What ’s the role of culture in modern corporations and how can it be managed effectively? People in every workplace talk about organizational culture and that mysterious word that characterizes a work environment. One of the key questions and assessments‚ when employers interview a prospective employee‚ explores whether the candidate is a good cultural fit. Culture is difficult to define‚ but you generally know when you have found an employee who appears to fit your culture. He just feels right
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The Role of Culture in Discourse 1.0 Introduction Discourse‚ its etymology comes from Latin‚ discursus (which means “running to and fro”) is the term that concerns with spoken and written communication. In linguistics‚ discourse is a unit of language longer than a single sentence. More broadly‚ discourse could be the use of spoken or written language in a social context. According to Hinkel and Fotos (2002) in New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms‚ discourse
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People do many different things to stay healthy. What do you do for good health? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Topic: What I do to keep myself healthy? I. aside from prolonging one’s life time will also improve the quality of his/her life II. adequate sleep A. I can’t concentrate well on study when I haven’t had restful sleep B. Many studies the importance of adequate sleep III. eat well A. taking adequate amount of every food group B. avoid taking fast food
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Women: Roles and Cultures HIS 103 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS Instructor Lyons 3/4/2013 During the ancient civilizations‚ women had their place and their roles. In many countries‚ the women’s roles were very different and viewed as restricted. Women’s roles and lives have changed drastically over the years. From marriage to political affairs‚ times have changed. During some periods of time‚ women were controlled by men‚ forced into slavery‚ or to carry on a family tradition. From an island called
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Effects of the Enron Scandal (Kassie) The Enron scandal had a great effect on the United States‚ with an impact on individuals from the consumer level to those running the company as well as the stock market and investors. Throughout the scandal‚ 4‚500 employees lost their jobs and investors lost approximately $60 billion dollars within a few days. The loss of such a large sum of money meant the loss of old-age and retirement security for many of the investors who put their money and faith in the
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Kenneth Lay founded Enron in 1985. Two years after its founding‚ the company becomes embroiled in scandal after two traders begin betting on the oil markets‚ resulting in suspiciously consistent profits. Enron’s CEO‚ Louis Borget‚ is also discovered to be diverting company money to offshore accounts. After auditors uncover their schemes‚ Lay encourages them to "keep making us millions". However‚ the traders are fired after it is revealed that they gambled away Enron’s reserves‚ nearly destroying
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large or small‚ retail or business-to-business. An effective brand strategy gives a major edge in increasing competitive markets. DHL is international company in the world by present in over 220 countries and territories across the globe. For its contributions in past 40 years‚ DHL has become the global leader of the international express and logistics industry to solve the customer fulfill needed and want. 1. Do you think DHL’s branding strategies are suitable for the 21st century? Why or Why not
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Happiness in Culture Every culture is unique and different‚ including what brings them joy and cheerfulness. Culture deeply impacts our views and expectations of happiness; everything from the traditions that are followed‚ to the clothes we wear‚ to the foods we eat‚ have an effect. (?) While‚ humans strive for happiness it is not always obviously shown or even the main goal of a specific culture. Unfortunately‚ not every country is able to be considered extremely happy like the Danes; who are
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the Creole culture of The Awakening play important roles in Edna’s transformation. Throughout The Awakening‚ we see how Edna starts to realize she wants a different life. We see how she transforms from a conservative woman and a woman devoted to her husband to a woman who wants to be alone‚ independent‚ and doesn’t want the bonds of marriage to restrict her life. Edna had modern day thoughts and wanted a modern day lifestyle all those years ago in the 19th century. The Creole culture was made up
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Culture has always been posited to be a way of life. Intrinsically‚ culture determines how an individual acts‚ relates and approaches other individuals in their societies. Culture plays a big role in determining the activities in which an individual engages in within their setting. Through implication‚ culture gives roles to gender; roles which must be met. This constitutes gendering. Society expects different mindsets and conducts from men and women. Gender socialization is the predisposition for
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