Reflection Paper: Nell Nell is a young girl‚ who was raised from the isolated world without any knowledge of civilization. She lived together with her mother and twin sister which were the only people she’d interact with since the day she was born. They live in a cabin in the forest of North Carolina. Nobody has ever met Nell. Due to her isolation‚ Nell never learned how to speak any language aside from the made up language which she and her twin sisters use to communicate. Her mother can’t also
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organizational learning. However‚ due to its supposed role in hindering organizational change initiatives‚ resistance has been commonly prescribed a negative connotation. This prevailing viewpoint inherently makes it easy to slip into an interpretation of resistance as dysfunctional for organizational learning. This essay contends that this dominant perception is largely a result of an assumption favoring the management or change agent as rational‚ and the consequential treatment of resistant behaviors as
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Cultural Competence To be culturally competent the nurse needs to understand his/her own world views and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge. Cultural competence is obtaining cultural information and then applying that knowledge. This cultural awareness allows you to see the entire picture and improves the quality of care and health outcomes. Adapting to different cultural beliefs and practices requires flexibility and a respect
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Review Questions 1.8 1. What is meant by ‘change management’? Change management refers to processes and techniques used to plan‚ implement and evaluate changes in business operations in order to achieve a required objective 2. List four factors that cause change within the organisation. There are six main factors that will influence change: * Customers demand better quality products at competitive prices. Customers may also change their habits and tastes‚ such as the desire to purchase
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Natalie Gagner PHI-101 Franklin Harvey 9 April 2014 Individual vs. Cultural relativism Some people may argue that‚ “what’s right/moral in my eyes‚ may not be right/moral in your eyes”. This is considered individual moral relativism. Cultural moral relativism is putting culture at the top of relative ethical decision-making. (Argosy University‚ 2014). These two different moral relativisms differ in the fact that one is putting what you believe first and the other is putting your culture
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Factors influencing cross-cultural negotiations Many factors influence cross-cultural negations and should be considered before entering into negotiations with another culture. Negotiators who understand certain aspects of cross-culture negotiations have the advantage over the negotiator who is not well prepared to negotiate with their foreign counterpart. According to Salacuse‚ 1991‚ negotiators should consider the following seven factors when conducting business internationally: the negotiating
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|ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT | LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Describe forces that act as stimulants to change. 2. Summarize sources of individual and organizational resistance to change. 3. Describe Lewin’s three-step change model. 4. Explain the values underlying most OD efforts 5. Identify properties of innovative
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Resistance to Change MGT/426 Resistance to Change One of the many attributes that contribute to the lack of a successful implementation of a change within an organization is the “resistance to change”. As with any form of resistance‚ resistance to change is something that can bring about a strong response. Many experts refer to the resistance to change as a cancer within the organization‚ and the main killer of progress and good-intentions. While change and resistance to change will be analyzed in
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CULTURAL SHOCK Kasie Sepeda Professor Scherf 11/19/2012 Outline I. What is Cultural Shock a. serious phenomenon and a long-winded process b. Real culture shock can happen in places you expect to be similar II. Effects of cultural shock a. Happen when you take a culture for granted. b. Can affect your job‚ family‚ etc. III. Causes of cultural shock a. Can cause mild uneasiness or temporary homesickness to acute unhappiness or even‚ in extreme
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EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COMFORT LEVELS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES IN FLORIDA John Onyango1 & Angelica Tavarez 1 School of Architecture‚ University of Miami‚ USA‚ j.onyango@miami.edu 2 School of Architecture‚ University of Miami‚ USA‚ g.wang2@miami.edu Abstract It is estimated that temperature and humidity levels in Florida will increase on average by between 4° F and 11° F by 2080 due to effects of climate change. This will results in the characteristics of the indoor
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