intense pharmacological studies; this has been brought about by the acknowledgement of the value of medicinal plants as potential sources of new compounds of therapeutics value and as sources of lead compounds in the drug development. In developing countries‚ it is estimated that about 80% of the population rely on traditional medicine for their primary health care. There arises a need therefore to screen medicinal plants for bioactive compounds as a basis for
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Introduction Increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures‚ beliefs‚ and backgrounds than ever before. People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason‚ organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Therefore maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become an important issue for management today. Since
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wellness: D ealing with culture shock MICHAEL KIM ZAPF Faculty of Social Work‚ The University of Calgary‚ Edmonton Division Abstract. Cross-cultural communication has emerged as a major concern for the helping professions in our multicultural society. Much has been written about recognizing the cultural biases inherent in all problem-solving and development models as well as improving communication between cultural groups. There are some situations‚ however‚ where culture itself is the problem
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own personal identity apart and different from any others. People can actively have a well thought out plan to change your life for the better and to maintain this plan for life improvement in the adult world As times have changed‚ so has our culture. Our country tends to veer children towards one particular individualization over another. It seems developmental individualization is more common. People have expectations by society which they must fulfill‚ and are expected to do so at particular
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IMPACT OF WESTRN CULTURE ON PAKISTANI CULTURE Content list Introduction Provision of Human Rights The Feminist Movement Revamping of the Judicial system Media Religious and Moral Values Language Clothing Marriage ceremonies Affects on youth conclusion Introduction Pakistani Culture is very unique in terms of its social and ethical values. These values are something which are given due importance. This culture revolves around
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International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management Emerald Article: Creating‚ Maintaining and Reinforcing a Customer Service Culture Richard A. Martin Article information: To cite this document: Richard A. Martin‚ (1992)‚"Creating‚ Maintaining and Reinforcing a Customer Service Culture"‚ International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management‚ Vol. 9 Iss: 1 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02656719210007545 Downloaded on: 07-02-2013 Citations: This document
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Understanding Culture The biggest challenge the social scientists face is reaching a consensus over the definition of culture. Among sociologists ad anthropologists‚ debate has raged for several academic generations about the proper definition of the term “culture”. Ralph Linton (1945)‚ an American anthropologist said that culture is ’the sum total of knowledge‚ attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society ’.[1] Ward Goodenough (1957)
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Utilising the video case study of Egg Finance’ (Slave Nation‚ Channel 4)‚ critically examine the extent to which corporate culture is used as an effective tool for the achievement of organizational goals. Corporate Culture is widely used in many organisations and has a variety of definitions. It has been defined by Koozes‚ Caldwell & Posner cited by Moorhead/Griffin‚ (1989:494) as: "a set of shared‚ enduring beliefs communicated through a variety of symbolic media‚ creating meaning in people’s
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9/15/2006 7:01 PM Page 301 Culture and Leadership 13 DESCRIPTION As the title suggests‚ this chapter is about culture and leadership. Like the previous chapter‚ this one is multifaceted and focuses on a collection of related ideas rather than a single unified theory. Because there are no established theories of cultural leadership‚ our discussion in this chapter will focus on research that describes culture‚ its dimensions‚ and the effects of culture on the leadership process. Since
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Development of the suburbs By 1985‚ The United States of America had become considered a suburban nation. Today‚ half of all Americans live in suburban communities that have grown outward‚ surrounding the nations cities. The suburbs have continued and will continue to grow outward with the growth of the population and the evolution of America’s culture. When looking at how suburbs developed‚ there are many arguable factors that played and still play roles in the ongoing move of human society
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