SOCIAL EVOLUTIONISM & HISTORICISM (Aguilar‚ Alexa Nicole Dizon‚ Isabela Maquimot‚ Jaimee Faye) * Introduction to Social/Sociocultural Evolutionism Commonalities among Classical Theories * Social Evolution is the process by which structural reorganization is affected through time‚ eventually producing a form or structure which is qualitatively different from the ancestral form. * Society is inevitable to change. * Societies start out in a primitive state and gradually become
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Cultural Dimensions: China vs. World Average . Retrieved May 28‚ 2011‚ from Cultural Dimensions in China: http://www.geert-hofstede.com Cultural‚ C Cultures‚ I. B. (2011). Universalism versus particularism. Retrieved MAY 28‚ 2011‚ from International Business Cultures: http://www.via-web.de/universalism-versus-particularism/ cyborlink Fitzgerald‚ H. (2002). Cross Cultural Communication for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Frenchs Forest‚ NSW‚ Australia: David Cunningham. Gallo‚ F. (2009‚ June 23). Individualism
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work with Shell in nine countries. Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner have developed a model of culture with seven dimensions. There are five orientations covering the ways in which human beings deal with each other.: 1. Universalism vs. particularism (What is more important‚ rules or relationships?) 2. Individualism vs. collectivism (communitarianism) (Do we function in a group or as individuals?) 3. Neutral vs. emotional (Do we display our emotions?) 4. Specific vs. diffuse (How separate
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Meaning and Dimensions of Culture Chapter 4 Chapter Outline The nature of culture The nature of culture Values and folkways Comparing cultural values Sub-cultures and cultural change How culture affects management – see page 95 How cultures view each other Chapter Outline (2) Cultural dimensions – how people look at life Hofstede’s dimensions Country clusters – countries with similar cultural dimensions Trompenaar’s dimensions The Nature of Culture Culture is
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2.Employees consistently rank oral and written communication at the top of the list of skills they seek in job candidates‚even ahead of honesty‚integrity‚and computer skills.Why are communication skills so important to employers? Communication promotes motivation by informing and clarifying to the employees about the tasks to be done‚the manner they are performing thetask‚and how to improve performance if it is not up to the mark. Communication is a source of information to the organizational members
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Chapter 5 : Philippine Values VALUES - Comes from the Latin word “valere”‚ which means to be strong or to be worth. -Those standards by which a group of society judges the desirability and importance of people‚ ideas‚ actions or objects. -shared conceptions of or beliefs in what are considered desirable or undesirable. - Something deserving of one’s best effort‚ something worth living for‚ and if need be worth dying for. DEFINITION OF VALUES - Enduring conception of the preferable which influences
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Mathew‚ Luke‚ and Paul; a Comparison Christianity is a mission bound religion; every players in the bible had a mission stipulated and placed upon them. General‚ the ‘’mission’’ in Christianity have a long history from the early creation days finding its way through the law‚ kings‚ prophets‚ and getting its fulfillment in the new testament through Jesus Christ mission to save the world. However‚ Christianity to laymen and many other theology scholars is a complicated religion today. Many people give
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1. No she should back out the deal. Not only is it illegal but it’s stupid as well. The point is to make a profit. Spending ridiculous un-needed money is hurtful to the company. If another customer finds out it’s bad‚ if the government finds out it’s bad‚ all around it’s a bad situation. Not only that‚ but you risk damaging your good image by doing business with a business that is ultimately corrupt. You don’t need to bribe clients to take you’re your business. Your product and customer service should
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Cross Cultural Management in Russia February 24‚ 2008 Business Management in Russia The purpose of this paper is to educate me as I prepare to embark on a journey of management of a bunch of Russians as well as having to report to a Russian boss. There are many areas I will need to have an operational understanding of to successfully supervise the native people of Russia. These areas of the Russian culture I will need to have a functional knowledge of include‚ but won’t be limited to‚ attitudes
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EUR148 Cross-cultural management Critically evaluate the contributions of two cross-cultural management theorists in understanding and resolving international management issues. Relate your answer to two cultures which are not your own - identify and concentrate on significant differences between the two cultures which arise from the theories. Make your choice of theorists from: Geert Hofstede; Nancy Adler; Edgar Schein; Fons Trompenaars; Edward Hall; House et al; Marie-Joëlle Browaeys and
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