1). Intercultural communication focuses on “sharing of meanings” across cultures‚ whereas cross-cultural communication focuses on comparisons of communication styles. Using a variety of academic sources‚ evaluate both of these theories to determine which is the most useful for developing effective communication with people from other cultures. You may also draw on personal experience in the development of your argument. Everyone in this world is in one way or another influenced or affected by culture
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hospitality industry is a large industry where cross cultural incidents are always an issue. A comparative study between Chinese and American culture will be made in social and business context followed by a theoretical approach using cultural dimensions to explain the differences among the cultures. The results will be used to suggest and recommend methods to overcome cultural conflicts and tensions Contents 1.0 Background 2 2.0 Introduction 3 3.0 Cultural awareness for tourism and hospitality 4 4
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Cross-Cultural Conflicts in the Corning-Vitro Joint Venture Corning Inc. is a US company that has a record of some 40 successful global joint ventures over the course of 73 years. Their success rate in joint ventures is over 80 percent which is well above the 50 percent average for successful foreign and national alliances. Through their years of success and experience‚ their formula for determining whether to partner with another organization boiled down to two factors. First‚ will the
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Assess Rachels’ critique of the main argument for normative cultural relativism (NCR)‚ i.e.‚ the Cultural Differences Argument. How might a proponent of NCR respond to Rachels critique? Is the response effective? Why or why not? In this essay‚ I will discuss James Rachels’ article “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism”‚ in which he criticizes the normative cultural relativism argument which is about how different cultures have different moral codes‚ thus there is no single
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE 1990 GULF WAR TO THE 2003 IRAQ INVASION. DID THE POSITION OF ARAB REGIMES DIFFER? The Gulf War in 1990 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003 both had a profound impact not just on the countries directly involved - primarily Iraq and the United States (US) - but also on the geo-politics of the world. Arguably‚ the War ended in a stalemate because the Iraqi regime that had started the War by invading Kuwait remained in power. Perhaps inevitably then‚ in March 2003 the US and its
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such as Hinduism entering into a knowledge-rich Asia Minor‚ or a philosophy-defined Eastern Europe. In like manner‚ the barbarian invasions into the Western Roman Empire defined the history of Europe for centuries to come. And it was not one barbaric nation; several tribes appeared. The mixing of these barbaric tribes with advanced Roman thought resulted in military‚ cultural‚ socio-economic‚ and political changes‚ marking the very beginning of the Middle Ages. Of first note is to what extent the “mixing”
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formula developed by Kogut and Singh in 1988 in the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)? Explain the formula in your own words. In the formula CD means the culture difference between two countries. Iij is the country score in a certain cultural dimension. Vi is the Variance of the score of one of the 4 dimensions. If this formula is filled in‚ the CD between 2 countries will come out. 2. What is the difference between mean and variance? Can you explain the example given in the lecture
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Business Negotiation: A Cross Cultural Perspective from Collectivism and Individualism Introduction Business negotiation can be defined as "a process in which two or more entities come together to discuss common and conflicting interests in order to reach an agreement of mutual benefit" (Harris and Moran‚ 1987‚ p.55). As we know the international business negotiations are significantly increased accompany with the ever-increasing interdependent relationships due to globalization. According to
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Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism may attribute to the differences btw Religion & Magic. Ethnocentrism is a cultural attitude that one’s own culture is the best‚ thus we evaluate other cultures on the basis of our own cultural perspective. On the other hand‚ Cultural Relativism is opposite of ethnocentrism and is based on understanding other cultures in the context of that culture only and not from our own cultural standard. According to Durkheim religion is a system of beliefs and practices
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Matrix SOC 315 ETHNOCENTRISM MATRIX Review the characteristics listed in each of the following categories: “Presumed American Cultural Norms” and “Presumed Cultural Norms of Other Cultures.” Based on personal experience‚ list the possible advantages and disadvantages of each cultural norm. Also‚ indicate whether the norms are true. Presumed American Cultural Norms | |True/False |Advantages |Disadvantages
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