anthropology or allied 3. What is the most critical element of cultural traditions? C. Their transmission through learning rather than through biological inheritance. 4. What are the four main subdisciplines (four fields) of anthropology? D. Biological anthropology‚ linguistic anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ and archaeology 5. Which of the following expresses scientists’ preference for explaining biological differences among humans rather than pigeonholing humans into
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ACADEMIC REPORT ON ORGANISATIONAL AND NATIONAL CULTURE AND HOW IT RELATES TO A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT RAVINDU SASANKA GAMAGE 511001 SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS OF THE MASTERS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE. 2011 November School of Built Environment Liverpool John Moores University ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my lecturer‚ Dr. David James Brayde‚ for the valuable advice and support he has given me in the writing of this Academic
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Defining Culture Q1. Explain the difference between surface culture and deep culture. Give examples from your own culture. Which do you think is more challenging to cope with as a foreigner? Why? Surface culture is essentially the cultural norms you can easily identify in a foreign country such as food and dressing. On the other hand‚ deep culture are the cultural norms that are not easily detected unless‚ you are born and raised in that specific culture‚ or you spend an extended amount of time
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MODULE 10: CULTURE & RELIGION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE INTRODUCTION Culture shapes the way we see the world. It therefore has the capacity to bring about the change of attitudes needed to ensure peace and sustainable development which‚ we know‚ form the only possible way forward for life on planet Earth. Today‚ that goal is still a long way off. A global crisis faces humanity at the dawn of the 21st century‚ marked by increasing poverty in our asymmetrical world‚ environmental degradation
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FOOD: HISTORY AND CULTURE IN THE WEST Institute of European Studies and EU Center of Excellence 2010 Food Symposium K-14 Educational Resource Materials As part of its public outreach activities‚ the Institute of European Studies (IES) at the University of California‚ Berkeley has developed curricular resource materials for K-14 educators‚ adapted from the proceedings of two IES events in 2010 that explored food cultures and histories. We hope these materials will serve as a point of departure for
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4 Organisational cultures Introduction: defining culture The concept of culture has become increasingly significant in education during the 1990s and into the twenty-first century. This enhanced interest may be understood as an example of dissatisfaction with the limitations of those leadership and man- agement models which stress the structural and technical aspects of schools and colleges. The focus on the intangible world of values and attitudes is a useful counter to these bureaucratic assumptions
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Culture and Advertising Executions: A Comparison of Selected Characteristics of Korean and US Television Commercials Gordon E. Miracle Michigan State University‚ USA Kyu Yeol Chang Pepperdine University‚ USA‚ and Charles R. Taylor Villanova University‚ USA Introduction This article focuses on important questions of creative strategy relative to how soon‚ how long and how often to present the brand‚ company name and product in commercials. A review of the literature reveals that no comparative studies
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A Definition of Organizational Culture Organizational culture refers to a system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. Seven primary characteristics seem to capture the essence of an organization’s culture 1. Innovation and risk taking The degree to which employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks. 2. Attention to detail The degree to which employees are expected to exhibit precision‚ analysis and attention to detail.
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Assignment: Organizational Culture - what it is and how is it embedded in the organization Jay Wilkinson in his Tedx talk on Company Culture shared that‚ ‘people more than business plans and assets are what makes a company strong. Leveraging a company culture‚ a company can go far beyond what it can imagine’. In a review of literature on the topic of Organizational Culture Edgar Schien suggested that the concept is not as straightforward but is fraught with a variety of writers who proffered many
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Strong/weak cultures Strong culture is said to exist where staff respond to stimulus because of their alignment to organizational values. In such environments‚ strong cultures help firms operate like well-oiled machines‚ engaging in outstanding execution with only minor adjustments to existing procedures as needed. Conversely‚ there is weak culture where there is little alignment with organizational values‚ and control must be exercised through extensive procedures and bureaucracy. Research shows
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