INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Discussion about the relevance of Hofstede’s dimensions in relation to analyzing intercultural communication Albert Carbó Benavent Nils Simon Andre Gonzales 24/10/2012 INDEX 1. Introduction 2. The main part: your analysis. 2.1- Power distance 2.2- Individualism vs. collectivism 2.3- Masculinity vs. Femininity 2.4- Uncertainty avoidance 2.5- Long vs. short term 3. Conclusion 4. List of references 1-Introduction Nowadays‚ depending in which
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think‚ accurately— summarizes recent efforts to do just that.1 These entail the identification of and subsequent assault on something called “the critical” or “critical architecture‚” usually accompanied by a collateral assault on something called “theory.” At the risk of erecting yet another straw figure that tramples on the subtleties of Baird’s analysis‚ it might be fair to characterize such practices‚ variously named “post-critical” or “projective‚” as sharing a commitment to an affect-driven‚ nonoppositional
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IJRESS Volume 1‚ Issue 1(October‚ 2011) (ISSN 2249-7382) A STUDY OF TRAINING IN INSURANCE AND THEIR IMPACT ON EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY Dr. Shefali Verma* Rita Goyal** ABSTRACT The training and development function plays a further enhanced role and holds more importance‚ as it deals with knowledge of workers .Employees are entrusted different roles and responsibilities in the LIC. Training enables them to carry out these roles and responsibilities efficiently and also learn new things‚ which will
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Chapter 14 - Obtaining Venture and Growth CapitalChapter 14 - Obtaining Venture and Growth Capital Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. One of the toughest trade-offs for any young company is to balance the need for startup and growth capital with preservation of equity. True False 2. Bootstrapping an early stage company is a means of retaining equity. True False 3. A central idea with obtaining risk capital is that a smaller
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Rodrigues‚ CA‚ 2001‚ ‘Fayol’s 14 principles of management then and now: a framework for managing today’s organizations effectively’‚ Management Decision‚ vol. 31‚ no. 10‚ pp. 880-889. Rodrigues discusses in some detail how Fayol’s principles of management individually are/are not used in modern management. He doesn’t necessarily hold a contention or argument as he is ultimately comparing and contrasting the world of management in US organisations from early 1900’s to now. However the result of
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper is to discuss the relevance of fit between HR strategy and Business strategy. Concept of ‘fit’ in strategic HRM Nadler and Tushman (1980) defined congruence or fit as "the degree to which the needs demands‚ goals‚ objectives and/or structure of one component are consistent with the needs‚ demands‚ goals‚ objectives‚ and/or structure of another component” (as cited in Boon‚ 2008). Fit between HR Strategy and business strategy According to U.S. Office of Personnel
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Gandhi’s Concept on Education and Its Relevance in the Present Day V.N. Rajashekharan Pillai The Purpose of Education I have been involved in the university system for more than 30 years. I used to interact with a large number of under-graduate students in the colleges and universities. I used to go to the colleges and universities to address students as a Vice Chancellor. Society has always been criticizing and doubting the purpose of education. What is the purpose of education in society
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` UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING BUR 213: RURAL PLANNING STUDIO I * AGAI AGAYI -B65/3567/2011 * NAIBEI PETER -B65/2168/2011 * MAINA JAMES -B65/39876/2011 * GITEMI CINDY -B65/3580/2011 * OCHIENG BRENDA -B65/38725/2011 * HAJI SULEIMAN -B65/3569/2011 INTRODUCTION. Kenya vision 2030 is Kenya’s long-term national planning strategy stating the main
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Clearly‚ the nature of industrial relations is changing‚ the impetus for the same being provided by the changing scenario. In the light of this statement it is important that we look at some of these changes and understand the relevance of industrial relations within their framework. The Changing Scenario The broad trend towards decline in employment in the manufacturing sector‚ low union activity in sunrise sectors‚ decentralized collective bargaining‚ and direct
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The organisation in which the interview was conducted was with Blue Pumps International‚ and the manger is Mr James Davis. A pseudonym will be used in this interview as it was completed by my previous manager and an old colleague of mine helped in the interview process. The company is called Blue Pumps‚ it is a water pumps manufacturer and water product distributor for the Australasian market. All products are manufactured in China in their own manufacturing facility and componentry also coming
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