A dialect continuum is a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area‚ differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close to each other‚ and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. Dialects separated by great geographical distances may not be mutually comprehensible. According to the Ausbausprache - Abstandsprache - Dachsprache paradigm‚ these dialects can be considered Abstandsprachen (i.e.‚ as stand-alone languages). However
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dimention by Hofstede is INDIVIDUALISM is low and we can see collectivistic cultures in IU in which people are integrated into strong‚ cohesive in-groups‚ and these groups‚ in return for unquestioned loyalty. Everyone think in terms of We than I.Harmony is maintained‚ and confrontation is avoided within structure. Management is management of groups than individuals and there is low occupational mobility in organization. Analysis of IU about MASCULINITY the last original forth dimention of Hofstede‚ is
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When international businesses ’ operate in other cultures‚ what advantages do they enjoy when they learn to adequately communicate? NOTE - Please do not forget to utilize/apply Hofstede ’s framework if necessary Culture is defined as the set of values‚ beliefs‚ rules‚ and institutions held by a specific group of people. It can also be defined‚ according to anthropologist Edward Taylor in 1870s as “that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ morals‚ customs and other capabilities
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Continuum The moon rolls over the roof and falls behind my house‚ and the moon does neither of these things‚ I am talking about myself. It’s not possible to get off to sleep or the subject or the planet‚ nor to think thoughts. Better barefoot it out the front. door and lean from the porch across the privets and the palms into the washed-out creation‚ a dark place with two particular bright clouds dusted (query) by the moon‚ one’s mine the other’s an adversary‚ which may depend on the
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Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions * Average Hofstede Dimensions of all counties surveyed Power Distance Index (PDI) that is the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less)‚ but defined from below‚ not from above. It suggests that a society ’s level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. Power and inequality‚ of
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health care industry can sometimes be a little tricky. There are so many types of health care plans. Continuum of care is a system that tracks patient’s comprehensive health care services of all levels of intensity of care. This system is broken down into several different categories. Which are extended care‚ ambulatory care‚ acute hospital care‚ wellness‚ home care‚ outreach and housing. Continuum of care may provide healthcare from birth to the end of life for that particular patient. Managed health
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Trompenaars vs. Hofstede 1. 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 Cultural Dimensions of Hofstede and Trompenaars ................................................... 3 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Analogies or identities of the cultural dimensions ...................................................... 5 Differences of the dimensions ...................................................................
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Continuum of Strategies Sylvia Brooks‚ Kenya Conyers‚ Jennifer Williams SEI/500 Structured English Immersion October 22‚ 2012 Dr. Gretchen Meyer Continuum of Strategies Introduction: Mrs. Brooks is a first grade teacher in Harvard Elementary School and this year she has twenty five students in her classroom. Of the twenty five students in her classroom‚ five are English Language Learners. These five students are all Spanish speaking but two are from Puerto Rico and three are of Mexican
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Hofstede cultural dimensions 5 dimensions 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". Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. Collectivism as its opposite pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated
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Jeremy Singleton English 10 CP September 16‚ 2012 Fooled Into Collectivism In most Collective Societies people are tricked into thinking that it will be better for them‚ than their old form of government. Most of them are fooled into believing that they will have a perfect life‚ and they will never have any more problems. In Anthem‚ a science fiction novel written by Ayn Rand‚ everyone thinks that their life is perfect and that this way of life is the only option they have. The people in these
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