Question 1 In order to compare and contrast different cultures‚ one must first assess each of the countries included in the research in accordance with a cultural scale. Particularly in this case the Geert-Hofstede dimensions provide a strong base for comparison. By evaluating the the five dimensions of Geert-Hofstede‚ for both the Netherlands and the UK‚ a comparison can be made. The five dimensions as provided by Geert- Hofstede are; (1) power distance or PDI‚ (2) individualism or IDV
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The cross-cultural encounter between Europe and Africa began as Europe aggressively initiated an era of exploration of Africa south of the great savanna. Europe’s curiosity‚ exploration and greed transformed the history of African people. In the study of the cultural history of Africa‚ much innovation has been attributed to outside origins and influences. Historians and archaeologists have learned a great deal about the developments that emerged from the European influence in Africa. The age of exploration
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Lucent Technologies: Global Supply Chain Management Executive Summary Lucent Technologies is a multinational telecommunication company which was spun off from AT&T in 1996. Before restructure‚ as an integrated telecommunications services and equipment company‚ AT&T had been primarily U.S.-centric market and more than half of income was generated by services in U.S. However‚ the restructure made Lucent focused on communications equipment globally. When Lucent expand into global market
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The Symbol Behind the Mask Cross Cultural Communications November 16‚ 2010 Imagine being eight years old and all you want to be for Halloween is Superman. Superman is incredible: he fights evil and never fails at saving the world. Superman among many other superheroes hold a place in many people’s hearts for being extraordinary. Spiderman‚ The Fantastic Four‚ and X-men are just among a few more superheroes that children and adults around the world want to relate to. A superhero is defined as:
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Background Paper: Obstacles to cross-border listings and acquisitions in the financial sector A. Purpose of the paper In September 2004‚ the informal Ecofin Council in Scheveningen discussed the issue of lagging crossborder consolidation1 in the banking area. This low level of cross-border consolidation is not confined to banking‚ but is relevant for the whole financial sector‚ with some nuances. In the upcoming Financial Integration Monitor report‚ the Commission will dedicate a chapter on
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Introduction In this paper‚ we will examine the Natural Order Hypothesis which was first introduced by Stephen Krashen in the late 1970s and 1980s. Krashen proposed the Second Language Acquisition Theory with five hypotheses. The Natural Order Hypothesis is a part of this second language theory. This hypothesis claims that learners of second language acquire the grammatical structures in a predictable way. It includes that some grammatical structures acquired naturally earlier than the others and
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives (Wal-Mart) Sandra M. Hubbard May 13‚ 2013 ETH/316 Ed McCullough Cross-Cultural Perspectives 2 As an organization goes global‚ there is a new set of social and ethical issues that arise. In this instance‚ the organization‚ Wal-Mart‚ is considered the giant of retail and one of the largest companies in the world. It has grown as a staple in America as well as on an international platform‚ touching base in countries such as Japan and China. Wal-Mart is
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INTRODUCTION Globalization is the system of interaction among the countries of the world in order to develop the global economy. Globalization refers to the integration of economics and societies all over the world. Because of globalization‚ the number of countries where products can be sold or purchased has increased dramatically. Globalization also cause an increasing influence of Multinational Companies (MNC). An example is a car company whose head office is based in Japan. This company has
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------------------------------------------------- Concerns about Current Cross-cultural Training Training Methods and Training Rigor The first concern is the selection of an appropriate cross-cultural training method and its level of training rigor. The degree of interaction required in the host country and the similarity between the individual’s native culture and the new culture are two determining factors for the selection of training methods and the level of training rigor (Black & Mendenhall
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Culture: Intercultural Communication ………………………….….……….5 1.1 Language as a marker of cultural identity …………………………………………….………….5 1.2 Cross-cultural communicative competence ………………………………………………………7 1.3 Cultural and intercultural communication ………………………………………………...…….12 Chapter 2 Influence of Native Language and Culture on Intercultural communication ……………18 2.1 Levels of communication …………...………………………………………………………..…19 2.2 Cultural Values‚ Customs and Linguistic Expressions …………………………………………27 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………………
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