DEFINITION Classical Management Theory propounds that a manager’s foremost preoccupation is how to increase an organisation’s efficiency in order to increase productivity. Scholars of management from as early as the 19th century touted the need for managers to find that formula‚ that modus operandi‚ that would deliver positive results‚ on a sustainable basis‚ in the most efficient manner. In the process they sought to define the role(s) of a manager and although these have been altered by influences
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A PROPOSED APPLICATION OF ETHNOMEDICAL MODELS TO TRADITIONAL HEALING SYSTEMS Stanley Kipper Ethnomedicine has become a topic of intensive study in recent years due‚ in part‚ to the work of the World Health Organization and other groups attempting to facilitate cooperation between indigenous practitioners and those trained in Western allopathic biomedicine. This chapter describes two ethnomedical systems (the North American Navajo tradition and the South American Peruvian Pachakuti curanderismo)
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Africa most black women use antenatal care services and deliver in clinics‚ and a considerable number complement this use of formal health services with traditional medicine. This study reported here examined the knowledge‚ beliefs and practical experiences of pregnant women‚ traditional healers and midwives with regard to kgaba (traditional medicine) and explored what constitutes kgaba. Interviews (N=30) and focus group discussions (N=21) were carried out among participants in Mogwase district
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Constitutional select committee TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTIONS AND CUSTOMS A paper presented by Chakunda Vincent January 2009 Harare‚ Zimbabwe BACKGROUND Africans in this country including those in urban areas have their roots in some rural community under the jurisdiction of traditional authority systems. This system of traditional authority is entrusted with the custodianship of clan customs‚ rituals and tradition. It is important to note that it is these customary and cultural
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Traditional costumes are peculiar to or characteristic of a certain nation or ethnic group‚ which usually retains strong elements of the culture from which it originates. In areas where contemporary Western fashions have become usual‚ traditional costumes are often worn in connection with special events and celebrations‚ particularly those connected with cultural traditions‚ heritage‚ or pride. Some countries even have their traditional costumes as the uniform of the national airline stewardesses
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Religious practice in China today has elements as old as the Shang and Zhou dynasties and‚ dating from the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE)‚ is marked syncretism–the combining of different forms of belief or practice. A good example is the construction of temple altars. It’s not uncommon to find Buddhist and Confucian figures in a Daoist temple. Nor is it extraordinary to see a self-professed Buddhist offer incense at a Daoist temple to a historical figure known for his Confucian virtues. China has been
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Activity #2 8-15-00 Traditional African Religion The Religious Sphere There is widespread belief in a supreme God‚ unique and transcendent. Africans have a sense of the sacred and sense of mystery; there is high reverence for sacred places‚ persons and objects; sacred times are celebrated. Belief in the after life is incorporated in myths and in funeral ceremonies. Religion enfolds the whole of life; there is a difference between life and religion. Ancestors mediate between God and men
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Traditional Emirati Weddings A couple getting married is called for such celebration in the UAE. It was an old custom that women from the families of the bride and the groom walked from house to house in the neighborhood to invite all the families to attend the wedding. The ceremony was a chance for the whole district to celebrate the wedding and they were all involved in someway to help get things ready for the feast. While the preparations are made‚ the Al Ayyala traditional band
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Both online and traditional classes require students to manage their time wisely. In traditional classes‚ students structure their time outside of the classroom to allow for studying‚ projects and homework. However‚ Northcentral University‚ an online institution‚ states that with the absence of regular class meetings‚ online courses require students to acquire and learn course materials on their own time. According to the "Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks‚" this freedom is what makes online
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Cultural activity Sunday‚ September 8‚ 2013 8:51 PM Traditional Zulu Wedding (Umabo) Being invited to a wedding‚ could it be traditional or western‚ it is always an honor. A Zulu traditional wedding (umabo) usually takes place after the white weeding. It believed that you are not fully married if umabo has not been done according to the Zulu tradition. In a Zulu culture there are many rituals that are done before one is fully married and umabo is the final stage . The first step is lobola
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