use sophisticated stereotypes. Stereotypes provide international managers an advantage of ‘first guess’ about cultural behaviors in countries and organizations so that they can develop appropriate strategies to cope with cross-cultural problems. However‚ it causes three drawbacks. If stereotyping is judging a group of people on the basis of theoretical concepts‚ it will be called ‘sophisticated stereotyping’ (Osland and Bird‚ 2000). The greatest benefit is sophisticated stereotype offers basic cultural
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http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/leader-member-exchange.htm The Leader-Member Exchange Theory Getting the Best From all Team Members (Also known as LMX or Vertical Dyad Linkage Theory) Meaning of LMX This situation is at the heart of the Leader-Member Exchange Theory. This theory‚ also known as LMX or the Vertical Dyad Linkage Theory‚ explores how leaders and managers develop relationships with team members; and it explains how those relationships can either contribute to growth or hold people
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women to other minorities such as African-Americans and Quebeckers. She points out that women waitresses and sales clerks often earn less than males doing the same job. Ironically‚ women are not even a minority‚ but we see them that way because the government doesn’t attempt to rectify the issue. The irony of the title has a very strong effect on the reader since it provides the statistics that 51% of people in America are women; however they are nonetheless perceived as minorities. Canada as a country
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Over the years‚ stories have been exposed through various types of media about misguided treatment of civilians by police officers. Particular groups have been targeted more so than others because of either culture‚ religion‚ gender‚ or sexual orientation. A recent light has been shone on the mistreatment of the Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal women. This is an issue that needs a solution for higher quality of life for Aboriginal peoples. This essay examines underlying obstacles that may supply
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What is so special about the Orchidaceae? According to Greek mythology‚ there once was a satyr named Orchis who was celebrating in the festival of the god of wine. Having had too much to drink‚ he attempted to rape a priestess and as a result was killed by angry villagers. Orchis’ father prayed to the gods to bring his son back but the gods‚ being not especially fond of rapists‚ only returned Orchis as flowers. Thus‚ according to the Ancient Greeks‚ was the origin of orchids. However‚ with modern
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GENDER STEROTYPES. What are gender stereotypes? They are "simplistic generalizations about the gender attributes‚ differences‚ and roles of individuals and/or groups. Stereotypes can be positive or negative‚ but they rarely communicate accurate information about others. When people automatically apply gender assumptions to others regardless of evidence to the contrary‚ they are perpetuating gender stereotyping. Many people recognize the dangers of gender stereotyping‚ yet continue to make these
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To what extent should governments protect minority rights? Nearly every nation in the world has some form of minority groups from within it. These minority groups aren ’t limited to ethnicity‚ race or religion but can also include language‚ nationalities‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ economic and political groups . However the most domineering groups that seem to be asking for substantial sacrifices made on behalf of the majority of Canadian citizens safety‚ interests and welfare are Francophones
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’s decision stems from some sort of social bias or stereotype. A stereotype is an overgeneralization that will attribute identical characteristics to everyone in a group. A stereotype is a fixed impression which may have little facts to back up beliefs that can be based on hearsay‚ rumors‚ or anecdotal evidence (Stereotyping‚ 2005). The coworker ’s decision could also stem from of avoidance‚ where he is avoiding members of a group. Stereotypes are forms of the availability heuristic‚ which allows
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“Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group”. There are several forms of prejudice. There is racism‚ sexism‚ classism‚ homophobia‚ nationalism‚ religious prejudice‚ ageism‚ and xenophobia. When people hold prejudicial attitudes toward others‚ they tend to view everyone who fits into a certain group as being "all the same." They paint every person who holds particular views or beliefs as bad and fail to really look at
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The Largest Ethnic Minority in Turkey The height of the Ottoman Empire spanned between three continents controlling much of Southeastern Europe‚ Western Asia and North Africa. The fall of the Ottoman Empire can be attributed to the failure of its economic structure‚ with the size of the empire creating difficulties integrating its diverse regions economically. The Treaty of Sèvres was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War I which divided the empire in to
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