RESPONSE ARTICLE 4 By: Venny Christayani R. (112012006) Intercultural Encounter in a Working Place Living together with people from different cultural context will expose us to the differences of the culture clearer rather than its similarities (Pattiwael‚ 2015). This kind of situation is faced by the Americans and the Japanese people who have experienced an intercultural encounter in the movie of “Gung Ho”. Gung Ho is a movie that tells about the clash of cultures after a certain group of Japanese
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In 1978-83‚ Geert Hofstede conducted a study on world culture differences‚ as he interviewed numerous IBM workers from various countries (Marcus and Gould‚ 2000). Through the research and data analysis‚ Hofstede could differentiate the similarities and variances among the respondents (Marcus and Gould‚ 2000). Therefore‚ from the research‚ he developed his theory on the world different cultures and came up with essential dimensions (Marcus and Gould‚ 2000). Power distance refers to the level as
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Did you know that Finland once believed in many gods? Finland and America are very alike in religion and music. They have different taste in indoor leisure and sports. The life expectancy and beliefs are very alike‚ but Finland’s life expectancy is higher. So if you want a very varied life live in Finland. Finland and The United States of America are alike and different in many ways in religion and music. The religions prove this point. The USA is mainly Christian branching out into catholic‚ methodist
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How important are teachers in education? In the modern education system‚ students are seemingly fed prescribed knowledge‚ rather than core knowledge. Prescribed knowledge supplied to us students deprives us of the ability to think critically‚ and perhaps challenge the status quo. It ingrains a sense of conformity within us‚ where opposing another person’s views seems a crime. The primary purpose of education‚ in my opinion‚ is to help us find out true selves‚ help us trigger our passion‚ and teach
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Geert Hofstede vs. Fons Trompenaars Introduction How do we market in different cultures? Although we have done many researches about the different cultures‚ marketing‚ which is as a discipline‚ has lagged behind other researches in recognizing the need for it. Before we have found the importance of marketing in different cultures‚ usually‚ the approach for marketing was too simple‚ and we often use the economic theory to explain facts and solve problems‚ however‚ international marketing and
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The question of whether Finland should join NATO has lain relatively dormant for the majority of the time since the end of the Cold War. While a discussion occasionally flared up in public‚ official political circles seemed to not give the option serious consideration – Finland has a tradition of neutrality in that regard that there was no point in breaking. However‚ the crisis in Ukraine has not only brought the question to the fore in Finland again‚ it has also led to a repeated suggestion for
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Finland vs. USA Did you know that Finland’s education is the best education? Finland’s elementary is similar to the USA but also very different. Finland and the US’s middle schools are very different. College is very important and Finland and the US they are different in ways but they teach the same things. If you want to have a good education go to Finland. Finland elementary is mostly different than the USA. Finland is to be said the number one schooling in the world. Finland education is free
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average IQ is 1 higher than the USA’s? Finland starts school at a later age than the USA‚ Finland and USA have some of the best colleges in the world‚ there are a lot more involved in training in Finland. The schools are a little bit better in Finland. The reason why the Finland is so advanced is because they start school at a later age. Even though they still do 12 years of school. The kids get no test during school. They have 72 minutes of recess in Finland. Their teachers stay with them for about
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com/loi/reco20 Nature tourists’ response to ecolabels in Oulanka PAN Park‚ Finland Riikka Puhakka & Pirkko Siikamäki a a a b Oulanka Research Station/Thule Institute‚ University of Oulu‚ Oulu‚ Finland b Metsähallitus‚ Luontopalvelut‚ Kuusamo‚ Finland Version of record first published: 18 Jan 2012. To cite this article: Riikka Puhakka & Pirkko Siikamäki (2012): Nature tourists’ response to ecolabels in Oulanka PAN Park‚ Finland‚ Journal of Ecotourism‚ 11:1‚ 56-73 To link to this article: http://dx
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Self and Peer Evaluation‚ by 30 April 2013 In the evaluation you will have to think‚ evaluate and write about what you and your class mates have learned during the study unit and how you and they have taken part in the lectures and group assignments. This assignment is set to bring new insights to one’s own thinking and to support personal learning. The point in this task is to evoke critical thinking‚ practice selfreflective skills and connect one’s personal learning to previous experience. Self-reflection
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