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    Cultural Briefing-India | October 20 2010 | Brief overview on India’s history‚ geography‚ size‚ population‚ languages‚ values and traditions to help business managers conduct new business venture in India | Prepared by: Sunita Goel‚ University of Maryland‚ University College | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Starbucks has decided to launch its product in India. In order for the company to succeed in this new venture‚ I have prepared a cultural briefing for

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    Dealing with and managing resistance to change The top two reasons for employee resistance are 1. 2. A lack of awareness about the change Comfort with the ways things are and fear of the unknown. The Top 10 Reasons Employees Resist Change 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The individual’s personal predisposition to change. Surprise and fear of the unknown. Climate of mistrust. Fear of failure. Loss of status and/or job security. Peer pressure. Disruption of cultural traditions and/or group relationships

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    by fear and eventual humiliation as its army was vanquished by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in a bitter and cold battle in the Northeast. Forty years later‚ India has repaired its relationship with the Chinese to some extent‚ but those wounds have not been forgotten. Excuses have been thrown up for the military debacle. India was ill prepared; it believed in non-violence; it trusted the Chinese and in ’Hindi-Chini bhai bhai’. Fingers have been pointed‚ most famously at then prime minister

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    defines religious syncretism as elements of tow or more religions that blend together. Miller also states that religious syncretism is most likely to occur when aspects of two religions form a close match with each other. As members of world religions have moved around the globe‚ religious beliefs and practices have become contextualized and locally specific. The five major world religions that I will be focusing on in this paper as it directly relates to religious syncretism are Hinduism‚ Buddhism

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    Content Page Introduction 1-2 Definition of terms 3-5 How the process of syncretism started in the Caribbean 6 effects of syncretism in the Caribbean 7 Essential beliefs of vodou 8 Simple vodou ritual 9 Similarities between vodou and Catholism 10 Contemporary Vodou 11 Myths and misconceptions aboutVodou 12 Notes

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    Organisational change can be described as a process to move the organisation from current status to future state .The purpose maybe to increase productivity‚ capability‚ effectiveness and the organization`s ability. Although change is often necessary and important for organizations and individuals in order to survive or to develop. They typically demonstrate resistance to change. Managers have to develop new ideas to overcome this challenge. (Robbins and Decenzo‚2008) The other business environment

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    ___________________________ On the Economics of Regional Powers: Comparing ChinaIndia‚ Brazil‚ and South Africa Robert Kappel No 145 www.giga-hamburg.de/workingpapers September 2010 GIGA Working Papers serve to disseminate the research results of work in progress prior to publicaton to encourage the exchange of ideas and academic debate. Inclusion of a paper in the Working Papers series does not constitute publication and should not limit publication in any other venue. Copyright

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    Managing resistance to change The top obstacle to successful change is employee resistance at all levels: Front-line‚ middle managers‚ and senior managers. A change in employee attitude IS possible! "Garrison Wynn‚ I just wanted to say Thank You! You will never know the impact that you have made on my life. I started back to work today with a new attitude about my job. I am more confident in myself and my ability to do my best. I do have an important job and it is important to learn how to

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    Change over Time: Africa

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    West Africa‚ a striving center of trade and commerce was born in the Post Classical world. The society was morphed by the way people traded. Between 600 and 1450‚ West Africa went from a society dominated by the beliefs of Animism and trading with east to one in which Islam influenced their culture and traded with the dar-al-Islam. The dominance of their own culture and its influence on their religion‚ and the production of bananas‚ however‚ remained constant. Before the introduction of Islam

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    Social and Cultural Continuity and Change: Focus Country – India Part A – Outline the features of continuity And change Gender roles and the status of men and women is a part of the social and cultural continuity and change among India. Men in India are frequently recognized to be more superior to the women. Gender roles within India are considered to be backwards in contrast to many westernised societies. Women are often to be seen as a nurturer and less educated than men. Once the women become

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