Cultural Competence Reflection Cultural competence is continuum‚ in the sense that there is always room for self-assessment‚ improvement and reflection. The first time that I was exposed to the concept of cultural competence in a formal setting was this semester in pharmacy practice. I have always valued learning about different cultures. As a theology minor during my undergraduate years I took a reader course entitled ‘The Catholic Church and American Culture’ in which I learned about the various
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Cultural dimensions and dilemmas Culture is a way of life evolved and is jointly owned by a group of people and passed from generation to generation. culture formed of many complex elements‚ including religious and political systems‚ customs‚ languages‚ tools‚ clothing‚ buildings‚ and works of art. Culture also divide by two that is material and non material culture. Material cultural like something that equipment on living like house such as longhouses at Sarawak‚ Eskimo. Non material culture
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LEGAL‚ AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIROMENT HOFSTEDE’S DIMENSIONS Geert Hofstede is a Dutch researcher who identified five dimensions of culture to help understand how and why people from various cultures behave the way they do. The five Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism‚ masculinity vs. femininity‚ and time orientation. Taiwan has a high power distance meaning that people blindly obey the orders of their superiors‚ and strict obedience is found
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long-term commitment. During these circumstances Spanish employees are likely to feel more threatened than supported by the system. The main causes of cultural clashes between managers from Sweden and employees in Spain originate from difference in socio- cultural dimensions and a lack of understanding for these cultural values. Following information would have been useful for IKEAs management: It has been stated by Hofstede that Swedish organizational and
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Spanish Cultural Dimensions. Through this report‚ based on the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions‚ we will try to clarify the main features of the Spanish culture. To get this target we will use a few proverbs or traditional expressions from Spain and relate them to Hofstede’s theory. This way we will be able to understand and know a little bit more about how is the Spanish culture and how it differentiates from other cultures. The first proverb we are going to use says: “La union hace la fuerza”
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stable mind as well. In a perfect world there would be no illness to be had for anyone‚ but since this is no perfect world by anyone’s comparison being able to have great health or the means of it is better than nothing at all. The impact of cultural variations on intercultural interpersonal relationships with
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Recent economic globalization has lead to large scale cross cultural contacts and communications. Every group‚ region and nation has its own distinct cultural characteristic and it is important to be aware and understand cultural differences amongst various groupings so as to ensure success of business relationships and dealings. For the purpose of our study and analysis‚ nations have been considered as the cultural unit. Culture has been variously defined by different management gurus. Essentially
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Cultural Analysis – Czech Republic Missouri University of Science and Technology ` table of contents table of contents ii 1.0 Czech vs u.s. Culture – hofstede’s model 3 2.0 Czech business culture – trompenaaris classificaion 7 3.0 U.S. Business culture change needed 7 4.0 bibliography 9 1.0 Czech vs u.s. Culture – hofstede’s model The Czech Republic has its roots as a former communist state known as Czechoslovakia. The fall of communism and the transformation to a democratic
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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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Running Head: Short Paper Cultural Communication; Copyright (c) - Lopamudra Chakraborty - no portion of this article can be copied reproduced or distributed without prior authorization of the author. Author: Lopamudra(Lopa) Chakraborty M5A1: Short Paper Cultural Communication Business Communications 08/3/2012 Cultural Communication Introduction “The reasonable person adapts himself to the world‚ while the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.” - George Bernard
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