civilizations developed and also evolved over many centuries; and have had a significant influence over modern Western cultures. In their differing ways the religious‚ political‚ social structures and worldviews of Ancient Greece and Rome demonstrated the sophistication and the achievements of both these remarkable civilizations. The Civilization of Ancient Greece developed before that of Rome‚ and its impact would arguably be more important than earlier civilizations such as those of Egypt‚ Babylon‚ and Persia
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Impact of Culture on Mergers and Acquisitions: A Theoretical Framework Mohibullah* Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are the front line strategic option for organizations attempting to have competitive advantage over its competitors. Organizations word-wide spend billions of dollars in pursuit of this strategy. However‚ the success rate is less then estimable. This is mainly due to the clashes of corporate cultures. The objectives of this theoretical paper are to find out the reasons why most of
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People within organizations vary in terms of culture‚ values and behavior and age gaps. With these intrinsic individual differences it is a challenge for managers/supervisors how to manage motivating these employees in terms of their differences. Many contemporary authors have defined the concept of motivation. Motivation has been defined as: the psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner‚ 1995); a predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific‚
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Globalization and Bangladesh Globalization and its effects in Bangladesh 4/11/2013 Innovative Boys ASSIGNMENT On “Globalization and its impacts in Bangladesh” Course Name: Globalization and Business Course No: IB-302 Submitted to: Shamsun Arefin Lecturer Department of International Business Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted by: Innovative Boys 4TH Batch‚ 5th Semester Department
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Bangladesh Studies Topic: Culture And Tradition Submitted by: Marilyn Thipthorpe INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a county encompassing 147‚570-km²of land in South Asia. Our culture and tradition lies in our ancient history spanning thousands of years. This is the product of the repeated entry of varied peoples‚ bringing with them the Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan‚ Mongol-Mughul‚ Arab‚ Persian‚ Turkic‚ and European cultures. In the 16th century‚ Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire‚ later in the 18th
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book The White Tiger‚ western culture‚ which is normally a great part of certain societies‚ when mixed with indigenous culture‚ leads to corruption. Adiga’s novel is about an Indian entrepreneur who sees a world much bigger than the one he lives in. He notices how those with wealth take advantage of the rest of society. Laws‚ political power‚ and other western societal developments are traded for bribes. India’s class system takes a whole new meaning when mixed with western culture and society. The
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by the trio‚ especially in one of his most famous dialogues‚ The Apology of Socrates Trial. It is from these experiences that with the help of his teacher Socrates and his student Aristotle‚ Plato would develop the philosophical foundations of Western culture. When asked to define the philosophical style of Plato most people would be quick to label him as a political philosopher‚ this is due to his views on social implication and the idea of an ideal state or government. Plato was an elitist
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Mass media undoubtedly plays a large role in shaping modern culture. With information easily obtained with a mere tapping of buttons‚ it is not surprising that today’s society has become a melting pot of cultures. A combination of ancient traditions and present day practices‚ culture can no longer be defined by religion or ethnic group the way it was done in the past. The culture practiced by people today‚ varies from one individual to another due to their different influences. A significant cultural
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English 10 21 May 2012 Western and Ibo Cultures What can we‚ civilized‚ technologically advanced people possibly have in common with the uncivilized Ibo people? In the story “Things Fall Apart” an Ibo village is disturbed by Westerners that try to change the Ibo people’s entire outlook on life. I really enjoyed this book because it reminded me that if you believe in something then you have to do everything to defend it. This story teaches us that no matter how sable something may seem‚ someone
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I’ve seen that aspects of the Canadian and Bangladeshi culture differ. For instance in terms of time and time consciousness‚ the Canadian culture is linear and exact time consciousness and is a value that is placed on promptness (ie. Time=money). Whereas‚ in the Bangladeshi culture this value is more elastic and relative time consciousness and time is mostly spent on enjoyment of relationships with family and friends. For example‚ in my culture the focus is on extended family‚ loyalty and responsibility
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