Contrast- Rough Draft March 22‚ 2011 Maasai Culture v. American Culture In the tribal villages of eastern Africa the Maasai marriages are arranged by the elders without ever first consulting the bride or the mother of the bride to be. Unlike‚ that of my own culture in the United States of America‚ where I am free as a citizen to choose whomever I may choose to marry and when and if I may marry. Polygyny is that of which is practiced in the Maasai culture‚ as an ideal that is achieved only by that
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Researching National Cultures: a comparison of Japanese and Australian national cultures Introduction In an increasingly global world‚ people will inevitably find themselves working within and across cultures. The national culture in which a person identifies with and is immersed in‚ has been proven to have a profound impact on an individual’s values and behaviours‚ this in-turn impacts on understanding of other . An ability to discern and understand potential variances in culture‚ without adopting
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The Many Cultures of America American culture includes both conventional and liberal features‚ controlled and religious effectiveness‚ political structures‚ risk taking and free expression‚ materialist and moral elements. In spite of certain dependable principles such as‚ individuality‚ equality‚ and faith in freedom and democracy‚ American culture has a variety of terminologies due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. The elasticity of U.S. culture and its highly symbolic nature
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parents‚ teachers and elders throughout their upbringing. By the time they reach the age of maturity‚ respecting people around them becomes a major aspect of their personality; whereas in Canada respect seems to be slowly disappearing from their culture. Their children are given too much of freedom at a very small age. Children over there are given the authority to report their parent’s unnecessary strict behavior to the police and be taken away from them. This power that their children are given
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CHINESE INFLUENCE ON YOUR CULTURE Historically‚ Vietnam has undergone many wars with some countries all over the world. After each war‚ Vietnamese culture was influenced by those countries. Especially‚ China is the huge country‚ which dominated Vietnam for a thousand years‚ (countryside‚ n‚d). Thus‚ it is no surprise that Vietnamese culture has been affected by Chinese culture in many aspects such as calendar‚ language‚ religion and food. The most obvious influence can be seen is the calendar.
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wisdom of the consumer electronics industry‚ which emphasizes low cost‚ "me-too" products‚ and a continuously shortened product life. Instead‚ Apple has opted for constant and discrete product innovation‚ resulting in fanatic consumer loyalty and a high level of profitability. There’s no question the business world has changed because of Apple. A look at the core cultural shifts that came as a result of Steve Jobs’s leadership do demonstrate this change.Apple’s culture has invaded the business
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Even though there are differences‚ there are similarities on how each country runs a business. To some businesses‚ they believe that the glue that holds the pieces together is have similar geographic locations. “In the age of globalization‚ these have been used extensively by managers trying to understand the differences between workforces in different environments‚” Geert Hofstede (2008). Hofstede a business theorist copulated that society and culture have a major impact on a person work environment
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All cultures of the world despite many differences face a number of common problems and share a number of common features‚ which we call cultural universals. Even the most casual perusal of an introductory textbook in cultural anthropology leads us to the inescapable conclusion that there are many societies with their own unique cultures.The determination of how many different cultures exist today depends largely on how one defines the problem‚ a definitional question on which there is hardly consensus
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Moss Kanter‚ 1997"Strategies for success in the new global economy: An interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter"‚ Strategy & Leadership‚ Vol. 25 Iss: 6 pp. 20 - 26 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb054603 Martin E. Smith‚ (2003)‚"Changing an organisation ’s culture: correlates of success and failure"‚ Leadership & Organization Development Journal‚ Vol. 24 Iss: 5 pp. 249 - 261 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437730310485752 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by UNIVERSITY
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make a point that they do not own the land‚ instead they tend to it‚ so it would completely disrespectful to sell it or abuse it for monetary profit. This is the culture that they try to preserve from the outside world. The most they have changed is adding a clean‚ fuel efficient‚ chainsaw and small motorboat. Preserving their culture is important to the Cree because it is believed to be the proper way of living life‚ where people live sustainably and no resource or living creature is exploited
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