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Credit Suisse First Boston and Corporate Culture

as CEO; and the installation of Brady Dougal as the most recent CEO. Without direct experience in the industry or in the organiza...

Folk Culture Conceptualization

Giollain, 2000; 4). In this we can understand that a folk culture is actually something of a rebellion against certain aspects of ...

Cultures and Face to Face Communication

in terms of the context in which that information is transmitted (Hall, 1977). Communication between people is probably the...

The Organizational Culture of an Architecture Company

than many firms. Another part of this companys reputation is innovative designs. One reason for the companys speed is the effectiv...

Family Culture and the Importance of 'Nonna's Apron'

primarily white, with some red and green piping and a large image of an eagle in the middle. The apron has two large ties that go...

Movie Fight Club and Gender in Culture

this when Edward Nortons character slowly develops the alter ego played by Brad Pitt. Edward Nortons character wants nothing to do...

Linguistics and Culture

cultures differ in both their material and their philosophical experiences. Languages evolve in accordance with those differences...

Diversity and Corporate Culture

of any kind (McGraw Hill, 2002, p. 229). These laws also cover the types of questions that may and may not be asked in the intervi...

The Importance of National Culture in Human Resource Management Practice

development (Theories of national culture). Nationalism and the rise of nation-states owes a lot to the invention of the printing ...

Egypt Invasion by Napoleon and Culture Clashes

that in Egypt, he would not be able to simply occupy and conquer as he had previously. For, here was a firmly entrenched religion...

Italians, Immigrants, and Culture

p. 187). There are, in fact, several authors including Mead who see the ongoing development of identity as an issue of constructi...

Sherpa People and High Altitude Cultures and Physiological Responses

Acute mountain sickness (AMS)is one of the more common illnesses that inflict travelers to high altitudes (Jansen, Krins, and Basn...

Communication as Culture by James Carey

in all industrial cultures-and dominates contemporary dictionary entries under the term. It is defined by terms such as imparting,...

Popular Culture, Gender Constructs, and 'New Femininities'

and behaviours, and seen as being in direct opposition to "femininity", which is equally constrained in its parameters, and define...

Culture of China and Corruption

last indefinitely (Ettorre, 1994). The reassurances were of little comfort to expatriate managers who were in the position of hav...

Russia and Germany Business Etiquette and Culture

German engineering remains a marvel of the Western world, however. Business travelers would do well to equate the precision of Ge...

U.S. Culture and Society as Determined by Women's Economic Role

of the novel, traces the life and times of a midwife during the late 1700s to the early 1800s. Through her diary entries one can s...

Chicago's Mexican Culture

the construction of a vast network of railroads (Robinson, 1998). Even more arrived after World War II to work in Chicagos many s...

How Culture and Ecology Play a Role in Food Choices and Food Preparation

grow up learning how to cook authentic Chinese fare and crave stir fry vegetables. Another individual who grew up in a Jewish fami...

Women in Traditional Japanese and Chinese Cultures

the difficulties of the relationship (Hooker, 1996). Her husband was frequently absent and had numerous illicit affairs "with othe...

THE ROLE OF LEADERS IN A HEALTHY ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

cultures arent quite so extreme. Still, an organizations leader can set the tone for an organizations health. The leader who has a...

Popular Culture of 1950s America

not something that sprung up in the 1990s or 1980s. Yes, it is a 1950s phenomenon ("Film History of the 1950s"). McDonalds was fra...

Infection Sentinel Event Outcomes

myriad. They can range from poorly designed equipment to overwork; poor communication to lack of safeguards (Kohn, Corrigan and D...

Interpretation of Readings on Culture, Language

and also how the idea of "class" enters into this equation. For example, Weis finds that issues concerning class, within the gener...

An Examination of Food and Culture

the chapter goes on, other ideas are expressed. There is attention given to other cultures. Yes, culture still plays a major role....

Gender Reversal in Indigenous Culture

American Native groups as well. For many indigenous cultutes, in fact, gender-reversed individuals have played important ...

Considering Michael Fullan’s Book “Leading in a Culture of Change”

says something interesting about leaders, namely that although we face difficult and complex problems in all areas of our lives, w...

Two Cultures: Canadian First Peoples and the Maori of New Zealand

First Nations, 26 percent are M?tis and five percent are Inuit" (A look at Canada, 2006). "First Nations" is a term that has been ...

China (Country Culture)

Hence, they may react by rejecting a partner in such a way that appears unreasonable. Zinzius (2004) writes: "Chinese place great...

IKEA and the Creation and Maintenance of a Healthy Organizational Culture

well being of employees might fall under that camp. Attention to employee development and allowing personal aspects to merge with ...