Cultural Workbook: The Luo- Kikuyu journey It is always interesting to talk about culture. To be able to learn how other cultures live and the zeal that makes them unique in one way or another. Similarly‚ digging deeper into my culture is an interesting and exciting affair. It helps me to cope with the challenges of life on the backdrop of my culture. In this cultural exploration‚ I am seeking to understand two of the most prominent cultures in Kenya‚ one being my own and the other being of my friend
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Cultural Competence Haily Carter December 19‚ 2008 University of Phoenix CNSL/557 Colleen Moore Cultural Competence Culture is defined as the beliefs‚ values‚ and norm people of a particular group share. One aspect of training culturally competent counselors is making sure they are aware of their own culture and how it has shaped their beliefs and values. The beliefs and values individuals have define how they see the world and what they view on being important. An example of this is how a
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United Kingdom: Cultural Leadership Style Assignment 2 Cultural Leadership Paper A wise Professor named Geert Hofstede established one of the best studies that put into account a countries culture and how values in the workplace can affect them. Today I will look at a particular country that is quite similar to the United States. The country I have chosen is the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom encompasses England‚ Wales‚ and Scotland (which combined make up Great Britain) and Northern
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a Dutch expert in cultural studies [GHW]. Hofstede (1980) surveyed 88‚000 IBM employees working in 66 countries and then ranked the countries on different cultural dimensions. His research resulted in four dimensions (power distance; individualism versus collectivism; uncertainty avoidance; and masculinity and femininity). In the beginning‚ China was not included in this study but later Bond and Hofstede looked at Chinese values. From this research they included a fifth cultural value dimension called:
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South Korea 1 Running Head: Global Business Cultural Analysis: South Korea Global Business Cultural Analysis: South Korea International Business BUSI 604 Liberty University South Korea 2 Abstract Global business cultural analysis of the nation of South Korea is the focus of this research paper and will address how South Korea is placed as a trading partner with the United States‚ what is South Korea ’s economic growth prospective‚ does
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Chinese economic transforming since the end of 1970s (Hofstede‚ 1994). Hofstsde ’s was conducted in 1970s that told us in general way about differences between cultures. Many of Hofstede ’s finding are consistent with standard Western stereotypes about cultural differences. Therefore‚ it could not totally be suitable for today ’s Chinese situation. Second‚ Hofstede assumes there is a one-to-one correspondence between culture and the nation-state‚ but‚ China
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main essence of knowledge and understanding. The emphasis on cross cultural communication has increased due to the ever growing global environment‚ of which‚ this case is a perfect example. Canadian Bank of Nova Scotia increased their share in Inverlat‚ the Mexican Bank to 54% and took control of the management. Soon after that‚ BNS started the restructuring process of Inverlat and sent a team of Canadian managers to Mexico. Cross cultural communications was a major issue between Canadians and Mexicans
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Mismanaging cultural differences can render otherwise successful managers and organisations ineffective when working across cultures. As stated byOsland (1990‚ p. 4) ``The single greatest barrier to business success is the one erected by culture’’. Hofstede (1983) defines culture as "the mental programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another" (Hofstede 1983 p. 25). Through the comparison of Chinese culture and Australian culture using Hofstedes five cross-cultural
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The Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimension Business Essay This chapter is divided into two sections. The first section defines culture‚ its importance in international business and the various cultural dimensions for working globally. The next section describes the culture of India and U.K. and reviews the impact of culture on the working of Hilton Hotel Group in both the countries. Finally‚ it ends with a brief summary. CULTURE Hofstede (2003) defines culture as “the collective programming of mind
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culture develops out of cultural diversity (ethnic‚ racial‚ religious‚ political‚ etc.). How do differences among culturally diverse members of an organization help to establish an overall culture that is unique to an organization? Page Limit: 5-7 pages‚ double-spaced. This paper portrait how culture affects an organization‚ it defines culture and cultural diversity according to different researchers. Further‚ it mentions different attributes of an organization cultural competency. And finalizes
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