Julie Hobbs-Marin Intercultural Communications September 5‚ 2012 Does Art Reflect Culture or Does Culture Reflect Art? As I first pondered this question the obvious answer seemed to be that art reflects culture. However‚ something didn’t sound quite right. Then I realized that although I feel that art does reflect culture it goes deeper than mere reflection. There is an old song from 1968‚ performed by the "Supremes" called Reflections and a part of the lyrics is a perfect example of what
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Can culture be caught or taught A culture of an organization includes the norms‚ feelings‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ collective experiences‚ history‚ assumptions and values of an organization. Culture is something a new executive senses even before his first day on the job. That is‚ new employees are told ‘how things are around here’ by their colleagues and their team-leaders. "Caught and not taught" means you learn values or behaviors from the people that practice them‚ instead of by being told.
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The intent of this paper is to discuss the stakeholder’s concerns relative to the significance of perceived performance criteria and the related performance outcomes in a construction sector environment located in Hong Kong. The key participants to this study consisted of clients‚ designers‚ consultants and contractors. Using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)‚ the research established nine performance criteria namely profitability‚ care for environmental protection‚ timeliness of project delivery
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Code Green: The Evils of Monsanto The topic of the inherent evil of genetically modified seeds‚ the foods they produce‚ referred to as GMOs‚ and the herbicides created by the agricultural giant Monsanto is quickly becoming the rally cry of a broader base of consumers than merely activists and extremists. Through increased media exposure‚ viral activism campaigns‚ and political cartoons‚ more and more everyday Americans are joining the fight to raise awareness of the potential dangers of tampering
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Like it or not we are all aging! It is a scary thought for some. However‚ knowing that my grandparents‚ parents‚ and one day myself will have the option to obtain Medicare is very comforting. Medicare is a federal health care program that was put in place by Congress in 1965 to provide health insurance to Americans sixty-five and above. Medicare was then expanded in 1972 to also cover younger individuals who are disabled (Kaiser‚ 2012). Traditional Medicare provides coverage to all Americans sixty-five
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Independent Research Essay Assignment Attributes of Excellence Stakeholders A stakeholder is anybody who is affected by the business; they could be internal or external‚ as well as being in contact with them very often or only on occasions. Social Responsibility This is the duty and obligation of a business to other stakeholders. |Stakeholder |Example of responsibility to that stakeholder | |Shareholder
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Overview of Stakeholder Analysis on City Harvest Church Financial Irregularities As listed in a table‚ potential stakeholders will be reviewed according to their interests in City Harvest Church. Issues like benefits of the project to the stakeholders or activities that might cause damage or conflict to the stakeholders will be included. Each stakeholder will be listed in one column. Individual stakeholder’s interest will be reviewed on its importance to the success of the project. To ensure the
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Stakeholder Analysis The purpose of stakeholder analysis is to inform the project manager and sponsor who should contribute to the project‚ where barriers might be‚ and the actions that need to be taken prior to detailed project planning. – to rectify these risks/attitudes?? Stakeholder Their interest or requirement from the project What the project needs from them Perceived attitudes and/or risks Actions to take Doral Mining Industries (company itself) Doral Mining
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commonly referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR (Crane‚ A.‚ Matten‚ D.‚ Spence‚ L. 2008). As Carroll (1979‚ cited in Carroll‚ 1991) states that‚ CSR included the idea that the corporation has not only economic and legal obligations‚ but ethical and discretionary (philanthropic) responsibilities as well. However‚ the definitions of the term CSR may depend on individual perceptions of responsibility that in turn relate to the bigger picture defining the role of the organisation in society
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In 1965 Australia decided to send combat forces to help the government of South Vietnam in the struggle against communist activities from the North. Public opinion generally supported the verdict to send troops to South Vietnam. However‚ as more and more troops were sent‚ consisting of young men who were conscripted‚ there were protests‚ but the majority of Australians still supported the war. General support for our attachment gradually turned to opposition as the war continued and an end did not
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