Part I – The Art of Crossing Cultures 1. What is a cultural incident? According to Storti‚ there are Type I and Type II incidents. Describe each with a specific cross-cultural example. Type 2 are those incidents where the expat’s behavior confuse‚ frustrates‚ or otherwise puts off someone from another culture. In the first instance the expat is the "victim‚" if you perpetrator. In both cases‚ incidentally‚ it is the expat who suffers the most. A cross-cultural encounter‚ by
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the most defining influence on human interaction. Culture provides the overall framework in which humans learn to organize their thoughts‚ emotions‚ and behaviors in relation to their environment" (1). By going through the five dimensions of the cultural context of Brazil‚ a lot is revealed about the interesting culture‚ and gives a better understanding of how Brazilians live. The first dimension in the cultural context is whether the culture is individualistic or collectivistic. Most Latin
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Culture The values‚ beliefs‚ behaviour and material objects that form a people’s way of life. - Nonmaterial culture Ideas created by members of a society - Material culture Tangible things created by members of a society - Only humans rely on culture rather than instinct to ensure survival. The Components of Culture - Although culture vary‚ they all have five common components: a) Symbols b) Language c) Values d) Beliefs
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present paper contrasts the importance of two divergent approaches to training‚ approaches that are either universalistic (etic) or particularistic (emic) in nature. While most extant literature on cross-cultural communication focuses primarily on culture-specific-emic-approaches‚ this paper stresses the value of also drawing on pan-cultural-universalistic-approaches. We illustrate the utility of such an approach through the example of "politeness" theory (Brown & Levinson‚ 1978‚ 1987). Politeness
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Culture in simplicity is a body of learned behavior‚ a collection of beliefs‚ habits and traditions‚ shared by a group of people and successively learned by people who enter the society. Furthermore‚ culture is learned‚ not inherited. If this is correct‚ then it can be assumed that it is not impossible to learn new cultural traits and to unlearn old ones. Therefore‚ it must be feasible to integrate cultural differences. Cultural adaptation would involve many essentials as‚ language; verbal and non-verbal
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Culture stereotypes – how to avoid culture conflicts The world today is a multicultural society. A globalization has brought a greater diversity to communities. Although we live in post-modern world‚ there are still believes‚ which can carry narrow-minded character concerning members of some nation. Culture stereotype is the way of categorizing people in to the group and assuming that everyone who has the same culture‚ religion‚ values and race would act the same way. Stereotypes are generalizations
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Julie Carnes Culture Shock SOC 120 University of Phoenix If I were visiting the villages of the Yanomamo I would need to prepare myself in more ways than one. Since culture shock affects you emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally you would need to prepare yourself for what you were about to experience. Since culture shock can either happen right away or after being some place different for a few days‚ it’s important to plan ahead. If I were planning a trip to Venezuela or Brazil‚ where the
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A Culture of Respect: How Can Leaders Create a Culture of Respect in an Industrial Organization? ORGL 506 Gonzaga University John Gergich ORGL 506 A1 Professor Barbara McLaughlin February 19th‚ 2012 Abstract This paper provides an overview of research surrounding the importance of creating a culture of respect within an industrial organization. The research identifies key definitions of respect as well as other principles interrelated to respect such as honesty‚ integrity
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Confrontation of Culture Everyone is shaped by their own culture whether they know about it or not. Our very thoughts and actions are dependent on our culture. These thoughts and actions are so ingrained that we don’t even think about them until we are confronted with another culture and another way of doing things. Culture is not confined to an eve or a celebration. It is something which is a way or pattern people of particular region and religion follow. I could strongly say this from my
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aims to align TechFite’s culture more closely to Endothon’s workplace culture. They are seeking the assistance of an organizational consultant to aid in this acquisition. The consultant must analyze and understand the workplace culture clash between the two firms in order to implement a model of change‚ establish a structure‚ and effectively overcome resistance to the change. The process is time consuming but it will ensure a successful merger between the two firms. Culture Classification. Endothon
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