Culture can be basically defined as a pattern of learned behavior and ideas acquired by people as members of society. Culture was created in order to accommodate human beings in different society and establish their identity. Culture is not accustomed to one specific characteristic. It has a multiple dimensions. The way we talk‚ dress‚ eat‚ sleep‚ work and our knowledge and skills can be accustomed to our culture. These human manners are not uniform all over the place so‚ they change over time
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Jones Kap 7 Organizational culture: the set of shared values and norms that controls organizational members’ interactions with each other and with people outside the organization * Can be a source of competitive advantage * Can be used to increase organizational effectiveness * Based on enduring values embodied in organizational norms‚ rules‚ standard operating procedures‚ and goals * People draw on these cultural values to guide their actions and decisions when faced with
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When I read the title of this subject ‘’Information and Communication Technology’’‚ what comes into my mind is that‚ this subject was all about discovering the convenience of the computer. And what am I thinking all about this subject is that for me‚ it was so uncomplicated however‚ I was mistaken because what I am thinking is not factual. Why? Because when I taken up this subject it was so intricate‚ and yes‚ I was true in saying that this subject was all about discovering its usefulness. However
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some people that played a part in the group activities and there were some that did not‚ this was what contributed to the breakdown in communication in my group. The first day we got into groups‚ we had to do a learning styles questionnaire. In this questionnaire there were four types of learning styles‚ which where activists‚ reflectors‚ theorists and pragmatists (Honey‚ 1973). In my group of seven we were made up of reflectors‚ theorists and pragmatists. On the second day we did a group activity about
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1819‚ the small sea town of Singapore soon attracted migrants and merchants from China‚ the Indian sub-continent‚ Indonesia‚ the Malay Peninsula and the Middle East. Drawn by the lure of better prospects‚ the immigrants brought with them their own cultures‚ languages‚ customs and festivals. Intermarriage and integration helped knit these diverse influences into the fabric of Singapore’s multi-faceted society‚ giving it a vibrant and diverse cultural heritage. By the end of the 19th century‚ Singapore
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importance of e-learning in the modern business context E-Learning The challenges associated with introducing e-learning within organisations 1. Introduction: what is e-learning? 1E-learning is “the use of Internet and digital technologies to create experiences that educate fellow human beings” (Horton‚ 2001).Electronic learning is a term which is normally referred to computerised based learning. E-learning involves web-based
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MULTICULTURALS IN GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS MULTICULTURAL EMPLOYEES: GLOBAL BUSINESS’ UNTAPPED RESOURCE Executive Summary Despite rapid growth in the number of multicultural employees‚ few global organizations are tapping the potential of their employees with more than one culture. Some organizations may be unaware of the skills they possess‚ or may even see them as a source of problems. Others may lack the procedures
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Executive Summary The history of organization development is rich with the contributions of behavioral scientists and practitioners‚ many of whom are well known‚ as well as the contributions of many people in client organizations. Even if we were aware of all the significant contributors‚ which we are not‚ we could not do justice to the richness of this history in a short essay. Systematic organization development activities have a recent history and‚ to use the analogy of a mangrove tree‚ have
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[229] THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION The late Professor Fiske‚ in his Outline of Cosmic Philosophy‚ made a very interesting remark about societies like those of China‚ ancient Egypt‚ and ancient Assyria. "I am expressing‚" he said‚ "something more than an analogy‚ I am describing a real homology so far as concerns the process of development‚--when I say that these communities simulated modern European nations‚ much in the same way that a tree-fern of the carboniferous period simulated the exogenous
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ACTION LEARNING Revans is a founder of action learning and he stated "Through constant questioning‚ we see more clearly just who we really are‚ and what remarkable resources we have access to. We will also see more clearly what is really facing us‚and we will become more capable of accepting and responding to change." Action learning sets are one approach that man be used to foster learning in the workplace. They have been used by a number of organisations in the NGO sector in recent years. The
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