{draw:frame} {draw:frame} Managing Across Cultures- Group Report on Case Study Analysis of Alcatel-Lucent BY TEAM: Meenak*shi Mukherjee* 000579613 Carlos Andres Serna 000583118 Quasirat Hasnat 000573202 Sangeet Premkumar 000573398 Imran Shahzad 000527971 Executive Summary This paper examines a case study sprouting mergers of two firms Alcatel and Lucent technologies. This paper provides an insight into the French and American cultures taking into consideration the parent company
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International business Workplace diversity Intercultural communication Defining Cross-culture competence Field Authors concept Definition International business Leiba-o‚Sullivan(1991) Cross-culture competence Knowledge‚ skills‚ abilities and other attributes which include personal interests and personality construct. International business Black and mendenhall (1990) Effective cross-culture interaction Cross-cultural skills development‚ adjustment and performance. Workplace
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Vampires in Contemporary Culture Vampires originally arose when the Austro-Hungarian Empire was expanding in the eighteenth century. They came from Slavic folklore to help with anxiety. Vampires change throughout cultures‚ but have been used in many top-selling or top-viewed books‚ movies‚ and television shows. (Bradshaw‚ Lindsay) The authors and directors portray these vampires very differently. Have you ever thought about which belief is correct? Vampires tend to reflect on the values and
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Every culture has its different leisure activities whether it’s from extreme sporting or quietly reading a book; whether it’s a toddler playing with his blocks or a senior playing chess with his friends. Some leisure activities that are popular in Mexico that all fit in the same category are fiestas which are parties‚ music and dancing. All three of these activities are important to one another because they occur at the same time and it’s a way created for family and friends to get closer with one
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Christian Worldview and Culture David Morales GENE 100 The Making of the Christian Mind Professor Laura Latora 18 February 2012 Introduction Today’s cultural landscape has been shaped by the likes of MTV (entertainment)‚ Steve Jobs (technology)‚ and Mark Zuckerberg (social networking). Society often prefers accepting the “worldviews” of these and other influential people‚ rather than hearing the message of the Good News of Jesus Christ which offers redemption to a “fallen” world. We cannot ignore
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Hill_chapter_3 Culture and the Workplace Hofstede’s Model Probably the most famous study of how culture relates to values in the workplace was undertaken by Hofstede. As part of his job as a psychologist working for IBM‚ Hofstede collected data on employee attitudes and values for over 100‚000 individuals. This data enabled him to compare dimensions of culture across 40 countries. Hofstede isolated four dimensions that he claimed summarized different cultures--power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance
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that shape our modern culture. Religions‚ media‚ families‚ society in general are just a hand full of the many things that shape our culture. Religion has a huge affect on culture. Culture is transmitted‚ through language‚ material objects‚ ritual‚ institutions‚ and art‚ from one generation to the next. It is noticeable everywhere you go. Religion is based on these factors to spread their word’. Holy buildings‚ like churches and mosques‚ are the hot spot to shape our culture. Language is used to
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Culture guide to Japan Japan is located in the continent of Asia. Japan is the English name for the country where Japanese uses the word “Nippon” to address their country in their native language. The capital of japan is Tokyo where it used to be called “Edo”‚ Tokyo is a very modern city‚ it is very busy everyday and it is extremely crowded. Japan is a very special country with its unique cultural which has attracted many people from all around the world. Living with a Japanese may be hard for
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trustworthy. During the second half of the nineteenth and earlier half of the twentieth century‚ the current of freedom struggle swept the entire energy of Indian youths. When Swami Vivekananda proclaimed to the entire world the richness of Indian culture‚ Young Turks like Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh showed the bravery of Indian youths. Inspired by the modem education‚ many of them had participated in social reform movements to fight against the inequalities and superstitions. When the euphoria
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Hispanic culture‚ one of the most common and well-known traditions is a Quinceañera. Going to another cultural event that is different from my own is very educational yet a rewarding experience. Some of the distinct elements that really put the event together are the experience of the event‚ the different phrases in that culture‚ verbal communication and cultural distinctiveness of the culture‚ and was able to understand how the Hispanic culture is different from traditional American culture. A Quinceañera
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