Crisis in Ukraine Ukraine‚ a once member of the Soviet unified organization called Warsaw Pact‚ is now being seized by it’s former ally‚ Russia. It is one of the most tragic events involving militarism since the invasion of Georgia in Europe. Ukraine declared it’s independency when the Soviet Union went down. What I see is‚ the tension is caused by the deed of Ukraine to be a member of the EU or European Union. Therefore‚ Moscow would not want this because of their interests in Ukraine. Russian
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Mismanaging cultural differences can render otherwise successful managers and organisations ineffective when working across cultures. As stated byOsland (1990‚ p. 4) ``The single greatest barrier to business success is the one erected by culture’’. Hofstede (1983) defines culture as "the mental programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another" (Hofstede 1983 p. 25). Through the comparison of Chinese culture and Australian culture using Hofstedes five cross-cultural
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EU Commits EUR 610 Million to Ukraine in MacroFinancial Assistance The EU agrees to provide balance-of-payments support to Ukraine within its policy instrument of macro-financial assistance. The total of EUR 610 million‚ provided under the program‚ is to complement financing supplied by the IMF. The respective agreement between Ukraine‚ and the EU was signed during the 16th Ukraine - EU summit‚ held in Brussels‚ Belgium‚ on February 25‚ 2013. According to the document‚ the Eastern European
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Easter in Ukraine. Easter (in Ukrainian: ‘Velykden’ or ‘Pasha’) is the most important holiday of the year in Ukraine. It’s celebrated on each first week after vernal equinox and full moon. Preparation for Easter starts seven weeks ahead of time with the advent of Lent. Believers don’t eat meat and any animal products. Palm Sunday‚ the week before Easter‚ is known in Ukraine as Willow Sunday. People bring home willow branches which have been blessed in church and beat this willow of children
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1. Power distance: the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. 2. Individualism- the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its members. 3. Masculinity / Femininity-The fundamental issue here is what motivates people‚ wanting to be the best (masculine) or liking what you do (feminine). 4. Uncertainty avoidance - The extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened
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Relations / Family togetherness‚ the desire to be together with family and friends and strengthen relationships‚ and Regression‚ the desire to behave in the unrestricted way of youth and children. Music has the indescribable capability to transcend cultural‚ social‚ and language boundaries. One of the best ways to experience
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The Ukrainian Way of Doing Business: “Pogylayko” Story Alexander was unemployed for several months‚ when a call came from his mother-in-law Oksana‚ who offered him a place in her company – “Pogylayko.” Alexander knew all about the company: how it got started and was operated. Now‚ it was up to him to make a tough decision‚ resolving the dilemma that came from his knowledge. The history of “Pogylayko” began 5 years ago. Alexander’s parents-in-law used their connections with government and
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Culture Dimensions of Poiish iManagers: Hofstede ’s indioes* Wojciech Nasierowski‚ Bogusz Mikula Abstract Wojciech Nasierowski Faculty of Administration‚ University of New Brunswick. rTeoencton‚ Canada Bogusz Mikula Academy of Economy. Cracow. Poland This paper explores‚ in accordance with Hofstede ’s indices‚ the culture dimensions of young PDk» who have had some exposure to business tnanagement. It is shown that this group of Polish respondents score high in Power Distance and Uncertainty
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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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Summary Cultures and organisations The Dimensions of Culture Geert Hofstede defines culture as follows: "Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another". By this definition he emphasizes that culture is not a property of the individuals‚ but of groups. It is a collection of more or less shared characteristics possessed by people who have been conditioned by similar socialization practices‚ educational procedures‚ and life experiences
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