Frankfurt International Business Administration Cultural Diversity Professor: Hans Hahn Summer Semester 2014 Cultural Dimensions of Geert Hofstede: Analysis of Colombia 10.06.2014 Soraya A. Suarez I. Register Number: 969800 Darmstädter Landstr. 64 60598 Frankfurt Tel: 0176- 708 59654 E-mail: sorayasuarez@gmail.com Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Culture 3 3. Colombia 5 4. Cultural Models and Cultural Dimensions 8 4.1 Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 9 4.1.1. Power Distance Index 10
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The Advantages of being multilingual The world we live in is rapidly growing into an enormous melting pot and most of us are very aware of the fact that the ability to speak a foreign language has never been as vital as it has been in the 21st century. Learning a new language offers many new career opportunities as well as other advantages which are often ignored. Among the less obvious benefits is the change in perspective one will gain from seeing the world through different eyes. Every language
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Introduction: Cultural Anthropology is a term that is in everyday lives and topics. When one thinks of anthropology they think of the study of old remnants commonly referred to as archaeology. This‚ however‚ is not the only form of anthropology. There are four types of anthropology and they are archaeology‚ biological anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ and linguistic anthropology. However‚ Cultural anthropologists are every where and study people of all walks of life. One can find a topic
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Multi-Perspective Approach in Organization Theory Name: Instructor: Course: Date of submission: Introduction For one to have a better insight of organization theory‚ the phenomenon should be studied in different approaches (Cooper & Burrell‚ 99). Various dimensions of thinking result in different theories and concepts. In this paper‚ multiple perspectives are examined‚ which entails: modernism‚ symbolic-interpretive‚ and post modernism. Also discussed in this essay is the impact and
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issues of cultural intelligence and how we can better promote cultural intelligence in the workplace‚ the team conducted an intensive research on this issue through various research studies‚ academic journals and book references. In the process of the research‚ we also made several references to numerous videos relating to cultural intelligence. The videos were found mostly on the internet as well as in some movies. Once we felt better equipped with the knowledge of culture and cultural intelligence
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emphasis on after-marriage life quality and stability of family life‚ in addition to social and economic status. The children above twenty years old from the one-child families are more tolerant towards premarital sex than those of the same age from multi-children families. "In fact‚ premarital sex goes a long way in helping both sides to understand each other better. It is not harmful as long as it doesn’t go too far"‚ said Miss Li‚ an employee with a publishing house. Since the 1990s‚ extra-marital
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Assignment for mod I DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT A STUDY Group II 161 – Rishita Digar 233 - Rahul Raju 241 - Ashish Jain 232- Pushpender Kapil 240- Chandan Kumar Singh 237 - Shiv Shankar INTRODUCTION The concept of diversity includes acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ age‚ physical abilities‚ religious beliefs
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it was Arab descent who planned the attacks‚ many experienced xenophobia and were very angry or suspicious of anyone they seen who was of the same race. Ali Hossaini wrote “Can I be at war with myself? Watching the World Trade Center collapse‚ then living through the aftermath‚ I ask that absurd question.” He went on to say‚ “The attacks put me in an awful place. Like everyone else‚ I am horrified and angered‚ I feel excluded from the national unity. Why?”(Uchmanowicz‚2004) Ali was subjected to reprisals
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people in their society. Culture‚ according to John Bodley in‚ “An Anthropological Perspective From Cultural Anthropology: Tribes‚ States‚ and the Global System‚” is composed of at least “three components: what people think‚ what they do‚ and the material products they produce(paragraph 5).”Artifacts are material products produced by people can either be an abandoned object or one still in use. Artifacts that are still in use are called living artifacts. I believe that a living popular artifact
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Advantages In my opinion‚ I think life in the city is better than life in the country side. Because I’m still young person‚ I’m active‚ so I want to live in an active environment to improve myself. There are many educational‚ medical‚ and transport facilities. So you will have many chance to choose. If you seek a good education‚ the city have better and more school‚ center than country side. In a big city‚ people can take the chances to study and work best. There are many good University choosing
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