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    Both Japan and China were exposed to the same force driving westernization affecting them both economically and politically however their responses to western penetration in the 19th century were different. In the beginning Japan and China isolated themselves from the rest of the world. As a result‚ their economies were behind compared to others and they weren’t as technologically advanced. At first‚ Japan and China had similar resources even though they lacked in them too‚ it wouldn’t be until

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    Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the

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    superpower‚ has catalyzed her desire to engage Africa in her Foreign Policy. This has heightened the Chinese desire to geo- strategic reach into Africa as ‘The Going Global Strategy’ according to (Corkin‚ 2006). This has been the plan far back in the 1978 eras of Mao Zedong. 2. China’s objective in the new phase of assertiveness is to maintain strong economic ties in Africa‚ unlike the previous objective of building a coalition of sharing common goals with Africa as ‘Third World’. This geo-economic factor

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    different cultures‚ knowledge to do things differently and inspires everyone to do something wonderful. Traveling always introduces new cultures to people. If an American travel to a country like Ghana‚ they will experience the cultural difference between America and Ghana. Perhaps the most significant differences they will notice are the languages‚ hospitality and lifestyle of Ghanaians. They will realize that Ghana like other African

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    Resistance to change Robert Fields MGT/426 June 29‚ 2014 T H Resistance to change Organization Change can be defined as an influence where a company or an organization moves away from the normal state and schedules towards better goals in order to increase its effectiveness and also keep up with the changing markets and technologies(Donaldson‚ 1996). During the change process in the organization‚ resistance is always expected from various teams and individuals which include the organizational

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    of resistance to change that he/she may have to face when implanting change? “It is perhaps ironic that‚ given the number of failed change initiatives‚ those who question the need for change are often cast as the villains of the piece‚ as unable to adapt to the dynamic changing conditions of the modern world.”Resistance to change is the action taken by individuals and groups when they perceive that a change is occurring as a threat to them. An individual is likely to resist change for

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    Topic 9 Resistance Q1) Too often behaviour is attributed to individual factors such as personality rather than to systemic causes that may be promoting such behaviour. What are the system or structural issues that promote resistance behaviours in your organization? Q2) Review a recent change in your organization. Can you identify the strategies used to reduce resistance? What other strategies would you use now? Theory Kotter & Schlesinger (2008‚ P.134) demonstrates that the most common ways to

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    likes change is a wet baby. Change‚some thrive on it‚ while others resist it. We as human beings are always resistant to change if we are comfortable with surroundings and ourselves. We do not like to be challenged with change because of fear of the unknown. Resistance is a natural reaction to change. In order to fully change an individual’s style of thinking and working‚ we must understand the theory and techniques in order to break down the barrier of resistance. REASONS FOR RESISTANCE There

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    Most people don’t like change because they don’t like being changed. When change comes into view‚ fear and resistance to change follow. People fight against change because they fear to lose something they value‚ don’t understand the change and its implications don’t think that the change makes sense‚ or find it difficult to cope with either the level or pace of the change. Resistance emerges when there’s a threat to something the individual values. The threat may be real or it may be just a perception

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    the culture of the 60’s in the novel “The outsiders”. Originally the outsiders took place in 1965. This was like the golden year for rock and roll and at its heights. This all influenced culture changes‚ style‚ and musically. Elvis Presley and the Beatles began it all. The first reason is Culture changes throughout the 60’s. The outsiders were the first story to introduce everything that happened back then. In the story‚ there were two types or groups or gangs. The socs and the greasers. Socs

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