Cross-Cultural Communication Vol. 8‚ No. 6‚ 2012‚ pp. 66-70 DOI:10.3968/j.ccc.1923670020120806.1356 ISSN 1712-8358[Print] ISSN 1923-6700[Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org Cross-Cultural Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Euphemisms WANG Xiaoling[a]; ZHANG Meng[a]‚*; DONG Hailin[a] [a] College of Foreign Languages‚ Hebei United University‚ West Xinhua Road‚ Tangshan‚ China. * Corresponding author. Supported by Study on Application of Cross-Cultural Teaching Concept in
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Cross-Cultural Interactions with Others Gina McDillon – Kitakis PSYC 870 Professor Jean Johnson December 1‚ 2010 Social workers‚ psychologists and educators alike‚ have a responsibility to develop cultural competencies. This implies a commitment to creating an environment of mutual understanding. “Cultural competence refers to the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures‚ languages‚ classes‚ races‚ ethnic backgrounds
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CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH Key Course Concepts “Organizational Culture has been defined in several different ways. In its most basic form‚ organizational culture can be defined as the shared values and beliefs that enable members to understand their roles and the norms of the organization” (Hidgetts‚ Luthans‚ & Doh‚ pg. 10). Practices of each Company Starbucks Starbucks embraces diversity to create a place where all employees can be themselves and treat each other with
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high-development and low-development (Martin & Verdier 2008). Organizations‚ like HSBC‚ who have recognized this‚ have invested resources to evolve their economic development over time. HSBC developed their organizational-driven growth model to successfully create a model for long-term sustainability‚ growth and profitability. The model is shown below: Figure: The HSBC organizational-growth model (Image source: Deans & Kroeger 2004) HSBC was founded by Thomas Sutherland in 1865 in Hong Kong and for many years
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CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION PAPER COURSE: MBA 505 QUARTER: SPRING FACULTY: GREG PRICE STUDENT: KIKO NYAMBI DATE: 05/13/2012 Cross-cultural communication is a communication involving two different cultures‚ as am going to compare and contrast the American business culture and the Japanese business culture‚ I will looking in to some of the following factors that makes both these cultures different from each other‚ these
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another culture is right or wrong. That is something you will have to determine for yourself. But the Word does say that a wise man calculates the cost before beginning construction on a house. Hopefully this will help you consider the cost of cross-cultural marriage. Marrying someone from another culture [could] mean that one of you will be living outside of your home nation permanently—which means that you will not be able to see your family very often. That means your children will see very little
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then knowing better some aspects of different cultures. That is why cross-cultural communication is an essential exercise to do; a person who come from a certain country does not necessarily get the same ideas about time‚ death‚ identity‚ as another one from a different country because each person has its own identity. The study of cross-cultural communication is central to both theoretical and applied linguistics. Cross Cultural communication holds various differences which can be categories in visible
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Identifying a Cross-Cultural Dilemma- China’s Google dilemma Description Cultural issue at hand: Google had to decide between strict restrictions or losing all current or potential business opportunities in the world most populated country. The population of China has reached over 1.3 billion‚ representing the 20% of world population. The closing of Google in China has led to the boost of its domestic competitors Baidu and Sina. Besides‚ China’s enormous growth of internet users and
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PAVITHRAN NAIR KERUPAGARAN 71120008 MS. PRATHEEPA AP O C RAJARATNAM TMA 1 P akistan was established in 1947‚ following a partition from India. Though Pakistan was influenced by many empires and invading cultures‚ it protects its cultures and reinvents itself as a Muslim nation. Understanding the culture fully before undertaking any business is vital. Any ignorance of culture of certain country can offend business clients‚ their employees and halt overall product & services offered
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are governed by rules either borrowed from the community’s history or through religious and secular cults. The cultural norms dictate the way a community integrates with other communities and the level of business relationships that can be accepted in the community. It is therefore necessary for international business men and women to conduct extensive research on the different cultural beliefs and practices that are common in their countries of interest to help them plan their management strategies
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