The Cultural Web The Cultural Web Aligning your team ’s or organization ’s culture with strategy James Manktelow MindTools.com Mind Tools - Essential skills for an excellent career! What is the first thing that pops in your mind when you hear the term corporate culture? A great many people refer to the classic phrase coined by the McKinsey organization‚ that culture is “how we do things around here”. And while that may be true‚ there are so many elements that go into determining what you do and
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organizations and styles of management are becoming increasingly similar. However‚ this conversion has a limit. Some cross-cultural differences will not disappear so easily and managers will have to understand and appreciate these cultural oddities’ if they wish to run a successful business. Let us take China and France as examples of two very different countries that may have cross-cultural problems while doing business. First we will give a general overview of the two countries and then discuss some management
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Cultural diversity and Cultural shock Variety of behavior found among the people within or far apart from the nation can be termed as cultural diversity. The way they live till the way they think varies‚ within the one from next culture. It can be seen within the community‚ where the people from around the world lives and the way of thinking varies from us. It is one of the great aspects of life too in which we can learn about other cultures and learn the way they see. It not only helps to learn
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The English and Russian idea of good manners is different. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Prove your point of view. Good manners are important across the globe‚ but that doesn’t mean they are the same all over the world. The rules of politeness vary greatly all over the world‚ from country to country everywhere. Once we read the article about Marta Ingram‚ who was English and her Russian husband‚ Alexander. When she first met Alexander and he said to her‚ in Russian‚ "Naley mne
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12 manners to get respect from others Sometimes‚ even educated people behave unnatural way even in trifle matters and become cheap in the eyes of others. So to avoid such embarrassing situations‚ it is well and good to observe the following 12 points and be dignified. 1. Never read the letters of even your closest relatives‚ friends‚ and family members like brothers/sisters. If you read their letters‚ they will treat you as person without manners. 2. Never show interest in others personal matters
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Chapter One: The Meeting of Cultures 1. This is false characterization because several tribes of Native Americans‚ such as the Incas and the Mayas‚ constructed complex political and agricultural systems; as well as developing their own written language and numerical system. Although some lesser known tribes of Native Americans were indeed nomadic‚ such as the Aztecs‚ by the time the Europeans had settled nomadic tribes were scarce. 2. Christopher Columbus was the first official explorer to
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usually referring to the social role between men and women. It is used to explain the cultural differences‚ more than the physical or biological differences. When referring to a person’s masculinity or femininity the term “gender” is used. The term “sex” refers to the biological‚ or medical differences between men and women such as estrogen versus testosterone‚ or a vagina versus a penis. The hormonal differences between men and women has always been clear. When a women is ovulating‚ she is hormonal
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Though the Inca and Mayan empires existed at different times in history‚ they have a few things in common. Like other societies throughout history though‚ they have many things that set them apart from each other. The biggest similarity they share is that they both had control of massive empires that eventually ceased to exist. To start off with‚ the Mayans existed earlier in history than the Incas. The Mayans existed from 1000 BC to AD 1697 and no one is quite certain what wiped out their ancient
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Topic: What is the significance of the manner in which Ophelia dies? In Hamlet’s Shakespeare‚ the image of Ophelia’s death proves to be one of the most beautiful scenes of the play‚ being the inspiration of various artworks. Yet Ophelia’s death is indeed a metaphor for the role of women in society. The romantic but tragic manner in which she dies truly reflects the typical women figure of the time as beautiful but at the same time vulnerable and helpless. At the end of Act 4‚ Scene 7; Gertrude
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promote and sell products or services. Yet‚ how they go about reaching audiences is quite different from place to place. Compare and contrast American and Japanese television commercials to show how their different cultures shape the ads. Cultural Differences and Advertising Expression of American and Japanese Television Commercials The television commercial is a form of communication that companies intend to attract attention of audiences and persuade them to purchase their products‚ and there
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