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  • Migration: Its’ Causes and Effects Within a Mexican Sub-Culture

    Migration: Its’ Causes and Effects Within a Mexican Sub-Culture

    Migration: Its’ Causes and Effects within a Mexican Sub-Culture “Migration uproots people from their families and their communities and from their conventional ways of understanding the world. They enter a new terrain filled with new people, new images, new lifeways, and new experiences. They return … and act as agents of change.” (Grimes 1998: 66) The migration experience is one that has deeply altered and affected the lives of many peoples, including Mexicans and specifically

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas

    The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas In today’s business world, many businesses face diverse cultural challenges when entering the global business market. Steve Kafka, an American of Czech origin and a franchisor for Chicago Style Pizza is no exception to the rule. Contemplating expanding his franchise into Czech Republic, Kafka will need to address the cultural differences between the U.S and the Czech Republic, any trade barriers that he may encounter with his business

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • Historical Accuracy : Gangs of New York

    Historical Accuracy : Gangs of New York

    Historical Accuracy: Gangs of New York The Movie Gangs of New York, released in 2002, gives insight into the violence, corruption, and disarray that occurred in The Five Points of Manhattan during the 19th century, and reveals one of the biggest skeletons in New York’s closet. Martin Scorsese’s translation of the events in the film proves to be very intriguing, and for the most part accurate. However, there are a few aspects of the film

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Benito Mussolini’s Rise and Fall to Power

    Benito Mussolini’s Rise and Fall to Power

    Benito Mussolini’s Rise and Fall to Power Benito Mussolini had a large impact on World War II. He wasn’t always a powerful dictator though. At first he was a teacher and a socialist correspondent. He later married Rachele Guide and had 5 children. He was the editor of the Avanti, which was a socialist party newspaper in Milan. Benito Mussolini founded the Fasci di Combattimento on March of 1919. “This was a nationalistic, anti liberal,

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Jack
  • Gung Ho” and the Integrated Cultural Framework

    Gung Ho” and the Integrated Cultural Framework

    Gung Ho” and the Integrated Cultural Framework The purpose of this exercise is to apply the dimensions of the Integrated Cultural Framework to the movie “Gung Ho”. Each company is discussed separately using examples from the movie and then summary values provided. United States ICF Dimension Low Moderate High Ability to Influence High Comfort with Ambiguity High Assertiveness Doing/Masculine Individual/Collectivism Individual Time Orientation Present Space Orientation Public Ability to Influence Outcomes There were many instances

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Major Challenges That Face Human Resources Practitioners in the Australian Economy During 2007 and Analysis of How Such Practitioners Can Contribute to Achieving a High Performance Workplace Culture.

    Major Challenges That Face Human Resources Practitioners in the Australian Economy During 2007 and Analysis of How Such Practitioners Can Contribute to Achieving a High Performance Workplace Culture.

    Human Resource Management is a vast field and there are infinite issues related to it, this paper will focus only on core issues faced by Human Resource Practitioners in Australia and thus analyse how such practitioners can contribute to achieve high performance workplace culture. It is indeed necessary to identify these challenges faced by Human Resource Practitioners in Australia in order to implement and develop effective HR practices & policies and thus enable the Human

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Evidence of Cultural Convergence

    Evidence of Cultural Convergence

    Evidence of Cultural Convergence In this reading section of Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony (pp. 107-167) there are many new and interesting dynamics plunged into the already unique storyline. Tayo’s trip to the second medicine man’s house reflects his willingness to try and better himself with traditional ceremony, and his willingness to stay is reflective of his desire to open up to both cultures that he belongs to. Old Betonie has a very distinct living

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Yan
  • Revolutionary Influences on Politics

    Revolutionary Influences on Politics

    Revolutionary Influences on Politics The development of the early republic of the United States of America had many influence from ideas on liberty, equality of men, and God-given rights to mankind. These ideas were formed during many outbreaks of riots, resistance of laws passed by British government, and the yearning for independence. All of these ideas caused many revolutions to form, dismantle of the old American government, and the formation of the one that still

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Influences on the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Influences on the Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Influences on the Declaration of the Rights of Man Enlightenment philosophes were such amazing thinkers that they had influence on another document in French history, the Declaration of the Rights of Man. John Locke had great influence here too, with the first article, that says, "The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptable rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression." Again, reffering to

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Top
  • The Influence of Self-Image

    The Influence of Self-Image

    We learn many different lessons in life, experience new paths and learn and grow from it, in this case during the course of her life, Alice Walker is exposed to various events that change her personality and views of herself. From her early childhood she recognizes the innocence of life to the beauty of growing up. Alice experiences three very distinctive emotional stages as she develops through several age periods. As a young girl she

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Organizational Culture

    Organizational Culture

    Organizational culture can be defined as a system of shared beliefs and values that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members. It includes routine behaviors, norms, dominant values, and a feeling or climate conveyed. The purpose and function of this culture is to help foster internal integration, bring staff members from all levels of the organization much closer together, and enhance their performance. However, there seems to be a widely held

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Media, Culture and Society

    Media, Culture and Society

    MEDIA, CULTURE AND SOCIETY 4. ‘Often Wars (especially distant ones) and the object of winning them will have to be sold to the public. This often involves the manipulation of truth to maintain popular support’ (Taylor, P ‘War and the media’). Critically examine the role of television in the reporting of either the Falklands or the first Gulf War or the current war on terrorism in the light of this quote. ‘There’s no news, like

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Culture

    Culture

    Culture Culture definitely support in the determination of gender roles. Socialization in all cultures is directly linked to the final product of a human being. Culture dictates, at a very young age, how boys and girls are supposed to act, feel and respond to certain situations. Boys and girls are separated by gender at birth. Boys are dressed in blue clothing and girls in pink. Boys are taught to play with trucks, trains, male action

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Stroies Influence/balzac

    Stroies Influence/balzac

    Power of Stories Stories were invented a by people at the dawn of civilization for many reasons. Some stories were invented to tell history, some to show patterns. In the book "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" they discover what stories can do to them, and how powerful they are. In the book the Communists ban literature so the people lose there individualism so the government can have complete control of the nation. Stories told

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Norwegian Business Culture

    Norwegian Business Culture

    Norwegian Business Culture A Reserved, Direct Communication Style Directness In contrast to the indirect, roundabout language common in much of Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, Norwegians typically use direct straightforward language. They tend to be blunt and honest about their business ideas and feelings. However, most Norwegians are somewhat less direct than Danes and Germans. For instance, when not really interested in a particular deal, they may be reluctant to say so bluntly.

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: July
  • Mangers and Cultures - Indian Perspective

    Mangers and Cultures - Indian Perspective

    Executive Summary The aim of this report is to identify the cultural values, qualities and attributes of Indian culture. Firstly culture is defined and some brief idea is given about the Indian culture in general. Then the main focus is on the managerial and organizational behavior and culture in India. Then how Indian culture is affected by the western culture and how different MNCs are creating difference in traditional way of organizational culture is

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Cultural Media Watch

    Cultural Media Watch

    In society today there is a certain cookie cutter image for the perfect woman, race and body type. People are always searching for the latest trends by looking through magazines and different media outlets. The media is the number one cause for stereotypes in society. When I got a chance to sit down and watch some of the latest shows on TV, I took note of the way these programs portrayed certain individuals. The first

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Cross Cultural

    Cross Cultural

    (2,643 words) Since the 1980s and 1990s, the term “personnel management” or “personnel administration” has been changed and replaced by the term “human resource management” (HRM), according to Clark and Mallory (1996). In Foot and Hook (1999), Legge (1995) states that “The concept of human resource management first appeared in the 80s and the use of the term grew in the 1990s. Its meaning and the range of activities it encompasses have been examined and

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Pear Culturing in India

    Pear Culturing in India

    Table of contents I. The Business A. Description of business, customer value proposition and competitive advantages, if any B. Market Opportunity C. Competition D. Marketing E. Management Team II. Financial Data/Revenue Model A. Balance sheet B. Breakeven analysis C. Pro-forma income projections (profit & loss statements) - Three-year summary - Detail by month, first year - Detail by quarters, second and third years - Assumptions upon which projections were based D. Pro-forma cash flow

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Vika
  • Historical Perspectives

    Historical Perspectives

    History is defined as the events forming the subject matter of a historical account. However, that simple definition is immensely significant to people whose lives were dramatically altered as a result of a past event. From generation to generation, cataclysmic events occur that contribute to the growth of individuals, as well as, society. History cultivates the future of individuals and has the ability to impact a person so much so that perceptions about humanity are

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Jack
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics How personal, organizational, and cultural values affect decision making in my personal and professional life is the basis of this paper. This is a vast topic to be covered that requires much reflection and research. We frequently talk about ethics and values in our life, but what are these values and ethics, and how do they affect our lives? According to author David Peters, (2003) "Personal ethics have been defined

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The Rise and Fall of the Dot.Com Bubble

    The Rise and Fall of the Dot.Com Bubble

    What was to ultimately turned out to be known as ‘The Internet’ was developed in the 1960s through funding by the US military so as to discover a means of making possible communication in the event of nuclear conflict . Until the beginning of 1990s, though, the Internet was the sphere of influence of academics as well as researchers as commercial use was proscribed. A process of commercialization began in the late 1980s and the

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Grotowskis Influence on South African Theatre

    Grotowskis Influence on South African Theatre

    Jerzy Grotowski has been noted for being one of the most influential figures in 20th Century theatre. His avant-garde approach to performance and execution paved the way for many important theatrical works. Of note is Woza Albert, created by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon. This satirical look at Apartheid South Africa took to heart many of the theories and ideas that Grotowski explored in his writing and theatrical works. Woza Albert is a

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Bred
  • Rise of Nazism in Germany

    Rise of Nazism in Germany

    Democratic governments depleted as poor conditions ran across the world. The great depression forced many people to be frustrated with a democracy. They wanted change and a new era. A quick way out of the economic problems that they faced. This would be accomplished with the new governments of nazism, fascism, and communism. These governments had many similarities to obtain what was to be accomplished. Both systems advocated dictatorial one-party rule. They wanted absolute power

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Combination of Elements to Suit a Specific Culture

    The Combination of Elements to Suit a Specific Culture

    The Combination of Elements to Suit a Specific Culture. The Dream of the Rood applies medieval beliefs and concepts along with Roman Catholic values to allow the crucifixion of Christ to appear more appealing to the Anglo-Saxon culture. The Dream of Rood relates warrior-like qualities not only to Jesus but also the cross that bore the weight of the Saviour. The image of Jesus that is perceived in The Dream of the Rood differs in

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Andrew