Cultural differences can lead to misunderstandings‚ suspicion‚ disorientation‚ frustration and anger. However‚ cultural differences can greatly enrich how we see the world‚ lead to breakthrough thinking and the exposure and creation of better ways to getting things done. Benefits for the delegate By completing the Cultural Intelligence Learning Path‚ delegates will be able to: Develop and maintain an understanding of the cultures of customers and colleagues Cultural differences also become
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Abstract While some resistance to change is inevitable‚ most resistance can be managed and actually is beneficial. In order to manage resistance to change‚ managers must first understand what attributes to the resistance and how the resistance is beneficial. Resistance to change can be healthy‚ because it forces you to check your assumptions and clarify what you are doing‚ as well as how you are planning to achieve it. The many reasons for resistance are explored and practical solutions‚ based on
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Cultural Intelligence 2012 Work Group C Organizational Behavior 11/2/2012 ------------------------------------------------- Success in the today’s increasingly integrated economy requires the ability to adapt to different cultures. The specific set of skills needed to succeed in unfamiliar cultures make up an individual’s Cultural Intelligence (CQ). The aim of this paper is to illustrate the concept of CQ through the analysis and evaluation of the case of the merger between Kraft and Cadbury
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Amidst the ubiquitous violence during World War II‚ nonviolent protest is often unheard of. However‚ there were several resistance campaigns that took place in Germany‚ led by its own civilians. One of such campaigns was the resistance group called‚ The White Rose. The White Rose was a non-violent‚ intellectual resistance group that consisted of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor. The group became known for graffiti and preparing and distributing anonymous anti-nazi
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4304/jltr.3.1.74-84 Cultural Awareness and Translation Teaching at Higher Vocational College: Problems and Solutions Xuelian He Quzhou College of Technology‚ Quzhou‚ Zhejiang‚ China Email: angelaxl@163.com Abstract—In this paper‚ an investigation has been done on culture knowledge acquisition and cultural awareness of English majors at Higher Vocational College by taking the students at Quzhou College of Technology as the subjects. The problem of lack of culture knowledge and cultural awareness has
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Cultural relativity is the process to understand that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. In other words‚ “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another society. And since there is no something as “universal standard of morality”‚ therefore we have to use the culture’s own value system to judge the culture. It is closely related to ethical relativism‚ which is to judge
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A cultural universal (as discussed by George Murdock‚ Claude Lévi-Strauss‚ Donald Brown and others) is an element‚ pattern‚ trait‚ or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide. Evolutionary psychologists hold that behaviors or traits that occur universally in all cultures are good candidates for evolutionary adaptations.[1] Some anthropological sociological theorists that take a cultural relativist perspective may deny the existence of cultural universals: the extent to which these
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and ideas. All this is causing a growing interdependency among nations which‚ nowadays‚ are more aware of the increased need for a better understanding of cultural contexts and influences on leadership and organizational practices when going and being global. In both global and professional outlook and field‚ you should not only have cultural awareness‚ understanding and knowledge‚ but also have the capacity to implement and transfer that learned and earned knowledge and experience in culture diversity
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Germany. Newspapers‚ books‚ magazines‚ public meetings and rallies‚ art‚ music‚ movies‚ and radio were all censored and any viewpoints that were in any way “threatening” to the state or Nazi beliefs were eliminated from the media. However‚ German resistance to Nazism did‚ in fact‚ exist which consisted of small and usually isolated groups such as the White Rose. The success of the White Rose can mainly be accredited to an all-encompassing intellectual rebellion in which Germans could dissociate from
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The American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013 has made initial strides in recognizing the importance of ethnic and cultural factors related to psychiatric diagnosis. This paper discuses a 37-year-old Haitian female client. Details are discussed as to her presenting symptoms. In addition‚ the importance of a cultural assessment as it relates to minority clients is detailed. Cultural Assessment of Mrs. Hudson’s Haitian Culture Mrs. Hudson is a 37-year-old Haitian American woman who resides with her
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