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  • Comparative Culture

    Comparative Culture

    There are hundreds of religions in this world. Of them two are the most prominent, it is averaged that there are 0 million people practicing Islam, and another 1 billion practicing Christianity (CIA). The start of Islam is actually derived form Christianity, history books indicates that one night in the year 610, the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel (In Christianity this is the same Angel

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    Essay Length: 1,301 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Culture of Philadelphia Sport Fans Vs. Los Angeles Sports Fans

    The Culture of Philadelphia Sport Fans Vs. Los Angeles Sports Fans

    The Culture of Philadelphia Sport Fans vs. Los Angeles Sports Fans There is much difference between West Coast and East Coast sports fans, many coaches, players and reports know this when coming to Philadelphia, some people hate it while so people love it. After coming to Philadelphia to coach the Flyers, Coach Ken Hitchcock, came out and said that the fans in Philadelphia were some of the best fans he ever been around. “Every game

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    Essay Length: 466 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Hip Hop Culture

    Hip Hop Culture

    Assignment for Media with Cultural Studies Level Two Youth Cultures, Subcultures and Industry Hip-Hop Culture This essay aims to examine the importance of the Hip-Hop culture in 21st century society. It will begin with consideration of the history of Hip-Hop, discussing its stylistic adaptations, cultural preferences and concerns, referring to the studies of black culture by Ellis Cashmore and Mark Neal. Within this I will explore the ethnicity and authenticity of the culture, with reference

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Artur
  • Coldstone Creamery Culture

    Coldstone Creamery Culture

    On a warm Friday night in June, three female college freshmen each have $10 to make the night enjoyable. One wants to see a show, one wants ice cream to cool off and the other cannot make up her mind. With the student tickets to the movies being $9.50, that leaves them with 50 cents left. Hmm, not enough for ice cream. While driving around they spot a line maybe a dozen people long, intrigued

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    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Culture Paper; General Electric

    Culture Paper; General Electric

    Culture Paper; General Electric According to General Electric (2005), “A project consists of a group of work orders that are executed as a coherent whole with specific resource, cost, and time objectives” (www.ge.com). General Electric or GE, is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. General Electric Company engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of various products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control, and utilization

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper MBA/500 Foundations of Problem-Based Learning R. Garth Ferrell April 23, 2006 University of Phoenix Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Every day people make decisions that may have profound effect on their personal and/or professional lives as well as the lives of others. The decision people make have a foundation on their personal, cultural, and perhaps organizational values. When these values

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Anna
  • Visual Culture

    Visual Culture

    Symbols and images have a more than significant impact on one?s views of the world. Since childhood, a person?s brain uses representation of images into meanings to make sense of their world. These images then go on to being either the truth or falsehood and base a person?s views of the world for the rest of their life. All this can be explained through the idea of representation of everyday cultural mediums; such as

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    Essay Length: 802 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Fatih
  • National, Political and Cultural

    National, Political and Cultural

    National, Political, and Cultural. What are we? Where do we belong? All three of these identities are evident in our daily lives, and although we may not be aware of it, they affect our lifestyles in a large way. We as Canadians have great national pride. Walking through Abbott's halls I tried to count the number of Canadian flags on other student's backpacks and ended up losing count. We drink Molson Canadian and worship the

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    Essay Length: 329 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Building a Culture for Sustaining Change at Crystel

    Building a Culture for Sustaining Change at Crystel

    Running head: CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN Building a Culture for Sustaining Change at CrysTel Student Name University of Phoenix Introduction A reliable change management plan is often required to overcome workplace resistance when employees are presented with a new way of doing things. Change management is a strategy designed to transition from the status quo to some new ideal way of doing business. CrysTel, a growing telecommunications company, finds itself in a very dynamic industry that

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Top
  • Beowulfs Culture Compared to Society Today

    Beowulfs Culture Compared to Society Today

    Despite numerous cultural and technological advancements, life in America today continues to resemble the Anglo-Saxon world. Although it may take time and some loss of pride to admit it, since characteristics of human nature have stayed the same in the work place as to personal relationships, the similarities between the two worlds are remarkable. A king or the modern-day boss chooses the best worker in the land through their experience in battle or a resume

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    Essay Length: 426 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Hip Hop Is a Culture

    Hip Hop Is a Culture

    “Hip Hop is a Culture” The “hip hop culture” has taken over popular culture in an unprecedented fashion. Because of its enormous cross-over appeal, the hip hop culture has made a home in main-stream media. Although created by black youths on the street, hip hop's influence has become worldwide. Approximately % of the rap and hip hop audience is non-black. It has gone from the streets of inner-cities, to the suburbs, and into the corporate

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    Essay Length: 1,298 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution

    The Cultural Revolution was lead by Mao Zedong, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He wanted to renew the spirit of the Chinese Revolution. He feared that China would start developing along the thoughts of the Soviet models, and he was also concerned about his name in History. Therefore, he led the cities of China into a agitated situation, a land full of protest. Mao wanted China to have peasants, workers and educated people working

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    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Cultural Difference Between Hong Kong and the U.S.

    Cultural Difference Between Hong Kong and the U.S.

    Cultural Difference between Hong Kong and the U.S. Hong Kong has been one of the most prosperous cities in the world for many years. The idea of Hong Kong being returned to China was frightening many Hong Kong people in the early 80s, but the handover turned out to be a memorable moment for most of the citizens. Today, Hong Kong is no longer a colony of Britain and Chinese are holding most of the

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • Corporate Structure and Culture Description: Good Sport

    Corporate Structure and Culture Description: Good Sport

    Corporate Structure and Culture Description: Good Sport Good Sport’s overall corporate structure is a rather formal and hierarchical one, with each department nearly insulated from the others in their culture. The segregation of each department in the daily activities allows each one to take on its own character, which develops into the assumptions, beliefs, and behavioral expectations that McShane & Von Glinow (2005) discuss in their definition of Organizational Culture. This is best seen in

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: July
  • Tobacco Culture of the South Cerca 1700

    Tobacco Culture of the South Cerca 1700

    The Colonial Influence Look at a pack of cigarettes, you’ll read on the side label; smoking causes lung cancer, lung disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy, showing the consumer the negative consequences of smoking cigarettes Yet tobacco is still one of the largely used drugs on the market. It has had a lasting impression on today’s society. Researchers have notice that the nicotine, which is found in tobacco, has an impact on the human

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    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    Steve Kafka, an American of Czech origin and a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza, has decided to expand his business into the Czech Republic. He knows it is a risky decision; when he became a franchisor, he had to overcome a lot of difficulties. Steve anticipates he will face some of these difficulties again at the new location in Prague, Czech Republic. Although he was born in the United States, he has family and friends

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    Essay Length: 1,144 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Yan
  • Cultural Differences on Drinking

    Cultural Differences on Drinking

    Cultural Differences on Drinking Last summer I was selected as a student ambassador with People to People and had the privilege of traveling to England. One of the main cultural differences I experienced was walking into a restaurant and witnessing a 16 year old drinking a beer. In England, drinking is permitted at a very young age in a private place or with your parents. Even though the law states that you must be 16

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Popular Culture

    Popular Culture

    Pop Culture 1. People feel that pop culture is a bane. - People feel that it is an insult to artistic quality - They think pop culture serves as a distraction for young people from more important pursuits such as studies and careers. Elaboration: Pop culture finds its expression in the mass circulation of items from areas such as fashion, music, sport and film. Thus, it is easy for youths to blindly follow what others

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cross Cultural Management

    Cross Cultural Management

    SEMINAR IN CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS Syllabus for IB 3105- Section 001 Fall 2005 Instructor: Jeffrey Harper Office: BA 172 Phone: 742-2041 Email: HARPER@ba.ttu.edu Website: http://harper.ba.ttu.edu Office Hours: by appointment from 7.30 am- 4.30 pm M-Friday Section 001: Tuesdays and Thursday s 8-9.20am room 258 Prerequisites: The student must be studying abroad the following semester. The student must be in the Rawls College of Business Administration. Purpose of this course: To provide students with a logical

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: July
  • The Northern and Southern Cultural Differences

    The Northern and Southern Cultural Differences

    The Northern and Southern Cultural Differences During the 18th century differences in life, thought, and interests had developed between the Southern and Northern colonies. The origin of these differences grew from the differences in religion, economics, and social structures between the Southern and Northern Colonies. Slavery, manufacturing, education, and agriculture influenced the everyday way of life for the colonists. This has had everlasting effects on America till this day. Agriculture and environment were factors in

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Organizational Research Culture

    Organizational Research Culture

    Organizational Culture Research 2 Organizational Culture Research Beaumont Services Company, L.L.C. is an organization that provides services to other organizations, such as construction management, facilities management, and audit preparation for medical organizations. This organization appeals to me because it concentrates on cost savings and customer relations. This organization is in existence to help other organizations and that appeals to my nature. Beaumont Services Company is an organization where effective teamwork and positive customer relations is

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Starbucks: Organizational Culture

    Starbucks: Organizational Culture

    Starbucks: Organizational Culture When people think of the most popular coffee house in the country and world, they immediately think of Starbucks. That’s because it’s true, but what most people don’t know is that Starbucks is also ranked #1 on the Most Admired Food Services Companies to work for (America’s most admired companies 2007, 2007), and # 16 Best Companies to work for (Best companies to work for 2007, 2007). It also ranked # 2

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    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Bred
  • Dracula in Our Culture

    Dracula in Our Culture

    Dracula in our culture According to the 1992 movie Dracula by Francis Ford Coppala based on the book by Bram Stoker, vampires are seen as immoral pleasure seekers and lustful creatures who will stop at nothing to get what they want. The 1897 Bram Stoker novel is based on a fifteenth century prince by the name of Vlad Dracula who was also known as “the Impaler.” In order to understand the cultural impact of these

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    Essay Length: 560 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: David
  • Rape Culture

    Rape Culture

    Rape culture Many of the attitudes, beliefs, and mistaken ideas about rape have been with us for centuries. By looking at myths, such as “women ask for it,” and “women secretly enjoy rape,” from a historical perspective, lead us for better understanding how they evolved. Women are still seen as the property of men, are protected as such. Men and women are still taught to occupy very different roles in today’s world. Men are usually

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Anna
  • Organisational Culture and Management Strategy

    Organisational Culture and Management Strategy

    INTRODUCTION This paper is prepared to analyse the organizational culture of Quinlan’s, and to discuss the reasons behind the low levels of staff morale and the problem of flexibility for Quinlan’s, based on the information in the case study and literature. In the first part, the organizational culture of Quinlan’s is analysed; the factors explaining this culture and the extent to which the culture is responsible for the company’s current difficulties are discussed. In the

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    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Bred