At 95‚ Japan is one of the most masculine societies in the world. However‚ in combination with their mild collectivism‚ you do not see assertive and competitive individual behaviors which we often associate with masculine culture. What you see is a severe competition between groups. From very young age at kindergartens‚ children learn to compete on sports day for their groups (traditionally red team against white team). In corporate Japan‚ you see that employees are most motivated when they are
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Books by Edward T. Hall THE SILENT L A N G U A G E THE HIDDEN DIMENSION H A N D B O O K FOR PROXEMIC RESEARCH THE FOURTH DIMENSION IN ARCHITECTURE: The Impact of Building on Man’s Behavior (with Mildred Reed Hall) THE DANCE OF LIFE: The Other Dimension of Time HIDDEN DIFFERENCES: Doing Business with the Japanese (with Mildred Reed Hall) BEYOND CULTURE ANCHOR BOOKS EDITIONS‚ 1969‚ 1990 Copyright © 1966‚ 1982 by Edward T. Hall All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
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COMMENTARY The Silent Dimension Expressing Humanism in Each Medical Encounter UMANISTIC BEHAVior is considered an essential component of professional medical care. However‚ the evidence shows that it is often neglected. Many barriers to the expression of sensitivity to the patient’s concerns and empathy and compassion in the clinical encounter can be identified. Time constraints‚ poor continuity of care‚ appearance of alienating factors between patients and physicians‚ and the “hidden curriculum”
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Australia 3. Outline and briefly discuss the five Hofstede dimensions. How might each of these dimensions impact on work practices? Hofstede’s 5 culture dimensions: Power distance Power distance expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. The essential matter here is how a society handles inequalities between individuals. Individuals in societies showing a large degree of power distance accept a hierarchical order
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not as an individual characteristic‚ refers to the distribution of values between the genders which is another fundamental issue for any society‚ to which a range of solutions can be found. The IBM studies revealed that (a) women’s values differ less among societies than men’s values; (b) men’s values from one country to another contain a dimension from very assertive and competitive and maximally different from women’s values on the one side‚ to modest and caring and similar to women’s
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Culture and its Primary Dimensions Christina Neal West Virginia State University CULTURE AND ITS PRIMARY DIMENSIONS Culture is a learned set of assumptions‚ values‚ and beliefs that members of a group have accepted and that affect human behavior (Michael A. Hitt‚ 2012). It’s the characteristics of a group of people‚ defined by their language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music‚ and art. The United States is now largely populated by immigrants‚ so the culture surrounding us is ever-changing
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Dimensions of Religions Religion involves some acknowledgement of the supernatural. Therefore: communism/utilitarianism are NOT religions Various dimensions of religious beliefs -Agentic VS. Communal -Agentic: free agent. -Connection with God on a personal level -e.g. Jesus died for MY sins -Communal -Connection with God on a community level -e.g. Covenant made by God with the Israelites -Catholicism: relatively communal -Catholics have agentic aspects because of the personal connection
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The shape of the hydrograph varies according to a number of controlling factors in the drainage basin A number of factors (known as drainage basin controls) influence the way in which a river responds to precipitation and have an effect on the shape of the hydrograph. The size‚ shape and relief of the basin are important controls. Water takes longer to reach the trunk stream in a large‚ round basin than in does in a small‚ narrow one Where gradients are steep‚ water runs off faster‚ reaches
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A Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness National Coalition for the Homeless is a charity that fights to end the homelessness through grassroots organizing‚ public education‚ and policy advocacy. They have pointed out the causes for the increasing number of homeless people in the U.S since 2000 in the article “A Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness.” Why is the number of the homeless people increasing day after day in the U.S? Poverty and the homelessness are the current controversial
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Watson DW-Briefing Paper 10/16/08 Dimensions in Diversity I chose to research this topic particularly to broaden my understanding of sexual orientation in the workplace. The information that I found was very interesting‚ considering attitudes and practices concerning sexual orientation are undergoing dramatic change (Lubensky‚ Hollland‚ Wiethoff‚ Crosby‚ 2004). On a personal level‚ I have not found sexual orientation to hinder my professional development. Apparently for larger
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