... not amenable to statistical analysis. (Mueller 1996: 210) This, to a certain extent, limits the data analysis from the quantitative viewpoint. The focus groups in this study consist of 4 to 6 persons. This is slightly less than the numbers Douglas and Craig (1983) suggest. The smaller group size, however, allows each interviewee the chance to express an individual viewpoint besides the group discussion ... for ten years, the sales of LG in 2000 is less than 2 billion US dollars, in 2001 is 3 billion US dollars, in 2002 up to 4 billion US dollars. During ten years in the past, only LG (el...

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... the result the Japanese color TV set marketers had made their great profits in the Chinese market due to their sound understanding the Chinese cultures while the European competitors lost their opportunities for their lack of understanding the Chinese cultures. Such examples could be endless; for instance, to be successful on the Persian Gulf most American franchisers have to make some adaptability and flexibility ... in their operations and policy because of the cultural sensitivity. When a culture is isolated the tendency to stabilize and change is slow ... marketplaces, marketers shou...

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... • Avoid slang; they may take it literally. • Isolate each question. • If you or your Japanese colleague is talking about large numbers, write them down, especially numbers over 100,000. The Japanese have a different term for large numbers, and it could be confusing. • Give supportive feedback. • Check and clarify; do not assume either you or they have correctly understood ... . Non-Face-To-Face Communication The key to business relationships in Japan are personal relationships that can be established through face-to-face contact. However, telephones, letters, ... People throug...

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... bring (Filipowski, 1993) but have speared a key training program series called "Valuing Diversity." In doing so, they have developed an entrepreneurial labor force by recognizing everyone is not the same; there are differences. This influx of significant numbers of minorities into the workplace provides the HRM an opportunity to design and implement programs that will ... and skill's deficit, which characterizes the experiences of inner cities' minorities, argues that during the 1970's and 1980's, major U.S. cities experienced social structural transformation. Large numbers of minorities ...

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... can demonstrate social trends and patterns and can be used for comparison of national education systems. National and international organizations such as OECD and UNESCO draw heavily on such findings. A shift in focus during the 1970s toward a radical dimension of sociology of education showed the ways I which educational practices, far from ameliorating social divisions, worked to reinforce ... intercultural contact through broadening knowledge of the world and promoting the skills needed for cross-cultural cooperation and understanding.' (Guidelines for managing cultural and linguisti...

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... who caused the wreckage, standing right behind you with snarling teeth. His eyes seem to emanate hatred as he lifts his claws in preparation to bring them down on you; you open your mouth to scream for help, but who will hear you ? This is an example of science fiction ... and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting. Together, these two types of fiction make a gigantic impact on people's everyday lives, whether it be in the books they read, the movies they see, or the stories they tell. Science-Fiction and Fantasy provide for us a getaway from ... and f...

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... the message back to the sender. Young & Lovat (1988), state, " people appear to have an undeniable capacity to choose what meanings they will place on the communication that transpires" (p.8). So in order for communication to be successful there needs to be an understanding of these meanings. One of the main factors influencing effective communication is the crossing of cultures ... dependent. All countries are becoming cultural smorgasbords. With migration on the rise intercultural communication is inevitable. According to Dahl (1998, IRE3), a symbolic-abstract language is the dominant...

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... are mostly from well-off middle class families (in Bangladesh practice) background. They are of mixed maturity and experience bearing the characteristics of their age and culture in which they have grown up. My class has students ranging from 10 to 15 in number, who previously had courses on literature, General education, and some courses on humanities in keeping with the vision of liberal education, the reward ... of which lies in itself. Liberal education puts weight on the free exercise and association of knowledge facilitating &apos ... ...

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... music. It is one of the most important aspects of the subculture; it's the glue that links the culture. New music results in a new spin on the culture (A study of the Gothic subculture). The musical sound is normally dark and the music should talk to you (The ... like things associated with fairies, H.R. Ginger, Salvador Dali, art, gargoyles, Christmas lights, coffins, graveyards, symbols (example Egyptian) and so on. Goths in the media The literature reveals that, in regard to religion Goths are extremely diverse, ranging from atheist, pagan (a religion of nature), Christians, Jews, agn...

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... . Although there are many modern Christians who permit women to lead and speak in church simply dismiss these passages on women as "merely cultural- advice, we must remain hesitant because we humans tend to interpret in favor of our own wishes and our own culture at the expense of truth. In some cases, this cultural critique can almost water down the more essential truths ... heads (1 Corinthians 11), while men have short hair and take off their hats to pray . He could not rely on this analogy of hair and head coverings if he were speaking to a Church in the Middle East or at my home Chu...

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... , they are enjoying the simple aspects of life, like mateship, happiness and family. The text confirms the ideals of simple life on page one "Will you look at us by the river! The whole restless mob of us spread blankets in the dreamy briny sunshine- This ultimately confirms aspects of both the values of the working class and Australia's cultural identity. It ... text is the importance of family. The importance of family was represented as clearly when Quick asks Lester what he lived for in life, in Lester's reply on page 304, "The family, Quick Take away the family and that's it, there ...

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... . Communication styles between men and women are different; this could be due to our childhood experiences. Boys tend to play outside and with large groups. Girls on the other hand, play in small groups or in pairs. An example is the reluctance for men to ask for directions when traveling, they would rather drive around and will only ask for directions as a last ... shoulder, then this may lead way to unintended misinterpretation. Unfortunately there remains a certain tension between men and women. Perhaps men still hold on to the Neanderthal mentality that a woman's place is in the cave...

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... is what concerns others (Grossman, 2000). Once we identify our prejudices, we should ask ourselves some questions. How were these biases formed? Were these prejudices based on unfair criteria? What part did our childhood play in forming these negative opinions? Once we answer these questions, we can then move to eliminate these stereotypes from our way of thinking. There is a simple task ... is an individual and we are all responsible for our own actions. We must also remember that we cannot understand an entirely different culture based on what narrow amount of knowledge we have about ...

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... the same products and lifestyles. Global companies must forget the idiosyncratic differences between countries and cultures and instead concentrate on satisfying universal drives." (Levitt, 1983) However, on the other hand, the differences among nations, regions, and ethnic groups in terms of cultural factors are far from distinguishing but become more obvious. There have always been arguments favouring adapted ... marketing cross-culturally. However, this is by no means to suggest that all marketers should focus on cultural differences only to adjust marketing programs to make them acce...

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... idea of the "foreigner" as somebody who could not communicate with them and was thus isolated from their culture. In France, for example, translations were stopped in 1792 and literature only in the French language was published, even though in 1789, six million citizens relied on so called "foreign languages" such as Flemish, Celtic or Basque. The idea behind this was to create " ... of nationalism uses pre-existing elements of the culture of a nation and revives, invents, or transforms its traditions. Nationalism, thus only appears on the surface in specific situations in which the int...

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... skills are necessary. A recent study of all US and Canadian medical schools, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found that only 8% of US medical schools and none in Canada teach a separate course on cultural issues; and such training is less available today than it was ten years ago. The training of other health care professionals is no better. (Tanenbaum center for ... entire team. The above two different characteristics are only two of six cultural characteristics. Education is an important part of society and has an impact on the lives of people everywhere. There are so ma...

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... one is the concern of the whole village. One day a hunter from the city chanced upon the village on his way to the forest and decided to spend the night in the place. During the night he noticed that the villagers just left their things and tools outside their houses ... being stolen. So the hunter explained that it meant people taking away what do not belong to them. On this idea the host seemed amused and explained to the hunter that in their village they have no idea of stealing because they consider goods, tools included, as owned by everyone ... systems. The crux of the matter is...

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... the ghost of his father. Without Hamlet, the big business of ghost shows and movies would be drastically different today. In this analysis, I will primarily focus on Hamlet's first encounter with his father's ghost in Act 1, Scene 5. Without the influence of Hamlet, our thoughts and the way we perceive ghosts would also be ... how other cultures think of the deceased. One good example is Dia de los muertos. Dia de los muertos is commonly celebrated in Mexico and other Latin American countries on November 1st and 2nd. Dia de los muertos celebrates the dead with joy and humor rather than ...

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... services including education were under control of the Federal government. As a part of those treaties dealing with education the Davin report was conducted for western Canada, in which Nicholas Flood Davin performed a report on industrial schools in the United States. The Davin Report of 1879 was used as the guide that the McDonald Government used to fix the "Indian problem." Much of the ... help the situation for the children. The Church repeatedly allowed abuse by making justifiable excuses for their staff. While the mistreatment persisted the schools where also on a cash-strapped bu...

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... is extravagant, the Englishmen use the fixed phrase "spend money like water", whereas "spend money like soil ( » ½ÈzÍÁ)" is used in Chinese. In English, there are many idioms concerning ships and water, whose identical counterparts cannot be found in Chinese, such as "to rest on one's oars (Ã"Ê ±Ã ª »Ã ª)", "to keep one's head above water (ÜÁ Í ¼')", "all at sea ( ... »× ® ¼o £ (My back translation: Every family is said to ... family scandal.) Example 9 A skeleton in the cupboard/ closet. ñ µÄ• ¼•a, ¼û » µaÈ µÄÊ ¶ù (My back transl...

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... cultural setting. The word dog, for example, may suggest different associations in different cultures. Dogs are often regarded as human beings' companions or friends in English-speaking countries, but the same word is often used with a derogatory sense, as in "×ß""ÌÈÊ'""Í ¾uÊ "" ¼ ±ÌÃ¸Ç ½"in Chinese. Communism, socialism, Communist Party, capitalism and many other political terms may ... also serve as good examples. These words may suggest quite different associations in western and Chinese cultures. Similarly, Spring Festival and Christmas would probably have different...

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... types of immigrants, each is being influenced by globalization while simultaneously promoting it. Globalization is the process in which all of the world's populations are being incorporated into a single world-wide economic system, (Davis, Lecture 4, 10/8). During my interviews of immigrant students on the UC Davis campus, I came to an exciting conclusion. I discovered that globalization is encouraging people ... to immigrate. I also discovered that despite the fact that all immigrants foster globalization simply by immigrating, they each encourage it in a different way. There are many d...

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... United States. Where as a country like Pakistan, would less likely have this challenge. While I do not disagree with her theory, I am focusing my project on the cultures in the United States. In the U.S., there have been many cases of extreme cultural relativism, and as mentioned before we have to consider cultural differences when analyzing and judging cases. Though I cannot cover every story ... backside, while girls are hit on the palm of the hand. The Children are generally forced to kneel down in front of the classroom to be punished in front of other students. Sometimes what can ...

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... , grown and preserved a place within American society along with other Asian American groups. Admittedly, they have proven their continued success to the communist government back in Vietnam and become the model minority group in American society. Based on a short-time study of Little Saigons, a Vietnamese ethnic enclave, and Paris by Night, a musical cultural variety show, this paper examines the social, ... newly built upscale Asian Garden Mall or Phước Lộc Thọ with fresh experiences and characteristics; quite different from the prevalent American mall. Although built and owned...

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... has numerous religious, racial and ethnic groups and Haitian immigrants are the latest wave of Caribbean immigrants to settle in large numbers in Miami and New York City. Their voices have been unheard because of their triple minority status as blacks, foreign and French and Creole- ... speaking. In the past few years, the mass media have periodically reported on U.S. policy toward Haitian refugees. Most of the Haitian immigrant population in the United States ... thousands of Haitians were treated when they sought refuge in the states, only to be rejected in favor of Cuban and Dominican...

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