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Mergers and Blending Cultures

for the organizations bottom line, is that in which corporate culture embraces accountability but also encourages thoughtful risk-...

American Family Values

is much more acceptable for families to be "blended" or for couples to have babies out of wedlock now. In fact, to some extent, Ho...

Culture of Japan and Zen Buddhism

into Zen Buddhism, which absorbed much of its metaphysical orientation from Taoist teachings (Suzuki 4). Unlike Indian Buddhism,...

Case Study on Project Systems Management

to report to (Kerzner, 2003). He also points out (and again, this is important for our upcoming case study), that the typi...

Asia and the U.S. Nonverbal Communication Differences

different between the United States and Asia. In Asia, its best to maintain as neutral an expression as possible, with some seeing...

Gender Roles and the Mundurucu Culture

and status of the men and women were completely reversed: The men were confined to the separate houses in the village and the area...

History's 'Longest War'

to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...

Literacy, Language, Culture And Identity

identity for people, a sense of where they themselves belong in history as well as in their own culture (Moll, 2001). If we consi...

Intel Corporation Analysis

different arenas. However, there is a very serious lack of minorities and women at top levels. Introduction and Industry Analysi...

Organisational Culture; A Case Study

and ever changing (Trice and Beyer, 1993). Organisational culture embodies what is and is not accepted within an organisation in t...

Assessing the Culture of the Company through News Articles Applying International Management Cultural Dimension Models

cultural influences. Looking at the background of both these countries there are similarities and differences which will help plac...

Asian Cultures and Business Management

separate provisions that include: equipment and supplies; games and practice schedule; per diem and travel; academic tutoring; coa...

The Relationship between Culture Modernity in South Korea

rituals undertaken in line with societal values of the time which may reflect events, to architecture output which lasts well beyo...

Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions; The Case of Santander and Abbey National

after the acquisition of Abbey National (Harwood, 2005). Santander is a Spanish bank, was performing well in its own marke...

Using Technology to Manage Ethics

point is valid. He asks his listeners to consider a situation in which the government "eliminates" someone; if a person were to ac...

Overview of Culture and Cultural Diversity

to their ethnic, religious and/or racial origin. When educators and policymakers speak of cultural diversity, and particularly reg...

Religion: Symbols, Systems, Thought and Practice

strong independent Church (based on the assumption of the Corpus Christianum common to all three confessions) through which he des...

A Common Difficulty in International Business Operations; Culture Differences

they are instigated and can often be seen as a reflection of the values and working methods of the senior management. While many b...

Cultural Consideration in Psychiatry

can complicate the provision of care for some Moroccan patients. Several more considerations will be outlined in the remainder of...

Gary Jennings/Aztec

eloquent, but "inadequate to catch every individual word, not to mention nuances and adroit turns of phrase" (11). As this illustr...

Italian Business Culture

of prescribed gender roles. Societies that express a high degree of masculinity (MAS), as versus femininity. High MAS cultures are...

Cultural Influences on Medical Care; Indian Hindus

is in charge of all domestic affairs. Younger newly wed couples will often live with one set of parents, even if they are going to...

Culture and Socialization; Assessing Change

it may vary from person to person and organisation to organisation, however, when entering an organisation it is often possible to...

Anthropology of Rock Music

The Science Daily reports that songs with violent lyrics increase aggression ("Violent Music Lyrics," 2003). A study conducted by ...

Leadership and the Creation or Maintenance of Positive Cultures

to ensure that the rules were obeyed and the productively was maintained or increased. (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The focu...

Can Cultural Values Have A Significant Impact On Business Structure, Strategy And Economic Performance At A National Level?

in the following way; " if the market is the fundamental means of allocating resources then, in order to work properly, it must be...

Popular Culture: Forging a Distinctive Identity

Each of these distinctive elements of society sprang from the pressing need to forge a distinctive self identity. Each was fed by...

Frankfurt School & View on Mass Culture

way, attempted to "fix" Marxism and their ideas came to be known as "Critical Theory."5 When Horkheimer became director of the Ins...

The Relationship Of Sharia Law And Islam

in the Islamic world is to cultivate and perpetuate a sense of unity where jurisprudence is concerned, otherwise known as the ongo...

Hispanics and Drug Use

the problem. B. Reluctance to seek treatment. C. Less belief in positive outcome of treatment. D. Direct confrontation can be coun...