term Culture Shock is used to describe the emotional rollercoaster that someone experiences when living in a new country. Anyone who has worked and lived in a foreign country will experience culture shock of some sort. Recognizing culture shock is an important way of being able to deal with it. Dealing with it helps minimize the risk of becoming disillusioned with a new country and the possibility of deciding that a quick return “home” is the only solution. The four stages of culture shock are: excitement
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My Personal Cultural Background Kim Stringfield-Davis University of Phoenix Soc/315 November 20‚ 2008 My Personal Cultural Background Within this paper this student will discuss how the aspects of ones cultural background can shape and define the structure of their being. By analyzing each source of ones cultural programming‚ one can define the how and why of different behaviors‚ beliefs‚ and morals. Individuals draw from multiple sources that form their personality and character
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are developing the strategic skill set to master doing business across cultures. Cross-cultural core competence is at the crux of today’s sustainable competitive advantage. If one day you’re asked to manage a supply chain in Malaysia‚ the next day you’re managing your virtual team in China‚ and the next you’re optimizing your company’s call center in India‚ you know that it’s just not possible to be an expert in every culture or geography in which you do business. What is possible is developing the
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Chinese culture and Western culture‚ an interesting comparison. East is east and West is west; never the twain shall meet. This one line pretty much sums up this never ending debate on the differences between the Chinese culture and the Western culture. Many westerners‚ when they visit China for the first time are in fact shocked to see the customs and traditions in China. But the same holds true for the people of China who go to western countries for the first time. What is to be remembered is the
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Culture- Impact on Business Environment “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. These are strong words indeed from the first Prime Minister of Independent India and as the borders across the globe become more and more irrelevant‚ understanding of one another’s culture has become a crucial aspect to succeed in this globalized world. From simply creating a web-site or physically opening a store in a foreign country‚ understanding local culture is often overlooked
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Head: CULTURE EXPERIENCE Experience on Thailand and Japanese Culture Bertha Torres 3/29/2014 Abstract The culture event I will be attending is to a friend’s home to learn about Thai and Japanese Culture. Once a month we meet at a friend’s home to learn about each other’s culture. In our group we have Indian‚ Mexican‚ White‚ Korean and Japanese and Thai. At this event we will learn how to cook and enjoy the food of the culture food.
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『 Difference And Similarity In Culture ~Edo and Meiji‚ in terms of cultural history~ 』 Do you like your own culture? People often say “culture is a symbol of our country.” I agree with this opinion‚ for I think culture helps the people learning about foreign country to understand what the country is. Then‚ how has our own culture been formed? Needless to say‚ culture has the long-term history‚ which gives the office to us to understand how it was formed. Today‚ I plan to talk about Japanese
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1. What is meant by culture? Culture exists in every society. It is the specific learned norms based on attitudes‚ values and beliefs. It shares by a large group of people. Culture is often based on long standing traditions that have been passed from elders to the younger generation. Culture not only influences daily life but also affects business transaction that takes place in that community. Culture can vary from country to country and even area to area doing business in a foreign country can
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According to Edward Tylor‚ culture is defined as ‘a complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and other capabilities acquired by man as a member of society’ (Dowling et al.‚ 2009). Indeed‚ culture is defined by norms‚ values‚ social interactions‚ language and others personal components shared by groups of people across the world. From a country to another‚ humans have developed different types of symbolic‚ aesthetic expressions‚ beliefs and codes of behaviour which
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abroad and culture shock Are you planning to study in the UK? Are you looking forward to an exciting time‚ with high expectations of life in Britain? If you have been to the UK already‚ then you will roughly know what to expect. If it is your first time in the country - and perhaps your first time abroad - you may find that settling in is not an automatic process but that it requires a bit of effort. You may be surprised by this‚ and at some stage you will probably use the term culture shock to explain
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