other cultures • Ensuring that everyone has a positive attitude towards other cultures and belief. • Ensuring that everyone in the settings has a good knowledge about the different cultural practices across the world. • Ensuring everyone are skilled in communicating and interacting with people
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Cultural Distance Assignment IIB 1. What is the formula developed by Kogut and Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. CDj is the cultural distance between the host country (j) and the home country (in this case Germany). It is calculated with a summation of 4 different variables indicating different cultural dimensions. These are uncertainty avoidance‚ power distance‚ individualism/collectivism and masculinity/femininity
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Assessing one’s position on the cultural competence continuum is a task of ironic proportions. Because it is a fluid process‚ it is difficult to precisely place one’s self on a continuum that is not quite linear. It seems that as soon as one feels that they are becoming competent and embodying the characteristics of one who completely respects and accepts another culture‚ there is yet another dimension of this competence that requires assessment and adaptation. For the time being and that being
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1. Individual cultural variables are very important to comprehend intercultural communication. Justify the statement with the help of three individual cultural variables. Solution:- The following three individual cultural variables show that these variables have great importance in intercultural communication:- Time:- Time has great importance in our daily life in communication. But different cultures of the world value it differently. One should be aware of the different perception
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