Report on the cultural differences between Australia and the Netherlands Assignment 1: Cross-Cultural Dimensions Describe the effect of the cross-cultural dimensions of both Hofstede and Trompenaars on two subjects for both your home country as the country of your internship
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‘Newly industrialised countries have been‚ and continue to be‚ the driving force of globalization’ (40 marker) Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. Globalisation has increased the production of goods and services‚ and allowed companies to become trans-national (TNC’s). Many TNC’s have headquarters located in more economically developed countries (MEDC’s)‚ with manufacturing plants in
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In a situation where a group of people sneak up on someone and beat them up just for fun can be a moral cultural relativism in two different ways. Being beaten up for fun can be morally wrong or morally right. Ruth Benedict and Louis Pojman’s view on a random violence like this are based off of relativism and objectivism. Moral cultural relativism are the principles that an individual’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others. It is considering a moral in one society‚ but immoral to
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Cultural competency is defined as a person having enough knowledge of cultural groups that are different from themselves to be able to interact with diverse groups and make them feel respected and understood (Harkreader‚ 2007). Nurses need to exhibit an attitude that values differences‚ and understand their own beliefs‚ before they can care and accept other cultures (Harkreader‚ 2007). Developing a plan to help meet the health care needs of transgender individuals could most likely be implemented
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Population 15 markers Examine how population structure changes at different stages of the demographic transition model Discuss the usefulness of at least 2 population measures as indicators of development (such as birth rate‚ death rate‚ fertility rate‚ infant mortality rate‚ life expectancy‚ migration rate and population density) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the demographic transition model “For better and for worse?” Discuss how population change can affect the character
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opinion‚ is a unique system of values and norms that are believed by a group of people who live in the same society. Since culture is unique‚ Geert Hofstede tried to study the differences. After the study‚ he proposed five dimensions to measure the cultural difference between nations. The following parts will explain Hofstede Framework briefly. The first dimension is Power Distance. It is a tool to measure the power difference between levels in organization. In a group with high power distance‚ the
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Woods Morgan Bugher/English 111 34-E Final Draft Essay 01 April 2013 Cultural differences: American-Korean background The life of this American-Korean young woman made her more knowledgeable of her background. Caroline Hwang is the author of “The Good Daughter‚” she is an inspiring writer for all women. Hwang has an MFA in creative writing from the University of New York‚ which lead her to become the senior editor at Good Housekeeping. In Hwang ’s article “The Good Daughter‚” uses ethos
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Tehuai (ergo‚ in attack of Mao)‚ which launched the initial idea for the Cultural Revolution. Was one man’s pride worth the countless deaths that marked the Cultural Revolution? Similarly‚ Stalin’s choke on the Soviet Union was irreversibly tied to the several purges that occurred during his rule. However‚ while the Great Terror could be over-simplified into purism that far exceeded passion‚ there is an aspect to the Cultural Revolution that feels personal. The author argues the Revolution must have
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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 into. Second are "behavior constraints." Each culture
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hospitality industry is a large industry where cross cultural incidents are always an issue. A comparative study between Chinese and American culture will be made in social and business context followed by a theoretical approach using cultural dimensions to explain the differences among the cultures. The results will be used to suggest and recommend methods to overcome cultural conflicts and tensions Contents 1.0 Background 2 2.0 Introduction 3 3.0 Cultural awareness for tourism and hospitality 4 4
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