For any international organization‚ it is of enormous significance to understand cultural differences and make good use of them in the global context. National culture may be thought of as the values‚ beliefs‚ perceptual orientations‚ and norms typical of the members of a particular society (Trompenaars‚ 1997). Management techniques inconsistent with national culture can lead to conflict between multinational corporations (MNCs) and its employees and‚ perhaps the broader society. Comparative studies
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Name: NGUYỄN VŨ TRÂM ANH REPORT ABOUT CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY THE “MELTING POT” IN THE UNITED STATES In two concepts: independence and interdependence. The United States is a mix of many different cultures and ethnic groups combined which is defined as “American culture”. The US’ cultures were built by Western immigrants coming from the Europe‚ especially the Dutch and the British. Besides‚ the cultures of Germany‚ Ireland and Scotland have influenced a lot to those of the US. Moreover
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In a globalized world it gets increasingly important for multinational companies to understand that cultural diversity can affect the business by building communication barriers. Cultural differences do not just mean that people speak different languages‚ it is also the way they think and feel and what traditions they have. Therefore we have to analyze how this diversity can influence the communication and what the consequences are. The old Japanese parable of the monkey and the fish is a good
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Mainly a Form of Cultural Defence (33) An ethnic minority is a group of individuals whose nationality and cultural traditions differ from that of the majority population in a society. Compared to Britain’s main population‚ ethnic groups have been identified to be more religious. The use of religion of these ethnic minorities has been debated‚ with some sociologists arguing that it serves the purpose of cultural defence whereas others argues that it has a different function. cultural defence refers
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go to. Can you imagine how and why Mali is a place where people suffered just to travel to? During the Empire of Mali Mansa Musa had made his famous pilgrimage. This pilgrimage was his most famous journey because he had brought a lot of gold with him. He had passed that gold around to other places. The empire of Mali had a lot of goods and products. They had many inventions‚ and this was all because of the trade that they had with the Arabs. Mali became a site of cultural exchange because of many
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Cultural Plunge at an Asian Market As I contemplated on what my cultural plunge was going to be‚ it made me realize that I am lucky to say that I have been exposed and acquainted with maybe more than the usual. My ex-husband is Middle Eastern‚ I am Mexican‚ and I have homo-sexual friends‚ and have and had friends that are African-American‚ Caucasian‚ Japanese‚ Filipino‚ Jewish‚ and Korean. I finally chose to explore more of the Asian culture because although I have friends that are Asian I liked
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Cultural Anthropology Chapter 2 2. Construct a model of cross-cultural misunderstanding‚ using the information presented by Lee in this article. There are many cross-cultural misunderstandings including language barriers‚ the way people speak and interpret words‚ as well as actions performed. /ontah experienced these cross-cultural misunderstandings in the remotest corners of the Kalahari Desert‚ while living by the Bushman. Every year the people would slaughter an ox and feast and dance in celebration
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Cultural “Beliefs” Corrupts Society In this society‚ everyone is being judged for the way they look‚ act‚ or their beliefs. There is always a certain way to “look” to fit in with people. That’s where ethnocentrism takes over. Ethnocentrism is the belief in the inherit superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture (Dictionary.com). It is passing negative moral judgments on how ethnic others organize their lives. It is a destructive attitude where it tears people apart and changes people to who
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Cultural Relativism This essay covers various aspects of cultural relativism and its argument to readers. Cultural relativism is a theory‚ which mainly concentrates on differences in values and moral beliefs of different people. To help explain the concept of cultural relativism I have used James Rachels argument. The main idea of cultural relativism is that "Different cultures have different moral codes" (Rachels 652). This means that there is no thing as universal truth ’‚ and what is right
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HUM111 (Dr. Stansbury) Assignment 3: Cultural Activity Report HUM111 Instructions; Rubric BASED on Course Guide‚ pp. 12-15 Due by 9am Eastern Time on Monday‚ March 17 (worth 100 points) As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom‚ computer‚ and textbook‚ you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience. Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and
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