The Swedish minority in Finland and its political impact In Finland‚ the Swedish is the second most spoken language‚ and is also the second official one. Historically (Finland belonged to Sweden until 1809)‚ since the sixteenth century‚ this minority has been present on located regions of Finland and has by the time become part of the common culture and identity. The political space for such a minority has to be defined in order to keep the overall cohesion of the country. This minority is
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Benefits to the Hogshead 2 2.0 Typologies 3 2.1 Hofstede 3 2.1.0. Power Distance 3 2.1.1 Individualism Vs Collectivism 4 2.1.2 Masculinity vs. Femininity 4 2.1.3 Uncertainty avoidance 5 2.2 Trompenaars 6 2.2.0 Universalism vs. Particularism 6 2.2.1 Neutral Vs. Emotional 7 2.2.2 Specific Vs. Diffuse 7 2.2.3 Achievement Vs. Ascription 7 3.0 Motivation 8 4.0 Gender Roles 9 5.0 Time and Culture 10 6.0 Human Resource Management 10 7.0 Organisational
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III/ Fons Trompenaars: Kazakhstan is a collective country which prioritizes the group’s needs before individual’s needs. This also means that the people are focusing on the relationship and consider relationship as an important thing. Hence‚ there is a reason for the apparition of nepotism and cronyism in Kazakhstan because they tend to give work to someone that they well know. In addition‚ Kazakhs estimate people based on caste system‚ then people with low caste can not take a high job’s position
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2. In what way has Trompenaar´s research helped explain cultural differences between the united states and France? The Guide Missile culture‚ is a concept lead from Trompenaar´s research (egalitarian tasks / results oriented). In this case there is a low attachment to the company‚ but a strong commitment to professionalism. People show a strong focus on achieving results‚ the actual status does not depend so much on the skills possessed by the hierarchical role but on the contribution to the improvement
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long before Jingo’s birth‚ along with many other Finns looking to start a new life. At the end of her story‚ in exchange for her traditional Finnish books‚ music‚ and art‚ she earned the Michigan Heritage Award. America “D ad had it pretty rough in Finland. He was a beggar boy‚ he went around with a pack sack on his back‚ and worked for a few crusts of bread‚ and he wanted to come to America‚ because he had heard that a man had a chance in America.” Jenny “Jingo” Viitala Vachon2 1 Aslani‚ Layla. "Jingo’s
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create most of this controversy. Jaanus and Jukka are brothers who are born in Finland. Jukka move’s out of Finland and he becomes a Canadian‚ in name‚ in body and in soul. Jaanus relocates to Canada several years later‚ but he’s different. When Jaanus moves to Canada he doesn’t become a Canadian. He is a Finn living in Canada. His body is in Canada but his name‚ and his soul still belong to Finland. When Jaanus first enters the play he insists that his name is Karkulainen. This
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Fons Trompenaars’ Four Types of Corporate Culture Guided Missile – a project-oriented approach; concerned with results. This group looks for practical solutions to shared challenges via multi-disciplinary teams. The U.K. and U.S. fit into this group. Familial – this is a power-oriented model in which a ‘family’ approach is taken. Power comes from high but is well known and there is a deep concern for all members. Japan and Belgium fit into this model. Eiffel Tower – a role-oriented group in which
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Report 15.10.2012 Strategic importance of the Barents region in the European context The Barents region is located in the high north of Europe and consists of four countries: Russia‚ Finland‚ Norway and Sweden. This area‚ unlike‚ western territories‚ is “wild”‚ meaning huge territory‚ low-populated and untouched nature with a huge amount of natural resources. The area has a huge potential‚ which can be realised. In order to do that‚ we‚ firstly‚ have to understand the
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polo game in 1952 Melbourne Olympics boycotts in the 1980 Moscow games and also the 1956 Helsinki Games all have proof that the Cold War has to do with some of the events that happened during those games. The 1952 Olympics were held in Helsinki‚ Finland. . These games largely reflected on the Cold War. The Soviet Union finally returned to the Games after being away since 1912. But‚ instead of living in the same Olympic Village with all the other athletes‚ they set up their own little village for
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It is important highlight that I will adopt two different terms to group these countries. By Scandinavian countries I mean Norway‚ Sweden and Denmark while the wider concept of „Nordic nations‟ includes all five countries Norway‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Finland and Iceland. In a second moment‚ I will show how new external and internal pressures threatened the welfare state model and deviated the Nordic countries from their common path. As result‚ a convergence between them with other OECD countries occurred
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