Summary Cultures and organisations The Dimensions of Culture Geert Hofstede defines culture as follows: "Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another". By this definition he emphasizes that culture is not a property of the individuals‚ but of groups. It is a collection of more or less shared characteristics possessed by people who have been conditioned by similar socialization practices‚ educational procedures‚ and life experiences
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Books by Edward T. Hall THE SILENT L A N G U A G E THE HIDDEN DIMENSION H A N D B O O K FOR PROXEMIC RESEARCH THE FOURTH DIMENSION IN ARCHITECTURE: The Impact of Building on Man’s Behavior (with Mildred Reed Hall) THE DANCE OF LIFE: The Other Dimension of Time HIDDEN DIFFERENCES: Doing Business with the Japanese (with Mildred Reed Hall) BEYOND CULTURE ANCHOR BOOKS EDITIONS‚ 1969‚ 1990 Copyright © 1966‚ 1982 by Edward T. Hall All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
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The Rise of the United Provinces of the Netherlands and Prussia The United Provinces of the Netherlands and Prussia both rose to become prominent players in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Dutch rose to power first‚ through resisting Spanish control and gaining their independence. The House of Orange was thwarted from gaining absolute authority and establishing a monarchy‚ so by 1700 the Dutch provinces became a republic. Later in the 17th century than the Dutch’s rise was the
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Dimensions of Religions Religion involves some acknowledgement of the supernatural. Therefore: communism/utilitarianism are NOT religions Various dimensions of religious beliefs -Agentic VS. Communal -Agentic: free agent. -Connection with God on a personal level -e.g. Jesus died for MY sins -Communal -Connection with God on a community level -e.g. Covenant made by God with the Israelites -Catholicism: relatively communal -Catholics have agentic aspects because of the personal connection
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INTRODUCTION As exports and imports of goods and services both account for over 60% of nominal GDP‚ the life-blood of Dutch prosperity is foreign trade. Because of its internally-oriented characteristics‚ Netherlands has the embedded culture that welcomes diversified products or services from the world‚ while in some other countries in the EU‚ for instance‚ France or Italy‚ have ultimate pride for their own culture‚ especially for the product that I am planning to introduce—coffee. Being an everyday
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University for national and world economy | Flexible forms of employment in the Netherlands | By Ivan Valentinov Parvanov | 11114106 | Reviewed by: | Prof. Krastyo Petkov | | Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Types of Flexible Employment III. The Legal framework for Flexible Forms of Employment IV. Demographic Structure of people Involved in Flexible forms of Employment V. The Nature of the Work‚ Carried Out by Those in Non-standard Employment VI
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Rosalyn B. Pertiz Dimensions of Education MW(10-11:30am) Reflection Paper Being in this class and having participated in every discussion had given me a lot of privilege to obtain knowledge‚ understanding and comprehension about the world of socialization and interaction; the reason why do people behave such a behavior; elements of effective communication; the pillars of education that a teacher must possess in his heart and mind; the cultural differences that each teachers should be aware
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COMMENTARY The Silent Dimension Expressing Humanism in Each Medical Encounter UMANISTIC BEHAVior is considered an essential component of professional medical care. However‚ the evidence shows that it is often neglected. Many barriers to the expression of sensitivity to the patient’s concerns and empathy and compassion in the clinical encounter can be identified. Time constraints‚ poor continuity of care‚ appearance of alienating factors between patients and physicians‚ and the “hidden curriculum”
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Analysis and Comparison of Iranian and American Management; The Cultural Dimensions and Values This report is aimed to represent a brief description of the Iranian management values today and compare the results with a developed country like Unites State. First it will give a description of some of the characteristics of Iran management and culture‚ then it is tried to categorize these characteristic base on Hofstede ’s Dimensions (1980) (power distance‚ avoiding uncertainty‚ masculinity/femininity
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Personality Dimensions Assignment 1. Create a table of the scores on your “Scoring my Personality Dimensions” totals sheet. | InquiringGreen | OrganizedGold | AuthenticBlue | ResourcefulOrange | Picture Cards | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Life Values | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | At Work | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | In Relationships | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Traits and Characteristics | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Final Score | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | My Preferred StyleGold | My Secondary StyleOrange | My ThirdStyleBlue | My hadow/Least
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