Case 4: Philips versus Matsushita: A New Century‚ a New Round Steve Kotarski MGT380 – Dr. Tang Case Synopsis Two major competitors in the global consumer electronics industry‚ Philips of the Netherlands and Matsushita of Japan‚ both have extensive histories that can be traced back more than a century. They have each followed different strategies and have had significant capabilities and downfalls along the way. In general‚ Philips built its tenured success on a portfolio of responsive
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Article : Multicultural Competence by Paul Kivel Cultural competence is to understand another culture well enough to be able to communicate and work with them. This article talks about cultural competency and how it is important to have cultural competence to be able to help people of minority groups and become allies with them. Learning to be open and sensitive to other cultural expression takes lot of time. In addition‚ for those who are able culturally competence in their own culture along with
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patients receive (Betancourt et al.‚ 2002). When we achieve cultural competence‚ we remove cultural barriers among patients that might affect the quality of care they receive. Conclusion There may be various definitions and ways to be cultural to be cultural competent. Although some of us may have cultural competence‚ there are still many ways we can improve to become more culturally competent. When we improve on cultural competence and provide more culturally competent health care‚ the outcome is
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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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(Murdock pg 26). In studying counseling theories‚ counselors also gain insight on how the profession is practiced in 400 different methodologies‚ (Murdock‚ pg 3). By learning these different characteristics of counseling theories‚ that are the core ingredient in providing effective counseling services; counselors are confident that their ability to address the needs of their diverse clientele
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about different cultures and different diverse groups increase chances of treatment of the client and interactions with the client as well. The American Counseling Association Codes of Ethics tells us a few things about diversity and multicultural competence. Counselors are to treat clients to the best of their ability regardless of beliefs‚ race‚ values‚ and behaviors. Respect client’s views that differ from their own. Multicultural competency is required for all counselors to gain knowledge
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Strength Brand – As Philips entered the Indian market before 120 years‚ they exactly know the behaviour of the Indian consumers. So according to the consumers requirements the Philips company has positioned its brand in the market and in the consumers mind. Now in Indian context‚ Philips means a brand that can be relied upon and the consumers in India belive on this brand. It has become a house hold brand. The main advantage is that the diversed product line of the company. It has almost all the
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know what my strengths and weaknesses are. As a person who is strong in interpersonal intelligence I find that I am very strong in the social competence section of this test. This section is heavily explained as a persons ability to connect and understand others. In this area or section I find I’m strong in areas of interpersonal competence‚ cultural competence‚and peaceful conflict resolution. The reason I feel strong in these areas is because I feel as though I have a pretty good understanding of
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should: ❑ Know why marketing is important ❑ Know what is the scope of marketing ❑ Know some of the fundamental marketing concepts ❑ Know how marketing management has changed ❑ Know are the necessary tasks for successful marketing management CHAPTER SUMMARY From a managerial point of view‚ marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating‚ communicating‚ and delivering value
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not already taken a vacation to Philip Island by now‚ you surely don’t know how much you are missing and in case you have been there I can bet tat you have not exhausted all the attraction this beautiful island has to offer. Philip Island is an island located about 147 km south-southeast from the city of Melbourne and has a population of just fewer than 10‚000 people. The is named in honor of the first governor of new south wales who went by the name Arthur Philip in case you are wondering why it
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