Hofstede 1 Running Head: HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS: THE BASICS AND THE CRITICISMS ra oi M Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions: E. The Basics and the Criticisms Moira E. Hanna H Clemson University na an Hofstede 2 Abstract Hofstede’s model (1980) has been used widely in research in the past two decades. The culture-based model consists of four dimensions: power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ individualism-collectivism‚ and masculinity-femininity. Each of these
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Lotus and IBM Knowledge Management Strategy An Overview September 2000 A Lotus Development Corporation White Paper Copyright 2000 Lotus Development Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for reproduction or other use without express written consent of Lotus Development Corporation Table of Contents The Dynamics of Knowledge Management People‚ Places & Things The Raven Development Project Implementation Scenario Conclusion White Paper Description This overview describes the Lotus
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"In fact‚ the birth of female child was considered to be both a time of sadness and a time of an evil omen."(Lotus 54) A woman is still considered to be a weaker gender in today ’s society and the inequality between male and female perpetuates. In fact‚ this situation is quite prevalent in Pearl S.Buck ’s The Good Earth‚ whereby women continue to be suppressed by the more superior and masculine group which are men. Restrained by the traditional Chinese society ’s belief‚ woman is expected to be an
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many examples‚ such as when he encounters the lotus-eaters. Some of his men‚ hungry as they are‚ accept the lotus-eaters’ offering of some of their lotus to eat. Soon they forget all about their efforts to get home as a result of eating the lotus. So‚ knowing the lotus must be flushed out of their system‚ "[Odysseus] bring[s] them back to the ship by main force...and stow[s] them under the benches’" (Homer 102) so they cannot get any more of the lotus to eat. Then‚ he "order[s] the rest [of the
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Bound feet were rated according to foot size‚ the most wanted size was three-inches. “The golden lotus was the goal‚ but four-inch feet called a silver lotus was also respectable. In contrast‚ girls with iron lotuses - feet that are five inches or longer - are considered less of a catch with little prospects for marriage.” (Carlos). The evolution of foot binding took up to 2-3 years to achieve the golden lotus. These women had to change into smaller shoes every few weeks. When their feet began to grow
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INTERNET‚ AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Virtual Collaboration for Lotus Sametime CASE 1 VIDEO CASE SUMMARY Lotus Sametime is an IBM virtual collaboration environment that is used by firms as a part of their enterprise systems. The objective of these systems is to increase collaboration among remote or mobile work teams while not increasing travel costs and meeting costs. Using video‚ audio‚ and interactive software‚ Lotus Sametime allows groups of people to meet electronically even though
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Food Retail-Price Comparison In Thailand David J. Schaffner‚ Blaire Bokal‚ Scott Fink‚ Kimberly Rawls‚ and Jeremy Schweiger Rapid growth of the Thai economy in the 1990s led to dramatic changes in food retailing. The traditional food-distribution system—hundreds of thousands of fresh markets that sell fruits‚ vegetables‚ meat‚ and fish‚ along with small mom-and-pop food stores that distribute dry goods—is giving way to modern supermarkets‚ hypermarkets‚ and convenience stores‚ all being developed
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The Good Earth: Women in My Own Perspective This novel is one of the well written classics that I had read. This is a novel of Pearl S. Buck‚ it was published in 1931. She was awarded with Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. One of the elements of this complex tale is the power and force of Women. Even though the main character is a male‚ the story would not go on without the driving force of women involved in the story. A stirring and melancholic tale of a Chinese farmer‚ struggling with life’s
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When the film O Bother Where Art Thou first started‚ I was unable to make any correlation between that and The Odyssey‚ but as it progressed I soon was able to follow the plot and match creatures to their ancient Greek counterparts. As Odysseus encountered many monsters‚ mystical creatures‚ and gods‚ Ulysses (the main Odysseus like character in O Bother Where Art Thou) had many of his own encounters with Odyssey like creatures. While O Bother Where Art Thou is based on The Odyssey they still have
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go back home by a ship. When they arrived to an island‚ they looked for foods and met Lotus Easter who offered Odysseus and his
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