19010 Accra – North Ghana Tel: [233-21] 778035/779364-5 Fax: [233-21] 773670 ISSN: 0855-7144 ISBN: 9988-8007-9-7 The Centre for Policy Analysis is an independent‚ non-governmental think-tank‚ which provides rigorous analysis and perspectives on economic policy issues. Our objective is to: promote a non-partisan informed debate on macroeconomic‚ growth and poverty alleviation issues which are pertinent to the Ghanaian economy‚ to enhance the capacities of institutions in Ghana through training
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and Engineering Rufei He & Jianchao Liu (2010) Barriers of Cross Cultural Communication in Multinational Firms --- A Case Study of Swedish Company and its Subsidiary in China Abstract In times of rapid growth‚ both in terms of economic development and globalization‚ an increasing number of firms extend their businesses abroad. A subsequent challenge of this development is the managerial implications of cross-cultural management. This study employs a qualitative approach in a single case
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GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (GIMPA) MBA (PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPTION) GMBA 799 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STUDENT NAME: EMMANUEL SESSOU STUDENT ID NUMBER: MBAE 10040217 Question: Write a short note on the Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard Basics The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry‚ government‚ and nonprofit organizations worldwide to align business activities to the vision and
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THE CULTURAL TALE OF TWO SHUTTLES NASA’s habit of relaxing safety standards to meet financial and time constraints set the stage for the Feb. 1 loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts‚ investigators said Tuesday. They warned that the agency’s “broken safety culture” would lead to tragedy again unless fundamental changes are made. In a wide-ranging analysis of decades of NASA history‚ the Columbia Accident Investigation Board said the space agency’s attitude toward safety
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Background to the study Noise is a disturbance to the human environment that is escalating at such a high rate that it will become a major threat to the quality of human lives. In the past thirty years‚ noise in all areas‚ especially in urban areas‚ has been increasing rapidly. There are numerous effects on the human environment due to the increase in noise pollution. Slowly‚ unresponsively‚ we seem to accept noise and the physiological and psychological deterioration that accompanies it as an inevitable
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Hofstede Model‚ Guatemala‚ and Sweden Allen Lee Blocker Benedictine University Running Head: Hofstede Model ‚ Guatemala‚ and Sweden Abstract According to the Mooij and Hofstede (2010)‚ the Hofstede Model assumes the role of defining a culture by noting the differences inherent within. Specifically‚ this model contains five dimensions which can be applied to countries in order to spell out these differences. Dimensions used in the Hofstede model are power distance‚ individualism
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Report on the Cultural Adaptation on the PG Students in Middlesex University Executive Summary: When new students attend university in a new culture from their own culture‚ behaviors and expectations change. According to Zhou at el (2008)‚ traditionally researchers thought that culture shock was only about medical conditions. Historical theory has changed to contemporary theory of acculturation. This theory contains of cultural learning‚ stress and coping and social identification. We found
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1. Using China and United States as National Culture Level: PDI IDV MAS UAI LTO Power Distance Index Individualist Masculinity Uncertainty Avoidance Index Long-Term Orientation Indulgence East China 80 20 66 30 87 24 West United States 40 91 62 46 26 68 Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. For China‚ PDI is high at 80 and it means China is a
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Ghana was not always powerful an wealthy overtime they gained their wealth and power through trade. During the 5th century gold became an item that many people wanted‚ thats when the gold trade started. Many people would travel in search of gold in Ghana causing a wide spread of supply and demand of gold coinage. Also the reason why gold was so available in Ghana was because of a king named Ashanti. The amount of gold the Ashanti king of Ghana had allowed them to trade for years. They had so much
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CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Entrance This study’s purpose is define‚ discuss and evaluate cross cultural communication’s beginning‚ development and class the approach’s and description’s. Cross cultural communication’s main research is peoples culture which are having very different daily and community life. If this culture begins to interact the other culture it will be subject of cross cultural communication. Cross cultural communication is a very new area
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